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Stavros Center professor receives award for work in literacy education

Deborah Kozdras, PhD, instructor and chief creative officer at the Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education, received the 2017 Friend of Newspaper in Education (NIE) award from Florida Press Educational Services.

August 28, 2017Centers and Institutes, Faculty and Staff

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Teachers build robots, gain hands-on training at VEX STEM Robotics Teacher Training

More than 40 educators participated in a week full of activities related to robotics and STEM education during the David C. Anchin Center's VEX Robotics Professional Development Teacher Training.

August 10, 2017Centers and Institutes

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USF College of Education announces State Farm gift to Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education

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 K-12 Teacher Financial Education Workshops with a particular emphasis on the Center's financial literacy education program.

May 3, 2017Centers and Institutes

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Stavros Center explores financial literacy using work of Leonardo da Vinci

Da Vinci, and the Italy of his time were center stage for a workshop in April titled "Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius in a Consumer Culture."

April 21, 2017Centers and Institutes

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‘The truth isn’t dead’ – Workshop on ‘fake news’ trend inspires teachers to educate students on media literacy

After winning PolitiFact's 2016 Lie of the Year award, fake news took the spotlight once again for "Fake News: What are the economic, social, historical, and political implications?," a free workshop for educators hosted by the Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education.

March 24, 2017Centers and Institutes

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Stavros Center hosts workshop to help teachers creatively infuse ‘Harry Potter’ into classroom lesson plans

The Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education hosted a workshop to help teachers creatively infuse ‘Harry Potter’ into their classroom lesson plans.

March 21, 2017Centers and Institutes

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USF College of Education Announces New Associate Deans, Director of Anchin Center

The University of South Florida College of Education is proud to announce three individuals have joined the college's leadership team.

June 17, 2016Centers and Institutes, College of Education News, Faculty and Staff

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Gus A. Stavros Center receives $20,000 gift from State Farm

State Farm has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education in support of the Center's K-12 Teacher Financial Education Workshops with a particular emphasis on the Center's financial literacy education program.

April 15, 2016Centers and Institutes

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.