Regional Center V Documents

The Council on Accreditation and School Improvement is a unified organization with a shared mission of advancing the quality of education. By enhancing the three pillars of accreditation - high standards, quality assurance, and continuous improvement - they provide a unified voice on issues of educational quality.

http://www.sacscasi.org

Your source for the best ideas in education. You have access to professional journals, electronic publications, online professional development and researched-based experiences that will stimulate those interested in the success of each leaner.

http://www.ascd.org

Administrators, counselors and teachers are presented information to help bridge the gap between research findings and the procedures for preventing violence in your school.

http://www.teachsafeschools.org

The Florida Center for Reading Research conducts research on reading, reading growth, reading assessment, and reading instruction. Reports for various programs provides support to teachers, principals, and district personnel in their choice of materials based on their content, organization, and instructional strategies in reading.

http://www.fcrr.org/forAdministrators.htm

***Reading***

FCAT Task Cards

The Florida Center for Reading Research conducts research on reading, reading growth, reading assessment, and reading instruction. Information is disseminated for children in Pre-K through 12th grades relating to literacy instruction and assessment.

http://www.fcrr.org/index.htm

The Florida Center for Reading Research provides general suggestions that parents can to to help support the reading growth of their children. These suggestions are based on research pertaining to the way children learn to read.

http://www.fcrr.org/Curriculum/curriculumForParents2.htm

Division of Language Arts/Reading

http://languageartsreading.dadeschools.net/secondary_index.htm

No Child Left Behind: Information for Parents

http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/parents/index.html

The Partnership for Reading: Bringing Scientific Evidence to Learning

http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/k-3.html

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers

http://www.pbs.org/launchingreaders

Get Ready to Read: Tips and activities for parents with young children

http://www.getreadytoread.org

***Science***

Deals with free educational classroom activities. The activities are interactive. Samples of some activities featured on the website: Knee surgery, Weather and Simple Machines. Free lesson plans are provide to teachers. (Appropriate for elementary and middle school).

http://edheads.org

Division of Mathematics and Science of MDCPS website. It contains resource documentation, FCAT information, and links for teachers, and all the special programs offered by the district.

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net

It includes The Mystery Spot (interactive section), Fellows Collection (activities submitted by other biology teachers), Activities to Go and Classical Collection.

http://www.accessexcellence.com

It deals with the human genome project; it also describes characteristics of each human chromosomes and a description of genetic disorders.

http://www.doegenomes.org

***Math***

Connecting Math & Literature Resource Guide

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/math_resoruce_guide/Mathematics%20Literature%20in%20the%20Classroom%20Guide.pdf

Math Resource Guide K-2

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/math_resoruce_guide/resource_guide_grades_k-2.htm

Math Resource guide 3-5

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/math_resoruce_guide/resource_guide_grades_3-5.htm

MDCPS CBC’s

http://portal.dadeschools.net/cbc/math.htm

MDCPS Mathematics Scope & Sequence

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/scope_n_sequence/scopeandsquence_math.htm

Math Links

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/division/math_links.htm

Item Specifications

http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatis01.htm

Tested Benchmarks

http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/xls/2004/fc04contentfocus-math.xls

Math Task Cards

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/math_resoruce_guide/math_task_cards.pdf

Grade Level Expectations

http://www.firn.edu/doe/menu/sss.htm

What are GLE’s?

http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/pdf/introma.pdf

FCAT Explorer

http://www.fcatexplorer.com/

MDCPS Math Programs

http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/division/mathprog.htm

Harcourt

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/principal.html?from=entrance&seriesID=21&back=/menus/math.html

Scott-Foresman

http://www.sfsuccessnet.com/access/IPlanetServlet

Houghton-Mifflin

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/

McMillan/McGraw

http://www.mhschool.com/math/2003/student/index.html

Additional Support Websites

Atomic Learning

http://www.atomiclearning.com

Destiny

http://destiny.dadeschools.net/

Edusoft

http://www.edusoft.com/login.jsp

FCAT Explorer

http://www.fcatexplorer.com/

Gradebook

https://gb.dadeschools.net/wgba/wgba.html

Learning Essentials

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010931361033.aspx

Plato (Middle Schools Only)
http://plato.dadeschools.net/Pathways/pway_iis.dll/change_account.plato

Riverdeep (LMS & Learning Village)

http://riverdeep.dadeschools.net/riverdeep_dsp/lms/login/dsp_login1.asp

http://village2.dadeschools.net/lv/admin/login.jsp

Florida Inquires! Grades 5, 8, & 11
Grades 3-5 Science Resources	Grade 5 Final Prep
Grades 6-8 Science Resources	Grade 8 Final Prep
Grades 9-12 Science Resources	Grade 11 Final Prep

2005-2006 ABC Profile Preparation Form Presentation
Curriculum Mapping Workshop at Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary
Inservice Activities Log	Curriculum Mapping Slideshow
C.R.I.S.S.	Diary Map
Curriculum Mapping Template

Technology Plan Cover Page	Draft1Internet Projects
Technology Property Control	Draft2 Technology Lab
Signature Page	Draft3 Multi Media Center

Elementary School Reading List	High School Reading List
Middle School Reading List