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FSU InSPIRE Executive Director Drew Allen speaking with a group of teachers in Gulf County.

FSU InSPIRE Executive Director Drew Allen Discusses FCR-STEM, LSI and The Future of Work

July 8, 2025

FSU InSPIRE Executive Director Drew Allen interview discussing LSI, FCR-STEM, the goals of the InSPIRE project and the future of work in Coastal NWFL.

Group working together in a room on the FSU campus writing assessment questions.

LSI Leaves Legacy Leading Florida's First-Ever PreK-2 Assessment Program

July 7, 2025

Beginning in 2022, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University provided guidance and support to the Florida Department of Education's first-ever PreK-2 assessment program. LSI's involvement in this phase of the project will be completed in August, but not before 4,000 test items have been created and 200 practitioners in Florida have been trained.

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June Faculty & Staff Briefs

July 1, 2025

LSI staff featured in June FSU Faculty and Staff Briefs

April/May Faculty & Staff Briefs

June 3, 2025

LSI staff featured in April/May FSU Faculty and Staff Briefs

Dr. Stepanskyi and Michael Shartruk pose on the FSU campus.

Ukrainian Public Health Expert Visits FSU to Establish Relationships and Begin Collaborations

May 28, 2025

Humphrey Fellow and American Society for Microbiology Ambassador to Ukraine, Dr. Dmytro Stepanskyi, recently spent a week in Tallahassee meeting with FSU faculty and staff across campus.

Classroom watching Jim Reynolds conduct an aerospace technology demonstration.

Learning Systems Institute and InSPIRE at FSU Offering Free AI and Robotics Training for Coastal Northwest Florida Teachers in June

May 19, 2025

FCR-STEM staff will conduct seven professional learning courses for Gulf Coast teachers from June 2 to June 27. All the courses will focus on AI and robotics and will be provided for free as part of the Innovation for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation, Research and Education (InSPIRE) at FSU, a program funded by Triumph Gulf Coast.

Jim Reynolds and Carrie Meyers in discussion with a women in military camos.

LSI Staff Recognized With the Ralph Stair Prize for Use Of Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Education

April 24, 2025

The FSU InSPIRE workforce development team received formal recognition for excellence in innovative education with the Ralph Stair Prize. A crucial part of InSPIRE’s mission, Carrie Meyers and Jim Reynolds co-lead the winning workforce development team together.

Group photo of FCR-STEM staff with FSU Provost Jim Clark.

Empowering Florida Students: The Florida Center for Research in STEM Is Elevating STEM Education in Every Florida Classroom

April 23, 2025

The Florida Center for Research in STEM (FCR-STEM) was created by the Florida Legislature and competitively awarded to Florida State University in 2006. Housed inside the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), FCR-STEM is shaping the future of STEM education in Florida from the panhandle to the peninsula.

Group photo of participants in the HECD program from Lebanon on the FSU campus.

HECD Project Concludes Having Successfully Supported Over 20,000 Individuals in Lebanon’s Higher Education Sector

April 4, 2025

The HECD program ran from 2019-2025 and produced tangible results boosting both teachers and students in Lebanon.

DakhaBrakha's Marko Halanevych walking past a large FSU installation of campus.

Campus Walk and Talk with DakhaBrakha

April 2, 2025

DakhaBrakha is a world-music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian «ethnic chaos» band DakhaBrakha, create a world of unexpected new music.

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