What makes CarolinaTIP different?
The Carolina Teacher Induction Program, known as CarolinaTIP, is a collaboration between the University of South Carolina’s College of Education and school districts across South Carolina. This three-year program helps new teachers make the transition from learning how to teach to teaching and leading in classrooms of their own. The program provides support to novice teachers through CarolinaTIP Teacher Sessions, personalized coaching, and a community of novice educators. Through completion of the program and with the guidance of Carolina Coaches, participating teachers are able to increase their self-efficacy and build a solid professional foundation.
CarolinaTIP is designed to be a bridge between teacher preparation and the classroom, providing support in clinical application of pedagogical theory to the novice teacher with the purpose of positively impacting teacher retention. The university-based induction program provides support that is strategically aligned to the stages of new teacher development; aimed at meeting the evolving needs of first-, second-, and third-year teachers.
CarolinaTIP approaches support from a holistic stance with the aim of growing the comprehensive capacity of new teachers utilizing responsive support, goals-based coaching, and leadership development. The goal of the program is to help novice teachers develop the tools and capacity needed to persevere and thrive in the profession and meet the needs of South Carolina’s students.
FAQ
While CarolinaTIP does not replace the invaluable support a teacher receives from their school and district, the program does provide an added layer of support for novice teachers. Program support is anchored on the principle of offering teacher-focused support that is responsive to the individual needs of the teacher and targeted at increasing their hope, confidence, and capacity. Due to the program’s external, non-evaluative nature, CarolinaTIP is uniquely positioned to supplement the necessary, beneficial induction support offered by districts and schools.
In addition to coaching, sessions, and community, participating teachers are provided the opportunity to engage in personalized professional development through microcredentials. Program participants are also provided the opportunity to take a graduate course designed to help new teachers transform their classroom management, at no cost to the teacher.
2022-2023
- 101 schools
- 8 districts
- 204 teachers (102 Year One, 75 Year Two, 27 Year Three)
- 19 coaches
2021 – 2022
- 90 schools
- 9 districts
- 192 teachers (116 Year One, 35 Year Two, 41 Year Three)
- 20 coaches
2020 – 2021
- 70 schools
- 6 districts
- 130 teachers (45 Year One, 57 Year Two, 28 Year Three)
- 15 coaches
2019 – 2020
- 52 schools
- 6 districts
- 109 teachers (63 Year One, 33 Year Two, 13 Year Three)
- 13 coaches
2018 – 2019
- 30 schools
- 5 districts
- 67 teachers (54 Year One, 13 Year Two)
- 6 coaches
2017 – 2018
- 18 schools
- 4 districts
- 15 teachers (all Year One)
- 1 coach
We currently have teachers in Year One, Year Two, and Year Three of CarolinaTIP representing 21 IHEs other than USC Columbia (a total of 22 IHEs). Of those 21, five are online universities.
We also have teachers representing the following alternative certification routes:
- PACE
- APEC (out of Columbia College)
- DIRECT (the SC Department of Education’s alternative certification program for CTE teachers)
- Teachers of Tomorrow
CarolinaTIP is currently supporting teachers district-wide in six Midlands school districts:
- Kershaw County School District
- Midlands Columbia Cluster of Districts
- Lexington School District One
- Lexington School District Two
- Lexington School District Four
- School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties
- Richland School District One
- Richland School District Two
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On March 20, for 1 day, 8 hours, and 01 minute, the USC community will come together to make a difference for the colleges, programs, causes and teams they love the most. Show your support of CarolinaTIP with a gift at https://bit.ly/CarolinaTIPG4G2024. Thank you! #Give4Garnet🎉
Kassi Tarlton, a CarolinaTIP completer, doesn’t think she would have survived her first three years of teaching without the program, which helped her grow both personally and professionally. She’s now a USC COE coaching teacher and Coaching Academy member.
CarolinaTIP and REM Center leaders were proud to share program successes and research outcomes at the prestigious AACTE Annual Meeting last weekend. The team shared how "unapologetically" focusing on the needs of the teacher improves teacher retention outcomes. #AACTE24
Join us at #AACTE24 tomorrow for our presentation "A Glimpse into University-based Induction: An Innovative Approach to the Role of Educator Preparation Providers” at 1:30 p.m. MST in Red Rock 9. #teacherpreparation #SCteachers #teacherretention
Any time is a perfect time for teachers to set new intentions in their classrooms! In CarolinaTIP, we talk with teachers about “hitting the reset button” and having “a new First Day of School” as many times as needed while they are working out their classroom management plans.
More than 100 Year 1 & 2 teachers gathered Saturday to participate in CarolinaTIP Teacher Sessions. These workshops help teachers glean the skills and best practices they need to successfully deal with their struggles as novices and thrive in their classrooms.