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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
USF to host Pre-AP Summer Institute for teachers in summer 2022
USF's David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching will serve as a host site for College Board’s Pre-Advanced Placement Summer Institute on June 13-17, 2022.
December 1, 2021Centers and Institutes, Resources for Educators
David C. Anchin Center to host ‘5K for K-12’ event for educators in March 2022
The David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching will host its inaugural marathon, the 5K for K-12, on Saturday, March 26, 2022. The event will serve as a fundraising opportunity to support the Anchin Center’s professional development activities.
November 18, 2021Centers and Institutes, College of Education News
USF-hosted research journal publishes special issue on teaching, inquiry during COVID-19
The Journal of Practitioner Research, an open-access journal housed in the USF College of Education, published a special issue about the challenges and opportunities teachers are facing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
October 27, 2021Centers and Institutes, Research, Resources for Educators
USF College of Education assistant professor to establish Caribbean educational research center through $3.6 million grant
Patriann Smith, assistant professor of literacy studies in the USF College of Education, has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
April 19, 2021Centers and Institutes, Faculty and Staff, Research