Celia Reddick, Ph.D., a member of the Learning Systems Institute and an Assistant Professor of Education and International Development FSU ELPS, has been awarded a 2026-28 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship. The globally competitive program supports early- and mid-career researchers whose work advances understanding of how children and youth learn and develop across contexts and systems.
A year ago, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) partnered with the World Bank and UNESCO to initiate Educators Shaping Futures (ESF), a global knowledge exchange aimed at addressing the worldwide shortage of qualified teachers. Last week, the two-day event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, drew 341 attendees from 41 countries.
Organized by the World Bank, the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), and the Ministry of Education, Education to Host Educators Shaping Futures aimed to raise awareness and build coalitions for change so that teachers everywhere are prepared and supported to succeed in their crucial roles.
Educators Shaping Futures, a global knowledge exchange focused on addressing the shortage of qualified teachers worldwide, will begin on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event aims to raise awareness and build coalitions for change, ensuring teachers everywhere are prepared and supported to succeed in their crucial roles.
LSI is leading the "Strengthening school experiences for refugee young people, families and their teachers in Tallahassee" project. Now in its 10th month, the LSI team has conducted more than 80 interviews with refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Afghanistan.
With just over a month until Educators Shaping Futures kicks-off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the joint venture between the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), the World Bank Group, UNESCO and the Ethiopian Ministry of Education has seen hundreds of requests from potential participants and is building its speaker line-up each day.
In September of 2024, Florida State's Learning Systems Institute (LSI) and the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship were awarded a U.S. Department of State grant to enhance entrepreneurship education in Armenia in partnership with the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE). Nearly one year later, officials from ASUE were in Tallahassee to continue work on the joint venture.
In just three years of work on the USAID Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University made a significant impact on thousands of student teachers in Malawi.
In 2021, Florida State University’s Learning Systems Institute (LSI) began work on the USAID-funded Rwanda Tunoze Gusoma (Schools and Systems) activity. LSI faculty provided continuous professional development to 111 teacher educators and education leaders.
The HECD program ran from 2019-2025 and produced tangible results boosting both teachers and students in Lebanon.
