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Listening To Practicing School Principals: Re-Designing Principal Internships, Linda Anast-May, Barbara Chesler Buckner Mar 2026

Listening To Practicing School Principals: Re-Designing Principal Internships, Linda Anast-May, Barbara Chesler Buckner

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

According to a published report by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) entitled Good Principals Aren’t Born – They’re Mentored, “the sad state of many aspiring-principal mentoring programs is indefensible in an era when schools constantly need strong leaders, adept at strategies that motivate people and elevate achievement for all groups of students” (2007, p. 9). Principal mentoring has become important in the reform efforts to develop future educational leaders. This study focused on practicing principals’ perceptions of their own internship experiences and activities and the effectiveness of their mentorship. It is the desire of the authors that others might …

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Toward Equity Pedagogy For School Mathematics: An Investigation Of Preservice Teachers' Conceptions, Delayne Y. Johnson Mar 2026

Toward Equity Pedagogy For School Mathematics: An Investigation Of Preservice Teachers' Conceptions, Delayne Y. Johnson

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The purpose of this study was to investigate preservice teachers’ conceptions of equity in the context of school mathematics. Findings indicate that preservice teachers hold narrow conceptions of equity and require support from their teacher education programs in developing the knowledge-base and skills to be prepared to provide instruction that addresses extant disparities in diverse students’ mathematics experience, achievement, and performance. Considerations for integrating equity in mathematics teacher preparation are discussed.

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Integrating Sustainability Into A Foundation Course In K-12 Teacher Education, Lorraine Dejong Mar 2026

Integrating Sustainability Into A Foundation Course In K-12 Teacher Education, Lorraine Dejong

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The purpose of this article is to describe how a required foundation course in Human Development, taken by all students seeking K-12 teacher certification, integrated issues related to sustainability throughout the entire course. The article describes objectives, content topics, readings, assignments, and class activities that were added to the course to provide teacher candidates with ongoing opportunities to see connections between content related to human growth and development, teaching and sustainability. The adaptations reflect a basic belief that in order for future teachers to develop deep understanding and valuing for a sustainable earth, issues related to sustainability must be integrated …

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Career Pathways: Accountability For Secondary Students With Learning Disabilities, Gayle Disney Mar 2026

Career Pathways: Accountability For Secondary Students With Learning Disabilities, Gayle Disney

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The career pathways mandate in South Carolina schools is especially important for students with specific learning disabilities (SLD or LD). The majority of students with LD need extra support throughout the postsecondary planning process, a point that is often inadvertently overlooked by their teachers and support personnel. This paper will elaborate on the career preparation needs of high school students with LD; outline similarities in federal and state mandates regarding career awareness and preparation for students in South Carolina; and discuss the importance of collaboration in teacher education programs and in schools to prepare students with learning disabilities for transition …

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Fertilizing Critical Thinkers With Questioning, Reflection, And Metacognition, Janis Mcwayne, Tracy E. Meetze, Shirley Carr Bausmith, Daljit Kaur Mar 2026

Fertilizing Critical Thinkers With Questioning, Reflection, And Metacognition, Janis Mcwayne, Tracy E. Meetze, Shirley Carr Bausmith, Daljit Kaur

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

At a southeastern liberal arts university, a qualitative research course was offered to graduate students who taught in a rural impoverished public school setting. The intent of the course was to teach them how to use qualitative methods to improve teaching and assessment of their students. There is a learning curve associated with fully implementing qualitative methods. Within a year after course completion, we interviewed the teachers individually and then conducted a focus group with all participants to learn how they were implementing and evaluating their qualitative skills. The findings revealed they have used qualitative methods to assist their students …

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Closing The Achievement Gap: One Teacher At A Time, Sally Mcclellan Mar 2026

Closing The Achievement Gap: One Teacher At A Time, Sally Mcclellan

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

In an effort to expand the thinking of preservice teachers related to diverse population, several activities and experiences have been devised to prepare preservice candidates for the classrooms they will find in the future. These activities include several efforts: 1. Activities to expand the thinking of preservice candidates; 2. Experiences in diverse settings; 3. Learning practices which demonstrate respect for diversity.

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A Study Of Leadership Attributes Needed By Technical College Presidents, Kevin M. Mckenzie, William D. Paige Mar 2026

A Study Of Leadership Attributes Needed By Technical College Presidents, Kevin M. Mckenzie, William D. Paige

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This study examined the leadership attributes needed by presidents in South Carolina’s Technical College System, or those desiring to hold such a position in the future. The participants consisted of 16 presidents and 80 subordinates that were selected by the presidents and data collected by survey instrumentation. Based upon the 37 attributes as defined by Moss et al (1994) in the Leadership Attribute Inventory, each participant was requested to identify and rank attributes needed for future leadership in their institution. The study indicates the findings of the surveys and provides the leadership attributes of college presidents that are common between …

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Literacy Coaches' Perceptions Of Principal's Literacy Leadership, Michael Lofton, Edward P. Cox Mar 2026

Literacy Coaches' Perceptions Of Principal's Literacy Leadership, Michael Lofton, Edward P. Cox

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The purpose of this study was to investigate the instructional leadership of the principal on literacy initiatives as it relates to student achievement. It examined literacy coaches’ perceptions of how a principal’s instructional leadership relates to their literacy program. The study examined whether South Carolina principals’ level of communication and management support was related to English language arts scores on the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) and the High School Assessment Program (HSAP). Literacy coaches from throughout the state were surveyed regarding their perceptions of their principal’s instructional leadership as it relates to teachers incorporating literacy. The data were collected …

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Full Issue: Volume 3, 2010, Christopher Burkett Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 3, 2010, Christopher Burkett

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This file contains the full issue of TEJSC, including front matter, table of contents, editorial notes, and articles.

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The Boys Like Action And The Girls Like Emotion: Teaching Social Studies In Single-Sex Classrooms, Timothy Lintner Mar 2026

The Boys Like Action And The Girls Like Emotion: Teaching Social Studies In Single-Sex Classrooms, Timothy Lintner

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The State of South Carolina has embraced single-sex education to a greater degree (and at a quicker pace) than any other state in the union. Yet, given this push for single-sex classrooms, there is scant research that specifically addresses what instructional practices “work best” when teaching boys and girls separately. This study focuses on the practices and perceptions of teaching social studies within select single-sex elementary classrooms.

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Teaching The Whole Child Through Project Based Learning, Loren Ryan Mar 2026

Teaching The Whole Child Through Project Based Learning, Loren Ryan

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper describes in detail the current teaching practices integrating Project Based Learning with explicit examples of projects administered at the gateway grades of 4th, 8th, and 12th grade, respectively. Incorporating Project Based Learning at a local independent school in Columbia, South Carolina, offers students the opportunity to demonstrate their cumulative knowledge at each gateway grade while allowing students to integrate the arts into their exhibition of mastery.

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No Kidding About "Kiddie Lit": The Importance Of Supporting Novice And Experienced Teachers In Using Children's Literature To Enhance Literacy, Engage Critical Thinking, And Encourage Equity, Linda Karges-Bone Mar 2026

No Kidding About "Kiddie Lit": The Importance Of Supporting Novice And Experienced Teachers In Using Children's Literature To Enhance Literacy, Engage Critical Thinking, And Encourage Equity, Linda Karges-Bone

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The importance of preparing teacher candidates to use children's literature as a tool for encouraging literacy and providing equity in their future classrooms is a common thread in Teacher Preparation programs. However, the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of candidates in today's programs may be at odds with what university faculty and the demands of the classroom require. Candidates' own literacy and appreciation of children's literature demonstrates troubling inconsistencies that could impact their own and their future students' performances. This article examines the current situation and offers strategies for engaging candidates and classroom teachers in the pursuit of children's literature to …

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I Needed A Seventh Grader To Teach Me That: Science And Engineering Graduate Students' Experience In A Middle School Classroom, Michelle Maher, Stephen Thompson Mar 2026

I Needed A Seventh Grader To Teach Me That: Science And Engineering Graduate Students' Experience In A Middle School Classroom, Michelle Maher, Stephen Thompson

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Experiences of graduate level scientists immersed in middle school science classrooms over a year served as a unique lens through which to view students, teachers, and teaching processes defining these classrooms. In depth interviews with scientists revealed they were struck by the range of student diversity and the resulting need for teachers to adapt quickly to suit a situation. Scientists further realized that their experience in this fluid, unpredictable learning environment, while more challenging than expected, brought unanticipated benefits including increased skills in time management, communication, leadership, instruction, and increased confidence. Scientists developed a new appreciation for the work and …

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Preparing Students To Teach In The "Real" Diverse Worlds, Nur Tanyel, Laura Hooks, Lori Tanner, Kela Goodman Mar 2026

Preparing Students To Teach In The "Real" Diverse Worlds, Nur Tanyel, Laura Hooks, Lori Tanner, Kela Goodman

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article presents a unique Early Childhood Program at the University of South Carolina Upstate in partnership with Dunbar Child Development and Family Learning Center. An integrated course work and field experiences created for the preservice teachers to understand and comfortably work with diverse students. The preservice teachers are expected to take six co-requisite classes and complete clinical experiences simultaneously. Furthermore, the preservice teachers will complete the required assignments focused on developing sensitivity to diversity in the classroom.

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Technology As Tool For Learning And Building Communities In Early Elementary Settings, Brenda Richards, Beth Powers-Costello Mar 2026

Technology As Tool For Learning And Building Communities In Early Elementary Settings, Brenda Richards, Beth Powers-Costello

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article describes the experiences of two second grade classes as they used technology as a learning tool to enhance their Social Studies curriculum and build relationships with one another. A lit review is included which addresses the use of technology in early education. Findings indicate that early childhood educators need to seek new ways of using developmentally appropriate technology to engage children in active learning experiences and thus expose them to the world beyond their classrooms.

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The Age Of Technology: Computer Literacy And The Non-Traditional College Student, Jacqueline Mcclary Mar 2026

The Age Of Technology: Computer Literacy And The Non-Traditional College Student, Jacqueline Mcclary

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the resources available at a flagship university to assist non-traditional college students who are not computer literate. This southeastern institution has a traditionally-oriented campus, meaning the majority of the student population (approximately 92%) is between the ages of 18 to 24, according to the university's assessment office. Since we live in the age of technology, traditional students typically enter college prepared to use technology with ease. However, non-traditional college students may not be as technologically knowledgeable. Based on the two major findings, implications point to the need for colleges and universities …

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Clicking From College To K-12 Schools: Engaging Preservice Teachers With Technology, David Marlow, Pamela Wash, Jeannie Chapman, Timothy Dale Mar 2026

Clicking From College To K-12 Schools: Engaging Preservice Teachers With Technology, David Marlow, Pamela Wash, Jeannie Chapman, Timothy Dale

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article details the classroom use of personal response systems in four different disciplines. It highlights the versatility of these systems, the effect on student learning and how their use in college classrooms may influence preservice teachers in their future classrooms.

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Does Inquiry Instruction Abet Standardized Test Score Increases?, Rachel Teller, Meta Van Sickle, Dennis Kombe, Michelle Comen, George Tempel Mar 2026

Does Inquiry Instruction Abet Standardized Test Score Increases?, Rachel Teller, Meta Van Sickle, Dennis Kombe, Michelle Comen, George Tempel

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The effectiveness of a local systemic effort in meeting the goal of improved science literacy through the integration of inquiry teaching methods in classroom instruction was assessed. Science graduate students and K-12 teachers were partnered and engaged in a long-term professional development emphasizing inquiry practices. Data reported are the result of the investigation of one teacher/graduate student pair. The study examined the effectiveness of professional development implementation by assessing the ability of 100 of the participating teacher's students to use content gained through inquiry-based instruction to answer questions on state mandated tests. Results suggest that this inquiry teaching resulted in …

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Assessing The Whole Child—Beyond The Borders Of Testing, Dolores Stegelin, Paula Schubert Mar 2026

Assessing The Whole Child—Beyond The Borders Of Testing, Dolores Stegelin, Paula Schubert

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The issue of assessment continues to be significant; this article focuses on the evolving definition of assessment, risks associated with assessing younger learners, and strategies for assessing the whole child. The focus of the article is the younger learner and the strategies described are presented as a helpful tool to teacher educators of pre-service students. Assessment strategies presented here reflect best practices in the U.S., other countries, and educational settings that value developmental and cultural differences.

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Assessing Teacher Candidates: A Multi-Dimensional Approach, Jill Branyon Mar 2026

Assessing Teacher Candidates: A Multi-Dimensional Approach, Jill Branyon

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Assessing teacher candidates is complex and difficult. A multi-dimensional approach allows faculty the opportunity to use multiply assessments to determine the candidate's proficiencies of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Utilizing a prolonged and intense approach to field experience, North Greenville University's College of Education faculty are able to produce multiply assessments that clearly define a teacher candidate's ability to affect k-12 learning. Among the strongest assessments used are the Assessment of Dispositions, the Field Experience Evaluation, The Teacher Work Sample, the Licensure Exams, and the ADEPT (Assisting, developing, and evaluating professional teaching criteria used in South Carolina to evaluate teachers) Portfolio …

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Investigation Of Screening Instruments In K-5 Programs, Mary Steppling, Mihaela Sabo Sweeney Mar 2026

Investigation Of Screening Instruments In K-5 Programs, Mary Steppling, Mihaela Sabo Sweeney

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This study compared two speech and language screening instruments (The SpeechEase and the South Carolina Curriculum Screener) to determine which screening protocol was more accurate in identifying preschoolers at risk for academic delays in elementary school. Ninety-six children were administered both of the screenings and received either a Pass or Fail score. The screening results were compared with the students' academic performance as recorded on subsequent report cards. Statistics were performed to evaluate correlations between the students' screening results and their academic performance. Statistical measures showed that both screening instruments have moderate ability to predict academic outcomes in kindergarten children. …

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Perceptions Of Middle School Principals' Leader Behavior, Jennifer C. Etheridge, Edward P. Cox Mar 2026

Perceptions Of Middle School Principals' Leader Behavior, Jennifer C. Etheridge, Edward P. Cox

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This study utilized Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) (2003) to measure perceptions of leadership behavior of South Carolina public middle school principals. Three data sets were analyzed: 1) self perceptions of principals' leadership behavior, 2) teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership behavior, and 3) the congruence of principals' and teachers' perceptions of principals' leadership behavior. The thirty LPI statements were divided among five behavioral areas: 1) Model the Way, 2) Inspire a Shared Vision, 3) Challenge the Process, 4) Enable Others to Act, and 5) Encourage the Heart. Principals rated their leadership behaviors slightly more positively than their …

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Teacher Demographics And Student Achievement In High Poverty Schools: What Makes A Difference?, James Zachary Williams, Debra Smith Lee Mar 2026

Teacher Demographics And Student Achievement In High Poverty Schools: What Makes A Difference?, James Zachary Williams, Debra Smith Lee

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

With the implementation of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, teachers are expected to achieve "Highly Qualified" status. This designation requires full certification, a bachelor's degree, and subject competence. It is designed to identify teachers who have the knowledge and skills to positively impact student learning outcomes. However, national studies indicate a lack of "highly qualified" teachers in high poverty schools. Yet there are high poverty schools where students exhibit high academic achievement. This research looks at that issue and focuses on selected teacher demographics and student achievement in a sampling of high-achieving, high poverty and low-achieving, high poverty …

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Adding Citizenship Preparation To A Classroom Organization Plan, Rebecca Stevens Mar 2026

Adding Citizenship Preparation To A Classroom Organization Plan, Rebecca Stevens

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

There are two areas of content in schools, academic and social. The academic content is driven by standards, the social content by public education's mission to prepare young people for citizenship. A dilemma for teachers is how to teach all that needs to be covered in class. "How can education for citizenship and democracy be added to an already overburdened school curriculum?" Education for democracy includes the acquisition of a body of knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills (National Assessment Governing Board, n.d.) and civic dispositions (Carnegie Corporation of New York & CIRCLE, 2003). This paper describes why and how this …

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Perceptions Of Required Elementary Education Courses For Special Education Majors, Sharon Sanders, Paula Schubert Mar 2026

Perceptions Of Required Elementary Education Courses For Special Education Majors, Sharon Sanders, Paula Schubert

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Approximately half of the students receiving special education services currently spend 80% of their time in the regular classroom, often with the special education teacher acting as a co-teacher. The use of inclusion to provide access to the general curriculum for these students challenges institutions of higher education to revisit the preparation of future teachers. In this article, results are presented from a survey administered to special education majors by two university instructors. The results of the survey indicated an apparent lack of understanding of the collaboration required between special education and general education teachers and the role of content …

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Diverse Pathways In Teacher Preparation: South Carolina Technical To 4-Year College Teacher Certification Initiative, Stephen Thompson, Jane Zenger Mar 2026

Diverse Pathways In Teacher Preparation: South Carolina Technical To 4-Year College Teacher Certification Initiative, Stephen Thompson, Jane Zenger

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Developing technical to 4-year college teacher certification pathways has the potential to help alleviate South Carolina teacher shortages, especially in rural and high poverty settings. This article describes one such partnership, Diverse Pathways in Teacher Preparation, and provides rationale for expanding similar partnerships across South Carolina. Recommendations for implementation are included, beginning with creation of course articulation agreements for education majors between institutions. In addition, this article describes other support systems needed such as specialized advisements, on-site mentoring, support for course development, and expansion of clinical field experiences for technical college students. To this point twenty-eight South Carolina institutions responded …

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The Pedagogical Implications Of School Choice Initiatives In South Carolina, A. Scott Henderson Mar 2026

The Pedagogical Implications Of School Choice Initiatives In South Carolina, A. Scott Henderson

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

School choice theory (SCT) is an important component of contemporary discussions about educational reform. For the past several years, South Carolina lawmakers have attempted to enact legislation based on SCT principles. These attempts, albeit unsuccessful, illustrate recurring concerns and suggest a need for teacher preparation programs to address more fully the pedagogical implications of school choice initiatives.

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Full Issue: Volume 2, 2009, Christopher Burkett Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 2, 2009, Christopher Burkett

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This file contains the full issue of TEJSC, including front matter, table of contents, editorial notes, and articles.

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Understanding The Coach Learning Environment In Formal, Field-Based Settings: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Jody L. Langdon, Shayla Snow Mar 2026

Understanding The Coach Learning Environment In Formal, Field-Based Settings: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Jody L. Langdon, Shayla Snow

Journal of Coach Development

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to evaluate the psychometric properties of SDT-related measures in a sample of coach learners, and 2) to examine the relationships between need satisfaction and frustration, coach motivation, and engagement in training sessions.. A total of 796 coaches participated in the study, completing surveys measuring basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration, coaching motivation, and engagement. Aside from confirming the validity and reliability of measures for use among coach learners, findings indicate that satisfaction of basic psychological needs positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and engagement, while frustration of these …

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16th Annual Ballsa Celebration Informational Flyer, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law Mar 2026

16th Annual Ballsa Celebration Informational Flyer, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

16th Annual BALLSA Celebration (2026)

Informational flyer for the 16th Annual BALLSA Celebration held on March 23, 2026, at The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The flyer includes event details, location information, QR code registration access, and a description of the annual celebration honoring Maurice Q. Robinson ’09 and recognizing the achievements and contributions of Cardozo’s diverse community.

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