Currently available at the Schultz Center are ESOL, Gifted and Reading Endorsement courses. Each course is facilitated solely online via Blackboard. Each class is $170 for 60 hours of training. To register, visit our website, www.schultzcenter.org, and click “register for courses” to sign up for one of these classes. If you need assistance in registering for a class please contact Hayden Maxwell at maxwellh@schultzcenter.org

Apryl Shackelford was named the 2013 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year tonight at the 22nd Annual EDDY Awards. Shackelford, the Lead Reading Teacher at Northwestern Middle School, was selected from five outstanding finalists.

Shackelford, a former high school dropout who overcame her circumstances to earn bachelors and masters degrees, works primarily with students who struggle in reading. While she uses her personal life experiences to inspire her students, Shackelford relies on data-driven instruction so that students know when they have reached benchmarks and when they need to review in order to reach a target. She continuously encourages her students while providing them with the skills to take charge of their own learning. As a result, all of her students make significant gains from the time they enter and leave her class.

Shackelford is the Young Ladies Lead Advisor for a group called F.I.R.E., which stands for Fabulous Young Ladies, Innovative, Responsible and Educated. Through this program, young women focus on values like honesty, caring, respect, responsibility and confidence. As a result, they become strong and confident which translates not only to success in the classroom, but in life. In addition, Shackelford is the Chair of the Northwestern Middle School Advisory Council (SAC).

The Teacher of the Year program is a joint venture of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership. The Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year will go on to compete for the state-wide title.

The Instructional Coach Academy is a one-week professional development opportunity designed to provide training on the coaching cycle, effective modeling, collaborative teaching, disaggregating data, facilitating PLCs, driving common planning, providing effective feedback, communicating with administration, and working with adult learners.
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The Schultz Center Leadership Team was recently granted an award by the Florida Association for Staff Development (FASD) for the Schultz Center Leadership Institute's Principal Academy, a three year competency-based program developed to respond to district and principal learning needs. The program is part of a leadership continuum developed in an effort to build leadership capacity and support district administrative pipelines.

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Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year Professional Development opens Monday, August 13th. Reference the courses available here, or use the "register for courses" option noted above for all current course listings. If you should need registration assistance, please reference our support page or call us at 904.348.5757.

To learn more about the First Coast Scholars’ 2013 seminars click on First Coast Scholars under Outreach Programs to the right.

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Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year Professional Development opens Monday, August 13th. Reference the courses available here, or use the "register for courses" option noted above for all current course listings. If you should need registration assistance, please reference our support page or call us at 904.348.5757.

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