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Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute

(TJEEI)

Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute (TJEEI) is dedicated to preparing and retaining exceptional student education teachers and professional educators who serve children and adults with special needs.

In collaboration with Central Florida partners, TJEEI provides families of children with disabilities, UCF faculty and students, and educators with access to current information, resources and learning opportunities. Through teaching and research clinics, UCF faculty and students associated with the institute offer students with disabilities and their families services focused on assessment, behavior, reading, mathematics and community counseling.

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Over 1.5 million scholars benefited from TJEEI's initiatives

Over 25,000 exceptional education teachers and leaders prepared

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Families served with screening events since 2017

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Over $82 million in external funding secured since 2017

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Our Projects

RISE

This interactive map uses RISE (Recruitment through Interactive and Strategic Enrollment) technology to make it possible for you to quickly locate information on educator preparation programs focused on special education.

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CIDDL

The Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL), is a national center to improve faculty capacity to use educational technology in special education, early intervention, related services preparation and leadership personnel preparation programs.

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Project FOCUS

Do you need help with organization, planning, memory, anxiety, or other executive function issues? Project FOCUS (Focusing, Organizing, Coaching, Undergraduates for Success) will provide coaching sessions that include assessments and personalized strategies for success.

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IES Program

The IES program at UCF offers a comprehensive, inclusive college experience to adults with intellectual disabilities. Over a two-year period, students can identify their strengths and interests, leading to better employment prospects post-graduation.

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Project Social Code

Five-year project with the goal of helping teachers integrate STEM and social skills instruction for learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID)

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ModelME

Videogame was developed with funding from the National Science Foundation under award #1949122

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Project ASD

Project ASD, at the University of Central Florida, is a grant funded through 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Since 2004, this innovative personnel preparation project has been addressing the critical need for special educators prepared to serve the increasing numbers of children identified with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Project ABA

Preparing a Diverse Cadre of Early Childhood and Special Education Teachers in Applied Behavior Analysis

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