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...
UF Lastinger Center and partners awarded $1 million IES grant
The UF Lastinger Center for Learning and partners from the UF College of Education and UNC-Chapel Hill FPG Child Development Institute received a $1 million award, funded entirely by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), to develop, pilot, evaluate and scale the...
Classroom tools for Massachusetts Flamingo Early Learning Educators
The Saugus, MA, branch of Lakeshore Learning was bustling with teachers and excitement as 12 Flamingo Early Learning educators took part in a group shopping trip on September 1 for school supplies and resources, all at no cost to them. The educational supply store...
Creating a life-long love of reading one (free) book at a time | Opinion
A new school year is under way for children throughout Florida and everyone — whether student, parent or teacher — is adapting to new people, new lessons and new routines. One item that should be on families’ to-do list as they settle in for the year: Developing a...
Self-regulation, virtual learning and student achievement in algebra
A study published by Lastinger Center affiliate faculty and research partners from the UF College of Education examines both student self-regulated learning (SRL) and teacher orchestration in a virtual learning environment (VLE), with respect to student achievement....
Teacher strategies use virtual learning environments to facilitate algebra learning during school closures
A study published by Lastinger Center affiliate faculty Walter Leite and Wanli Xing, and research partners Gail Fish (UF Research) and Chenglu Li (UF College of Education) explores how specific teacher practices in virtual learning environments relate to student...
Launching Year 2 of the Pinellas Early Literacy Initiative
With not an empty chair to be found, more than 300 teachers filled the ballroom the morning of the Pinellas Early Literacy Initiative (PELI) Year 2 kickoff celebration.These Pinellas County school district teachers gathered to learn about the program, the successes of...
2022 Annual Report
Read the 2022 Annual Report to learn how the Lastinger Center has worked to transform teaching and learning through creative, innovative approaches to education over the last 20 years.