UCF Teacher Education Students Sign On with Orange County Public Schools Through Partnership Program
Nearly two dozen teacher education students recently signed letters of intent declaring their acceptance of teaching positions with Teacher Quality Partnerships program partner schools. ...
Teacher Education Students Offered World Languages Immersive Experience in Costa Rica
UCF School of Teacher Education students have the opportunity to work with English-learning students in Costa Rica while experiencing the challenges they face in their...
UCF Researchers Receive $2.6 Million Grant to Equip English-learner Educators, Students for Success
The federal funding will allow the team to implement a three-pronged, research-backed approach to bolster English learners’ academic success and family and community involvement...
New $1.25 Million UCF Project Addresses State’s Critical Shortage of Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists
Project CENTRAL is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and will help educators in the state receive enhanced education and...
Doctoral Fulbright Scholar, Mother’s Research Will Help English Teachers Worldwide
Indonesia native Boniesta Melani’s academic journey will help the next generation of English learners and inspire others to pursue their dreams despite all odds...
UCF, OCPS Receive National Award for Teacher Preparation and Leadership Partnership
The program was one of only two of its kind to receive the Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact award at the Council for the...
World Uniters: Five Knights Receive 2022 Fulbright Awards
Five Fulbright recipients are about to spread out around the globe to close gaps in learning and languages — and to extend UCF’s mission to...
24 Faculty Members Receive Promotion
Two dozen faculty members from the College of Community Innovation and Education were approved for promotion effective Aug. 8...
Former Foster Care Child, Now Mother of 3 Reaches Goal of Becoming Teacher
Recent spring graduate Jeanette Marie Reynoso shares her unlikely path to achieving her dream...
UCF Teacher Education Student Shares Her Inspiration as a Future Educator
Raynee Meek, an elementary education undergraduate student, shares what motivates her to become a teacher...
UCF Teaching Candidates, Orange County Public Schools Celebrate Signing Day
UCF juniors and seniors who interned through the Teacher Quality Partnerships project signed their letters of intent to accept teaching positions with the district...
College of Community Innovation and Education 2022 Founders’ Day Honorees
Each year, UCF recognizes outstanding faculty and student accomplishments during the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Here are the College of Community Innovation and Education's...
UCF Recognized for Academic Excellence and Advancing Professional Careers in Engineering, Research and Innovation
Led by the nation’s No. 3 homeland security program and some of the best engineering and research-innovation programs in the country, U.S. News & World...
UCF Breaks into Top 10 Best Online Schools with No. 7 Ranking — Best in University’s History
UCF consistently rises in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, earning recognition among the best universities in the country...
UCF Doubles Impact of $1 Million Gift to Create L.A. Lee Family Endowed Scholarship
With UCF matching the donation, a new $2 million scholarship in memory of the late Lynnwood Arthur Lee ’78 will help education students...
Free Developmental Screenings for Children in Preschool, Elementary School in Parramore
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute offered free, quality developmental screenings for a preschool and elementary school in Parramore, while UCF students gained community-based experience...
UCF Elementary Education Alumna Lands Dream Teaching Job
Through her undergraduate thesis work, Mary Annaliese Dehner ’20 combined her love for dance and education and has turned it into a career as a...
UCF Alum Urges Public to Get Vaccinated After COVID Story Makes Headlines
Terry Greear ’02 contracted COVID in January before he was eligible to get the vaccine and nearly died during his 72-day stay in the hospital...
Knight Teacher Completes Degree While Helping Community
Nisha Phillip Malahoo ’21MEd leverages her studies to connect the community and help pave the way to a better future for all...
Charter Faculty Member Harry O. Hall Recognized University’s Potential
The veteran educator — who recently died at 92 — began designing College of Education programs a year before classes started in 1968...
UCF PedsAcademy: Reading Aloud to Therapy Dogs Helps Patients, Young Readers Build Confidence
UCF PedsAcademy, a pediatric school program, has partnered with READing Paws to inspire a love of reading in patients at Nemours Children’s Hospital...
UCF Begins 4 New Fully Online Programs
UCF Online has launched its four newest fully online programs that will be offered beginning this fall — three in the College of Community Innovation...
UCF Professor Helps Increase Access to College in Florida for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Professor Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore and her team work with postsecondary institutions across the state to develop accessible and inclusive programs for students with intellectual disabilities...
Honoring Our Educators during Teacher Appreciation Week
Malcolm Butler, director of the School of Teacher Education, reflects on the triumphs and struggles of being a teacher, especially during a pandemic...
Here’s What I Learned After 30+ Years of Teaching
Colleen Thrailkill ’99EdD shares wisdom from her new book, The Value of Rotting Pumpkins: The Art of Teaching Elementary School, and how we can better...
Faculty Members Honored with UCF Incentive Awards
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2021 UCF Teaching Incentive Program and Research Incentive Award...
25 Faculty Members Receive Promotion
In recognition of their commendable performance in assigned teaching, research and service, 25 faculty members from the UCF College of Community...
UCF Teacher Education Professor Named American Council on Education Fellow
Eleazar “Trey” Vasquez is one of 52 fellows selected to participate in the ACE Fellows Program during the 2021-2022 academic year...
UCF Reading Clinic Engages Students in Virtual Shift During COVID-19
The UCF K-6 reading clinic is finding new ways to engage students while adapting to changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
2021 Women’s History Month Honorees
Recognized by Faculty Excellence, the 2021 honorees have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and teachers...