Statewide Professional Development
Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)
FDLRS Administration/HRD Project
Florida SIM Initiative
3841 Reid St.
Palatka, FL 32177
386-312-2265 - Main
386-329-3835 - Fax
At the request of the Bureau of Exceptional Student Education and Student Services (BEESS), the FDLRS Administration/HRD Project has assumed responsibility for working with Florida’s SIM Professional Developers to coordinate the SIM Initiative in the Sunshine State. We are happy to have the opportunity to work with these committed educators.
FDLRS SIM
Spring 2010 Regional Professional Development Offerings
Download the informational flyer:
FDLRS SIM Regionals April 2010.pdf
CONTENT ENHANCEMENT ROUTINES
Unit Organizer Routine
Concept Mastery Routine
Framing Routine
APRIL 13-14, 2010
9:00AM – 4:00PM each day
Schultz Center for Teaching and Learning
4019 Boulevard Center Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
&
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Test Taking Strategy
Word Identification Strategy
APRIL 27-28, 2010
9:00AM – 4:00PM each day
Panhandle Area Educational Consortium
753 West Boulevard
Chipley, Florida 32428
FDLRS SIM Regionals Registration Link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLSIMRegionalsApril2010
STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION MODEL (SIM) OVERVIEW
The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning developed the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM). For over twenty-five years, they have conducted research designed to develop ways to help students meet the demands of life, not just in school but after they leave school as well. Their overriding goal has been to develop an integrated model to address many of the needs of diverse learners.
Out of this effort, the Strategic Instruction Model®, or SIM®, has evolved. In essence, SIM is about promoting effective teaching and learning of critical content in schools. SIM strives to help teachers make decisions about what is of greatest importance, what we can teach students to help them to learn, and how to teach them well.
Information on the Strategic Instruction Model, developed by the University of Kansas, can be accessed at the websites on this page. There are two components in SIM: Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement Routines. Websites for Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement Routines are listed following the descriptions of those programs. The following information can be accessed from the University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning, at the following websites:
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION MODEL (SIM)
University of Kansas SIM Website:
http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/
A complete SIM brochure:
http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/brochures/SIMoverview.pdf
For more information on the Learning Strategies Curriculum, visit the following websites:
http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/strategies.shtml
http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/brochures/LSoverview.pdf
For more information on the Content Enhancement Curriculum, visit the following websites:
http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/content.shtml
http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/brochures/CEoverview.pdf
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Locate a Florida SIM Professional Development Offering
Florida SIM Professional Development Offerings
FDLRS Managers - SIM Professional Development Notification Form (updated for 2009-2010)
SIM PD Offering FDLRS Manager Notification 09-10.pdf
Florida SIM Professional Developer Wikispace – Password Protected
http://florida-sim.wikispaces.com/
FLORIDA SIM DATA COLLECTION
Potential Student Impact Data Information Survey Link
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=OSuE0pS0TXmw_2fcjmXdSk2Q_3d_3d
Potential Student Impact Data Information FORM - PDF version
SIM Student Data Form 7-09 through 12-09.pdf
FLORIDA SIM POTENTIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER INSTITUTE
SIM PPDI Application for CONTENT ENHANCEMENT
FDLRS SIM CE PPDI Application
SIM PPDI Application for LEARNING STRATEGIES
FDLRS SIM LS PPDI Application
FDLRS CONTACT INFORMATION
FDLRS Administration/HRD Project
3841 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177
Phone: 386-312-2265
Fax: 386-329-3835
Mary Ann Ahearn, Program Administrator ~ahearnm@nefec.org
Valerie Watson, Program Coordinator ~ watsonv@nefec.org
Susan Varnes, Project Secretary ~ varness@nefec.org
Deborah Costine, Project Secretary ~ costined@nefec.org