Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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.