{"id":5186,"date":"2018-10-22T10:08:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2024-02-12T08:34:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:34:29","slug":"alternate-route-passion-to-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/alternate-route-passion-to-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternate Route, Passion to Teach"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Are you eligible to take an alternate route and become a teacher in a 3 semester program?<\/h5>\n<h5>Do you have a passion for education?<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4137\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/01\/Poulin2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4137\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/01\/Poulin2.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Poulin, College of Education Dept. Chair and Educator Prep Institute Cooridnator\" width=\"295\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/01\/Poulin2.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/01\/Poulin2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Michael Poulin, COE Dept. Chair &amp; EPI Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><em>Meet Dr. Poulin on Wednesday, November 7th at 5:30, and see if this is your future.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>Educator Prep Institutes\u00a0are designed for baccalaureate degree holders to become certified teachers.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 If you have a non-education Bachelor\u2019s degree or are a career changer considering an alternative route \u2014\u00a0 become a quality educator!\u00a0 The College of Education at SPC has the perfect state-approved program for you.\u00a0 <strong>Three semesters, starting Summer\/ May 2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg College\u2019s (SPC)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/EPI\/#tab=1\">Educator Preparation Institute (EPI)<\/a>\u00a0is a three-semester\u00a0program which leads to Florida\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/teaching\/certification\/pathways-routes\/teaching-for-the-career-changer-or-col.stml\"><strong>Professional Educator\u2019s Certificate<\/strong><\/a>. Anyone with a\u00a0<strong>Bachelor\u2019s Degree<\/strong>\u00a0or higher is eligible for entry to the EPI Program. The EPI Program leads to certification in many educational areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/Elementary_Education\/\">Elementary Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/ese\/\">Exceptional Student Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Art and Music<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/MiddleGradesMath\/\">Math\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/MiddleGradesScience\/\">Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Social Studies<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">English and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><em>If you would like more detailed information, please join us at our upcoming EPI Info Session:<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Educator Preparation Institute<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Information Session<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Wednesday, November 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">5:30 \u2013 6:30 p.m.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/friends-partners\/about\/locations\/clearwater-campus\">Clearwater Campus<\/a>\u2013\u00a0<strong>ES \u2013 Room 105<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">2465 Drew St., Clearwater<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Register at:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.spcollege.edu\/survey\/25544\">http:\/\/web.spcollege.edu\/survey\/25544<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The EPI is an evening program\u00a0<\/strong>with daytime teaching requirements during the second and third terms. All EPI courses are \u201cblended&#8221;.\u00a0 Blended course content will be delivered both on campus and online. EPI is not an online program, although coursework involves online components. On-campus class times may require one or two nights a week (Mon.-Thur.) beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending between 8 and 9:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Most importantly, EPI students are placed in elementary, middle or secondary schools (based on certification area) for real practical teaching experience. Our students complete a 60-hour practicum experience in the fall semester and a 10-week full internship in the Spring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">If you have any questions or would like additional info, please contact Dr. Michael Poulin, EPI Coordinator at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/alternative-route-teaching-educator-prep-institute\/Poulin.michael@spcollege.edu\">Poulin.michael@spcollege.edu<\/a> \u00a0or Marilynn Cirri at <a href=\"mailto:cirri.marilynn@spcollege.edu\">cirri.marilynn@spcollege.edu<\/a> .<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you eligible to take an alternate route and become a teacher in a 3 semester program? Do you have a passion for education? Meet Dr. Poulin on Wednesday, November 7th at 5:30, and see if this is your future. Educator Prep Institutes\u00a0are designed for baccalaureate degree holders to become certified teachers.\u00a0 If you have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/alternate-route-passion-to-teach\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alternate Route, Passion to Teach<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":650,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[8,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-of-education","category-eduction-info-sessions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5186","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=5186"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5200,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5186\/revisions\/5200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}