Congratulations to the following graduates who have been placed in their field!

The following Southwest Florida College graduates have been placed in their chosen career fields:

• Jennifer Skocik – 1st grade teacher at Caloosa Elementary
• Viviana Leiva – 1st grade teacher at Patriot Elementary
• Suhay Nunez – 5th grade teacher at James Stephens International Academy
• Trish Black – 1st grade teacher at James Stephens International Academy
• Luisa Yeung – teacher at Edgewood Academy
• Tammy Englund – ESE (Exceptional Student Education) teacher at Orange River Elementary
• Ashley Kunz – teacher at Gateway Charter
• Brian Judd – 6th grade teacher at Gateway Charter
• Jennifer Lee – Kindergarten teacher at Gateway Charter
• Kasey Ward – Kindergarten teacher at Gateway Charter
• Lisa Peters – 1st grade teacher at Gateway Charter
• Jessica O’Donnell – 3rd grade teacher at Gateway Charter
• Heidi Jo Johnson – 1st grade teacher at Gateway Charter
• Stacy Hernandez  – ESOL paraprofessional at Gateway Charter
• Yesenia Conway – Spanish teacher at Christa McAuliffe Charter School

http://www.swfc.edu/education/Education-Disclosures.htm.

About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call 1-877-455-0107 or visit www.swfc.edu.

Southwest Florida College’s Director of Education to present at the 2011 NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo.

Mr. Manny Maestre, Director of Education for the Southwest Florida College Fort Myers and Bonita Springs campuses, will be presenting at the 2011 NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo, November 2-5, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Maestre’s presentation entitled: The three Rs of early childhood male educators: Resiliency, respect, and retention, will be an hour and a half session that covers the first to third graders age group and is within the Men in Early Childhood Topic Track.

The session will provide critical analysis of the barriers and best practices that currently exist in recruiting and retaining male early childhood educators in diverse classroom settings, particularly those serving ELL and ESE student populations as well as the different teaching methodologies used by each gender that assists in ensuring student success. Additionally, the session will demonstrate and define a firm correlation between the successes of a diverse student population within an early educational setting as it relates to gender identification and the underlying social and cognitive causes that undermine its premise.

Additionally, according to a letter received from NAEYC, Mr. Maestre’s session has been hand-picked by NAEYC staff “from over 900 other sessions to be recorded because of its broad appeal to a diverse audience of early childhood educators. NAEYC staff considered many factors in the selection process, including the topic, age group, speaker expertise, session popularity and intended audience.”

http://www.swfc.edu/education/Education-Disclosures.htm

About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information visit www.swfc.edu. 

PRACTICUM II STUDENTS

Hey there Practicum II students! You can use this blog to post about your experiences as you work through the Practicum II process. Remember not to use student, teacher or school names though...
Have fun!!

http://www.swfc.edu/Education/Education-Disclosures.htm

About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call 1-877-455-0107 or visit www.swfc.edu.

New teachers!

Southwest Florida College is so proud of all of our new teachers out there in their first year of teaching! We know you are making us proud each and every day. We want to hear from you. We want to see pictures of your new classroom. We want to hear how things are going in your classroom and school. We have graduates in areas of the county, including the Lee County School District as well as in charter schools and childcare facilities. We can't wait to hear from you about all of your success so far!


http://www.swfc.edu/Education/Education-Disclosures.htm

About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call 1-877-455-0107 or visit www.swfc.edu.

PROUD TO BE...FROM SWFC!!! Fort Myers Education Students Are True AWAKENERS!!!!!!

You did it students! Now is your time to shine and make a difference in the lives of those students you will have in your classrooms! If you recently were offered a teaching position or a position at a school, let us know! We are proud of you!









About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call 1-877-455-0107 or visit www.swfc.edu.

SWFC Early Education Students Video Testimonial

Elementary Education • Early Childhood Education •
Early Childhood Care & Management

Students will focus on the creation of developmentally appropriate curriculums, and instruction and assessment in their classrooms. Upon completion of the program, the student will have a strong background in the growth and development of young children; understand how children learn; be aware of the diversity in our population; be able to observe children and use the data to plan developmentally appropriate instructional experiences; and understand the roles of the teacher, the family and the school community. To learn more, visit www.swfc.edu/education today!

Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning centrally located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte, and includes the Institute of Interior Design located within the Miromar Design Center in Estero. The College offers programs in Health Care, Business, Design, Education, Information Technology and Legal Studies. Its mission is to provide educational opportunities for individuals to acquire knowledge and skills that will help prepare them for rewarding careers in fields with high growth potential. For more information, call toll free 888‐526‐7973 or visit http://www.swfc.edu/.

Southwest Florida College's Education Club Hosts "Future Teachers Helping Teachers" Yard Sale

The Southwest Florida College Education Club, known as the SWFC Awakeners, are hosting a flea market for teachers both in the private and public sectors at the Southwest Florida College, Fort Myers campus on Saturday, June 12 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Teachers can bring their unneeded classroom items or learning materials to sell at the event. There is no cost to participate and teachers keep all the proceeds that they make.

“We want to help teachers make the money and buy the things they need for their classrooms,” said SWFC student and Education Club president, Donna Lauricella. “With the economy the way that it is, we wanted to be sensitive to the expenses that teachers are burdened with year after year of setting up and operating a developmentally appropriate and effective classroom. This sale will give the teachers a chance to sell things they no longer use or need and also purchase things they want, all the while helping each other out.”

Items like wall decorations, classroom materials, manipulatives, idea books, literature, etc., can be bought and sold individually. “We are not making any money on the items that we sell,” Lauricella said.

The Education Club will also be accepting any donations of unopened art and craft supplies, manipulatives, or books for local preschools that are in need. Concessions such as coffee and donuts and other refreshments will be on sale. Money raised through concession sales will also go to support the preschools.

“We hope this event will help to get our name out there and let everyone know that SWFC students are involved and eager to take a place in the educational system here in Lee County.” Lauricella said.

The event will be held on Saturday, June 12 from 9 AM to 1 PM indoors on the third floor of the Southwest Florida College, Fort Myers campus located on 1685 Medical Lane in Fort Myers. Tables will be provided to all teachers. Teachers need to RSVP by Wednesday, June 9 in order to secure a space by emailing educationclub@swfc.edu or calling Donna at (239) 218-8967.