Okeechobee Main Street, Inc. [FL]

Description

The Okeechobee Main Street program is designed to improve all aspects of the Okeechobee downtown district. Its main goals are to improved economic management, strengthen public participation in downtown events, recruit new businesses, rehabilitate buildings and building facades, and expand parking for visitors. The organization has three main projects, the facade program which seeks to improve the look and feel of downtown through building restoration, the beautification program which improves upon landscaping downtown, and guidelines for the painting of murals downtown.

The site offers detailed information and documents regarding all organization programs, an events calendar, and links to visitor information regarding Okeechobee.

This is a community revitalization organization.

Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference

Description

The theme of this year's conference is "Go for Broke!"

Website
http://www.fcss.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Conference.Home
Sponsoring Organization
Florida Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
tedbanton@fcss.org
Location
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Contact name
Banton, Ted
Contact Title
Conference Coordinator
Phone number
904-347-3148
Start Date
End Date
Submission Deadline

Florida Educational Technology Conference

Description

Florida Educational Technology Conference is one of the largest conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. The conference program is shaped to provide educators and administrators an opportunity to explore ways to integrate different technologies across the curriculum—from kindergarten to college—through exposure to the latest hardware, software, and successful strategies on student technology use. FETC is designed for teachers, principals and deans, district administrators, curriculum designers, media specialists, technology directors, and various other educators.

Website
http://www.fetc.org/
Sponsoring Organization
1105 Media Inc.
Contact email
info@fetc.org
Location
Orlando, FL
Phone number
850-219-9600
Start Date
End Date
Fax number
850-219-9610

"Aiming for Pensacola": Riding the Underground Railroad in the Deep South

Description

No details available.

Contact name
Clavin, Matthew J.
Contact email
NEHworkshops@uwf.edu
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
University of West Florida
Phone number
850-474-2680
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $750 stipend
Duration
Five days
End Date
Website
http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-school.html

"Aiming for Pensacola": Riding the Underground Railroad in the Deep South

Description

No details available.

Contact name
Clavin, Matthew J.
Contact email
NEHworkshops@uwf.edu
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
University of West Florida
Phone number
850-474-2680
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $750 stipend
Duration
Five days
End Date
Website
http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-school.html

The Era of Good Feelings

Description

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the brief period following the 1816 election of James Monroe in which only one political party dominated American politics. But growing partisanship and financial panic soon brought the Era of Good Feelings to an end.

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