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A minority teachers scholarship, funded by the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers,<\/a> is now taking applications. If you qualify, you could get up to $4,000 per year<\/strong> towards your teaching education.<\/p>\n

SPC grad receives minority teachers scholarship<\/h3>\n

A recipient of the minority teachers scholarship for two years, Michael Wiggs knows first hand how much of a difference the scholarship can make. A 2016 SPC College of Education graduate and former president of SPC’s International Honor Society in Education,\u00a0 Wiggs currently teaches 4th grade in Tampa’s Sulphur Springs K-8 Community School.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelWiggs is pictured above with Melissa Carroll, Therese Whitehurst and Courtney Baker, also members of Kappa Delta Pi and SPC education graduates.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Minority
Michael Wiggs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An Elevate School,\u00a0 Sulpher Springs partners with\u00a0the YMCA and Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise where extracurricular activities and tutoring sessions are provided.<\/p>\n

High needs schools like Sulpher Springs are ranked by unfilled, available teacher positions, and\u00a0located where at least 30 percent of students come from families with incomes below the poverty line.<\/p>\n

The Florida Fund for Minority Teacher (FFMT)<\/a> Scholarship provided some financial relief for Wiggs. In addition, attending\u00a0two FFMT Symposiums\u00a0with classmates who also received the award allowed\u00a0him to create a bond with the other students, an important link\u00a0in his success.\u00a0 He was hired at one of the FFMT\u00a0Symposiums and one of his classmates received multiple job offers.\u00a0 This opportunity allowed the students attending to network with other teachers in school districts throughout Florida.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>
Dr. Nancy Watkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To be successful, teachers must have an out of the box teaching strategy and tools to reach their students. Wiggs\u2019 training at St. Petersburg College introduced him to what classroom management\u00a0tools he would need to\u00a0be successful in his 4th<\/sup> grade class.<\/p>\n

One of his favorite instructors at St. Petersburg College was Dr. Nancy Watkins. \u00a0In her\u00a0Classroom Management course, she read one of his favorite\u00a0quotes by Haim G. Ginott:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It\u2019s my personal approach that creates the climate. It\u2019s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child\u2019s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He approaches each day in his class with this quote in mind. \u00a0The demands of teaching in high-needs schools can be intimidating. \u00a0It requires passion, dedication and perseverance. The FFMT Symposiums gave Wiggs the opportunity\u00a0to work in a school\u00a0where he will make a difference.<\/p>\n

Wiggs found his experience at St. Petersburg College to be amazing and thought the faculty and staff were phenomenal! \u00a0The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers\u00a0scholarship <\/a>was an additional bonus to lessen his financial burden at college.<\/p>\n

The priority deadline for this minority teachers scholarship is August 1 for this fall. Contact Sherri Kent-Roberts at Kentroberts.sherri@spcollege.edu<\/a> or 727-341-4659 for more information or visit their website to learn more about the Minority Teachers Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A minority teachers scholarship, funded by the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, begins taking applications June 15. 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