- April 20, 2024
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Information provided by Flagler County School District
Two educators in Flagler County were presented with the Florida Governor’s Shine Award during a ceremony in St. Augustine Tuesday morning. The Governor’s Shine Award recognizes educators and administrators in Florida who make significant contributions to the field of education. This program spotlights the state’s teachers of the year and other outstanding teachers and administrators. The Governor presents medals to the recipients throughout the year, with the purpose of showing appreciation for Florida’s exceptional teachers and for their commitment to improving Florida’s education system.
Edward Wolff is a science and mathematics teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School and John Seth is the Director of Bands at Flagler Palm Coast High School. They were joined by Superintendent Jacob Oliva and Lynette Shott, Director of Student and Community Engagement for Flagler Schools.
Edward Wolff
Edward Wolff is Flagler County’s Teacher of the Year for 2015 and received the Magic of Teaching Award at this year’s 2016 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year celebration. The award was presented to educators who went beyond the basic job description with unique abilities to continue positive growth in their students.
Wolff is a 17-year veteran teacher whose desire is to help students explore their world and share their brilliant thoughts, create rigor and only value constraints as a point of reference. He has created an outdoor classroom, the first in the district, which includes an Aquaponic's farm supported by solar panels and a model wind farm with wind generators, a water recovery system, a live feed supported solely by solar and wind power, student operated Drones, 3D printing, and a fully operational weather station.
Wolff’s approach to teaching comes by researching business and technology and applying those observations to the curriculum creating hands on projects and programs, focusing on future skills and employment. He takes his students to the realization that they are leaders as their work unfolds in the real world. He has acquired a number of grants and presented numerous professional development workshops.
John Seth
John Seth is the Director of Bands and the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year at Flagler Palm Coast High School. He has taught in the Florida public school system for 12 years and is currently beginning his 8th year at Flagler Palm Coast High School.
He teaches three symphonic bands, jazz band, advanced placement music theory and marching band. Seth is an active adjudicator, clinician and mentor for band programs throughout Florida and serves on the Florida Bandmasters Association Concert Music Committee. Ensembles under his direction have consistently earned high marks at all Florida Bandmasters Association district and state events.
There is no way to retell every story of his impact on the youth of Flagler County. He instills unrivaled work ethic in his pupils and leads by example. Seth is adept at discovering hidden talent and helping it flourish, always keeping the best interests of his students first and foremost. He has built a band program that has brought honor to Flagler Palm Coast High School, Flagler County and the State of Florida.
