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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Digital resources for Florida's schools provided by the Florida Department of Education and the University of South Florida.
Florida Department of Education: Use the K12 Public Schools section to access information regarding public education in Florida. Resources such as school directories, educator resources, curriculum standards and school improvement and accountability information are available through this site.
Florida DOE Office of Instructional Technology: A division of the Bureau of Instruction and Innovation, providing districts and schools with innovative resources and best practices to improve instruction and student achievement.
Florida STAR: The Florida System for Technology Accountability and Rigor (STAR) is a roadmap for assessing technology use in schools. Based on state and nation objectives, the Florida STAR identifies needs and coordinates resources to meet those needs.
Teach in Florida.com: TeachInFlorida.com provides a convenient forum whereby teachers seeking employment opportunities in Florida may post their resumes online and review job announcements submitted by school district personnel and principals. The Web site includes instructional resources for active Florida teachers as well as educational/inspirational information for people considering a teaching career.
Florida Information Network (FIRN): The Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN) is an extensive network that electronically links all of Florida's public education entities to computing resources serving public education.
Florida School District Web Sites: Listing of all school districts, superintendents, and appropriate contact information including web links and email.
Florida Technology StaR Chart: The StaR (School Technology and Readiness) Chart is designed to assist in technology planning, budgeting of resources and assessment of progress in local technology projects.
InTech 2000 Forum: The Forum provides teachers in Florida with an interactive database of web sites, activities, ideas, and assessments related to the Sunshine State Standards in all subject areas. Teachers can browse through the Standards and benchmarks, share their favorite links and lesson plans, and use a keyword search for lesson plan ideas and activities to support the Standards.
U.S. Department of Education: This web site includes information on nation education initiatives, including No Child Left Behind, ensuring equal access to education and promoting educational excellence for all Americans.
National Center for Educational Statistics: NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other nations.
National Archives and Records Administration: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent federal agency that preserves our nation's history and oversees the management of all federal records.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC): A nationwide information network that acquires, catalogs, summarizes, and provides access to education information from all sources.
American Association of School Administrators: AASA, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for over 14,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum: Founded in 1943, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents 160,000 educators from more than 135 countries and 66 affiliates. Members span the entire profession of educators—superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
Council for Exceptional Children: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
Florida Association of School Administrators: Florida’s professional association for educational administrators, district superintendents, principals, supervisors and those who support the public schools of Florida.
Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: FASCD is one of Florida's oldest professional associations. It has been affiliated with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) since 1946. It is a non-profit organization and part of an international organization of almost 200,000 members. FASCD's mission is to provide educational direction for all who teach and learn.
Florida Association of District School Superintendents: The mission of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents is to assist and support superintendents in providing leadership to ensure that every student in Florida acquires the skills, knowledge and attitude to be contributing members of our democratic society through leadership development programs focused on student achievement, building relationships with business and governmental leaders, and communication and networking services.
Florida Learning Alliance: The FLA was created in 1998 by the three regional consortia who represent the 34 small and rural school districts and the Florida Virtual School (FLVS). The mission of the Florida Learning Alliance (FLA) is to increase academic achievement for students in rural and small school districts represented by HEC, NEFEC, and PAEC through distance learning and other innovative educational strategies.
National Association of Elementary School Principals: The National Association of Elementary School Principals was founded in 1921 by a group of principals who sought to promote their profession and to provide a national forum for their ideas. Over the years, NAESP has grown to become the most powerful voice of Pre-K-8 principals across the United States and around the world.
National Association of Secondary School Principals: The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), founded in 1916, to advance middle and high school education across the United States.
National Education Association: NEA has 2.7 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliates in every state, as well as in more than 13,000 local communities across the United States. It was founded in 1857 "to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of popular education in the United States."
National Middle School Association: Since its inception in 1973, National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been a voice for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents. NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education.
National Rural Education Association: The National Rural Education Association (NREA) is the oldest established national organization of its kind in the United States. Formerly known as the REA, the Association traces its origins back to 1907 when it was originally founded as the Department of Rural Education. Through the years it has evolved as a strong and respected organization of rural school administrators, teachers, board members, regional service agency personnel, researchers, business and industry representatives and others interested in maintaining the vitality of rural school systems across the country.
National School Boards Association: Founded in 1940, NSBA is a not-for-profit federation of associations of school boards across the United States. NSBA represents the nation's 95,000 school board members, who govern 14,890 local school districts serving the nation's more than 47 million public school students.
ERIC Digest 135: Becoming a Technologically Savvy Administrator: The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation emphasizes the importance of leveraging the power of technology in all areas of K-12 education, from reading to science to special education. As a result, education leaders at the state and local levels are expected to develop plans that effectively employ technology to enhance learning and increase student achievement.
Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education: ITTE: Education Technology Programs advances the shared vision by empowering education, industry, and policy leaders to improve education processes and student achievement through knowledge and understanding of technology and organizational development.
National Center for Technology Planning: The National Center for Technology Planning (NCTP) is a clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning. This information may be: school technology plans available for downloading online; technology planning aids (checklists, brochures, sample planning forms, PR announcement forms); and/or electronic monographs on timely, selected topics.
CNET: CNET Networks, Inc. is a leading source of information and services for buyers, sellers and suppliers of technology. As a top 10 Internet company with established web sites throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, CNET Networks provides its award-winning content via the Web, wireless devices, broadband, radio and print.
eSchool News: eSchool News is a monthly newspaper developed to provide the news and information necessary to help K-12 decision-makers successfully use technology and the Internet to transform our nation's schools and achieve educational goals.
NEON: News for Educators Online Now!: NEON (News for Educators Online Now!) is designed to disseminate educational technology announcements and news. NEON provides a way for you to let others know what you are doing.
T.H.E. Journal Online: A monthly education technology publication that has been serving the educators for over 30 years, T.H.E. Journal is FREE to educators in the United States.
ZDNet: ZDNet operates a worldwide network of web sites that offer content, services, and commerce opportunities that enable IT professionals and business influencers to gain an edge in business.
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