November 2025 Faculty & Staff Briefs

December 3, 2025

Wide photo of a large conference room with a giant projection screen in front.

SERVICE

Stephanie Zuilkowski, Ph.D. and Bhushan Dahal were primary organizers for Educators Shaping Futures: A Global Knowledge Exchange in cooperation with the World Bank, UNESCO, and the Ministry of Education in Ethiopia. The even took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and drew 341 participants from 41 countries.

BYLINES

Adrienne Barnes-Story, Ph.D. published “Teaching and managing large classes: A scoping review of methods with primary and secondary learners” in the International Journal of Educational Development.

Rob Schoen, Ph.D. published “Effects of a professional development program on teacher beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning after one and two years: An experimental study” in Teaching and Teacher Education.

PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES

Rob Hanna, Zaida McGinley, Carrie Myers, and Jim Reynolds presented engineering design lessons on a visit InSPIREd school Rising Leaders Academy.

LSI's Rob Hanna working in a classroom with teachers.

LSI's Zaida McGinley working in a classroom with teachers.

NOTABLE

Stephanie Zuilkowski, Ph.D. partnered with the World Bank to conduct the LEAP program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The program was titled “Strengthening the Teaching Profession and School Leadership” and took place over three days.

Carmen, Zachry, Rob Hanna, Zaida McGinley, Carrie Myers, and Jim Reynolds launched the advanced manufacturing virtual tour video series from Maritech and Fort Walton Machining as part of FSU InSPIRE.