While the College of Education at the University of Florida may have America’s best online graduate program in education for the second straight year, according to the latest annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report, what does that say about the college’s individual online degrees programs? You have to look elsewhere for the answer […]
UF Special Education alumnus David Allsopp (MEd ’90, Specific Learning Disabilities; PhD, ’95, Special Education), has been named the Sam Kirk Educator of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA). The national award is given each year to an outstanding educator in the field of special education who has made a difference in the lives […]
Nicholas Gage’s research to improve the education of students with special needs just got a boost. Gage, an assistant professor of special education, was one of 10 faculty members from across campus selected to receive a UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Gage receives $5,000 to support his research, money that can be used for […]
There are plenty of reasons John Kranzler takes satisfaction in his most recent professional accomplishment — being named a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor. Among other things, the prestigious professorship provides additional resources so Kranzler can carry on his ongoing research, which principally involves studying the nature, interpretation and integrity of intelligence quotient (IQ) […]
Educators have long known that adolescents with emotional and behavior disorders have trouble dealing with stress. But research has been lacking in how middle school-age kids with behavior problems and poor “executive functioning” skills respond to stressful situations at school, such as peer pressure and academic challenges. Executive functioning abilities are essentially tools for living […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Education at the University of Florida continues to stake claim as the top ranked education school in Florida and among public universities in the Southeast, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Education Schools survey, released Tuesday (March 14, 2017). Nationally, the UF college moved up one […]
UF’s own Nick Gage and colleagues in Missouri find an increase of bullying students with disabilities nationwide. http://www.komu.com/news/researchers-find-nationwide-increase-of-bullying-students-with-disabilities
Ann Daunic, Stephen Smith, Nancy Corbett and James Algina Ever since teachers have taught they have also had to manage the behavior of their students. But in recent years primary grade teachers are reporting a spike in the number of young children who struggle to handle their emotions and regulate their behaviors – […]
Youth In The Juvenile Justice Program To Clean Up Duval Park WUFT.org Sept. 14, 2016 UF College of Education Associate Professor Joe Gagnon weighed in on the City of Gainesville’s new partnership with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in which youth held in juvenile detention will work to enhance a city park. Gagnon, who specializes […]
UF College of Education Makes Top 10 List USA Today Sept. 11, 2016 In its Sunday edition, The Gainesville Sun published news about the University of Florida College of Education being rated No. 9 among the nation’s best undergraduate teacher education colleges, according to a ranking published by USA Today.
