New Members
Florida ASCD would like to recognize and welcome all of
the new members who have recently joined or renewed
their membership with our
organization.
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J Adams
Helen Akers
Cynthia Bartlett
Tammy Boyd
Teresa Bruno
Elizabeth Bush
John Cain
Evelyn Cichanowski
Margaret Collier
Karen Cunningham
Connie Dennis
Sharyn Disabato
Michael Dresback
Ken Fairbanks
Richard Fenchak
Kevin Forehand
Belva Free
Kaye Freels
Michael Griffith
Carol Grosshans
Denise Gudwin
Fred Hartford |
Beverly Haskins
Maryruth Hicks
Joan Hunt
Karen Ingraham
Belinda Jones
Wendy Katz
Deborah Kindel
Debra Knerr
Lee Kolbert
Kimberley KraftJoyce Lancaster
JoAnn Laskin
Linda Lecht
La Vergne Lestermeringolo Thatch
Barbara Levy
Sonja Lindzy
Elaine Meils
Billie Miller
Marilyn Moser
Scott Neil
Hal Nelson
Frank O'Leary |
Debra Peavey
Judy Perrella
Oliver Phipps
Elizabeth Prince
Lucy Puello-Capone
Doris Quintero
Wylene Reed
Virginia Richard
Zanetta Robinson
Gina Romero
Gerald Schlereth
Karin Schmidt
Rita Shrack
Stephen Sills
Felicia Smith
Buddy Thomas
Linda Vendur
Lou Whitaker
Susan Wilkinson
Debbie Williams
Jill Wilson |
Members in the News
Join
us in celebrating! One of our board members, Kelley
Ranch, from Duval County was named teacher of the
year for the 2007-2008 school year at her school,
Ribault Senior High School. Congratulations Kelley!
Have
you
had
a recent event to share with others in Florida ASCD
(like a job change, promotion, retirement, award or
recognition received, unique travel experience, etc.)?
We would like to include your information in the next
Electronic Dimensions. Send it to us: fascd@fascd.org
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Florida ASCD Events
Annual Conference
Our 49th Annual Conference will be held
December
5-6, 2008 at NOVA Southeastern University in Orlando.
The call for presenters is ready and posted on our
website. Consider being a speaker at our conference. We
have already booked nationally acclaimed speaker: Dr. Steven
Layne. Mark the dates on your calendar and plan to attend!
Visit the conference
site for more information!
Professional Development Institute-Fort Walton Beach
Join us for a Professional
Development Institute in beautiful Fort Walton Beach
on May 10, 2008!
It is not too late to register!!Our PDI is geared for secondary reading teachers who are
interested in learning the secrets of teaching reading
instruction in any subject! The title of this workshop
is: Weaving Thinking and Reading Strategies into Content
Instructional Plans. The cost is only $100! This is a
great deal. If you would like more information or would
like to register, please visit
http://fascd.org/07PDI-FWB.htm.
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Grants and
Awards
Professional Development for Performing Arts
Teachers in Rural Communities
The Dana Foundation Rural Arts Initiatives grants funds
to professional development programs for performing arts
teachers in rural communities in the U.S. Dana supports
projects in various stages of development and approach.
The maximum award is $50,000. Eligible professionals
include professional
artists teaching performing arts in public schools;
in-school arts specialists who teach performing arts in
public schools. The deadline for this grant is June 4, 2007. Click here for
more information
http://www.dana.org/grants/rural/.
History Channel Save Our History Initiative
Save Our History is a national history education and
preservation initiative that seeks to raise awareness
and support for preserving local heritage. Historic
organizations across the United States that are
interested in funding for preservation projects
developed with local schools or youth groups are
encouraged to apply. The maximum Award is $10,000.
Eligible organizations include elementary, middle, and high school
teachers who teach American, state, or local history in
a social studies or history class in a public, private,
or home school located within the 50 states and the
District of Columbia.
The deadline for this grant proposal is June 6, 2008.
Click here for more information
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=51650&display_order=3&sub_display_order=5&mini_id=51103.
Award for Breakthrough Middle and Secondary Schools
The National Association of Secondary School Principals
(NASSP) and the MetLife Foundation are calling for
entries in the search for the nation's top "Breakthrough
Schools." Applicants should be high achieving middle or
high schools, or schools that are making dramatic
improvements in student achievement, whose best
practices and outstanding results can inform other
schools as they further their own improvement efforts.
Honorees will be chosen based upon documented success in
implementing strategies aligned with the three core
areas of NASSP's Breaking Ranks II publication. Those
three areas are collaborative leadership;
personalization; and curriculum, instruction and
assessment. The maximum Award is $5,000. Eligible
schools include
high-achieving middle and high schools where 40 percent
or more of students are eligible for free and
reduced-priced meals. The deadline for applying is May 15, 2008.
Please click here for more information.
http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec_inside.asp?CID=66&DID=66.
Grants
for Athletics for Young Women
Women's Sports Foundation GoGirlGo! Grants provide
financial assistance to sports/physical activity
programs seeking to add new or expand program
participation opportunities for an under-served
population of girls, particularly economically
disadvantaged girls and/or girls from populations with
high incidences of health-risk behaviors. The average award
is
$5,700. Eligible organizations include: School, amateur, community and/or
nonprofit organization whose program members are female,
enrolled in 9th through12th grade and residents of the
United States. Some area restrictions apply. Applicants
must provide a minimum eight-week sports/physical
activity program with preference given to organizations
working consistently with girls throughout the year.
The deadline for applying is May 9, 2008. For more
information click here
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=40.
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News Briefs
Rankings of International Achievement Test Performance
and Economic Strength: Correlation or Conjecture?
Examining a popular political notion, this article
presents results of an investigation of relationships
between countries’ rankings on international tests of
mathematics and science and future economic
competitiveness as measured by the 2006 World Economic
Forum’s Growth Competitiveness Index (GCI). The study
found that the relationship between ranks on
international tests of mathematics and science and
future economic strength is stronger among nations with
lower-performing economies. Nations with strong
economies, such as the United States, demonstrate a
weaker, non-significant relationship. Read the full
text at
http://www.ijepl.org.
FCAT
Writing Exam Postponed Indefinitely
As a result of the state budget crisis, Florida students
won't have to pass the writing FCAT to earn their
diplomas -- for now. Remember that old cliché about the
three R's of education -- reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic?
It'll still be only two of three to earn a high school
diploma in Florida. For now, high school students won't
have to pass the writing FCAT to graduate, state
education leaders have decided. Sophomores this year --
the class of 2010 -- would have been the first group
required to pass the writing test to graduate. Students
will still have to earn passing scores on the reading
and math sections of the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test to collect their diplomas, and they will
still have to take the essay part of the writing exam.
But the multiple-choice section that tested grammar,
punctuation and capitalization won't be a part of it.
For more information please click here.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/story/516490.html
Report: Poverty Can Take a Toll on Children's Brain
Development
High stress levels experienced by children living in
poverty may affect brain development, leading to
learning disabilities as well as behavior and emotional
problems, according to a new report. "If [children]
enter kindergarten with such developmental delay because
of a lack of [learning] opportunities and the stress in
which they've grown up, it's hard to say that they're
going to ever be able to catch up," said Margaret
Arbuckle, a board member of the nonprofit that released
the report. For more information, please visit
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080422/NRSTAFF/455893446/-1/NEWSRECRSSARKIVE.
Research: Educators Must Engage "Wired" Teens
Teens capable of producing YouTube videos,
publishing anime or podcasting are likely to be
underwhelmed by school, researchers say. "Kids associate
one word with school: 'boring,'" Deborah Stipek, a
Stanford professor and dean of education, said, adding,
"The question becomes what is the role of school in this
larger environment." http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9928174-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog
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ASCD Connections
Annual Conference
Make plans now to attend
ASCD's annual conference in Orlando, March
14-16, 2009. The conference theme is "Learning
Beyond Boundaries." ASCD is currently seeking speaker proposals for the 2009 Annual Conference
& Exhibit Show. All 2009 conference proposals are due May 1,
2008. View the procedures and guidelines for submitting
a proposal at http://www.ascd.org.
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Professional
Development
Achieving Academic Excellence by Educating the Whole
Child
Florida ASCD has agreed to
be a sponsor with More Health Inc., in hosting a Florida
School Leadership Summit on June 11, 2008 in Tampa.
ASCD's Executive Director will be a speaker for this
event as well as Florida ASCD's President Elect, Paul
Terry. The institute's goal is to provide opportunities
for school leaders and community decision makers to
explore how to positively influence student academic
performance by addressing health and wellness as
integral to educating children. For more information
please see
brochure.
FASD Fall
Leadership Conference
The Florida Association for
Staff Development is hosting a Leadership Conference on
September 22-24, 2008 in St. Pete Beach. Highlights will
include how to incorporate state of the art technology
in staff development delivery to meet the needs of the
21st Century students and identify low cost technology
delivery tools to address budgetary impacts. View their
website at
www.fasdonline.org for more information.
Florida Education Research Association Conference
The
53rd Annual Conference of the Florida Educational
Research Association (FERA) will be at The Rosen Centre
Hotel, Orlando, FL November 19-21, 2008. Save the date!
FERA is not just for statisticians and methodologists.
It reaches a very diverse audience with researchers from
all disciplines and content areas.Topics for 2008 may
include but not limited to research on: Large-scale
Assessment, Assessment on Special Populations,
Technology in Classrooms, Students in Higher Education,
Student's Learning, Schools and Teachers, Schools and
Leadership, Test Construction, Statistics,
Psychometrics. The program also will have invited
speakers and papers or symposia presented by prominent
educational research, measurement, and evaluation
theorists and practitioners. Visit the FERA website at
http://feraonline.org/
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Contact Us
Florida ASCD
Electronic Dimensions is published as the newsletter of
Florida ASCD, publishing announcements, coming events, awards,
short articles and items of interest for and about Florida ASCD
members. Items for publication should be sent to Florida ASCD
headquarters at the address below. Views expressed are
not necessarily the official position of Florida ASCD. Any
product announcements appearing in Florida ASCD Electronic
Dimensions are paid advertisements. They do not reflect
an endorsement by Florida ASCD.
Please send comments, articles, announcements, and
suggestions for future topics to the Editor:
Kim Pearson, Executive
Director, Florida ASCD
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Madeira
Beach, FL 33708
727-871-1112
fascd@fascd.org
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