Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) with Reading Endorsement - Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility

College of Education

EPIR-CT

Program Leadership Information

Michael Poulin
Academic Chair
poulin.michael@spcollege.edu
727-791-2788

Dr. Heather Duncan
Dean, College of Education
duncan.heather@spcollege.edu


Program Summary

The Educator Preparation Institute Certificate is a state approved program that is offered fully online and leads to a Florida Professional Teaching Certification. The program includes a 60-hour practicum in the fall semester and a full-time 10-week internship in the final semester that can be completed in any school district in Florida. The EPI program begins in the summer, continues in the fall and finishes in the spring.

The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
  • the recommended order in which to take the program courses
  • suggested course when more than one option exists
  • which semester each course is typically offered
  • if the course has a prerequisite
  • courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.

If you have already started the program, click one of the following for the archived Academic Pathways. Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Teacher candidates will design curriculum that includes appropriate knowledge of core content and pedagogy.
  2. Analyze curriculum standards for knowledge and skills that ground instructional planning.
  3. Synthesize student data, content, strategies, technology, and assessment to provide equitable learning for all students.
  4. Select research-based teaching strategies to meet objectives.
  5. Employ content area strategies to extend student learning.
  6. Demonstrate self-efficacy in making instructional decisions.
  7. Teacher candidates will design a variety of assessments to measure student learning and improve student success.
  8. Create formative and summative assessments aligned to state standards.
  9. Develop criteria to measure student learning.
  10. Make instructional decisions based on data analysis.
  11. Implement instructional strategies to improve student success/learning.
  12. Teacher candidates will establish a collaborative and student-centered classroom.
  13. Analyze teacher actions and strategies used to promote student engagement.
  14. Interpret diverse community and school behavioral expectations and norms to create an inclusive learning environment.
  15. Differentiate effective interventions based on behavioral data.
  16. Utilize school and community resources to support students.
  17. Teacher candidates will utilize knowledge and skills gained from professional development opportunities in their classrooms.
  18. Reflect on areas of professional strengths and opportunities for growth.
  19. Incorporate clinical feedback to improve teaching practice.
  20. Examine professional organizations and external professional development opportunities to extend professional learning.

Admission Requirements

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Education (COE) – Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) • Applicants must have graduated with a non-education, bachelor’s degree (or higher) from a regionally accredited college/university or other approved Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) institution. • Applicants must pass the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) General Knowledge Test (GK) - all four sections. • Applicants must pass respective Subject Area Exam (SAE). • Applicants must present a valid FLDOE Official Statement of Status of Eligibility. • Applicants must be computer literate.

Graduation Requirements

A grade of “C” or higher is required in all EPI classes. Graduation requirements include completing all above course requirements, demonstrating competency in the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs) at the pre-professional level, passing all sections of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE), a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in all EPI coursework, and completing all School Based Hours.

Program Requirements

MAJOR CORE COURSES
Complete 34 credits
Credits 33
EDF 4264
Learning Theory and Instruction (Active)
3
EEX 4084
Differentiated Instruction of Exceptional and Diverse Students (Active)
3
EDG 4419
Building Classroom Management and Discipline (Active)
3
RED 4654
Foundations and Applications of Differentiated Instruction (Historical)
3
RED 4342
Foundations of Research Based Practices of Reading Education and Application of Instruction (Active)
3
RED 4541
Foundations of Reading Assessment (Historical)
3
EDF 4944 *
EPI Practicum (Active)
2
TSL 4140 *
Curriculum Development in ESOL (Active)
3
EDF 4444
Assessment in the Curriculum (Active)
2
RED 4844
Reading Practicum (Historical)
1
EDF 4930
EPI Capstone Seminar (Historical)
3
EDF 4949 *
EPI Internship (Historical)
4
*Explanation of School-based hours (SBH): Some EPI courses contain assignments which require students to spend time in a public school classroom. This classroom time is identified in the above curriculum as SBH (school based hours). Students also complete a ten week Internship course which requires them to spend five full days in an assigned classroom for the duration of this ten week internship. The College of Education coordinates the placements for all student field experiences.
Total: 33