Four UF College of Education international students – Nari Choi, Sungur Gurel, Ahyea (Alice) Jo, and Yasemin Sert – were recently honored with a Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement by the university’s International Center. The annual award recognizes international undergraduate and graduate students across the University of Florida who have achieved an exceptional record of academic […]
University of Florida’s Special Education Alum, Dr. David Hoppey, has been named one of the recipients of the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (OUTA) at the University of South Florida where he is currently an assistant professor. Dr. Hoppey acknowledges the support and collaboration of colleagues in the COEDU and in the local schools, and emphasizes […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a multi-center study, Florida and Illinois researchers are testing a promising approach to help parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities advance their child’s learning through everyday activities and routines. The researchers, from Florida State University, the University of Florida College of Education and the University of Illinois at […]
Crystal Crowe Bishop, a University of Florida doctoral candidate in special education, joined some illustrious company with College of Education ties when, recently, she was named the 2013 recipient of the J. David Sexton Doctoral Student Award by the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children. Bishop joins a growing line of […]
UF faculty co-researchers Jacqueline Swank and Joseph Gagnon will share the College of Education’s 2013-2014 College Research Incentive Fund Award. The annual CRIF grants are awarded to faculty with promising research projects that are likely to attract additional funding in the future. Swank is an assistant professor in counselor education and Gagnon is an associate […]
Congratulations to Rachel Wolkenhauer, Kiwanis Burr and Amber Benedict, selected as 2013 Outstanding Graduate Students at UF’s College of Education. The winners hail from the doctoral degree programs in curriculum and instruction, higher education administration and special education, respectively. Their mini-profiles below show why they were selected: Outstanding Graduate Student – Research Rachel Wolkenhauer Rachel […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida special education researchers have found a method to help at-risk students with significant behavioral problems learn to calm aggressive tendencies and actively solve their social conflicts. Researchers Stephen Smith and Ann Daunic For the past 15 years, UF College of Education researchers Stephen Smith, the Irving and Rose […]
Things have come full circle for Dr. Jason Gallant, the Chief Psychologist at Boys Town Central Florida’s brand new Behavioral Health Clinic. “To say that this is a dream come true would be an understatement,” says the Florida native. Influenced by his mother, an elementary school teacher, Gallant saw the joy she experienced from fostering […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s College of Education will receive $25 million over the next five years to address a concern that has plagued American schools for more than two decades—inadequate teaching of children with disabilities. UF officials said Monday the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs has granted the […]
Disruptive, anti-social behavior in the classroom—such as openly defying the teacher’s instructions or bullying a classmate—has been a major concern of school systems for years. Studies show the single most common request for assistance from teachers is related to behavior and classroom management. Research also shows that students in disruptive classrooms tend to make lower […]
