SUNLINK is for Principals!

Each category below contains links selected especially for Florida's school administrators.

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Daily News from Education Week Education in the news. (May require free one-time registration)
Education World: School Administrators' Center Current articles of interest to school administrators
Today's Birthdays Is this your birthday? Who was born on this day in history?
USA Today: Education News and resources for educators

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DELTA Supports the Florida Principal Leadership Standards and provides Florida's school leaders with easy access to all elements of the DELTA program, including electronic tools to help manage your professional development plans and links to statewide resources available to school leaders.
Disaster Preparedness A wealth of information and resources on preparing for, coping with, and surviving in the aftermath of disasters.
DOE Resources Links to certification, teaching opportunities, curriculum, mentoring, insurance, professional development for Florida educators
Florida Association of School Administrators Links to Related Sites Links to other departments of education and other links that may be of interest to administrators
Florida Department of Education Main web page for FDOE with links for students, parents, and educators
Florida Public School Districts and Superintendents Links to district web pages, email addresses for superintendents, and district contact information
Florida Retirement System "It's money in your future."
Hotlinks for School Administrators From FloridaLeaders.net: Curriculum resources, general references, grant information, educational policy and research, and more
Principal Portal Provides school administrators with easy access to information, resources, school policies, and contracts in a searchable web portal so they can make informed decisions using district, state, and federal resources
SERVE The regional education lab for this area

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George Lucas Educational Foundation GLEF documents and disseminates models of the most innovative practices in our nation's K-12 schools
National Curriculum and Content Standards Mathematics, science, language arts, foreign language, information literacy, social studies
Pathways to School Improvement From NCREL, Pathways synthesizes research, policy and best practices on issues critical to educators engaged in school improvement
Principal's Professional Development Articles and links for principals from MiddleWeb, "exploring middle school reform."
The Principals' Partnership Sponsored by Union Pacific, the site is designed to help "high school principals meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century." Includes free access to research briefs, original articles, principal profiles and more.
Shambles: Headteacher Well-organized links of interest to principals around the world. Includes online tools, links for school administrators, policies, listservs, and more
U. S. Department of Education "To ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans."

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Ask A Librarian Virtual reference service
Awesome Library: Principal Includes links to information and articles on topics from Assessment to Standards
Education Glossary Commonly used terms and acronyms in K-12 education
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) A centralized ERIC web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations for journal and non-journal educational literature
Educational Research Service Search for research-based information from this nonprofit foundation for educators and the public
The Educator's Reference Desk From the folks who bring you ERIC, 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses
Florida Electronic Library Professional resources and links. Requires public library card
The Nation's Report Card The National Assessment of Educational Progress. Includes information by subject area
National Center for Education Statistics "The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education
SUNLINK Search your school library media center or all library media collections in the state. Includes weblinks, books, reading and interest levels, audiovisual materials; search by location, formats, languages and more

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AASL Position Statements Why must library records be confidential? What is the principal's role in flexible scheduling? What role should your library media specialist play in reading instruction? Read what the profession believes...and why!
FINDS The Florida Research Model and online tools to support the research process
Getting the Most from Your School Library Media Program Rapid changes in technology, learning research, and the library profession in the past ten years are leaving school media programs at a wide range of development. Is your school's media program keeping current with these changes?
Information Literacy: Florida's Curriculum Connections Sunshine State Standards correlated with information literacy standards and skills
Principal Leadership: Creating a Digital-Age School Library
School Library Standards and Evaluation Designed for school library media specialists, this site offers much to school administrators as well. Standards, job descriptions, evaluation forms and more

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Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology Offering research-based answers to critical questions
Education Leadership Toolkit A collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education
Florida Educational Technology Conference The world's best conference on technology and education--right here in Florida each year!
Florida Innovates "Florida Innovates is a roadmap for assessing technology use in schools. Based on state and nation objectives, Florida Innovates identifies needs and coordinates resources to meet those needs." See your school's profile!
Florida Leaders.net Provides principals with hands-on practical training and online support to assist them in including technology into their school improvement planning process and in modeling effective uses of technology as school leaders
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) What do you need to know about technology? Standards for students, teachers, and school administrators
Web 2.0 and School Administrators A school administrator blogs about utilizing e-communication in education. Includes how-to's, tips, tricks, examples

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American Association of School Administrators (AASA) "AASA's mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children."
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) "A diverse, international community of educators, forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners."
Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) "Leadership development programs focused on student achievement, building relationships with business and governmental leaders, and communication and networking services."
Florida Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals (FAEMSP) "Dedicated to the development of effective administrative leadership so as to ensure that the education of the children of Florida comes first."
Florida Association of School Administrators Florida's professional association for educational administrators, district superintendents, principals, supervisors and those who support the public schools of Florida.
Florida Association of Secondary School Principals (FASSP) Ongoing support from school leaders to improve the quality of education for the middle and high school students of the State of Florida
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) "Dedicated to providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K–12 education and teacher education."
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Serving all elementary and middle level principals. Includes education news
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) For secondary school principals. Includes daily news for school leaders
National Middle School Association (NMSA) "Dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education."
National School Boards Association "Promoting excellence and equity in public education through school board leadership. Includes daily news of interest to education leaders."

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FindSpot A collection of the best search tools on the Internet combined with the help and tips you need to use them successfully
FREE Resources for Educational Excellence Instructional resources from one of over 30 Federal agencies
Search Tools for Kids, Teens and Teachers Learn about different search tools and the strategies that will give you best results
21st Century Information Fluency Project Information news tools, tutorials, and wizards

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