Lastinger Center Director, Phil Poekert, Named 2023 Pahara Fellow
UF Lastinger Center for Learning Director Phil Poekert and 23 other exceptional leaders in education from across the nation have been named members of the 2023 cohort of the highly selective Pahara Fellowship.Dr. Poekert and the 2023 Pahara Fellows represent urban and...
‘The Cookie’: a recipe for effective collaboration through communities of practice
Lastinger Center Senior Manager of Leadership and Early Learning Partnerships Raquel Diaz, Ed.D, Director Phil Poekert, Ph.D., and collaborator Pedro R. Bermudez share a research-based framework for communities of practice (CoP) that consists of four key elements:...
UF Lastinger Center launches statewide micro-credential program
While Florida saw no significant changes in reading scores according to the 2022 NAEP scores¹, it still has a Grade 3 passing rate of 53% for the Florida Standards Assessment². This is a critical milestone for students. The chances of students falling behind are...
Meta-analysis and research synthesis of reading fluency interventions
Lastinger Center affiliate faculty member Kathrin Maki, Ph. D., and research coordinator Stephanie Snidarich, Ph. D., conducted a meta-analysis of reading fluency intervention and found that fluency interventions are generally effective for improving students' oral...
Lastinger Center’s Raquel Diaz named first Latina FLAEYC President
Lastinger Center for Learning Senior Partnerships Manager Raquel Diaz, Ed.D., is on her way to take her 2023 presidential role head-on as the first Latina president of the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC). Diaz has been an active member...
Florida K–12 Mathematics Teachers’ Credentials and Preparation
A report published by Lastinger Center Director of Mathematics and Reseach Scientist Zandra de Araujo and collaborators at the Pardee RAND Graduate School shares the findings from the 2022 Learn Together Surveys to understand the composition and preparation of...
Teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement
A study published by Lastinger Center researcher Mary Bratsch-Hines and collaborators at UNC Chapel Hill and North Carolina State explores the relations between teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement. Abstract The purpose of this study was to...
Accelerating research and development with Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon
The Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon will accelerate research and development by providing educators and researchers access to a revolutionary dataset. By compiling data from a complementary series of online education applications and implementing precise data protections,...
Georgia DECAL Project
Since 2015, the UF Lastinger Center for Learning has collaborated with Georgia's Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) to fulfill its mission of enhancing early care and education practices across the state. Throughout the years of this partnership, the...
Math Nation expands for greater student outcomes
In 2012, roughly 50% of Florida’s high school students were proficient in Algebra 1, with proficiency rates under 20% in some districts¹. Responding to the need to significantly improve Algebra 1 achievement in Florida, the UF Lastinger Center for Learning partnered...
2023-24 Impact Highlights
Read the 2023-24 Annual Impact Highlights to learn more about the Center’s recent efforts to advance the quality of education in early learning, literacy, mathematics and data science.