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Overseas Student Teaching Opportunities Coming to the School of Teacher Education

UCF’s School of Teacher Education was accepted into the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching, which places students in 16 different ...
Shalece Kohnke smiles in front of the Reflecting Pond wearing her graduation regalia.

UCF Doctoral Graduate Aims to Support Exceptional Education Teachers, Students with STEM Education Accessibility

Fueled by her own experience, Shalece Kohnke is determined to help close the achievement gap between students with and without ...
Carlos Aleman laughs while playing magnetic building blocks during a session at PedsAcademy.

UCF Early Childhood Development Alum, Former PedsAcademy Intern Pursues Career as Child Life Specialist

A pediatric cancer survivor himself, Carlos Aleman ’23 has gone from PedsAcademy intern to child life gaming and technology specialist ...
Michele Regalla Fulbright Award Recipient

Teacher Education Associate Professor Receives Fulbright Award to Teach and Study in Spain

Michele Regalla will be taking UCF’s best practices for second-language education abroad – and bringing back new strategies to implement ...
Peyton Giessuebel

Today’s Lesson: The Gift of Failure

Teaching grade-school basics to the next generation of dreamers and doers has always been one of Peyton Giessuebel ’18 ’21MEd’s ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Boniesta Melani

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 ...
OCPS award

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 ...
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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 ...
Jeanette Marie-Reynoso

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 ...
Raynee Meek

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 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 ...
Janice Seabrooks

A Gift for Working With Differences Inspires Professor’s Career In Exceptional Education

Professor Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore leads the statewide effort to improve periods of educational transition for youth and young adults with disabilities ...
Cadre Fellow

UCF Education Student 1 of 15 in the Nation Selected for NSF CADRE Fellowship

The honor provides professional growth opportunities for educators whose work focuses on diversity, inclusion, equity and justice in PreK-12 STEM ...