UF Lastinger Center for Learning
@LastingerCenter
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Housed in the University of Florida College of Education, the Lastinger Center for Learning improves the quality of teaching, learning and childcare.
Gainesville, FL
Joined November 2010
🗣️ Calling all literacy experts! 📚. We’re looking for data collectors for a 2025-26 study on our Literacy Micro-Credentials. Through this paid opportunity, collectors will be observing VPK-2nd grade literacy instruction. Learn more:
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Read the latest update from #LastingerCenter Director @philpoekert to learn more about Lastinger Learning, #NewWorldsReading milestones, executive team updates and more:
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Join us on June 24 from 12 - 1:30 PM (EST) for the 3rd session in our free webinar series. Learn more about aligning your interventions with tier 1 instruction. Register at
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10 researchers have received an AIMS EduData Initiative grant to advance math education. Select recipients will use student and teacher data from our Math Matrix Micro-Credential and other learning platforms. Learn more:
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Ph.D., as Director of Early Learning & Literacy at the #LastingerCenter. Dr. Cheyney-Collante’s expertise will be instrumental in empowering educators and supporting students' learning:
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Inspired by @NewWorldsFL books, AR Expeditions offers fun learning opportunities like vocabulary fishing games, bubble pop quizzes and a virtual aquarium exploration! Read more about this #LastingerCenter and @UF_COE app:
Third-grade ‘mini researchers’ design AI-based app to improve Florida literacy. @UF_COE @LastingerCenter .
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Thank you to everyone who joined us last week at @UF_COE to learn more about the future of professional learning with Ken Jones (@PDiEjournal) as part of our Leadership for Professional Learning Speaker Series. Stay tuned for details about our next session in September!
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Last week in Leon County, we kicked off our @NewWorldsFL teacher professional learning sessions – sharing Science of Reading knowledge, teacher reading guides and other resources. Next up, Miami-Dade County!
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With 36 presenters leading 24 sessions, @UF_COE’s first ever AI in PreK-12 Education Fair united educators, policymakers, researchers and industry leaders to explore the transformative potential of AI. Read more:
More than 150 educators, administrators and tech innovators from across Florida convened to spotlight the expanding role of artificial intelligence in schools and classrooms. @UF_COE @LastingerCenter @UF_CSEveryone.
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Congratulations to our recently certified K-12 instructional coaches in Orange and Marion County! We can’t wait to see what these talented leaders will accomplish next as they continue on their professional journeys.
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Can’t make it in-person to our session today? Join us virtually at 4:30 PM:
Join us at @UF_COE next week to hear from Ken Jones (@PDiEjournal) as a part of Leadership for Professional Learning's Speaker Series, a collection of sessions exploring the intersections of leadership, professional learning and education:
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Join us at @UF_COE next week to hear from Ken Jones (@PDiEjournal) as a part of Leadership for Professional Learning's Speaker Series, a collection of sessions exploring the intersections of leadership, professional learning and education:
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Our #LastingerCenter literacy team members connected with 200+ educators from around the country at the first @UFLiteracy Institute Academy this week. Catch us tabling at other upcoming events like @EducationFL’s Summer Literacy Institute.
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The first @UF_COE AI in PreK-12 Education Fair is in the books! Today, attendees connected with students using AI while also attending sessions with topics ranging from implementing AI in instructional coaching to building datasets to AI-enhanced resources like @NewWorldsFL.
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The first day of @UF_COE’s AI in Education Fair was incredible, with various learning sessions and workshops as well as a Policy & AI panel with #LastingerCenter Advisory Board Member @ChrisSprowls, @CitrusSchools @thomaskennedyfl and @DCU @alangorman22.
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Students are making significant literacy gains through the Florida Tutoring Advantage. Using @ignite_reading tutoring, students are averaging more than 2.5 weeks of reading progress for every week of tutoring instruction. Learn more from @eschoolnews:
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The #LastingerCenter is proud to award $400,000 to four @UF_COE faculty projects. Leveraging secure educational data, these projects focus on enhancing student outcomes through teaching, learning and childcare:
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Happy Provider Appreciation Day! Thank you to all early learning providers, teachers and educators for setting our youngest learners on the path to be fully prepared for kindergarten and beyond!
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Congratulations to the recently certified coaches who were celebrated at @SCPSInfo’s K-12 Coaching Certification Showcase! It’s been an honor to welcome so many dedicated educators to our coaching program, and we can’t wait to see you help even more teachers and students.
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From math to literacy to early learning, our #LastingerCenter team members have been all over Florida these past weeks participating in conferences, community events and so much more!
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