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http://www.duvalschools.org/static/parents/ Our county's link to helpful parent resources and important district information .
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatpub3.asp This state sponsored page contains information for parents pertaining to the FCAT test. You will find information about dates, requirements, graduation criteria and sample test items.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/childcare/default.aspx One of our local TV stations, WTLV12, rates local day cares using a grading scale developed by the Florida Department of Children and Families. If you are looking for local child care services you can look here, or you can come visit our Extended Day program...
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html This is a pretty hefty library of topics, ideas, resources and sample projects all organized by branch of science and grade level. Back to the Top |
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http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html This is a pretty hefty library of topics, ideas, resources and sample projects all organized by branch of science and grade level.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/homework_help_home.html Discovery Channel Education provides a place for you to find help on any subject from English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, World Languages and more.
This sight offers students opportunity to practice FCAT skills. Each student will be given a login and password at some point in the school year. Ask your Teacher. Back to the Top |
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http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html This is a pretty hefty library of topics, ideas, resources and sample projects all organized by branch of science and grade level.
Brought to you by our new Reading Text book publisher, Houghton Mifflin. This site provides teachers, students and families with support resources that follow along with our new series. Be sure to choose Florida as your state...
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/resources.html A huge pile of math activities developed in Manatee Co. that are aligned and arranged with state math performance strands in mind.
http://www.themoonlitroad.com/ Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers.
http://investigations.scottforesman.com./ For those of you using Investigations in your classrooms, Foresman offers a great deal of resources to help you simplify your teaching and planning, in order to better support your students' learning. You will find program explanations as well as support resources for planning and assessment. Check out the concept maps for the “big picture”.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/default.htm This website contains thousands of educational resources for use in your classroom. Among these are photos, maps, VR panoramas, stereoviews and Florida music; all to accompany the curriculum resources that include “Florida, Then and Now”
Reading resources for ELA following the “4 Blocks” approach to reading instruction. Includes a document download section with ideas for comprehension, author studies, guided reading, lesion plans, etc. (look at the bottom of the page for links)
http://physics.ship.edu/~mrc/astro/NASA_Space_Science/observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/core.shtml.html NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and space data. They have pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.
The Florida Memory Project provides a web-based structure for primary records that illustrates significant moments in our state's history, provides educational resources for students of all ages, and makes available collections for historical research.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ Presented by the Library of Congress. This is a browesable collection of documents, motion pictures, music, prints, recordings, and books from the distant and not so distant American past. You can search by topic, collection type, time frame, or place.
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm The Florida State Archives is the central repository for the archives of Florida's state government. It is mandated by law to collect, preserve, and make available for research the historically significant records of the state, as well as private manuscripts, local government records, photographs, and other materials that complement the official state records. Both of the above are great companion pieces to Florida Then and Now.
Thinkfinity (formerly Marco Polo) provides high quality, standards-based internet content and profession development to teachers and students. There are lesson plans, student activities and reviewed web sites all focusing on the areas of: Geography, Science, Language arts, Mathematics, Humanities, Economics and Arts Integration.
Web Quests are guided theme-based tours of the internet that require students to synthesize information they have gathered and to create a project that showcases their new knowledge. This site offers a portal to some really great web quest activities that can be used in your classrooms.
The Florida Center for Instructional Technology provides leadership, instructional materials and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology into K-20 education. Most contributions come from faculty members and grad students in the USF Instructional Technology program.
http://src.scholastic.com/ecatalog/default.asp?UID=2DCAF038F00F45680B9168C38827441A&subt=0&Test=NA This is Scholastics online version to the “big book” we use to level our classroom libraries.
Those of your just learning how to use the Easiteach software that goes along with your wireless tablets will find step-by-step tutorials to get you up and running. http://www.whps.org/school/Bristow/easiteach/index.htm
Here are a few sites that has downloadable examples to use with your class http://www.easiteach.co.uk/visitors/examples/users/lessonlist.htm http://www.learningalive.co.uk
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