The Eagles Educate/ACEI is a student branch of the Association for Childhood Education International. Our student group was established in the fall of 2004 at the Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2005 and 2008 Eagles Educate/ACEI student branch was acknowledged with the "Branch Excellence Award".
MISSION OF ACEI: "Our mission is to promote and support in the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are commited to the needs of children in a changing society."
Goals for ACEI:
To promote the inherent rights, education and well-being of all children in their home, school and community.
To work for desirable conditions, programs and practices for children from infancy through early adolescence.
To bring into active cooperation all individuals and groups concerned with children.
To raise the standard of preparation for those actively involved with the care and development of children.
To encourage continuous professional growth of educators.
To focus the public's attention on the rights and needs of children and the ways various programs must be adjusted to fit those rights and needs.
Meetings are held every first Monday of each month at 5:00 pm in the Library, room 443.
Events:
World Teacher's Day: Eagles Educate created certificates for all of the COE professors in honor of World Teacher's Day. We held a voting session in which students were able to vote for their favorites COE professors.
Walk for Autism: We will all be registering and walking as a group in the 2009 Walk Now for Autism Southwest Florida. Saturday, November 7, 2009 Estero Community Park. The Southwest Florida Walk Now for Autism offers everyone a fun-filled experience with entertainment, refreshments, an autism community resource fair, and much, much more.
Real Deal: This event is going to take place on Monday, October 5th at 5:00 pm in the library room 443. We will have three first-year teachers and one block 5 intern talking and sharing information about the transition from being a student to a teacher.
Eagle Expo: We took part in Eagle Expo to inform prospective students about our branch and the many events that we hold throughout the year.
Christmas at Health Park: This Christmas we are going to light up the faces of the sick children at Health Park Hospital. We will be making and collecting homemade cards from our students, and then delivering them to the children staying at the hospital.
More events will take place during the Spring semester!
ACEI Annual Conference will take place April 28 - May 1 in Phoenix, AZ. This provides students with an opportunity for professional development. Students can also be presenters. Students can choose to present any past projects, lesson plans, units, etc. that they feel proud of and would like to share with other professionals. For more information, you can visit the ACEI website at http://www.acei.org/.
Kappa Delta Pi (KDP)
Omega Epsilon Chapter is located on Florida Gulf Coast University campus.
Chapter Membership
Membership in the chapter of Kappa Delta Pi depends on the following criteria:
Intent to continue in the field of education
Completing a Pre-application is required for membership
At the beginning of each semester, students are recruited for membership. Applications will be available throughout the College of Education and current KDP members will visit classes at the start of each semester to recruit for membership. Students are required to have the following requirements:
Leadership attributes
Undergraduates - must have first-term sophomore standing (30 semester hours), a GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or its equivalent), and at least 12 semester hours (or equivalent) in education courses programmed, in progress, or completed.
Graduate students - must have regular admission status in an accredited institution, six or more semester hours (or its equivalent) in that institution, at least 12 semester hours (or its equivalent) of education courses, and a graduate - level GPA of at least 3.25 out of 4.0.
*Students may be required to be interviewed by the faculty counselor for membership.*
