Education and the Peace Corps were the natural selections for the next part of Natalie’s journey. Natalie Part II As the AmeriCorps experience ended, Natalie enrolled in the Elementary Education program at SPC. She struggled through each semester, changing jobs each time her school schedule changed. Countless nights, Natalie questioned how she was going to afford beans and … Continue reading Natural Selection – Education and the Peace Corps
Part I of Natalie’s Elementary Education Journey This is a story about a revelation leading to Natalie’s elementary education journey and how she decided this was the career for her. Natalie El Amrani is a 24 year old Elementary Education student at St. Petersburg College. She entered her final internship in August 2018, and will … Continue reading Elementary Education – Natalie’s Career Choice
Early Childhood Online Students attend One Goal Conference On Friday, July 20, 2018, we had the pleasure of hearing from some of our outstanding Early Childhood Education students at the One Goal Conference in Tampa. Representatives included Beverly Kamp, Cher Rosselot and Kimberly Shannon. All three are T.E.A.C.H scholarship recipients. The TEACH Scholarship supports … Continue reading Early Childhood Education Students Attend One Goal
Decoding is an essential reading skill and the foundation of reading instruction. The brain translates print into speech by rapid recognition of letter combinations to sounds. The brain recognizes patterns. Phonics is used in teaching this skill. With phonics you look at the whole word, breaking down to beginning sounds, ending sounds and context clues. Or you … Continue reading Decoding Essential Foundation for Reading
The Cultural Collections will be a working assemblage where faculty and COE students can continually add ideas, lessons, and activities to share. The College of Education recently used funds from a grant for the Elementary Education program to purchase artifacts such as multicultural books, lesson plans, activities, games, music, and more. Themed collections will be … Continue reading Cultural Collections Arrive Fall 2018
Minority Teacher Education Scholarship supports our future teachers. College of Education Academic Program Coordinator, Sherri Kent-Roberts and COE faculty, Dr. Meg Delgato, attended the Florida Fund Minority Teachers (FFMT) Board of Directors Meeting in Orlando in June. The Primary Contact for the FFMT scholarships at SPC is Sherri. SPC COE staff were joined by … Continue reading Minority Teacher Education Scholarship Supports Teachers
Graduate Accolades from the College of Education to: Martinique Kelty graduated from SPC in spring 2015. In fall 2017 Martinique graduated USF with a Masters in Exceptional Student Education and an Infant Family Health Certification. She is currently an ESE Support Facilitator at Azalea Middle School. Accolades from Council for Exceptional Children to: The Council … Continue reading Graduate Accolades from College of Ed
Educational Sign Language Interpreting is the new track the College of Education will be offering under our Educational Studies & Community Leadership degree. The purpose of the Educational Sign Language Interpreting concentration is to provide a unique undergrad education experience designed to meet the needs of individuals who want to work in a K-12 setting … Continue reading Educational Sign Language Interpreting – New Track Fall 2018
For College of Education students facing the Subject Area Exam (SAE), studying for all areas can seem like a daunting task. Certified teachers in the state of Florida are required to pass a series of three tests. One, the Subject Area Exam is designed to test for knowledge of subject matter. However, since the … Continue reading Subject Area Exam (SAE) Content Area Additions
Rothman Supports Early Childhood Literacy in Our Community First of all, Rothman Family Foundation is a huge supporter of Early Childhood literacy in Pinellas County. Improving literacy among the community’s youngest scholars is one of Rothman’s commitments. Sets of books and mini child size bookbags for completing their coursework in Early Childhood development was the … Continue reading Early Childhood Literacy, Community Fun