Resources
Organizations
AFL-CIO
American
Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Brevard Federation of Teachers (BFT)
Florida Dept. of Education (FDOE)
Florida Education
Association (FEA)
Florida Information Resource
Network (FIRN)
National Board of Professional
Teaching Standard (NBPTS)
National Education Association (NEA)
National Staff Development Council(NSDC)
US
Department of Education (DOE)
Lesson Plans, Activities, and Grant Information
AOL
School - provides monthly newsletter filled with free materials
and resources for teachers.
Applications
on the Internet for Educators - This resource was developed by
the WOW Staff at the Mathematics and Science Teaching Center , University
of Northern Colorado. It
is designed to help teach students via the Internet.
Colorin Colorado - Colorín Colorado is a free, easy-to-use bilingual Web site created by Reading Rockets, a project of public television station WETA. The site was originally developed for Spanish-speaking parents. The American Federation of Teachers became a major partner and spearheaded the development of a new section targeted to classroom educators.
Edutopia online -The word conjures up an ideal educational landscape, where students are
motivated to learn and teachers are energized by the excitement of teaching.
Technology is readily available and enables students, teachers, and administrators
to seek knowledge and expertise beyond the school building.
FCAT Staff Development Tools for 4th and 8th grade are designed
for educators to assist them in preparing students for the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test.
Florida
Memory Project houses Florida records and photographs that support
historical and genealogical research.
Florida
Solar Energy Center -(FSEC) offers educators science units, materials,
hands-on activities, online units, and background information on environmental
issues.
Free Federal Resourses - The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE), with some 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources from dozens of agencies, has been made over. The website features free teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.
Free Teaching Resources from PBS - PBS Teacher Source offers educators a wealth of free resources tied to PBS TV programming and online content.
Grants
and Contests - This site from tech-Learning provides a variety
of grants and contests for teachers and students.
Planet
Discovery provides tools such as: teaching strategies; professional
development information; software links, and classroom activities.
SUNLINK is a gigantic electronic "card catalog" database of library media materials
in Florida's K-12 public schools.
tech-Learning - This is an outstanding website for any education. It's a resource for
Education Technology
Leaders.
Test Prep Review - This site offers free practice tests for any standardized tests.
