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A multitude of teaching resources in all subject areas, as well as classroom management and other supplemental materials teachers can use. Makes posts daily and even has discussions between followers of the page on various topics dealing with teaching.

Includes links to Instagram and Pinterest accounts of other educators. Lots of "freebies" on this page.

This page is from the FLDOE website. It includes a detailed description about professional development requirements in Florida.

The purpose of the professional development system is to increase student achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum, and prepare students for continuing education and the workforce. Professional learning is the result of the individual's commitment to improvement.

Teachers Pay Teachers is a website that allows teachers to share teaching resources with other teachers. This is a link to their instagram account, which includes pictures of some of the resources that are available on their website.

The Discovery Education Network (DEN) uses numerous highly qualified educators to provide lessons and free resources which include the use of digital media.

One great way to incorporate technology in the classroom is to have a focus on STEM learning. FLDOE provides a "teacher toolkit"for grades k-5 with resources to help incorporate STEM into standard based instruction. Including direct links to online learning activities.

Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age addresses the complex and diverse experiences of learners in a world embedded with digital technologies. The text combines first-hand accounts from learners with extensive research and analysis, including a developmental model for effective e-learning, and a wide range of strategies that digitally-connected learners are using to fit learning into their lives.

There is a great deal of enthusiasm for the use of games in formal educational contexts; however, there is a notable and problematic lack of studies that make use of replicable study designs to empirically link games to learning (Young, et al., 2012). This paper documents the iterative design and development of an educationally focused game, Compareware in Flash and for the iPad. We also report on a corresponding pilot study of 146 Grades 1 and 2 students playing the game, a paper and pencil related activity and completing a pre- and post-test. The paper outlines preliminary findings from the play testing, which included high levels of student engagement, an approaching statistical improvement from pre- to post-test, and a discussion of the improvements that needed to be made to the game following the pilot study.

The purpose of Florida educator certification is to support the academic achievement of our students by assuring that our educators are professionally qualified for highly effective instruction. Florida educators must be certified to teach in our public schools and in many of our private schools. Being the "Teacher friend" in the group you always get asked for the certification process, this has all the information needed and I know I've used it plenty of times.

The main page for anything you need to find in relation to a Florida Teaching certificate, including checking application status, examinations, steps to certification, etc.

The purpose of Florida educator certification is to support the academic achievement of our students by assuring that our educators are professionally qualified for highly effective instruction.

FREE lesson plans, including preschool. Teachers share and archive great ideas, thematic units, classroom projects, printables and more

Wolfram|Alpha is more than a search engine. It gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics, including science, nutrition, history, geography, engineering, mathematics, linguistics, sports, finance, music...

Panwapa is an interactive site that allows users to explore the world and its various cultures through Sesame Workshop creatures and characters. The website includes a teacher's guide, printable activities, and online communities.

Blog that keeps you up to date with how to incorporate technology in to Physical Education...very nice ideas and I'm sure most of us have never put much thought to including technology in PE. My father has been a PE Coach for 32 years and I thought this would be cool to share with him and others.

Vocabulary words for Practice these terms and take the quiz. . Includes studying games and tools such as flashcards.

We need this type of program for young men all over the world. We tend to forget about helping the troubled kids.

That sounds like a great program! Two good ones in Florida include Faith Farm and Dunklin Memorial. One of these days I would like to run something similar...farm and faith based, alternative ed, counseling on site. Thanks for sharing!

This website provides access to educational films from creators like National Geographic and Nova. It can be sorted by grade level. And, it includes related discussion questions.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators offers teacher resources, including categorized lists of sites that are useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. I like how there is a link for new sites for the month and also a theme for the month.

These lesson plans, based on the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds (2011), are designed to help develop the skills that four-year-olds should know and be able to do by the end of their prekindergarten year. There are targeted Standards for Four-Year-Olds included in each lesson plan.

Interesting site that allows you to search for events by category including education. You put in the location and it will search for educational events within your geographic location.