What are the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs) and why are they so important in regards to my portfolio?
The Florida Department of Education introduced the FEAPs in 1996. These standards are widely recognized to provide a common vision necessary to ensure the compatibility of approaches taken to improve student achievement. The FEAP standards and related indicators articulate a model of teacher knowledge and skill needed in the classroom and a view what constitutes excellence in teaching. The FEAPs ensure consistency and compatibility to promote learning and to provide direction in the career development of a teacher. The FEAP standards recognize the relationship between a strong foundation of content and pedagogical knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge in practice while exhibiting professional behaviors. All certified educators in the state of Florida are assessed against the FEAPs. Professionally, the FEAPs are the benchmarks against which your effectiveness in the classroom will be evaluated beginning with your course work at FGCU, through your final teacher candidateship
