News
April 26, 2023
Dr. Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski, Associate Director for Research at the Learning Systems Institute, was awarded the Ralph Stair Prize for Innovation in Education Tuesday evening. The honor is awarded biennially to an individual or collaborative team at FSU who has developed innovative education approaches that demonstrate the potential of having great impact nationally and internationally.
April 19, 2023
The Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University has received a two-year grant from the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. The Successful Start: Cognitively Guided Instruction project will aim to enhance the effectiveness of early elementary mathematics in Hillsborough County by providing mathematics teacher professional development to 300 voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) through third grade teachers in collaboration with Hillsborough County Public Schools.
April 17, 2023
Dr. Ana H. Marty knew she wanted to hit the ground running when she joined the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) in 2017. She was excited about the opportunity to expand her role as a literacy specialist by taking on international projects for the first time in her career.
April 6, 2023
With more than 16 years of teaching experience and 11 years at the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), Robert Lengacher’s career has been focused on impacting students, educators, and learning. As his role at LSI continues to expand, his focus hasn’t shifted.
April 5, 2023
Researchers from Florida State University and Florida A&M University are partnering with the government of Honduras on an international, interdisciplinary project to improve health care in rural Honduran communities. LSI's Jim Reynolds was among the group that made the trip to Honduras in March.
March 31, 2023
K-12 teachers are invited to apply to attend one weeklong professional development experience in Tallahassee. Teachers will collaborate with colleagues to expand their pedagogy and content
knowledge while learning how to integrate their subject area with civics.
March 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced Thursday that the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) will welcome approximately 20 South African college administrators and officials to Tallahassee.
March 10, 2023
Florida State University doctoral student Bodunrin Akinrinmade’s passion for educational policy led him from his home country of Nigeria to Tallahassee, where he is expanding his knowledge of how to improve basic education in developing countries, specifically in Sub-Saharan Africa.
March 2, 2023
RTI International has extended its contract with the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University to continue supporting the Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines activity. Specifically, the LSI team will use its extensive experience to build the research capacity of Bicol University (BU), West Visayas State University (WVSU), and Department of Education (DoE) stakeholders, focusing on early literacy.
February 21, 2023
Florida State University and the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) continued its partnership with the USAID/Lebanon Higher Education Capacity Development (HECD) Program by welcoming 18 university staff members from Lebanon to Tallahassee. The group spent five days focusing on career development programs with much of the program hosted by The Career Center at FSU.