{"id":1341,"date":"2017-01-31T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T23:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2024-02-12T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:32:10","slug":"urgent-need-k-12-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/urgent-need-k-12-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill an urgent need for K-12 teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do want to make a difference and\u00a0change the future? Then St. Petersburg College is challenging you &#8211; \u00a0become teachers and role models for our most important resource, our children.<\/p>\n<p>There is an urgent need for K-12 teachers in education. Learn more at an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.spcollege.edu\/survey\/22898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>information session this week &#8211; Thursday, Feb. 2, at SPC&#8217;s Clearwater Campus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kn3r3KljBh8<\/p>\n<p>If you have a bachelor&#8217;s degree or higher in a non-education major but would like to teach, SPC&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/epi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Educator Preparation Institute (EPI)<\/a> may be the perfect fit for you.\u00a0 If you would like to attend,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.spcollege.edu\/survey\/22898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reply here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/epi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPI<\/a> Information Session on Thursday , Feb. 2, from 5:30 \u2013 6:30 p.m. on the Clearwater Campus, ES 104 . The alternative teacher certification program at SPC is a state-approved, three-semester program that leads to Florida\u2019s Professional Teaching Certificate, the state\u2019s highest licensure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPI starts during summer term<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SPC\u2019s EPI starts during <strong>the summer in May only<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/epi\/#tab=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>It is an evening program with daytime teaching requirements during the second and third terms.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All EPI courses are \u201cblended,\u201d meaning the course content will be delivered both on campus and online.\u00a0 Although coursework involves online components, it is not an online program.<\/p>\n<p>On-campus class times may require one or two nights a week (Monday &#8211; Thursday) beginning at 6 p.m. and ending between 8 and 9 p.m.\u00a0 Online instruction and modules may be completed at any computer and any time (24\/7) during the time frames specified by the instructor.<\/p>\n<p>Practical teaching is also an integral part of the EPI. Teacher candidates will complete a 60-hour practicum during the second term of the EPI. SPC works with Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties to secure practicum and internship assignments for all College of Education students.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You have been challenged!<\/em>\u00a0Call <a href=\"tel:727-791-2521\">727-791-2521<\/a> or join us on Feb. 2 and join <em>the education community.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do want to make a difference and\u00a0change the future? Then St. Petersburg College is challenging you &#8211; \u00a0become teachers and role models for our most important resource, our children. There is an urgent need for K-12 teachers in education. Learn more at an\u00a0information session this week &#8211; Thursday, Feb. 2, at SPC&#8217;s Clearwater Campus. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kn3r3KljBh8 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/urgent-need-k-12-teachers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fill an urgent need for K-12 teachers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":650,"featured_media":193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-of-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1341"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6209,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341\/revisions\/6209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}