University of Findlay College of Education

09/02/2026

Our COE alumni spotlight is on Tyler Carroll, congratulations Tyler!
Graduation or year you completed licensure: B.S. 2017 and M.A.E.
2020
Licensure area: AYA Integrated Mathematics
Where you teach and what grades or subjects: I teach at Upper Sandusky High School and this year I’ll be teaching Algebra 2, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning, College Calculus, College Algebra, and Introduction to Statistics through the University of Findlay.
What advice would you give to future teachers: Be involved in the school, not necessarily the committee side of it but the extracurricular side. Go to the events, band, choir, sports, FFA, anything and everything you want to! Getting to see and know the kids outside of the classroom makes the job so much better! And watching them grow is such a wonderful experience!
What are you most proud of in your teaching career: Knowing that if a kid is having a tough time, regardless of if it is in school or in life, they know they can come to me and I’ll be there for them without judgement. I’m so grateful to be in contact with students who have graduated just to talk and see how they’re doing and seeing the wonderful young people they are.

09/01/2026

While some of our partner districts have not yet welcomed students back, our student teachers in Findlay City Schools are already on Day 14! They have been busy building relationships, and learning classroom routines. We are excited to watch them continue to learn and grow.

08/28/2026

Our Primary Methods students explored Kelleys Island today. Glacial Grooves, fossils, butterflies, and microinvertebrates amazed and delighted these future educators.

08/27/2026

EDUC 354 students toured Millstream today and learned about strategies to incorporate career awareness and readiness in the classroom. Thanks to Director Justin Shank for the tour 💙💛

08/26/2026

Our COE Alumni Spotlight is on Allison Kern (Niese), congratulations Allison!
Graduation or year you completed licensure: 2017
Licensure area: AYA ELA 7-12
Where you teach and what grades or subjects: I teach 8th grade Reading and 9th-11th grade ELA at Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools.
What advice would you give to future teachers: Be brave enough to try new things, humble enough to learn from your mistakes, and flexible enough to change course when necessary.
What are you most proud of in your teaching career: At PG, job shadowing is a requirement for juniors and seniors, but we wanted our younger students to get a head start. Thanks to a team effort, we’ve launched a dedicated Career Day to help underclassmen explore future career opportunities.

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

UFOSEA had their first meeting of the semester. They hosted a pickleball tournament on the new UF pickleball courts! The next club meeting will be on September 22 at 7pm. 😎

08/25/2026

Dr. Hamilton’s EDUC 383 class worked on effective communication during their class activity called Back to Back Builders. One person had a completed model built with LEGOS and the other person had all of the LEGO pieces needed in a baggie but not constructed. The individual with the model had to give effective directions to their partner to complete a fully constructed model. Students completed this activity after learning about different types of communication and taking a communication type assessment to identify their communicator type. Students learned about not only their individual communication types but also their partner’s type.

08/24/2026

Students in EDUC 372 were visited by representatives from the Ohio Division of Wildlife to complete the Project Wild training. They learned ways to teach students about habitats in fun, hands on ways.

08/21/2026

So proud of our EdD in School Psychology program! Have you thought about becoming a school psychologist? There is a shortage in Ohio, watch the video below to hear about our program.