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BridgeUSA Ukrainian Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Taras Panchenko

August 22, 2024

Driven by ambitions for his academic field, university, and country, Dr. Taras Panchenko was thrilled to be one of four Ukrainian scholars chosen for the BridgeUSA academic fellowship hosted at Florida State University (FSU) this summer.

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LSI Continues To Move Towards Its Goals On The USAID STEP in Malawi Activity

August 21, 2024

The Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University has led the USAID-funded Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) in Malawi Activity since 2022. Among the achievements during the third quarter of 2024, staff members from STEP supported teacher educators in planning and implementing 50 Participatory Action Research (PAR) projects, produced two videos on phonological awareness and the STEP Activity supported the development of a refined continuous professional development (CPD) implementation plan.

FSU’s Success Working With Veterans Makes An Impact On Ukrainian Educators

August 19, 2024

Florida State University's Ukraine Task Force hosted 14 educators from Ukraine this summer. An area that resonated strongly with the groups that visited FSU was the university's commitment to veteran success and the programs that support that goal.

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FSU InSPIRE And Microsoft Partner To Offer Artificial Intelligence Professional Learning Certificate And Badge

August 16, 2024

Florida State University and Microsoft have joined forces on an Artificial Intelligence Educator industry certification and badge.

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LSI Holds First Professional Learning Course For Workforce Training And Education As Part Of FSU’s InSPIRE

August 14, 2024

Florida State's Learning Systems Institute (LSI) held its first professional learning course for K-5 Gulf Coast teachers from July 22 to 26. The teacher workshop, which is part of the workforce training and education component of FSU's Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education (InSPIRE), was conducted by the CPALMS staff from the Florida Center for Research in STEM.

Ukrainian visitors posing for a group photo with the FSU president, first lady and the FSU provost.

Ukrainian Educators Visit FSU To Learn About Serving Military Veterans Through Universities and Community Colleges

August 13, 2024

In early August 2024, FSU’s Ukraine Task Force welcomed nine senior higher education leaders from Ukraine. Eight members of this group were alumni of the U.S. Department of State-sponsored Community College Administrator Program (CCAP) implemented in 2016 and 2018.

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July Faculty and Staff Briefs

August 8, 2024

The Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University staff featured in FSU's July Faculty and Staff Briefs

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BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Leave FSU With Collaborative Relationships And Gratitude

August 5, 2024

On June 25, Florida State University became the first American university to host fellows from the BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows program. After one month of working in partnership with FSU's Ukraine Task Force (UTF), the four Ukrainian fellows left Tallahassee enriched personally and professionally.

Dr. Rob Schoen holding a microphone presenting to a crowd at an LSI meeting.

U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences Awards LSI $4 Million STEM Education Grant

August 1, 2024

Florida State University’s Learning Systems Institute has been awarded a four-year, $4 million grant by The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. Robert Schoen, Ph.D., will serve as the principal investigator on the Supporting Teacher Enactment of the Probability and Statistics Standards (STEPSS)–Replication study

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150 Teachers Joined The CGI Teacher Training Program In Year One Of Successful Start

July 12, 2024

The Successful Start project is a partnership between Florida State University’s Learning Systems Institute (LSI), The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County and Hillsborough County Public Schools. The project team, led by Dr. Amanda Tazaz, provides early elementary school teachers with eight days of mathematics teacher professional development based on Cognitively Guided Instruction. In the 2023-2024 school year, 150 teachers from 20 elementary schools joined the CGI teacher training program as part of the Successful Start project.