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USF ESE major with students at local elementary school

ESE majors use service-learning projects to gain experience in local schools

As part of a practicum course in the Exceptional Student Education undergraduate program, students completed service-learning projects in partner schools to ease into the school environment before completing more in-depth clinical experiences.

January 3, 2020Academics, Student Life

Cassidy Michonski

Social Science Education major Cassidy Michonski selected for College of Education Graduation with Distinction Award

College of Education student Cassidy Michonski was selected to receive the College of Education’s Graduation with Distinction Award for the Fall 2019 semester.

December 12, 2019College of Education News, Student Life

Samantha Gregg

Student Spotlight: Samantha Gregg

Before attending USF, Samantha Gregg had already envisioned a future as an educator. After spending fours years majoring in Elementary Education and living on campus in the Education Living Learning Community, she is ready to graduate this spring with confidence in the skills she’s obtained.

December 11, 2019Student Life

Ora D. Tanner headshot

Student Spotlight: Ora D. Tanner

After seeing firsthand the difference technology has made in improving learning outcomes for her middle school students, USF graduate student Ora D. Tanner decided to go back to school to learn how to change the trajectory of future curriculum.

December 4, 2019Student Life

Joseph Latimer

Student Spotlight: Joseph Latimer

As the son of a teacher and a principal, Joseph Latimer felt confident in his path to becoming an educator. However, after learning about school psychology, Latimer knew he wanted to positively impact students both inside and outside the four walls of the classroom.

November 6, 2019Student Life

Andres Rodriguez at the USF Marshall Student Center

Student Spotlight: Andres Rodriguez

Andres Rodriguez's time at USF gave him experience training professional athletes. Now, as a recent graduate of the College of Education's Exercise Science program, he aspires to bring his knowledge of health and fitness into his community.

September 16, 2019Student Life

USF students on a beach in Costa Rica with

College of Education students develop into culturally responsive teachers in Study Abroad trip to Costa Rica

For two weeks, 11 USF College of Education students became global educators as they stepped into K-12 classrooms in Costa Rica as part of a USF Education Abroad program that focuses on teaching and studying in the country.

August 14, 2019Academics, Student Life

Tara Nkrumah

Doctoral student selected for post-doctoral fellowship at Arizona State University

Tara Nkrumah, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program, accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.

May 16, 2019Student Life

Spring 2019 College of Education Graduation with Distinction Award Recipients

Three students selected for College of Education Graduation with Distinction Award

Three students were selected to receive the College of Education’s Graduation with Distinction Award during the Spring 2019 semester.

May 3, 2019College of Education News, Student Life

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Student Spotlight: Bretton Varga

Doctoral student Bretton Varga was nationally recognized for using digitally interactive technology to introduce historic LBGTQ+ concepts into social studies curriculum.

February 27, 2019Student Life

Ashley White

Student Spotlight: Ashley White

From campus to country, USF College of Education doctoral candidate Ashley White is using her time at USF to help reform special education policy and make a lasting impact on the field.

February 1, 2019Student Life

Ryan Blew headshot

Student Spotlight: Ryan Blew

Ryan Blew has known what he wanted to be when he grew up since the third grade. The USF junior says the feeling has stuck with him into the present day. He was inspired by his third-grade teacher, silver-medalist Olympic swimmer Kristy Kowal, but she didn’t inspire him to become an Olympian.

December 4, 2018Student Life

About the USF College of Education:

As the home for more than 2,200 students and 130 faculty members across three campuses, the University of South Florida College of Education offers state-of-the-art teacher training and collegial graduate studies designed to empower educational leaders. Our college is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), and our educator preparation programs are fully approved by the Florida Department of Education.