Master Teacher Seminar

The Cost

The cost of the seminar is $1,600 and is all-inclusive. This fee covers the total cost of tuition, a private suite at the Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport and all meals and supplies for the seminar. The deadline for registration is January 31. Online registration is available from this page.

Full non-refundable payment of $1,600 is due March 14. Accepted forms of payment are e-check or debit/credit card only. A 2.75% service fee may be applied to debit/credit card payments.

The Schedule

Unlike other academic conferences, participants in the Florida Master Teacher Seminar attend morning, afternoon and evening sessions, as well as share meals. A typical day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends well into the evening. This unique, retreat-like experience explores the spirit of teaching.

Participant check-in and room assignment is 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18. A reception and dinner are the first scheduled events. The seminar ends following lunch Thursday, May 22.

Information on what to bring and what to expect will be included in your participant package.

One of the oldest colleges in Florida’s 28-college system, Pensacola State College is in its seventh decade of service to the Florida Panhandle. Pensacola State College serves more than 27,000 full- and part-time students a year on three campuses, three centers and more than 30 other sites.

All participants will stay at the Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport, which is located across the street from the Pensacola State College campus and adjoins the airport.

Pensacola State is a short distance from Pensacola Beach, with its sugar-like sand and emerald waters; the Downtown Historic District; and the world-renowned Naval Aviation Museum, located aboard Pensacola Naval Air Station. Directions and maps will be provided in your participant information package.

Stephen Walker, seminar director, is Professor of History at Southside Virginia Community College. A veteran of national teaching programs, he works closely with Dr. W. Terry Whisnant, executive director and founder of the Virginia Master Teacher Seminar.

Professor Walker currently serves as lead facilitator and presenter for the Master Teacher seminars in Arizona, Florida and Indiana. He was lead facilitator in the inaugural Master Teacher seminars in Alabama, Georgia and New Jersey. He has led or participated in over 50 Master Teacher seminars across the United States. Stephen also founded the Virginia Teachers’ Academy. The program, specifically designed for K-12 teachers, was modeled after the Master Teacher movement.

Stephen will be joined by a staff of experienced faculty facilitators.