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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…

A group of people sit around a table in discussion, with papers, notebooks, and water bottles in front of them. They appear to be in a casual CarolinaCAP meeting or workshop in a room with stone walls and a fireplace.

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…

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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…

Three young adults, two women and one man, stand smiling together at a CarolinaCAP formal indoor event. They wear name tags and semi-formal attire, with other people and tables with refreshments visible in the background.

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…

A smiling CarolinaCAP teacher holding an open book stands at the front of a classroom filled with attentive students seated at desks.

For Alison Schriro, the College of Education has ‘been there every step’ of her teaching career

By Anna Francis, annafrancis@sc.edu The CarolinaTIP completer is encouraged by continued investment through the Coaching Academy Alison Schriro enjoyed her time at the University of South Carolina,…

A group of nine people, dressed in business attire, stand outside holding a large ceremonial check for $400,000 from Power:Ed to the University of South Carolina Education Foundation in support of CarolinaCAP, dated March 28, 2023.

Power:Ed funding expands CarolinaTIP programming to Pee Dee

The Carolina Teacher Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) has earned a $300,000 grant from Power:Ed, the philanthropy of the SC Student Loan Corporation, to expand programming to South Carolina’s Pee Dee…

Three people in formal attire stand together, smiling. The man in the center holds a CarolinaCAP award. Behind them are University of South Carolina banners and black, gold, and white balloons.

CarolinaTIP completer receives college’s 2024 Outstanding New Teacher Award

CarolinaTIP Educator Adam Rafferty was presented with the University of South Carolina College of Education’s 2024 Outstanding New Teacher Award at its annual Champions of Education Gala in late…

Two women sit at a desk, talking and smiling. One is holding a pen over a notebook, while the other listens attentively. Papers, a calendar, and office supplies are visible in the background.

Carolina TIP : Program Impact

Since 2017, CarolinaTIP has achieved teacher retention rates ranging from 93% to 100%. As a result of three years of program support, TIP Teachers overwhelmingly report: Decreased Stress Increased…

Two women in business attire stand at a whiteboard, discussing and writing with markers in a bright office space with large windows.

From Knowing to Listening: A Coach’s Journey

By Melissa Klosterman Once upon a time… There was a sagey old teacher who thought that she knew everything about helping rookie teachers. Today there is a wiser, even older teacher who knows…

A CarolinaCAP teacher helps a group of curious students use a microscope in a classroom. The children gather around, watching closely and smiling, with open books on the table.

CarolinaTIP: A Promising Solution to the Teacher Shortage

By Nicole Skeen, University Induction Coordinator | UofSC College of Education When my husband and I found out we were expecting, we did everything in our power to prepare. We read books, attended…

A person sits at a desk with a notebook, watching a CarolinaCAP video call on a laptop. The person on the screen is smiling and giving two thumbs up. School supplies and books are scattered across the desk.

Supporting Novice Teachers in the Time of COVID-19

by Angela Adams, Lead Coach, Carolina Teacher Induction Program April 2020

A group of people sit around a conference table with laptops and drinks; one person in glasses raises their hand to speak while others listen attentively.

Bridging the Gap with Support and Planning

by Madalyn Hazlett Dreher High School Mathematics Teacher At the end of my first year of teaching, I was asked to give one positive story that came from that school year. I could not come up with a…

Two people sit indoors playing cellos; one adult, possibly a CarolinaCAP mentor, demonstrates technique while a child observes and follows along. Sheet music rests on a stand in their cozy, modern living room.

Finding My Rhythm as a New Teacher

by Carson Coomes, Orchestra Director, Blythewood Middle School As a fourth grader, I remember being shuffled down to my school’s auditorium one morning for a performance from the fifth grade strings…

A CarolinaCAP teacher kneels beside a group of young students seated at desks in a colorful classroom, helping them with their work. Bright decorations, bookshelves, a map, and a large whiteboard create an inviting learning environment.

Belief and Support: What First-Year Teachers Need

by Yesenia Solis-Laboy, Second Grade Teacher, Lake Carolina Elementary It was our open house two days before the start of school. I was excited and anxious about meeting my students and their…

A group of CarolinaCAP students sit at desks in a classroom, some raising their hands to answer a question. Books and backpacks are on the desks, and shelves with books and a globe are in the background.

One More Time

by Alexis Kelly, Fifth Grade Teacher, H.E. Corley Elementary There I am, nervously pacing around the room as students slowly filter in. It’s the first day of in-person learning for the year and I…

A CarolinaCAP teacher gives a high five to a smiling young girl at a table with three other children in a colorful classroom. The children are playing with educational toys and appear engaged and happy.

Finding the Light

by Ashley Harmon, Science Teacher, Blythewood Middle School As the early sun begins to rise from the horizon, I turn my classroom key to a series of clicking sounds as the lock’s mechanisms shift. I…

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