NEFEC
Services
ACEE Services
Communication and Coordination
- Act as a link between FDOE and school districts
- Link services and resources for K-20 educators
- Participate in local and state meetings
- Partnerships with universities, school districts, and other
organizations
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Assisting Low Performing Schools
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District and School Assistance Teams
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Data-driven Technical Assistance and Professional Development
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Networking and Linking Resources
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Long-term Relationships
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Academies and Support Teams
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Statewide Dissemination of Programs
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Just Read, Florida!
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Florida Leaders.net
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Math Science Professional Development (MSPD)
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TeachInFlorida.com
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Workforce Development
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- Central Florida Community College - Edward Waters College - Flagler College - Florida Community College at Jacksonville - Jacksonville University - Lake City Community College - St. Johns River Community College - Santa Fe Community College - University of Florida - University of North Florida |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
MODULES
Professional Development Training
Modules are standardized in content, format, and length.
CRISS
(CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies)
This two-day training emphasizes the use of strategies that help students become thoughtful and independent readers and learners. Through fun and motivating strategies, teachers in all content areas acquire the skills to help students "learn how to learn." There is a high correlation between CRISS and the level of learning required by FCAT testing as it measures the Sunshine State Standards.
CRISS
(CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies)
TRAIN THE TRAINERS
This
training is for teachers who have participated in three (3) CRISS
trainings (of at least 12 hours each) and who have had six months
of classroom experience using CRISS strategies. Three letters of
recommendation are required for each participant.
In this three-day training, participants will practice teaching
the strategies and learn about follow-up requirements for becoming
a Certified Trainer.
Reading
Coaches: Guiding Systemic Practices That Leave No
Child Behind
Participants will explore the role of the reading coach and develop
coaching skills of communication, observation, and conferencing. They will also explore essential content knowledge and strategies
related to the Five Elements of Reading and understand the formula:
5+3+ii+iii=NCLB.
FCAT
WRITING
Participants review the four elements for scoring the FCAT Writing
Assessment (focus, organization, support, and conventions) and examine
various approaches for teaching. Implications for curriculum, instruction,
and assessment are discussed and shared. Each participant completes
an Individual Action Plan for implementing this knowledge. This
training consists of a three-hour workshop for scoring practice
with the FCAT Writing rubric and/or a three-hour session working
with curriculum and instruction implications.
READING
& WRITING NATURALLY
This three-hour training includes an orientation to a two-part project:
· An on-line searchable database of children's literature with keys
to Sunshine State Standards in Science and Social Studies and teaching
strategies from the Florida Curriculum Frameworks
· A Watershed Education Resource Box which contains literary and
informative reading texts, maps, posters, nature puppets, a video
tape, an audio tape, and instructional activities designed to interest
4th through 8th grade students in reading and writing tasks. The
teacher notebook contains more than 65 FCAT-type guided practice
tasks, 31 FCAT Writing (Florida Writes!) prompts, and more than
two dozen other learning activities for students.
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MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY THROUGH FLORIDA'S WATERSHEDS
Mathematics and Science come together in activities that interweave
Florida's mathematics strands (Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations;
Measurement; Geometry and Spatial Sense; Algebraic Thinking; and
Data Analysis and Probability) with topics about Florida's environment
(What is a Watershed?; Plants and Animals of the Watershed; Natural
Resources of the Watershed; and Human Interactions with the Watershed).
Designed for third through eighth grade students, these activities
give students hands-on experiences with real-world situations and
tools. To maximize impact on student achievement, hundreds of FCAT-type
mathematics questions and prompts are provided as an integral part
of the activities. This workshop requires a three- hour orientation
session to the guide and the associated resource box materials.
FCAT Performance Scoring
- provides practice in scoring FCAT items (short and extended responses).
PREPARING ALL LEARNERS FOR
TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE
(Applied Technology/Workforce Development)
Workshops on the following topics are customized to meet the needs of the school or district. Workshops are typically designed to be one- or two-day sessions. These workshops are for both the academic and vocational teachers, primarily teaching in grades 6-12.
Topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:
Connecting academic skills, workforce skills, SCANS, and Goal 3 Standards in the classroom
Making linkages between Workforce Development, FCAT, and Sunshine State Standards
Applying and integrating instruction across the curriculum
Providing assistance to schools interested in or currently a part of the High Schools That Work, Making Middle Grades Work, and/or All High Schools an "A" initiatives.
For a complete listing of workshops offered through the Workforce Development Program, please contact Carla Aycock at (904) 312-2260.
CUSTOMIZED
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Customized Professional Development consists of an a la carte menu of topics which can be mixed and matched by topic to create customized professional development designed to best meet the needs of individual schools and districts in the allotted time.
Florida Curriculum Frameworks-Goal 3 Standards, Sunshine State Standards and Benchmarks
Bloom's Taxonomy-six levels of Bloom's hierarchy of thinking
Goal 3 Standards-ten general processes and abilities in the area student achievement
Curriculum Integration- Integrating skills, learning processes, and subject area content
Performance Tasks-tasks that encompass a variety of skills with an emphasis on real life application
Rubric Assessment-guidelines that measure degrees of quality such as those used to score FCAT items
Questioning Strategies-techniques for asking higher order questions
5+3+ii+iii=NCLB -an overview of Just Read, Florida!
Reading in the Content Areas-excellent teaching strategies in reading instruction across the content areas
Math Best Practices-excellent teaching strategies in the area of math curriculum
Science Best Practices-excellent teaching strategies in the area of science curriculum
Generating FCAT Prompts-developing FCAT type questions
Data Analysis-review of school data and its implications
Instructional Design-development of a unit of study using a planning guide that incorporates Sunshine State Standards, Goal 3 Standards, and Bloom's Taxonomy
Curriculum Alignment/Curriculum Mapping-provides practice in matching school or district curriculum with Sunshine State Standards
