by abhiramgorle | Feb 3, 2010 | Press Releases
Dressed as the Atom Queen, UF teaching intern Julianne Scherker dons a plastic tiara of bouncy ball protons and neutrons and small paddleball electrons as she leads her wide-eyed fifth-graders in a lesson on the structure of atoms. Her pupils swarm around her,...
by abhiramgorle | Feb 3, 2010 | Press Releases
When Cathy Cavanaugh envisions the future of virtual education, she doesn’t see a child sitting alone in front of a computer. Instead of an alternative to traditional K-12 education, she pictures virtual schooling combining with face-to-face instruction to create a...
by abhiramgorle | Feb 2, 2010 | Press Releases
Posted Feb. 3, 2010GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The demand for more special-education teachers has plagued American school systems for more than two decades, but University of Florida education researchers cite another disturbing trend that magnifies the problem—a dearth...
by abhiramgorle | Feb 1, 2010 | Press Releases
UF College of Education students and faculty will have an opportunity Feb. 8 and 9, respectively, to interact in open forums with visiting college-accreditation examiners from the National Council of Accredited Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Florida Department of...
