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Student Spotlight: Laura Meehan
Laura Meehan knew her passion for music and students with disabilities would guide her to make a meaningful difference. Driven to learn more about policy, Meehan took on leadership roles within her school and began working toward a PhD in Educational Leadership in USF's College of Education.
March 3, 2021Student Life
81 College of Education students receive full-time teaching offers from Hillsborough County Public Schools
Eighty-one students graduating from the USF College of Education’s teacher preparation programs this semester have received full-time teaching offers from Hillsborough County Public Schools.
May 8, 2020Academics, Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
USF College of Education announces recipients of 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each year, the College of Education presents our Distinguished Alumni Awards to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our graduates.
May 5, 2020Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
Alumni Spotlight: Francesca Perrone-Britt
With a lifelong desire to become a teacher, USF alumna Francesca Perrone-Britt eventually found her passion in working with elementary-aged students. Today, the soon to be three-time graduate of the university teaches at a school less than 10 minutes from USF’s Tampa campus, and the achievements she’s made so far in her career led her to become the 2020 recipient of the College of Education’s Young Educator Alumni Award.
May 5, 2020Alumni and Friends
Alumni Spotlight: Sara-Kay Bonti
After spending more than two decades serving in the classroom as an English teacher, USF alumna Sara-Kay Bonti moved into a school leadership role to help support other educators in the field.
May 5, 2020Alumni and Friends
Student Spotlight: Robert Bhoolai
Following a career change to teaching, Robert Bhoolai enrolled in USF's Educational Leadership master's program to learn how to better drive student learning and achievement.
March 26, 2020Student Life
Second cohort of teachers joins Tampa Bay Wipro Science Education Fellowship Program
A new cohort of 20 science educators was welcomed into the Tampa Bay Wipro Science Education Fellowship Program at the program’s annual induction ceremony.
May 9, 2019College of Education News, Community Engagement, Research
Spring break camp inspires local students to pursue STEM-related inventing and problem-solving
The College of Education hosted a camp created by the Lemelson-MIT Program that encourages young inventors to develop hands-on skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through the process of invention and creative problem-solving.
April 30, 2019College of Education News, Community Engagement
Student-led service project strives to improve parent involvement at local elementary school
A part of the course “Context and Foundations of Exceptional Student Education," USF students completed a service learning project at local school Potter Elementary.
December 7, 2018Academics, Community Engagement
Alumna inspires students to become budding entrepreneurs through Sumerian ‘Shark Tank’ activity
The hallways at Learning Gate Community School buzzed with excitement as students in Kara Windish’s 6th grade class rehearsed their business pitches and adjusted their homemade inventions.
November 16, 2018Alumni and Friends, Centers and Institutes
Mort Teacher Leader Academy awarded 2018 Dr. Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact Award
The USF College of Education and Hillsborough County Public Schools were selected to receive the 2018 Dr. Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact Award by the Council of the Great City Colleges of Education.
October 26, 2018College of Education News, Community Engagement
USF Launches New Program to Prepare Tampa Bay Region’s Science Teachers
The USF College of Education is launching a new fellowship program to provide science teachers in the Tampa Bay region with the tools they need to become more effective instructors, advance science education curriculum and achieve greater student success.
May 10, 2018College of Education News, Community Engagement