USF College of Education

05/29/2026

Parents and guardians, summer adventure starts here! ☀️

The USF Sarasota-Manatee Collaboratory for Innovative Learning is hosting two engaging Summer Camps aimed at inspiring creativity, exploration and practical learning.

🦎 Critter Tech
Animals, Comics and Technology
📅 June 15–19

🥽 Adventures in Virtual Worlds
Virtual Reality Meets Real Life
📅 June 22–26

Interested in one camp or both? Complete the preregistration form to learn more and get started.

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus

🔗 https://bit.ly/4dMDQfA

05/29/2026

Say hello to our first-ever COE Brand Ambassadors! 🎉

We are excited to welcome this incredible group of students and a recent graduate. Throughout the summer, they will help tell the story of the College of Education through authentic experiences, campus life and the moments that make our community special. 💚🤘

05/29/2026

Florida is facing a critical shortage of school psychologists, limiting student access to behavioral health services at a time when needs are increasing.

That’s why FCBHW is funding a project to strengthen the school-based behavioral health workforce.

Led by the USF College of Education in partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools, this initiative is developing a competency-based training model that prepares graduate students to deliver evidence-based behavioral health interventions in high-need schools.

The goal is to expand access to care for students while building a stronger, practice-ready workforce for Florida’s schools.

This project is part of FCBHW’s work to grow, retain and innovate Florida’s behavioral health workforce.

Learn more about this project and the six others funded this cycle: https://fcbhw.org/news/2026-research-awards

Principal Investigator: Kahlila Lawrence, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator: Jose Castillo, PhD

05/29/2026

Collaboration in action. 💚🤘

The Institute for School-Community Partnerships is working with colleagues in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences to strengthen Florida’s behavioral health workforce and expand access to care statewide.

Faculty in the University of South Florida’s Department of Behavioral Health Science and Practice, School of Social Work, and the USF Institute for School-Community Partnerships in the USF College of Education have received funding from the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce to expand access to behavioral healthcare across Florida. These projects will help strengthen the behavioral health workforce and increase access to care for communities across the state. 💚🤘

Read more: https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-receives-funding-to-expand-access-to-behavioral-healthcare-across-florida.aspx

05/26/2026

Join educators, researchers and school leaders at the 2026 Summer Institute, hosted by Project iSEBA at USF. 📚✨

This free in-person summer series will explore topics including literacy instruction, educational leadership, mathematics instruction and online/distance learning to support school-aged children with severe emotional and behavioral disorders.

Sessions will be led by USF faculty experts, including Janet Outlaw, Zorka Karanxha, David Allsopp and James Hatten.

📍 College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (MHC), Room 1503
🗓️ May 29, June 5, June 12 and July 10
⏰ 9 a.m. to noon

A certificate of attendance will be provided.
🔗 Register for a session: https://bit.ly/42E8mTV

05/25/2026

Next stop: N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-S! 🐝

After winning our Regional Scripps Spelling Bee back in February, Park Allen of East Lake Middle School – Academy of Engineering has officially arrived in Washington, D.C., to compete at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee!

The competition begins tomorrow as Park takes the national stage alongside the country’s best young spellers. ✨

Bull Nation is buzzing with pride and cheering you on, Park!

Want to follow along? Watch live and view the full competition schedule here: https://spellingbee.com/

Scripps National Spelling Bee
University of South Florida

05/24/2026

Congratulations to faculty members Eunsook Kim, Xin Qiao and Nate von der Embse on receiving a grant from the Spencer Foundation for their project, “Advancing the Utility of Multi-Informant Assessment Data to Uncover Differential Student Profiles Through Combining Random-Effect Trifactor Mixture Modeling and Decision Trees.”

This is a remarkable achievement. The Spencer Foundation is known nationwide for funding innovative, high-impact education research through a highly competitive grant process. This acknowledgment highlights the creativity, collaboration and meaningful contributions shown throughout their work. 👏

University of South Florida Research

05/21/2026

We are less than three weeks away from the AI in Education Summit. 🤖

This two-day summit brings together researchers, practitioners and educational leaders to explore how AI is shaping teaching, learning and leadership across K-20 education.

Expect:
✅ Expert-led sessions and discussions
✅ Insights on AI in teaching and learning
✅ Conversations on workforce impacts and innovation
✅ Networking opportunities with educators and professionals

Whether you are exploring AI for the first time or already integrating it into your work, the summit offers valuable insights and practical ideas for the future of education.

📍 Judy Genshaft Honors College, USF Tampa campus
📅 June 9-10

🎟️ Ticket prices just dropped to $49. Register now: bit.ly/EDUAISummit2026

USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing

05/20/2026

USF College of Education professors Ilene R. Berson and Michael J. Berson, along with Wenwei Luo of Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China, earned Flagship Paper recognition at the 2026 Springer Nature meeting for their article, “Innovating Responsibly: Ethical Considerations for AI in Early Childhood Education.” The article addresses issues like data privacy, equity, transparency and teachers' roles in AI-supported learning for young children.

Since its publication in 2025, the article has been accessed more than 16,000 times and cited 40 times, indicating its impact on academic research, public discussions and policy debates. This recognition marks the paper as one of the journal's most influential contributions!

Read more: https://bit.ly/4sXbBkz

University of South Florida Research

05/18/2026