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Meet Theoni

Professor

Education

1993 Florida State University, B.S.
1998 University of South Florida, M.A.
2001 University of South Florida, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses:
Advanced Methods of Secondary Teaching
Reading Instruction in the Secondary Classroom
Classroom Management
Learning Theories and Individual Differences

Graduate Courses:
Law and Leadership in Education
Social Justice Education

Career Specialties

Theoni Soublis' specific areas of academic interest include social justice education, public school law and ethics, and transdisciplinary literacy theory.

Professional and Community Activities

A career, spanning over 30 years, dedicated to public education, Soublis has a deep belief in America's determination to educate the masses as part of a civic responsibility; therefore, she values her opportunity to train the teachers that serve in K-12 classrooms.

Invited Speaking Engagements and Interviews:
Soublis, T. (September 9, 2023). League of Woman Voters Community Forum: PragerU: A Curriculum of Concern -guest panelist.

Soublis, T. (August 9, 2022). NPR: Florida Matters Podcast: Educators voice their Concerns and hopes ahead of a new school year- guest panelist. https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/show/florida-matters/2022-08-09/educators-voice-their-concerns-and-hopes-ahead-of-a-new-school-year

Soublis, T. (June 28, 2023). The Hechinger Report Podcast, “Teaching in Florida’s ‘underground lab’ for far-right education policies – guest panelist. https://www.linkedin.com/events/7078064844372877312/comments/

Soublis, T. (June 6, 2023). Woman’s Democratic Club of Sarasota Community Forum: Getting out the Millennial and GenZ vote- guest speaker.

Soublis, T. (May 31, 2023). Vanity Fair Interview and Publication. “Smart People are Falling for Stupid Lies”: How one Florida County has Become Ground Zero for the Far Right Education Blitz” -guest panelist. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/florida-ground-zero-far-right-education-blitz

Soublis, T. (March 6, 2023). League of Woman Voters Community Forum: The impact of universal vouchers in public education- guest panelist.

Soublis, T. (August 3, 2022). Support our Schools Community Forum: History in the Un-making- guest panelist.

Recent Conference Presentations:
Soublis, T. ( Fall 2023). Confronting Artificial Intelligence Panic through Personalized Curriculum Development to be presented at the Critical Questions in Education Symposium. Chicago, IL.

Soublis, T. (Summer 2023). Transdisciplinary Curriculum Structures in Higher Education presented at the Athens Institute for Research and Education. Athens, Greece

Soublis, T., Cacace, R., and Champagne, E. (Spring 2020). Digital Applications as Comprehension for the Math and Science Classroom. Eastern Education Research Association Spring Conference. Orlando, FL.

Honors and Awards

Soublis, T. (2023) International Professional Development Grant Award, University of Tampa.
Soublis, T. (2021) University of Tampa Outstanding Academic Advisor Award