April 18, 2024
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Digital teacher evaluation software from The University of West Florida
The University of West Florida's Haas Center has developed and sold a software system for the electronic evaluation of Santa Rosa County School District teachers.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Florida Icon Jack Hartmann
The children's entertainer talks about his life making educational music videos for kids...
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Published on 11/26/2019
Florida Trend's Floridian of the year is the Florida teacher
This year, FLORIDA TREND recognizes the foot soldiers — Florida's 177,000 teachers — as the collective Floridian of the Year.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Florida teacher Shannon Kraeling helps other teachers incorporate art into their lesson plans.
As students learn about cell structures in biology class, for instance, Kraeling teaches them impressionistic painting techniques to re-create what they see under the microscope.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Challenges of teaching math in Florida schools
‘Everybody can do math,' says Samantha Neff, who shares her methods with other teachers.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Lessons from Glades County's Teacher of the Year: Joy Prescott
For two years running, teachers at Pemayetv Emahakv have been honored as Glades County's Teacher of the Year.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Marion County's Teacher of the Year Hollie Cunningham bases her teaching style on her students' personalities
Before she became a high school teacher, Hollie Cunningham worked full time as a cardiovascular nurse. She hasn't abandoned the nursing process.
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Published on 11/26/2019
A Florida Native American teacher is helping to preserve the Creek language
Jade Osceola is fighting to keep her tribe's native language from becoming obsolete.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Florida environmental science teacher Nikki Mosblech encourages students to practice her lessons in society
Test scores are one thing, says Nikki Mosblech, but her goal is to create good citizens.
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Published on 11/26/2019
FLVS Teacher of the Year Lisa Fabulich shares her reflections on “virtual” teaching
Gifted teacher Lisa Fabulich was set to go to med school until she took a career-altering course her senior year.
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Published on 11/26/2019
The new Florida teacher
Three years into teaching, Jeff Becker is already ‘feeling the weight of the job.'
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Published on 11/26/2019
Broward County's Teacher of the Year Kristine Murphy shares her journey becoming a Florida middle school teacher
Unhappy practicing law, Kristin Murphy, 44, heard about a teaching job. ‘It was a very scary but exciting time.'
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Published on 11/26/2019
A Better Way
For many Floridians in the 1950s and 1960s, the name Chattahoochee was synonymous with mental illness.
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Published on 11/26/2019
A Show of Appreciation
FLORIDA TREND has always had a strong commitment to covering education — and I could not be prouder of our editorial team for the reporting they put together for this issue.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Stuart-based solar and energy software Energy Toolbase
While working for a California solar integrator in 2006, John Gurski used Excel to analyze the economics of a solar project.
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Published on 11/26/2019
WeatherSTEM technology alerts of lightning strikes
Tallahassee-based entrepreneur Ed Mansouri has developed technology
that provides up-to-the-second alerts of lightning strikes.
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Published on 10/25/2019
UNF has partnered with Fullstack Academy to launch coding program
Among the job openings in Jacksonville today are 950 that require the
ability to write computer code...
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Published on 10/25/2019
Orlando's sustainability director Chris Castro
As Orlando's sustainability director, he's overseeing Mayor Buddy Dyer's vision to make Orlando one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable cities in the country.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Changes at Babcock Ranch
Babcock Ranch, which touts itself as America's first solar-powered town,
has named Al Dougherty COO of Babcock Ranch.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Florida Aquarium reproduces coral in a lab
Scientists at Tampa's Florida Aquarium, after more than two years of
research, have successfully induced the spawning of pillar coral in a lab.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Osceola County's school district signs on to RosenCare
RosenCare, as it's now called, has grown to operate a freestanding
medical center with full-time physicians and staff who provide comprehensive health care services...
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Published on 10/25/2019
Ridgeback Biotherapeutics treatment to cure Ebola
An experimental treatment produced by Miami-based Ridgeback
Biotherapeutics is helping turn Ebola into a treatable disease.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Special Olympics athlete Maryann Gonzalez
Special Olympics athlete and offical, member of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame and the Florida Special Olympics Hall of Fame, Leesburg; age 54
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Published on 10/25/2019
Triton Submarines reaches milestone
Civil submarine maker Triton Submarines reached a milestone this year.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Florida's septic tanks and pollution
Florida isn't paying enough attention to the role of septic tanks in
fueling algal blooms throughout Florida, says Brian Lapointe.
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Published on 10/25/2019
