It Takes a Village to Raise a Teacher
By Julia Dawson Alternative teacher education programs must continue to focus on best practices for transforming potential educators into master teachers. A unique program in South Carolina,…
The Impact of a Teacher: Transforming Students and Adults
By Melissa Harrison Before I stepped into my classroom, I believed I would positively impact my students. Little did I realize how many others would also be touched by the experiences and…
How Persistence, Support, and Determination Made Me the Educator My Students Need
By Kimberly Graham Imagine facing overwhelming challenges and knowing that giving up isn’t an option. In 2012, I was a mother with a master’s in business administration, battling more than the…
Amplifying the Teacher’s Voice: A Journey with CarolinaCrED Micro-Credentials
by Cathy Lacey Imagine a world where professional development is not just a checkbox on a to-do list but a personal empowerment and validation journey. What if the skills you master today could…
Supporting Early Childhood Educators: An Investment in South Carolina’s Future
by Jessica Sharp Childcare is in crisis (South Carolina Children’s Trust, 2024). According to the First Five Years Fund, “South Carolina’s economy loses $1.4B annually due to child care challenges.”…
CarolinaCAP – Quarterly Report / Year Five : Q1
The CarolinaCAP alternative teacher certification pathway provides a high-quality teaching experience to its candidates as well as superior and regularly enhanced supports to its district partners,…
2024 CarolinaTIP Program Completers Announced
51 Teachers. 17 Coaches. 3 Years. Each spring, we proudly recognize the latest group of educators who finish CarolinaTIP, an induction and retention program for novice teachers. We want to take a…
CarolinaCAP – Year Five Annual Report
Announcing the Release of the CarolinaCAP Annual Report – Celebrating Year Five Successes! The 2023-2024 CarolinaCAP annual report, highlighting the year five achievements, has been released. Key…
You Are Not Alone: How CarolinaTIP Supports New Teachers
By Madi Coffman For most of my life, I wasn’t good at the things I loved doing. When I danced as a child, I was always in the back row. As a teenager in the band, I had to practice more than…
Meeting New Teachers Where They Are: The People & Programs That Make A Difference
By Dr. LaToya Curry-Jones LaToya remembers the day she laid her mother to rest like it was yesterday. Life changed suddenly and forever the day before she was supposed to have her degree conferred.…
The CarolinaTIP Difference: Retaining and Supporting New Teachers
By Kassi Tarlton I had no idea what I was agreeing to when I said “yes” to waking up early on Saturday mornings and working with the Carolina Teaching Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) in the initial…
From Novice to Accomplished: Reflections from a CarolinaTIP Alumna
Read Madalyn’s first story about Bridging the Gap with Support and Planning By Madalyn Hazlett I began my first year teaching math in 2017 at Dreher High School. Over the past seven…