UCF Funds Second Round of $1 Million SEED Initiative to Support Faculty Research
Thirty-seven teams are awarded grants to investigate a variety of research including the use of artificial intelligence to improve battery performance and gaming to develop...
UCF Faculty Partner with Alumni to Create STEM-Focused Video Game to Teach Students Fractions
UCF faculty team up with alumni to create a fraction video game for elementary students...
Lessons in Motherhood and Teaching
Having a son midway through her degree helped Lindsey Palm learn to roll with the punches — a skill that has benefited the elementary education...
Soon-to-be Triple Knight Becomes National Science Foundation Fellow
Future exceptional education graduate student currently a National Science Foundation CADRE fellow...
Future STEM Teachers Will Shape Their Own Preparation Programs
A National Science Foundation grant will explore the impact of a professional development framework in preparing prospective secondary mathematics teachers...
UCF Investigates Artificial Intelligence to Help Children Teach Coding to Classmates While Learning Social Skills
A $2.5 million grant aims to help students with autism spectrum disorder and other conditions be more aware of their emotions and recognize other’s nonverbal...
UCF Helps Launch 1st Nationwide Technology Support Center for Higher Education Faculty
UCF, University of Kansas and the Center for Applied Special Technology will oversee the 24/7 resource to help professors better use technology for remote learning...
UCF Patents Virtual Technology that Uses Biometric Sensors in New Way to Help People Conquer Fear and Anxiety Disorders
Lisa Dieker and the Center for Research in Education Simulation Technology recently received two patents, one of which aims to help people with environmental anxiety...
New Study Explores Effectiveness of Using Robots to Teach STEM Lessons, Communication Skills
UCF is working with other universities on Department of Education project to help children with autism spectrum disorder through innovative use of robots...
Alumni Giving Back to Future Teachers
The last thing Karlie Braddy '20 expected when she joined UCF's elementary education program was to graduate in the middle of a global pandemic, but...
UCF Offers Individualized Coaching to Improve Organization and Focus
Undergraduate students who need help with organization, planning or memory can participate in coaching sessions at the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute this fall...
Exceptional Education Doctoral Graduate to Prepare Future Teachers
Whitney Hanley will graduate with her doctorate in exceptional education and head to Iowa to become an assistant professor...
UCF Exceptional Education Faculty Launch Podcast to Offer Tips to Teachers
Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines share over 50 years of experience in exceptional education. Now they also share a podcast...
UCF Alumni: Teachers on Teaching
The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we want to celebrate the hard work and dedication of teachers. This year, we spoke...
New Program Helps Students to Work With Children With Special Needs
The graduate certificate program will start this summer as a partnership between the College of Community Innovation and Education and the College of Health Professions...
The Public Servant’s Heart
Kyler Gray is the recipient of both the Order of Pegasus and the Founders' Award...
Funding Opportunities Available for Special Education Preparation
These three projects help current and aspiring special education teachers advance their knowledge and skills and improve the learning outcomes of their students...
STEP Supports Freshman Teacher Candidates
Freshman education majors find community as they transition to the classroom...
Education Programs Recognized for Reading Instruction
The National Council on Teacher Quality gives an ‘A’ to two UCF elementary education programs...
Teaching Real-World Mathematics Through STEAM, Published in New Journal
Students engage with multiple disciplines while learning math and improving the lives of others...
98 Science and Math Teachers Earn Free Master’s Degrees
First group of local educators to graduate from UCF this week with tuition covered by Orange County Public Schools and Lockheed Martin...
Growing Your Own Teachers
Florida needs new teachers. According to the Florida Department of Education, critical teacher shortage areas for the 2019-20 school year include science, language arts, mathematics...
Children’s Literature and Building Empathy in Classrooms
Some commercial products and activities used in schools can teach artificial lessons in honesty, compassion and empathy, says Sherron Roberts, who is a professor of...
WUCF Receives Funding to Help Children Prepare Better for Emergencies
$250,000 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will help expand the station’s Meet the Helpers project into a national model...
5 UCF Alumni Receive Fulbright Award
Five recent UCF graduates have received prestigious Fulbright awards that will allow them to travel abroad to pursue research and educational opportunities or teach English...
KnightED Talks Student Showcase Engages Generations of Learners
Teacher education students recently presented professional strategies and techniques to their peers and heard from veteran teachers about student engagement at the KnightED Talks Student...
Looking for Summer Camps in Orlando? Check Out These UCF-affiliated Options
From athletics to the arts to science to storytelling, there are plenty of summer camps for learning and play affiliated with UCF that can help...
Reach for the Stars Award Recipients Use Technology to Change Lives
Three faculty members who use the power of technology to make the human experience better were recognized today with Reach for the Stars awards during...
27 UCF Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Top 100 in the Nation
Twenty-seven UCF programs were nationally ranked today in the top 100 of their fields by U.S. News & World Report, and 35 graduate programs total were included in...
Assistant Professor Earns Impact Award For Work with Hospitalized Children
Assistant Professor Megan Nickels, creator of UCF PedsAcademy, was named Thursday as the spring 2019 Marchioli Collective Impact Award winner. The award recognizes a faculty or...