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Kelly Shea ’23 smiling while standing behind display table

UCF Alum Offers Innovative Solutions for Classroom Struggles

Pairing her elementary education degree with the entrepreneurship skills she acquired at UCF, Kelly Shea ’23 is a business owner ...

UCF Alum Turns Passion into Profit with Virtual Tutoring Startup

With a desire to spread his wealth of knowledge in both traditional academics and financial literacy, Steven Keys ’14MAT co-founded ...

Classrooms Without Walls

UCF alum Robin Winder ’92 has been a driving force behind the virtual (and literal) transformation of education in Florida ...

Sarah Bush with three students working together

UCF Professor Appointed to National Commission on Mathematics Instruction

Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair Sarah Bush will apply her expertise to advance mathematics education in the U.S. while bridging ...

Associate Professor Leads Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

Through his leadership of the largest professional organization devoted to the improvement of mathematics teacher education, Farshid Safi has been ...

UCF Teacher Education Students Jump into Classroom Experience with Boots on the Ground Orientation

Before completing official teaching internships, students have the opportunity to volunteer for service-learning in classrooms to start developing their skills ...

Teacher Education Assistant Professor Receives ‘Must-Read’ Article Award

Soyoung Park was awarded the Council for Learning Disabilities’ 2024 Must-Read Article Award for her publication in Learning Disability Quarterly ...

Jacqueline Towson , Kelly Schaffer and Soyoung Park

UCF Awarded $1.25M to Prepare Special Educators, Speech-language Pathologists in Autism

Through funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Project ASD 7 will help 46 scholars from two graduate programs complete ...

UCF Teacher Education Alumna Inspires Future Generations Through NASA Outreach

Cat Toon ’13 encourages everyone to follow their passion and know they can explore opportunities in space and aeronautics from ...

UCF student working with child in classroom

New $1.2M Department of Education Funded Project to Help UCF Graduate More Special Education Teachers

To help address the teacher shortage, the funding will support 40 educators earning master’s degrees at UCF over the next ...

Reading Education Assistant Professor Receives Emerging Leader Award

The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education honored Earlisha Whitfield with the Emerging Leader Award at the National Technology ...

UCF Teacher Education Alumna Dreams Big, Launches Career in Social Studies Education

A lifelong love of teaching coupled with her experience at UCF has led Mariana Espinosa ’24 to a newly minted ...

Nisha Phillip-Malahoo with UCF President Alexander Cartwright and Provost Michael Johnson

Order of Pegasus Winner Strives for Excellence to Give Back to Her Students

Nisha Phillip-Malahoo, a Noyce Fellow, says the reward she feels from being a teacher empowers her every day ...

Solving the Shortage

Through collaboration, innovation and federal funding, UCF is developing new solutions to meet Florida’s demand for educators ...

Could AI Save Education?

For insight into the real potential and real fears of artificial intelligence in education, we turn to Kristal Ayres ’92MEd, ...