Resources

Profile of the South Carolina Teacher Workforce for 2020-2021

SC-TEACHER published the first teacher workforce profile report in September 2020, drawing upon…


South Carolina Among States Looking to Micro-Credentials
to Reduce Teacher Turnover

By Bev Perdue, Governor of North Carolina (2009-2013) Chair and Founder, digiLEARN Recently,…


Summary of Results for the
2021 – 2022 SC TEACHER Exit Survey Administration

SC-TEACHER’s second administration of the South Carolina Teacher Exit Survey provides insights…


Personalized Professional Learning: The Parachute Leaders Need

by  Katrina L. Singletary, Director of Secondary Education, School District of Newberry County…


Possibilities and Opportunities

by Rhoda Jane Bowers, First Grade Teacher, Brennen Elementary “Education is the most powerful…


The Power of Listening

by Alyssa Cameron Likens, Sixth Grade English Language Arts Teacher, Gable Middle School It was…


South Carolina Whole Child Education Policy: A Preliminary Analysis

This policy overview provides a snapshot of where South Carolina is while also suggesting next…


Teacher Leadership for Whole Child Education: A Global Perspective

This report describes how teacher leadership has created opportunities to rethink education so that…


Filling the Gap

by Dr. Thomas E. Hodges,  Interim Dean of the College of Education at UofSC and Director for…


One More Time

by Alexis Kelly, Fifth Grade Teacher, H.E. Corley Elementary There I am, nervously pacing around…


Belief and Support: What First-Year Teachers Need

 by Yesenia Solis-Laboy, Second Grade Teacher, Lake Carolina Elementary It was our open house two…


Finding the Light

by Ashley Harmon, Science Teacher, Blythewood Middle School  As the early sun begins to rise from…


Finding the Joy

by Anna Maria Gardiner, English Teacher, Spring Hill High School  My first year teaching  Soon…


Summary of Results for the SC TEACHER Exit Survey from the 2020-21 Pilot Administration

The pilot administration of the SC Teacher Exit Survey (SC-TEACHER, 2021) from the 2020-21 academic…


Finding My Rhythm as a New Teacher

by Carson Coomes, Orchestra Director, Blythewood Middle School As a fourth grader, I remember…


Setting the Vision for SC-TEACHER

by Dr. Thomas E. Hodges,  Interim Dean of the College of Education at UofSC and Director for…


The Relationship Between Poverty and School Performance

ABSTRACT Poverty shapes the experience of more than twelve million children in the United States.…


Carolina Transition to Teaching: We’re Better Together

The Carolina Transition to Teaching Program, funded through a US DoE Teacher Quality Partnership…