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...
Flamingo Early Learning Louisiana
Flamingo Early Learning is a professional development system that improves early educator teaching practices and child outcomes. Over the last several years, the program has transcended Florida's borders, offering customized resources and professional guidance to...
A Global Convening: Leadership for Professional Learning 2022
“LfPL is a community of practice rooted in dialogue,” said Dr. Phil Poekert, director of the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning, as he welcomed travelers from around the globe to Dublin City University and the fourth Leadership for Professional...
University of Florida’s Education Innovation Hub Moves Forward with D2L
The Lastinger Center for Learning Chooses D2L Brightspace to Support ExpansionTORONTO — June 14, 2022 — Global learning technology company D2L today announced that, in January 2022, the University of Florida College of Education’s Lastinger Center for Learning,...
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.