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Adult Education
Brevard
Adult/Community Education-This site lists the
many adult education programs at centers throughout
Brevard County.
English
for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) - Classes
teach communication skills and cultural competencies
and Citizenship. Classes prepare ESOL students for
success in the naturalization process. These are offered
through the School Board's Adult/Community Education
program at various centers
throughout the county.
GED
Preparation - Classes offered through the Brevard
Adult/Community Education program at various centers
throughout the county. Testing is scheduled twice
monthly at the Educational Services Facility in Viera.
Call the GED Testing Office at 633-1000 ext.377 weekdays,
11:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
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Distance Learning
The Distance Education
and Training Council - This is a non-profit educational
association and sponsors an accrediting agency. Use
this site to find accredited distance education programs.
Globewide Network
Academy - A consortium of institutions offering
distance learning programs. Over 17,000 courses are
searchable by topic or by sponsor.
World Wide
Learn - This site is a directory of online education
and degrees.
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Educator's Resources
Blue
Web'n - Designed for educators interested in finding
curriculum resources on the Internet, this site provides
categorized lists of curricula, projects, online resources
and tools, and classroom activities.
Busy
Teachers' WebSite K-12 - A multitude of links
to Internet sites on topics such as art, biology,
English, mathematics, physics, social studies, paleontology,
astronomy, computer technology, and more.
DiscoverySchool
- Offers lesson plans, classroom activities forteachers
and students using the resources of the Discovery
channel, Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and Travel
Channel.
EDSITEment
- This cooperative program between the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City
Schools, MCI Worldcom, and the National Trust for
the Humanities, this site offers teachers of humanities
lesson plans and recommended sites for integrating
the vast wealth of information on the Internet into
their classrooms.
Education
World - Offers extensive information on, and over
115,000 links to, many facets of education.: teacher,
administrator and student resources, interactive learning,
school projects, reference materials and more. Sites
are annotated and reviewed.
ERIC (Educational Resources
Information Center) - Database associated with
the U.S. Department of Education providing abstracts
and articles relevant to educational issues.
Kathy
Schrock’s Guide for Educators - This guide
is an extensive classified list of sites on the Internet
useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional
growth.
Reading Answers
- Information and free resources for teachers, parents
and tutors who help children learn to read. Other
parenting resources, ideas, projects and strategies
are included.
U.S. Department of Education
- This site contains information for teachers, students,
and all those interested in government-related programs
and initiatives. User friendly features are a list
of most requested publications and easy access to
statistics on school districts and nationwide student
achievement.
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Financial
Aid & Scholarships
Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - Required of
students applying for federal and state financial
aid and for many colleges and universities, especially
public institutions.
FastWeb (Financial
Aid Search Through the Web) - This site lists
itself as "the internet's largest free scholarship
search"
Federal
School Code Search - Find or verify a Federal
School Code for use when completing the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Florida
Prepaid College Plan and the Florida College Investment
Plan - Sponsored by the State of Florida to assist
families with the cost of higher education.
Florida
Student Aid Programs - Information about the Bright
Futures Scholarships, etc. are listed by the Office
for Student Financial Assistance, Florida Board of
Education.
FinAid - An extremely
large site which provides access to a wide variety
of financial aid resources. There are links to other
scholarship databases for all levels of higher education.
Financial Aid Resource
Center - A free service offered by a financial
aid administrator to guide students through the application
process. Links to scholarships, grants, work programs,
and loans and lenders for adults, graduate and international
students
Scholarship
Experts - A free resource where students and parents
can match their needs profile
to a particular scholarship.
Scholarship
Searches - Access virtually every scholarship
search site on the web!
Student
Guide to Financial Aid - Provides information
about obtaining financial aid from the U.S. Department
of Education.
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Grants
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) - This is a government-wide
compendium of Federal programs, projects, services,
and activities, which provide assistance or benefits
to the American public. It contains financial and
non-financial assistance programs administered by
departments and establishments of the Federal government.
Foundation
Finder - A free lookup tool that provides basic
facts on approximately 46,000 U.S. foundations. Designed
for those seeking quick access to core information
about a foundation, possibly as a starting point for
more in-depth research.
Fundraising
Opportunities – Goes beyond seeking grants;
gives ideas, success stories, techniques, and tips
for raising funds, especially for education.
NFIE Education
Grants & Programs - National Education Association’s
(NEA) Foundation for the Improvement of Education
site. Links to sites for grants and awards related
to innovative teaching and educational programs.
Non-Profit Gateway
- A resource that provides access to U.S. government
web sites related to grants, budgets, and volunteerism
SRA
Grants Web - Starting point for finding government
and private funding.
SchoolGrants
– For educators involved with pre-K—12.
Packed with information about seeking grants, writing
proposals, and other methods of fundraising. Has many
examples of successful proposals – and some
unsuccessful ones for comparison.
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Home Schooling
Florida
Parent-Educators Association (FPEA) - This site
lists FPEA recognized homeschool organizations in Brevard
County as well as various legal, educational and scholarship
resources.
Home
Education - The Florida Department of Education
provides resources for home schooling.
Jon’s
Homeschool Resource Page - May be one of the oldest
collections of homeschool resources on the Web, offering
information and links to a wealth of homeschooling
topics: parenting resources, local support groups,
curriculum vendors, newsgroups, homeschoolers’
Web pages.
Learning Vacations
& Study Abroad
Elderhostel
- Offers international educational adventures
to adults over 55.
Petersons
Study Abroad - For the summer or the year.
ShawGuides
- "Detailed descriptions of hundreds of adult
learning vacation and travel study programs sponsored
by
colleges, museums, educational and cultural organizations,
travel companies, and learned individuals."
Studyabroad.com
- "Listings for thousands of study abroad programs
in more than 100 countries throughout the world."
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Selecting a School
Colleges & Universities:
College
and University Rankings - Find links to various
sites which provide statistical rankings and reputations
of colleges.
College
Board Online's College Search - College Search
allows you to limit your search for the right college
or university by degree type and then by sort by fields
of study, specific location, type of school, etc.
CollegeNET
- Provides links to college web sites in the U.S.,
Canada and New Zealand. There is access to financial
aid and scholarship information. You can also file
applications online and obtain material about standardized
tests.
FACTS.org - Florida's
Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students. Sponsored
by the Department of Education and the Florida Center
for Advising & Academic Support, this free online
advising website helps students plan and track their
education progress from middle school through college.
The site includes links to Florida's community colleges,
colleges and universities and career-technical centers.
Petersons.com
- This publisher of educational directories offers
searching for private secondary schools, colleges,
religious affiliated schools, graduate schools, distance
learning, study abroad, and summer programs, and tips
on choosing and applying to colleges.
Community Colleges or Vocational Schools:
Community
College Web - This site allows you to search for
2-year post-secondary institutions located in the
U.S., Canada and elsewhere.
Training and Seminar Locators
- Search by subject for professional training.
Vocational
Schools Database - Provides a database of private
postsecondary vocational schools in all 50 states,
organized first by State, then by training occupation.
.All the schools listed are state licensed/accredited.
There are also links to financial aid and occupational
outlook information.
Graduate Schools:
Gradschools.com
- Lists a large number graduate programs available
worldwide, on-campus and distance learning
Peterson’s
GradSchools - Search over 35,000 graduate program
descriptions, links to testing and financial aid.
Public Schools:
Brevard County
Public Schools - Offers school board meeting minutes
and rules, calendars, menus, statistics on students
and tests, and more.
Public
School Search - The National Center for Education
Statistics provides a database of primary and secondary
schools in the U.S. with statistical information.
The National Center for Education Statistics is part
of the United States Department of Education.
Florida Department
of Education - Offers parents, teachers, and students
information and statistics about programs and policies,
such as school choice, Sunshine State Standards of
performance, school calendars, school safety, and
more.
Florida
School Indicators Report - Provides data on every
school in Florida allowing quick comparison between
schools.
Private Schools:
Peterson's
Private Schools - Search their 1400 listings of
prep, special needs, and junior boarding schools.
Regulations
for Florida Private Schools - Extracted from the
Florida Statutes by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Test Preparation
FCAT Explorer
- A practice and skills reinforcement tool for reading
and math and includes other topics from several areas
of the Sunshine State Standards.
GED
Preparation - Classes offered through the Brevard
Adult/Community Education program at various centers
throughout the county. Testing is scheduled twice
monthly at the Educational Services Facility in Viera.
Call the GED Testing Office at 633-1000 ext.377 weekdays,
11:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
GED Practice
Tests - Free online practice test from Steck-Vaughn.
Registration is required.
LearnATest
- Test preparation materials and interactive practice
exams, based on official tests, that will help you
improve your scores on academic, civil service, military,
and professional licensing and certification exams.
Users must first register at their local library to
use at this database at home.
And don't forget--if your search for an answer
didn't prove successful, contact the Reference Desk
at your nearest Brevard
County Public Library.
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