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Full Issue: Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 2021, Judy Beck, Susan Fernandez Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 2021, Judy Beck, Susan Fernandez

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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Using Icons To Create Online Course Cohesion, Lillian Reeves Mar 2026

Using Icons To Create Online Course Cohesion, Lillian Reeves

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

When attempting to make digital content more engaging, it can be challenging to know where to start. Drawing on the implementation practices of Dixson et al. (2016) and Livingston and Shaw (2019), this article shares the author's first experiences and reflections on using icons to create narrative course structure and offers suggested resources for bringing visually engaging icons to online learning environments.

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Preparing Culturally Responsive Teachers: Preservice Teacher Attitudes Toward Linguistic Diversity In The Classroom, Winston Vaughan Mar 2026

Preparing Culturally Responsive Teachers: Preservice Teacher Attitudes Toward Linguistic Diversity In The Classroom, Winston Vaughan

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article examines preservice teachers' attitudes toward linguistically and culturally diverse students. Students completed a 17-item 5-point Likert type scale questionnaire ranging from 1= strongly agree to 5= strongly disagree to measure attitudes toward linguistically diverse students. A quantitative research methodology was used to collect and analyze the data focusing on descriptive statistics for this purpose. Results indicate that preservice teachers had positive attitudes toward accepting linguistically diverse students into society and schools.

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Comparing Face-To-Face And Distance Supervision: Examining The View Of Teacher Candidates, Nicole M. Uphold Mar 2026

Comparing Face-To-Face And Distance Supervision: Examining The View Of Teacher Candidates, Nicole M. Uphold

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This study examined teacher candidates' perceptions of face-to-face and distance supervision. Teacher candidates enrolled in a multicategorical special education preparation program participated in both face-to-face and distance supervision of their teaching at their field experience. Teacher candidates preferred the face-to-face supervision. Challenges to distance supervision and suggestions for overcoming these will be discussed in this paper.

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Difficult Discussions: Critical Conversations As A Culturally Sustaining Teaching Practice In The College Classroom, Crystal Glover, Sherell Fuller Mar 2026

Difficult Discussions: Critical Conversations As A Culturally Sustaining Teaching Practice In The College Classroom, Crystal Glover, Sherell Fuller

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

As women of color in academia committed to matters of equity and inclusion, we remain undaunted by the idea of having difficult, but necessary discussions on race and ethnicity in the college classroom. After years of facilitating these types of conversations among mostly white, middle class, female teacher candidates, we began to notice an even greater reluctance than normal on the part of our students to authentically engage in difficult discussions in the classroom. As the sociopolitical climate within the United States shifted and became more divisive along racial and political lines, those divisions found their way into our classrooms. …

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Seeing Is Believing: Repeated Reading And Video Self-Modeling To Improve Reading, Jeremy Lopuch Mar 2026

Seeing Is Believing: Repeated Reading And Video Self-Modeling To Improve Reading, Jeremy Lopuch

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The purpose of this article is to describe the procedures of repeated reading and video self-modeling to improve reading outcomes for struggling students. An illustrated case study will be used to outline the individual steps of the intervention package. Information is also provided so teachers can evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures with individual students.

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Full Issue: Volume 13, Number 1, Fall 2019, Julie Jones Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 13, Number 1, Fall 2019, Julie Jones

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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The Plan Is To Fan This Spark Into A Flame: How To Use Workshops To Expand Access To Antibias Education In Preservice Education, Lillian Reeves Mar 2026

The Plan Is To Fan This Spark Into A Flame: How To Use Workshops To Expand Access To Antibias Education In Preservice Education, Lillian Reeves

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper documents the author's development of structured curriculum enrichment workshops for pre-service teachers at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Responding to the perceived gap in effective training on antibias education among teacher candidates at USC Aiken, the workshops were designed to engage teacher candidates in hands-on, fast-paced, and interactive experiences and to invite students to evaluate materials, practice strategies, and grow as antibias educators. The workshops were also designed to support students as they develop the critical self-reflection skills necessary for successful implementation of antibias practices. By detailing the process used to develop and implement an antibias education …

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Partners In The Middle: Building And Sustaining A Pds Partnership With A Middle School, Deborah Mcmurtrie Mar 2026

Partners In The Middle: Building And Sustaining A Pds Partnership With A Middle School, Deborah Mcmurtrie

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Over a ten-year period, an informal middle school-university project has evolved to become a Professional Development School (PDS) partnership. The middle school now provides classroom space for undergraduate classes and cooperating teachers for practicum placements. Pre-service teachers provide hands-on help in the classroom, serve as mentors for middle school students, and gain new insights into adolescent development. University partners have an ongoing presence in the school and provide a lead facilitator who understands school policies and procedures, handles scheduling and logistics, and maintains positive working relationships with school administrators. Lessons learned include the importance of building and sustaining relationships, regular …

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Tutor Buddies: Revisioning Reading Recovery As A Vehicle For Learning To Teach Reading, Lenessa Coe-Clark, Bruce Murray Mar 2026

Tutor Buddies: Revisioning Reading Recovery As A Vehicle For Learning To Teach Reading, Lenessa Coe-Clark, Bruce Murray

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Assessment of Reading is a mandated course for teacher candidates in an Elementary Education program in South Carolina. In response to ACT 284 (Read to Succeed), several courses were created or revamped to improve the effectiveness of teacher candidates in teaching reading. The Assessment of Reading course challenges senior teacher candidates, a semester from internship, to learn and apply knowledge about reading assessment while working with a struggling reader for eight weeks. This experience provides teacher candidates with a focused opportunity to experience responding to student instructional needs. This article will detail the implementation of systsematic phonics instruction in a …

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Mentor Teacher Feedback: Escaping The “Good Job” Trap In Clinical Practicums, Karlin Burks Mar 2026

Mentor Teacher Feedback: Escaping The “Good Job” Trap In Clinical Practicums, Karlin Burks

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Becoming a mentor teacher is a rite of passage for most veteran teachers and is one many volunteer for as a way to give back to the profession. Although mentor teachers are eager and committed to the task of mentoring teacher candidates, far too many are ill-equipped for the evaluative nature of the role. Teaching is a profession that demands pedagogical competence, and that training and evaluation begins in the field experience, which is one of the most important elements of teacher preparation programs (Clift & Brady, 2005). Accordingly, feedback is ranked as one of the most important and desirable …

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Full Issue: Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 2019, Julie Jones Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 2019, Julie Jones

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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Digital Badges And The K-12 Classroom: A Guide For Teachers, Erin Besser Mar 2026

Digital Badges And The K-12 Classroom: A Guide For Teachers, Erin Besser

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Getting started with digital badging can be a fun way for educators to integrate current technology trends, however, digital badging has also been shown to increase student engagement (Abramovich, Schunn, & Higashi, 2013). Badging provides learners an opportunity to display their knowledge for the world to see, appealing to professionals in their fields (Randall, Harrison, & West, 2013). While badges themselves are not necessarily assessment, they depict that assessment has taken place and the criteria that were needed to get there (Ostashewski & Reid, 2015). Introducing a new method of assessment and technology can be overwhelming at best. This article …

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Full Issue: Volume 12, Number 1, Fall 2018, Julie Jones Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 12, Number 1, Fall 2018, Julie Jones

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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Promise Of A Democratic Society: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers For Under-Served Ells, Nan Li, Angela Peters Mar 2026

Promise Of A Democratic Society: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers For Under-Served Ells, Nan Li, Angela Peters

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The number of English Language Learners (ELLs) has increased consistently in American schools in recent years- this group has the highest percentage of increase among all ethnic groups in schools. This rise of the ELL school enrollment has brought increased demands for teacher preparation. Yet, most teacher education programs still follow a traditional norm in teacher preparation- targeting instruction for mainstream classrooms. As a result, once placed in classrooms, preservice teachers lack strategies for working with ELLs. Additionally, the ELLs face academic challenges due to limited English proficiency for meeting the learning demand of schools. Data shows that the ELLs …

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School Newspapers: A Key To Democracy, Kristie Camp Mar 2026

School Newspapers: A Key To Democracy, Kristie Camp

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper discusses the importance of rebuilding journalism programs in high schools as a way to help preserve democratic ideals in our society at large. Since effective high school journalism programs teach students who serve as newspaper staff members to be responsible gatherers of information as well as discerning researchers, these student newspaper staff members are also more likely to apply a discriminating point of view or a perceptive mindset when they become adults. In addition, a strong high school newspaper program will engage the student body in open dialogue and give voice to the many different perspectives in any …

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Are Teachers Really Different? The Moral Intuitions Of Elementary And Secondary Preservice Teachers, Austin M. Hitt, Richard H. Costner Mar 2026

Are Teachers Really Different? The Moral Intuitions Of Elementary And Secondary Preservice Teachers, Austin M. Hitt, Richard H. Costner

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

In a previous study the authors used the Six Factor Personality Questionnaire (SFPQ) to uncover putative personality differences between elementary and secondary preservice teachers. The key result of the study was that no significant differences between the two groups of preservice teachers were identified. For the present study the authors examined another psychological construct, moral intuition. Preservice elementary and secondary teachers completed the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ), which is designed to uncover the moral intuitions or heuristics that people use to resolve moral dilemmas. Analysis of the responses revealed statistically significant differences in the moral intuitions of preservice elementary and …

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Using Blended Learning To Support Differentiated Instruction, Suzanne Horn, Rhonda Miller Mar 2026

Using Blended Learning To Support Differentiated Instruction, Suzanne Horn, Rhonda Miller

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article reviews the concept of blended learning. The authors explore how blended learning can support teachers efforts to differentiate instruction and support English Language Learners and students with learning differences in the classroom.

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Full Issue: Volume 11, Number 2, Spring 2018, Julie Jones Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 11, Number 2, Spring 2018, Julie Jones

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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Read To Succeed: South Carolina's Unique Approach To Literacy Gateway Retention Policies, Jennifer Barrett-Tatum Mar 2026

Read To Succeed: South Carolina's Unique Approach To Literacy Gateway Retention Policies, Jennifer Barrett-Tatum

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

South Carolina's Read to Succeed Act, a state policy involving mandated intervention and retention for students third grade and below, began at the start of the 2017-2018 school year. Similar to past research on retention, a recent study of over 1,150 South Carolina state elementary school teachers, literacy support specialists, and administrators provides that the majority of respondents were unfamiliar with research on the effectiveness of retention as a means of intervention and were also unaware of many of the details of RTS, including Good Cause Exemptions for student retention. This article seeks to inform educators about what decades of …

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The Impact Of Changing Academic Standards On Teacher Efficacy And Retention: A Survey On Teachers' Perceptions, Amanda Moon, Liyun Zhang, Lisa D. Waller Mar 2026

The Impact Of Changing Academic Standards On Teacher Efficacy And Retention: A Survey On Teachers' Perceptions, Amanda Moon, Liyun Zhang, Lisa D. Waller

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Little research has directly examined the impact of changing academic standards on teacher efficacy and teacher retention, especially among South Carolina teachers who have experienced a series of changes of academic standards in recent years. Accordingly, this study surveyed teacher perceptions regarding the impact of academic standards changes on their efficacy and retention. Participants included 158 classroom teachers within one public school district in South Carolina. Teachers across the district reported using three different sets of academic standards, including the Old South Carolina State Standards, Common Core State Standards, the New South Carolina State Standards, and some using more than …

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The Seriousness Of Humor In Educational Settings, Susan Fernandez Mar 2026

The Seriousness Of Humor In Educational Settings, Susan Fernandez

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Humor is an often overlooked skill that has many benefits, including providing stress relief, maximizing brain capacity for learning, increasing creativity, improving communication skills, and creating an environment of trust (Morrison, 2008, p. 19). With the possible positive educational implications of humor in mind, this study began in a large public school of Miami-Dade County, Florida as a quantitative correlational examination of the role of elementary and middle school teachers' sense of humor and its impact on their students' achievement. Based on the results of this study, research on the effects of humor in educational settings proliferated into a qualitative …

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Joining Teacher Research And Data Informed Decision Making To Support Literacy Instruction, Joy Myers, Elizabeth Oakley Mar 2026

Joining Teacher Research And Data Informed Decision Making To Support Literacy Instruction, Joy Myers, Elizabeth Oakley

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article presents the findings of a joint study conducted by a first grade teacher and a university instructor. They examined the relationship between data informed decision making (DIDM) and teacher research because student achievement data has become the central driving force for instructional decisions related to literacy at many schools across the country. Findings suggest that when teachers use multiple ways of looking at various types of assessment data, everyone wins. Implications for how to incorporate yet balance DIDM in elementary classrooms are suggested for teachers and teacher educators.

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Creating Blended Instruction Together: Working With English Teachers At An Alternative School, Suzanne Horn Mar 2026

Creating Blended Instruction Together: Working With English Teachers At An Alternative School, Suzanne Horn

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper traces the work of a group of English teachers at an alternative school in the Southeastern United States. It follows their planning and implementation of blended instruction to impact differentiated instruction, student content growth, and improve instruction. Teachers used the Blendspace program to address administrative concerns to incorporate technology, while still maintaining their philosophical stance on teaching and learning. The challenges that these high school teachers faced were discussed, including mandated computer use, use of technology, and using technology to assist in working with students with attendance issues.

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Curriculum And Instruction Lessons Learned From Elementary Education Student Teacher Reflections, Ashley Anderson-Murray, Greta Freeman Mar 2026

Curriculum And Instruction Lessons Learned From Elementary Education Student Teacher Reflections, Ashley Anderson-Murray, Greta Freeman

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Teacher candidates often find reflection as a topic of discussion and implementation in their university, education program courses. The purpose of this grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1994) research study was to identify attitudes, questions and concerns of undergraduate elementary education student teachers through written reflections during the student teaching semester. The study revealed eight major themes related to the student teaching assignment and experience.

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Personalized Principal Leadership Practices: Leading Equitable, High Achieving Schools For African American And Latino Students, Dionne V. Mclaughlin Mar 2026

Personalized Principal Leadership Practices: Leading Equitable, High Achieving Schools For African American And Latino Students, Dionne V. Mclaughlin

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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Perceptions Of Principal Evaluative Feedback And Recognition, Edward Cox, Tammy Burnham, Brie Mcdaniel Mar 2026

Perceptions Of Principal Evaluative Feedback And Recognition, Edward Cox, Tammy Burnham, Brie Mcdaniel

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Because teachers remain the top indicator of student achievement in the classroom, it is imperative that administrators focus on developing a teacher's skills and attributes (Darling-Hammond, 1984). Research indicates that the best qualified teachers are also the most dissatisfied (Darling-Hammond, Wise, & Klein, 1999). Consequently, the teacher attrition rate is alarming considering that 25% of teachers leave the field within three years and 40% leave the profession within five years (Skaalvik & Skaalvik, 2011). Due to the substantial teacher dissatisfaction and the importance of teacher effectiveness, coupled with the recent initiatives such as Every Student Succeeds Act, teacher evaluation continues …

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Budget Transparency And Teacher Retention In South Carolina, Henry Tran Mar 2026

Budget Transparency And Teacher Retention In South Carolina, Henry Tran

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The public has increasingly pushed for more transparency on matters of school finance. One important financial tool utilized by schools are budgets and a lack of budget transparency can result in many detrimental outcomes including faculty distrust. If the distrust is severe, teachers may even leave their schools. This study examines the relationship between budget transparency and teacher retention in the state of South Carolina. Results suggest that the variables may be positively associated.

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Full Issue: Volume 11, Number 1, Fall 2017, Julie Jones Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 11, Number 1, Fall 2017, Julie Jones

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

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The Impact Of International Service Learning On Teacher Education Students Serving In A Third World Country, Seth E. Jenny, Geraldine C. Jenny Mar 2026

The Impact Of International Service Learning On Teacher Education Students Serving In A Third World Country, Seth E. Jenny, Geraldine C. Jenny

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This study examined perceived outcomes associated with undergraduate teacher education students who were involved in an international service learning project with impoverished children in a third world country. Qualitative data collection methods guided the study which centered upon student attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors relating to international service learning as well as any individual learning regarding a possible deepened understanding of their personal worldview or valuing of diverse peoples. Findings indicated that the participants perceived several prior expectations which did not match reality, the diversity of the new loving culture was enjoyed, and several distinct individual changes occurred as a result …

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