Curriculum

Summary:

This page contains descriptions of and links to all pages in the Curriculum section of the Teaching Resources for Florida ESE website.

• Resources- information about Florida's public school curriculum
• Designing Modifications- definition of modifications, links to information about two types of modifications, the legal basis and implications, and training resources
• Alternate Curriculum- information about the type of student who may require modifications in the Sunshine State Standards
• Partial Requirements- information about the type of student who may use partial requirements of Career and Technical Education courses
• Impact of Modifications- implications of making modifications to curriculum outcomes and information about how modifications impact the type of diploma a student will receive
• Modifications Training and Resources: Meaningful Participation - a one-day awareness level workshop that provides tools and strategies of instructional planning for students with significant cognitive disabilities
• The Legal Basis for Accommodations and Modifications- describes the federal laws and Florida Statutes and rules that address accommodations and modifications
• Who is Eligible?- definitions of disabilities including links to the categories of disabilities identified in IDEA
• No Child Left Behind- holds states accountable for student achievement and requires that schools show increasing performance for all students
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act- mandates that all children with disabilities receive a free, appropriate public education regardless of the level or severity of their disability
• Americans with DIsabilities Act- guarantees equal access and removal of barriers so that people with disabilities can fully participate in society
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act- the first federal legislation addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities
• Florida Statutes and Rules-sections of the Florida Statutes and the Florida Administrative Code that deal with accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities
• Summaries of Florida Statutes and Rules- briefly describes the Florida Statutes and rules that address accommodations and modifications
• Sunshine State Standards - benchmarks and grade level expectations (GLEs) that define learning outcomes of Florida's general curriculum in seven academic areas and applied technology
• Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma - levels of accomplishment in curriculum areas for students with disabilities seeking a special diploma
• ESE Course Descriptions PDFs- PDF files for the 86 state-adopted courses for Exceptional Student Education, Grade 6-12 and Adult. The course descriptions include Suggested Performance Objectives.
• Performance Objectives for Elementary Students- information on Performance Objectives for Elementary Students for Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma, with downloadable PDF documents