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I loved using this site to help my students practice skills in reading and math prior to completing science practice. Unfortunately the science test is testing reading comprehension as much as it tests science. If students are great at hands on experiments but cannot associate a paragraph of written material to the hands on activity, then they will not do well on FCAT Science. FCAT Explorer will help with those skills prior to science lessons.

FCAT Explorer is a free, online educational program for Florida's students that reinforces reading and math skills outlined in the Sunshine State Standards.

Isn't FCAT going away?

Research article written by Dr. Sherron Roberts (UCF teacher in elementary education) about how you can enhance poetry writing through technology - since we are doing a poetry unit in my 5th grade class, this is specifically interesting to me.

This article was written by UCF professors Dr. Tony Grajeda and Jay Beck discussing the importance of "sound studies" on the discipline of humanity, specifically, but also across academic disciplines.

Great article about the pros and cons of a Learn by Asking interactive e-classroom. Though it was written in the prime of e-Learning, it still has plenty of valuable information.

Written by Dr. Bobby Hoffman of UCF

This is a wonderfully written education magazine covering topics relevant in today's schools. They have won journalism awards for their professional reporting on school issues facing the nation today.

List of current topics in education for readers. Here are a few of our most popular K12 current topics in education written to help educators develop new ideas for school improvement and to find the best recent school resources for teachers.

This is a helpful website that is aligned with common core with vocabulary words that are helpful for all grade levels. Vocabulary, Vocabulary Games - a free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots.

this would be great modified into a digital means Students create a variety of content types for their journals -- from written reflections to maps and diagrams -- in response to teacher prompts and open-ended questions. Below are the essential elements of the journal project: Blank journals: At the beginning of each module, teachers hand out a blank journal to each student.