College of Education

Fourteen FSU graduate students join latest cohort of McKnight Fellows 

Fourteen Florida State University graduate students from underrepresented populations are part of the 2022-2023 cohort of McKnight Doctoral and Dissertation Fellows, funded by the Florida Education Fund, or FEF. The FEF’s McKnight Doctoral and Dissertation Fellowship Programs are designed to address the underrepresentation of African American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in Florida […]

FSU College of Education launches new early childhood special education program

To help meet the growing shortage of special education specialists around the country, the Florida State University College of Education will offer a master’s degree and a certificate in early childhood special education beginning in the 2023 fall semester. These new programs will be supported by FSU’s renowned special education faculty and will provide advanced […]

FSU College of Education ranks among the world’s best in Times Higher Education rankings

Florida State University’s College of Education has climbed the national rankings over the past few years. Now, the college is doing the same on the international scale, moving up 8 spots to No. 38 in the 2023 Times Higher Education rankings. The Times Higher Education list includes 655 universities from around the world that are […]

Learning Systems Institute and School of Teacher Education to collaborate on the Teacher Excellence Initiative project in Egypt

Florida State University researchers will help improve teacher education in Egypt as part of a new project sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Faculty from the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) and the School of Teacher Education at FSU will work with the Education Development Center (EDC) on the Teacher Excellence Initiative, a […]

FSU experts available to comment for 2022 World Cup

Amid pageantry and controversy, the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins Sunday in Qatar. News about athletes, cultural exchange and developmental projects has been overshadowed by headlines about bribery allegations, human rights violations and the World Cup’s $220 billion-plus price tag. Florida State University experts are available to speak about economic development and coaching with reporters […]

College of Education associate dean inducted into National Academy of Kinesiology

A professor at Florida State University’s College of Education has been named an Active Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK), one of the most prestigious achievements that a scholar in the field of kinesiology can attain during their career. Joshua Newman, the College of Education’s associate dean for research and a professor of […]

FSU College of Education to celebrate alumni excellence at annual Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Florida State University College of Education has named its Distinguished Alumni for 2022, and the college will recognize five individuals for their achievements in the field during its Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony on Friday, Sept. 23. “Even though the college began the Distinguished Alumni Awards in 1985, every year I am amazed at the […]

FSU doctoral student balances motherhood while pursuing her passion for justice

Da’Shay Templeton always wanted to be a teacher, but more than that, a game-changer. Growing up in Los Angeles, she witnessed up close the effects of school policing and school criminalization on minority students. She came to reflect on how she could help. “If I could change policies, then I could effect change beyond just […]

FSU expert: Parents, schools can help children with math learning, anxiety

Across the country, students are starting a new school year. For many students, their return to math class comes with anxiety and frustration. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Florida State University Associate Professor Robert C. Schoen studies how to improve mathematics teaching and learning at the elementary and secondary school levels. He […]

FSU College of Education hails initiative as it supports Florida’s 2023 Teacher of the Year

As part of its efforts to support the education profession, the Florida State University College of Education has awarded a three-year tuition waiver for an advanced degree to Melissa Matz, Florida’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. Matz, a seventh-grade math teacher at Lakeside Junior High School in Clay County, said the tuition waiver will help […]

Record number of FSU faculty win prestigious NSF CAREER awards

Seven Florida State University researchers have earned the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER awards, which recognize up-and-coming researchers and help recipients build their research and teaching portfolios. The award provides funding for the researchers’ labs and gives them an opportunity to work closely with NSF staff on developing their professional endeavors. Seven recipients marks a […]