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Language and Literacy doctoral student Ghanem Alghuwainem had the opportunity of a lifetime when he spoke in December at the United Nations headquarters for the International Day of the Arabic Language.
Julia Price Beaty knows the power of story, particularly as it affects children who've experienced complex developmental trauma. In her work as a clinically licensed social worker, she's seen how understanding someone's history - as early as in utero and up through adulthood - can explain challenging behavior.
Principal Anderson hopes her recognition will allow her to advocate for educators across the state.
Principal Ruth shares how his success in the education field is based on a lifelong commitment of giving back.
The College of Education and USC Athletics have created an exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX and the women who helped pave the way for future Gamecocks.
Newly named Dean Thomas Hodges shares this year's highlights and hopes for the College of Education
Project Promote provides grant-funded doctoral education to students studying special education administration. Rashad Adams, Project Promote participant, shares his experiences in the program.
Alana Stroker, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for Colonial Life, shares why her organization knew the College of Education's Apple Core Initiative was a perfect fit for their philanthropic goals.
The University of South Carolina has been awarded 4.3 million dollars from the South Carolina Department of Education's Office of Special Education Services in the Division of College and Career Readiness to create the Academic Alliance of South Carolina.
The College of Education thanks their donors for supporting the work of the college.
The College of Education's 2022 Richard T. Greener visiting lecturers are Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of The Personal Librarian. In their book, they share the story of Belle da Costa Greene, daughter of Richard T. Greener and librarian to J. P. Morgan.
As director of SC-TEACHER, South Carolina Teacher Education Advancement Consortium through Higher Education Research, Hodges and his team will conduct statewide research on issues within the teacher workforce.
Melissa Klosterman retired from 40 rich years of classroom teaching to find a new passion – coaching new teachers. Through CarolinaTIP, a collaboration between the USC’s College of Education and school districts across South Carolina, she keeps her hands and heart in education.
While other children were playing with toys, Parthenia Satterwhite asked for a small blackboard for her home "classroom." Spurred by the success of her mother in the field of education, Satterwhite began a journey toward the longest partnership between the College of Education and a local elementary school.
Students in Tim Swick's classroom encounter artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and even Minecraft. Always tinkering, he is fascinated by the science of how things work and pushes his students to think beyond the content and really connect to the material.
Two-time alumna Lesley Snyder (2016, education administration) received a Milken Educator Award and $25,000 from the Milken Family Foundation. Snyder is the only recipient of this prestigious award in South Carolina for 2021-2022. We sat down with her to talk with her about her time in the College of Education and what she's doing now.
Kristi Benson will get a Mother's Day gift beyond compare this year as she walks across the Colonial Life Arena stage with her son, Drew. Drew began his program four years ago with Kristi starting the next year.
Each student in the Urban Education Cohort has an opportunity to create an action research project and test culturally relevant instructional techniques. This year, Joyce Brooks, Madison Bruce, Marissa McCallum and Brynnan Frye presented their findings at February's National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference -- a rare opportunity for pre-service teachers.
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education named Toby Jenkins the recipient of the Individual Leadership Award.
Jason Sox comes from a long line of educators. Every day he sees another family member in the halls of his school -- his wife, DiAnna. So it was with that familiar ease that the Soxes decided to tackle their doctoral degrees together
"Can you hear me? Can you see me?" These are the first things we hear as students log in to their virtual classrooms, clients log in for virtual tele-health counseling sessions, or our colleagues log in to virtual meetings. Due to the pandemic, the majority of our interactions with others now take place in a virtual space.
Like much of the rest of the United States, South Carolina enters 2022 with an acute and expanding teacher recruitment and retention problem. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet existing long before it, fewer college-bound high school graduates are interested in education careers, and more educators are leaving the profession prior to retirement. As with any complex, systemic issue, there isn’t a singular solution.
Carrianne Chapman uses lessons learned in her student internship to teach the next generation of interns.
n a state where 5,996 teachers didn't return to their previous districts for the 2020-21 school year, these individuals have stayed in their professions. Here's what they say about what they see on the job, what they think needs to change, and why they're sticking around.
Claressa Hinton learned early there would always be things she couldn't control. But that's not surprising for someone who moved between 30 and 40 times between ages two and 18, who sometimes didn't go to school because her parents couldn't get her there. It was a turbulent childhood marked by failing grades, no dreams, fear she wouldn't graduate, and none of the structure she craved.