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BriefingPadrón Campus

School Of Education Renames Center For Professional Development

Nikole Valiente

The School of Education’s Center for Professional Development at Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, a hub that offers certifications and training for teachers to advance their careers, has a new name—Excellence Center for Educator Learning. 

The rebranding, which was announced on July 30, aims to bring awareness to the center’s programs and resources, such as their Educator Preparation Institute, a program that helps people with a bachelor’s degree in a non-education major obtain a teaching certificate in Florida. 

It also sheds light on the SOE’s partnerships—like their collaboration with the Teacher Accelerator Program, a non-profit organization that trains aspiring educators to become teachers, and Pace Center for Girls, where teachers are offered professional development courses based on their communities’ needs. 

Nikole Valiente

Nikole Valiente, 21, is a mass communication/journalism major at North Campus. Valiente, who graduated from City of Hialeah Educational Academy in 2022, will serve as managing editor for The Reporter during the 2024-25 school year. She was the paper's editor-in-chief last year and aspires to work as a journalist.

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