LSI in May's Faculty and Staff Briefs

June 5, 2026

AWARDS

Carrie Meyers was awarded the FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center) Manufacturing Partner-of-the-Year for Service award.

NOTABLE

Rabieh Razzouk awarded the first-ever FCR-STEM Innovating Educator of the Year award to Holley-Navarre fifth grade teacher Anna Prindle.

Carrie Meyers and Jim Reynolds organized and implemented the "America 250 Challenge in AI Literacy" program challenging teachers to co-design a curriculum using artificial intelligence. The goal was to create a lesson that celebrates US history, culture, and innovation.

Vilma Fuentes, Ph.D. led the second Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program between the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE) and FSU. In the Spring of 2026, 24 students from both universities participated in this 10-week asynchrounous virtual exchange program as part of a U.S. Department of State grant to enhance entrepreneurship education in Armenia.

BYLINES

Brenda Wawire, Ph.D. co-authored “Open Educational Resources in African Languages: The Case Study of Elementary Kiswahili Hujambo textbook,” which was published in the Journal of African Language Teachers Association.