Since 1984, National PTA has designated Teacher Appreciation Week as a special time to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Teacher Appreciation Week happens across the nation during the first full week of May every year. Help us celebrate by nominating your SAC professors, counselors, staff, and/or administrators past or present. Throughout this week, we celebrate teachers and deliver our thanks and gratitude to them. Please join Santa Ana College students, faculty, and staff in showing our appreciation.
Events are open to all Santa Ana College students. Information is subject to change.
For more information, contact the Center for Teacher Education at teacher_ed@sac.edu.
25th CFTE Anniversary Celebration
Monday-Thursday, May 5th-9th, 2025, from 9am-5pm Room S-110
Come and celebrate 25 years of Center for Teacher Education at S-110 all week! We will have special snacks, interactive activities, awards, and events!
Future Educators Information Session
Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 1-2 PM via Zoom ID: 835 6379 5522
Join our Future Educators Information Session on Zoom to learn about the various pathways into the education profession including requirements for early childhood, elementary, secondary, and special education teaching. Plus, get info on support for future educators at SAC! Register on the Center for Teacher Education website.
Center for Teacher Education 25th Anniversary "Homecoming"
Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 5:00pm-7:00pm in person at Johnson Student Center "The Spot"
Join us for a drop in event with food, photos, and reflection on 25 years of Center for Teacher Education. Click here to RSVP for the event!
Childhood Development Permit Events
Early Childhood Education Permit Party
Wednesday, May 13, 2025, from 12-1 PM in person Room V-150
Join the Early Childhood Education Permit Party on Zoom to learn how to become an early childhood educator. Gain insight into what education and experience needed to earn a Child Development Permit, plus get answers to your specific questions. Register on the Child Development & Education Studies website.
Application Review & Professional Growth Advising
Wednesday, May 13, 2025, from 1-2 PM in person Room V-150
Already attended an Early Childhood Education Permit Party? Do you need a review of your completed permit application? Do you already have a permit and need to develop goals with a Professional Growth Advisor for renewal or upgrade? Email Professor Chantal Lamourelle at lamourelle_chantal@sac.edu or Dr. Chris Becerra at Becerra_Christopher@sac.edu to let them know you are interested in dropping in.
Club Apple Meeting
Friday, May 2, 16, and 30, 2025, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM in D-107 or Zoom ID: 879 6277 7398
Join our Club Apple meetings to meet other future educators and make new friends! Club Apple is Santa Ana College's chapter of the California Teachers Association-Aspiring Educators. For more information, visit the Club Apple website.
"The Impact of a Teacher" Essay Contest
Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Fill out our Essay Contest form to tell us about the teacher that made the biggest impact on your life! Checks will be awarded to the top 3 entries - $100 first place, $50 second place, and $25 third place.
SAC Teach Awards Nominations (New Awards Added)
Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Fill out our SAC Teach Awards form to nominate a SAC professor, counselor, staff, and/or administrator with outstanding skills for this prestigious honor. Award categories include: The Don/a/x, The J.E.D.I., The Maestro/a, The Heart of Teaching, The Guiding Star, and The Heart of the Campus. Let's give our SAC professors, Counselors, Staff Members, and Administrators the recognition they deserve!
Apples of Appreciation
Month of May
Educators root for us and help us grow. Club Apple has planted an appreciation tree. Stop by the Center for Teacher Education (S-110) to show love to a teacher by recognizing them on our appreciation wall. You can also show your thanks by posting on our digital wall. Share about an educator who made a difference in your life!
Ongoing
Post an Apple of Appreciation digital wall to recognize an educator that roots for you and inspires your growth. Share information about an educator who made a difference in your life!
