In the article, it states that, "teachers of social studies content are less likely than teachers of other content areas to utilize technology in their classroom." This research study (carried out by a UCF faculty member) focuses on how a technology coordinators' beliefs towards technology, instruction, and students impacted how technology was used during a technology-enriched project with a group of fourth grade students. It was found that the coordinator's beliefs did in fact directly impact how technology was used.

Effective mathematics teaching is required to improve mathematics education. The experience that the teachers provide shape the students' understanding and their ability to use mathematics in their daily lives. This research study was carried out by a few UCF faculty members, as well as some from other colleges and universities. It focused on pre-service elementary school teachers and their ability to contextualize and decontextualize fraction subtraction problems by both writing problems and choosing problems that support given expressions.

Professional development is an important aspect of expanding teachers' knowledge so they can effectively manage their classroom and teach their students. This website provided useful information on professional learning programs that teachers can participate in.

The Seminole County School District offers a link to this website. It provides information about the standards and curriculum benchmarks for each grade and each subject area.

This document was provided from the Seminole County School District as a resource for teachers, parents, and students. It provides them with information about the FSA testing and answers some of the most popular questions that they may have.

Organizational techniques for elementary teachers!

A first grade teacher blogs about organizational techniques, lesson plan and activity ideas, and ways to incorporate technology within the classroom.

Teachers share ideas on organization within their classroom on this social networking site.

Three educators share their favorite social media sites to use within their classrooms. Diigo, Instagram, VoiceThread, Scoopit.com, Pinterest, and Feedly help these educators stay up-to-date while keeping their students engaged.