Monthly Archives: April 2017

FSU’s E-series course program, which was authorized by the Florida Legislature when FSU and UF were designated “preeminent”, would disappear under legislation nearing approval.  The E-series courses were engineered to provide an “exceptional academic experience,,,,unique to FSU among public colleges … Continue reading →

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of visiting with parents at Mosley High School several times. Today I’m doubly privileged.  I will be visiting with Mosley parents twice today – at both 11:30 and 6:00. Mosley has been … Continue reading →

Here is the abstract of a paper by Georgia State University economist Tim Sass in 2011 on teachers who come to the profession through different routes posted at the CALDER Center site.  Read this or the full paper and then … Continue reading →

I heard from Florida Citizens for Science Communications Director Brandon Haught, who is teaching environmental science at University High School in Volusia County.  Brandon also served in the Marines from 1988 to 2000.  Here is what he had to say: … Continue reading →

During the last 24 hours, I have heard from two teachers in different parts of Florida about the Senate’s plan to limit Best and Brightest signing bonuses to exclude math and science teachers who do not complete traditional teacher education … Continue reading →

Bay County School Board Chair Ginger Littleton had spent most of Monday and Tuesday this week with the district’s lead teacher recruiter, Sharon Michalik, talking with students in FSU’s studio physics classes about teaching careers.  Those visits had gone well. … Continue reading →

For all of its faults, the Best and Brightest teacher bonus program does have one laudable goal at its core – to recruit a larger number of talented individuals into teaching in Florida. In Florida, many talented individuals – including … Continue reading →

Update (Thursday evening):  The House passed its Best and Brightest bill this afternoon with only two Democrats voting yes.  The Senate’s version will have its next committee stop next week. Last year, the Orlando Sentinel’s Leslie Postal pointed out that teachers who … Continue reading →

The capacity of FSU’s Studio Physics Program will expand this fall with the opening of a new 81-seat SCALE-UP classroom on the 3rd floor of the university’s Carothers Hall. The newly renovated classroom will join two other SCALE-UP classrooms – … Continue reading →