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…
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…
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…
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,…
CarolinaCAP: A Model for Alternative Certification that Works
By Dr. Remona Jenkins, Director of Teacher Quality & Staff Development, Kershaw County School District Allyson, a kindergarten instructional assistant, first heard about CarolinaCAP through a…
It’s Never Too Late: Walk in Your Purpose with CarolinaCAP’s Support
By Tina M. Ramos-McBride Have you ever felt like you’re running a race a mile behind everyone at every turn, but then you blink and become a contender? You can see the cheering fans, the trophies…
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…