CarolinaCrED complements the College of Education’s impact on the recruitment, preparation, and retention of quality educators in South Carolina.

Together, with our partners, we know CarolinaCrED is improving the practice of educators serving South Carolina’s 700,000+ students. We support leaders and learners statewide to build capacity that improves teaching and learning through a variety of programs and services, as shown by the numbers (see graphics on right). And there’s more. Shared stories show how innovation in partnerships make a difference.

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April 11, 2023

Unpacking Problems? Invite Teachers to the Table

by Dottie Adams, 8th grade science teacher, Hand Middle School, Richland County School District One “Be brave, be kind, and be an includer.” These are the words that we say to our daughter and son…

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September 22, 2022

Personalized Professional Learning: The Parachute Leaders Need

by  Katrina L. Singletary, Director of Secondary Education, School District of Newberry County Imagine you’re preparing to jump out of an airplane, and your instructor informs you your parachute may…

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July 15, 2022

An Alternative Certification Pathway You Want to Support

By Kathy Schwalbe Recently, a South Carolina teacher posed a question about policymakers continuing to entertain the idea of “shortcuts” for people to become teachers in our state. She asked, “How do…