Transforming Education through Public Scholarship pub • lic schol • ar • ship noun 1. Innovative research and academic activities — done for the public good — that contribute directly to improved schools and increased student learning, or address important social and community issues. Synonym: engaged scholarship
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UF’s Lastinger Center for Learning — partners with Florida’s neediest schools to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership.
UF Alliance — Partners with inner-city Florida high schools promoting access and exposure to the college experience.
Ready Schools Florida — smoothing the transition for at-risk children likely to start school unprepared.
Classroom technology makeovers — Boosting student learning in 29 school districts through improved classroom technology and instruction in computer skills.
Teaching English language learners — Assessing impact of UF’s own teaching graduates on English language learners in Florida schools.
UFTeach — Closing the mathscience gap by drawing UF’s best and brightest math and science majors into teaching.
Lab school with long reach — UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School is a hub of innovative educational program development for K-12 schools across the nation.
Special education — Working with school districts in several states to implement best practices in inclusive education for students with severe disabilities.
Master Teacher Initiative — National prototype program helps practicing teachers in highneeds schools develop into master teachers and leaders.
Teachers teaching teachers — UF’s Center for School Improvement stages regional showcases on “teacher inquiry” each year in eight Florida counties.