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USF College of Education hosts Math by the Bay Summit
The Math by the Bay Summit was held on September 19, 2023, in TECO Hall at the College of Education University of South Florida. Dr. Sarah Van Ingen Lauer and Dr. David Allsopp facilitated school district teams from Hillsborough, Sarasota, Pinellas, Hernando, Polk, and Manatee in a deep discussion related to the challenges and solutions of helping all students achieve in mathematics. District leaders showed appreciation for the time spent together sharing thoughts and ideas.
September 20, 2023Centers and Institutes
The David C. Anchin Center hosted State and District Teachers of the Year for the program, “Celebrating Excellence: Professional Learning with Florida Teachers of the Year”
The David C. Anchin Center hosted State and District Teachers of the Year for the program, “Celebrating Excellence: Professional Learning with Florida Teachers of the Year”
September 13, 2023Centers and Institutes
Advanced Placement Summer Institute 2023 Recap
This past July, The University of South Florida (USF) College of Education’s Anchin Center hosted its annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI). The Anchin Center’s APSI is the third largest in the world, with participants joining from 32 states and 13 different countries, including Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, South Korea, and Turkey. This summer, they welcomed approximately 650 Advanced Placement (AP) teachers to campus for three consecutive weeks of collaborative professional learning.
August 18, 2023Centers and Institutes
Experience the RISE Caribbean Conference if you missed it!
The RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference was co-hosted last week from May 30 – June 1, by the University of South Florida and the University of the West Indies Cave Hill at the USF College of Education Tampa campus and the Patel Center for Global Solutions. Researchers from the Caribbean, across the U.S., as well as faculty from the USF College of Education presented on the topic of Building Solidarity Across Educational Communities: Cultivating Spaces Where Students Thrive.
June 7, 2023Centers and Institutes, Faculty and Staff, Research
College of Education welcomes David Scanga as new Director of the Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching
The USF College of Education welcomes David Scanga, Ed.D. as the new director of the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
April 24, 2023Centers and Institutes, College of Education News, Faculty and Staff
The School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC), a new research center launches at the USF College of Education
The School Mental Health Collaborative center located on the Tampa campus, utilizes a prevention approach with a resilience and well-being focus to address the student mental health crisis.
February 24, 2023Centers and Institutes, Research
A Tribute to Gus Stavros
The University of South Florida pays tribute to Gus Stavros who passed away recently. Mr. Stavros was a transformational leader who helped guide USF, particularly the College of Education through its period of tremendous growth and increase in stature, both in the community and throughout the country.
October 21, 2022Alumni and Friends, Centers and Institutes, Community Engagement
What eye-tracking research tells us about keeping student attention in the classroom
In a recently published research brief for the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching, College of Education Professor David Rosengrant explores the use of eye trackers to study student attention and how educators can use the insights from this research to maintain interest in the classroom.
June 14, 2022Centers and Institutes, Research, Resources for Educators
USF College of Education welcomes Peter Trakas as new director of Gus A. Stavros Center
The USF College of Education welcomes Peter Trakas, EdD, as the new director of the Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education. In this role, Trakas will lead the Stavros Center in its mission of advancing the effective teaching and integration of economic education, free enterprise and financial literacy into K-20 curricula.
May 27, 2022Centers and Institutes, College of Education News, Faculty and Staff
Gift from Coca-Cola Beverages Florida supports USF Stavros Center’s ‘Sustainability Superheroes’ initiative
The Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education received a $40,000 gift from Coca-Cola Beverages Florida to support Sustainability Superheroes, a professional development program that provides Florida teachers with sustainability training, mentorship and resources.
May 19, 2022Centers and Institutes
State Farm renews $20,000 gift to USF Stavros Center to fund economics education workshops for K-12 teachers
The Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education received a $20,000 gift from State Farm in support of the Center’s ongoing programming for K-12 teachers to help educate students in economics and financial literacy.
January 31, 2022Centers and Institutes
Registration now open for USF’s 2022 sessions of AP Summer Institute
As the world’s largest host site of the AP Summer Institute, USF’s AP Summer Institute, hosted by the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching, offers more than 30 different course subject areas and welcomes over 1,000 attendees each year to USF’s Tampa campus.
December 1, 2021Centers and Institutes, Resources for Educators