Florida DOE Provides Professional Development Content to Teachers Statewide

The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has inked a new deal with the School Improvement Network (SINet) that will allow educators throughout the state 24/7 access to extensive professional development resources through the company's PD 360 library.

Funded by the FLDOE Office of Technology Learning & Innovation as part of its Digital Educator program for training educators to integrate technology into their curricula, the agreement ensures that all Florida teachers have access whenever they need it to a comprehensive selection of professional development content and tools, as well as PD 360's integrated follow-up tools, activities, tracking, collaboration, community discussion forums, file sharing, and, most recently, social networking with other teachers using the vast system in order to discuss the content and best practices for its application.

"I have found that School Improvement Network's PD 360 is an outstanding professional learning tool for educators," said Kate Kemker, director of the Office of Technology Learning and Innovation. "PD 360 provides educators both the flexibility and convenience of an online resource, while providing the highest quality professional learning materials. [It] will allow us to better integrate technology into our curriculum by providing Florida educators with comprehensive technology training."

Among the professional development topics covered by PD 360 using expert-authored content are: assessment, scheduling, classroom management, coaching/mentoring, English-language learners (ELL), instructional strategies, student motivation, special education, team teaching, and educational leadership.

About the Author

Scott Aronowitz is a freelance writer based in Las Vegas. He has covered the technology, advertising, and entertainment sectors for seven years. He can be reached here.

Featured

  • SXSW EDU

    3 Opportunities to Get Hands-on with AI at SXSW EDU 2025

    This March 3-6 in Austin, TX, the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival celebrates its 15th year of exploring the most critical issues in education and providing a forum for creativity, innovation, and expression.

  • outline of a modern school building as glowing blue geometric shapes, surrounded by binary code streams, with golden orbs and lines representing funding, set against a dark gray gradient with faint grid patterns

    FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Participants Selected

    The Federal Communications Commission has officially selected the participants for its Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot, the three-year program exploring the use of Universal Service funds to improve school and library defenses against cyber attacks.

  • depiction of a K-12 classroom with geometric shapes forming students and a teacher, surrounded by multiple holographic learning tools in various subjects

    I've Been in K-12 for Over 15 Years. Here Are Three Things We Need to Do to Integrate AI Now.

    When AI is deployed responsibly and equitably, the potential advantages of empowering more personalized learning, optimizing student engagement, uncovering gaps in education, automating routine tasks, and freeing up more time for effective teacher-student interactions have the power to transform education.

  • file folders floating in the clouds, with glowing AI circuitry and data lines intertwined

    OneDrive Update Adds Copilot AI Tech

    Microsoft has announced new enterprise capabilities in its OneDrive cloud storage service, many of which leverage the company's Copilot AI capabilities.