FOR-PD Florida Online Reading Professional Development
About the Project Florida Online Reading Professional Development (FOR-PD) is an online staff development project designed to help teachers improve reading instruction for learners in grades preK-12. The project is funded through the Florida Department of Education. The FOR-PD project is developed collaboratively with literacy and technology experts, school districts, professional organizations, and teacher educators across the state of Florida. This project is housed at the University of Central Florida. This project functions as a primary delivery mechanism for improving teaching methods in preK-12 reading instruction to teachers across the state. FOR-PD is aligned with California State University's Rubric for Online Instruction [PDF 9 pages / 128k]. The purpose of FOR-PD is to offer an intensive, current, interactive, effective, and efficient multimedia professional growth program in reading for teachers in preK-12 classrooms. The mission of the Florida Online Reading Professional Development (FOR-PD) program is to:
- support the Florida Department of Education in its statewide implementation of a reading professional development system using online delivery;
- serve as a model for reading professional development online delivery;
- translate scientifically based research into action, provide support, empower teachers to use innovative, creative, and effective strategies to help all children learn proficiently;
- increase teachers' knowledge base about reading;
- improve curriculum and reading instruction; and
- improve student learning.
The FOR-PD project will provide a standards-based and research-based professional development with teachers' and students' needs in mind. If you have questions or would like to learn more about FOR-PD, please fill out this form and we will get back to you promptly!
Please contact:
Vicky I. Zygouris-Coe, Ph.D.
For additional information please visit
forpd.ucf.edu
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