Listed below are links to the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services discretionary projects which provide professional development training to Florida educators and related service personnel.

Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities
Training activities focus on initiatives to assist school and district administrators in incorporating access points in the revised Sunshine State Standards and the revision of Course Descriptions for Exceptional Student Education, Grades 6-12.
http://www.cpt.fsu.edu/ese/index.html

Accountability and Assessment for Students with Disabilities
Training and technical assistance to school districts, teachers, and families regarding alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities, including the new statewide alternate assessment.
http://www.paec.org/AboutPAEC/departments/alternateassessment/

Assistive Technology Educational Network
District support to assessment teams and educators in the trial and implementation of assistive technology and professional development training.
Region 1: http://sharepoint.leon.k12.fl.us/fdlrsaten/default.aspx
Region 2: http://www.nefec.org/fdlrs/aten.asp
Region 3: http://www.paec.org/fdlrsweb/regionals.htm
Region 4: http://www.fimcvi.org/index_ATEN.htm
Region 5: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/studentsupport/sraten/

Career Development and Transition
Assists school districts in meeting IDEA 2004 requirements for transition related to: general transition, range of school and post-school options, interagency collaboration, and self-determination.
http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Centers/TransitionCenter/www/about.htm

Coordinating Existing Networks to Reach All Learners (Project CENTRAL)
Identifies and provides successful educational practices, including developing a “core” database of effective instructional practices; identifying criteria and procedures for determining effective instructional practices; identifying trainers for all effective models determined; and providing data on student progress as a result of implementing each effective instructional practice.
http://projectcentral.ucf.edu/
 
Critical Initiatives in Visual Impairments Project
Teacher training that addresses the critical shortage of highly qualified personnel; Braille instruction; and the effective use of residual vision for learning by using low vision devices.
http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/11/03/visual_impairment_grant.html

Educational Interpreters Project
Professional development opportunities for educational interpreters; increases the supply of skilled educational interpreters working with students who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind; and provides technical assistance to school district personnel regarding educational interpreting.
http://www.interpreterproject.org/

Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Associate Centers
Diagnostic and instructional support services to those persons involved in the education of students with exceptionalities, including infants and preschool children who are high risk or who have disabilities.
http://www.fdlrs.org

Florida Inclusion Network 
Regional network of facilitators, consultants, and practitioners to assist schools and school districts in the implementation of effective and inclusive educational practices.
http://www.floridainclusionnetwork.com/

Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired
Coordination and training in the selection and use of materials, equipment, and technological applications for the visually impaired.
http://www.fimcvi.org/

Florida Instructional Technology Training Resource Unit
Guides technology specialists in meeting the statewide technology initiatives outlined in the FDOE projects.
http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/index.htm

Institute for Small and Rural Districts
Training and technical assistance designed to support positive outcomes for students with disabilities and their families across a network of thirty-four small and rural Florida school districts.
http://www.nefec.org/isrd/

Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program
Training, quality assurance, and technical assistance to programs and staff to meet or exceed established quality assurance standards and to comply with all state and federal requirements
http://www.criminologycenter.fsu.edu/jjeep/

Learning through Listening Project
Training to administrators, teachers, parents, and students on the use of this technology to improve the individual’s reading success.
http://www.learningthroughlistening.org/Teaching-with-RFB-
D-s-Audiobooks/RFB-D-s-Audiobooks-and-the-Learning-
Through-Listening-LTL-Program/LTL-Benefits/133/

Outreach for Visually and Hearing Impaired Services
Technical assistance and services to small and rural districts serving students who have been identified with visual and/or hearing impairments.
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/outreach_services/what_we_do.php

Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism
Regional staff development activities, a pre-conference day for teachers at the annual CARD conference, and a mentoring program that pairs teachers with CARD staff members.
http://doepartnership.usf.edu/

Florida Positive Behavior Support
Technical assistance and training to expedite the resolution of serious problem behavior and build the capacity of personnel to use positive, assessment-based intervention approaches for students who have disabilities and significant behavioral challenges. 
http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/

Problem Solving and Response to Intervention State Project
Statewide training in problem solving and response to intervention skills.
http://www.floridarti.usf.edu/index.html

Personnel Development Partnerships
Supports initiatives to recruit, prepare, and retain highly qualified educators, according to NCLB and IDEA 2004, who work with exceptional student education.
http://www.coe.fau.edu/pdp/
http://pdp.fgcu.edu/
http://www.fiu.edu/~cspd/
http://pdp.fsu.edu/
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucf-pdp/
http://education.ufl.edu/grants/pdp/index.html
http://www.unf.edu/~kkrudwig/pdp/index.html
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/pdp/
http://uwf.edu/pdp

Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Consultation and technical assistance regarding training, emerging technology applications, and evaluation and use of materials to districts, FSDB teachers, and parents of students with hearing impairments.
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/

State Personnel Development Grant
Professional development opportunities for school-based speech/language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, teachers of students with visual impairments, and teachers of students with deafness or hearing impairments through Weekends with the Experts.
http://www.flwwe.net/
Online coursework towards PreK disabilities, autism, and severe/profound endorsements through the Virtual ESE Online Program
http://virtualese.nefec.org/overview.aspx.

Technical Assistance and Training System for Programs Serving Young Children with Disabilities 
Statewide system of technical assistance and training that promotes high quality programs which lead to and support positive outcomes for prekindergarten children with disabilities and their families.
http://www.tats.ucf.edu/index.php

Transition to Independence Process
Technical assistance and training to improve the graduation rate and academic success of students with severe emotional/behavioral disabilities and/or students with disabilities who are involved in the juvenile justice system, as well as to increase their competencies for postsecondary success.
http://tip.fmhi.usf.edu/

Very Special Arts Florida
Statewide support network responsible for the implementation of arts programs to ensure the successful inclusion of individuals with exceptionalities.
http://www.vsafl.org/