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Florida League of Teachers - Program Synopsis

The Florida League of Teachers was organized in 1993 by the Florida Department of Education to establish a vehicle for engaging some of Florida's most outstanding teachers in the statewide implementation of school improvement and accountability. The League is one component of a statewide coordinated professional development system for the support of educational reform. The major work of League teachers is modeling, training, facilitating and coaching to promote other teachers' continual improvement in the instructional setting.

The Florida League of Teachers currently has 153 members, representing most grade levels and subject areas. Through a nomination process, these outstanding classroom practitioners have been selected from a pool of present or former district, regional, or state Teachers of the Year, candidates for Technology Teacher of the Year, and other subject area award winners. Membership in the League is expected to expand as more outstanding teachers are brought onboard to help meet the demands for instructional improvement.

League teachers are available throughout Florida to provide training in subject-area curriculum and effective learning processes for schools requesting their services. Through contacts made by the Department of Education and their own professional initiatives, League members serve as demonstration teachers, mentors, and facilitators. In follow-up visits to schools, they work directly with teachers in their own classrooms.

League members are provided with professional development opportunities to increase their effectiveness as agents of instructional improvement in Florida schools. The Division of Professional Educators is assisted in the coordination of the League's organization and activities by the Center for the Study of Teaching and Learning at Florida State University and by an advisory council composed of League members. Other units within the Department of Education, colleges of education faculty, district staff developers, school principals, and representatives of teacher organizations have assisted with training and facilitating League professional development meetings.

Office Contact:

Stephanie Webb, Program Administrator
Florida League of Teachers
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