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Today’s Lesson: The Gift of Failure

Teaching grade-school basics to the next generation of dreamers and doers has always been one of Peyton Giessuebel ’18 ’21MEd’s life goals. But adding her failed experiences to her lesson plans was far from it.

UCF Space Experts Work with School Teachers to Bring University Research Alive in Classrooms

Local teachers work alongside UCF faculty to develop age-appropriate activities with connections to the Artemis program and other NASA missions.

Charter Faculty Member Harry O. Hall Recognized University’s Potential

The veteran educator — who recently died at 92 — began designing College of Education programs a year before classes started in 1968.

UCF Investigates Artificial Intelligence to Help Children Teach Coding to Classmates While Learning Social Skills

A $2.5 million grant aims to help students with autism spectrum disorder and other conditions be more aware of their emotions and recognize other’s nonverbal cues in social situations.

UCF Study Finds University Websites Lack Easy Access for First-Generation Students

First-generation college students make up about one-third of undergraduate populations but are more likely to not earn their degree than their counterparts.

98 Science and Math Teachers Earn Free Master’s Degrees

First group of local educators to graduate from UCF this week with tuition covered by Orange County Public Schools and Lockheed Martin.

10 Commandments of Teaching

In the push to improve schooling, I think we often lose sight of the fundamentals of having a kind, safe, respectful atmosphere in which to…

It’s Time to Push for Schools to be Places of True Excitement for Our Kids

In this era of classrooms saturated with testing, we are missing the overall end of education: What do we want our students to be like as a result of their school experiences?

Athletic Training, Nursing Participate in Joint Training Session

Students from the College of Nursing and the College of Health and Public Affairs came together for an interprofessional education (IPE) event in July. The…

Learn Coding Basics During Star Wars-Themed Hour of Code

The “Force” will be on the University of Central Florida’s side when it hosts an event to teach people about computer coding. During this year’s…

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