The University of South Carolina College of Education is dedicated to preparing diverse
educators, while advocating for all education professionals and working to retain
teachers.
Be the inspiration.
Educators inspire. Chances are an educator made a profound impact on your life, which
planted the seed for your desire to make a difference, too! That's why our students
and faculty created a college environment that fosters collaboration, diversity and
inclusion, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving — arming you with the
tools to enhance the lives around you.
Become a leader.
Our students become teachers, counselors, educational administrators, researchers
and policy makers. The college offers more than 3,000 students — from undergraduates
to established education professionals — a wide variety of programs .
And that's not all. Through our partnerships and research initiatives, we are investing millions of dollars every year into finding new and
innovative ways to improve the quality of education across the state of South Carolina
and beyond.
Make an impact.
With nearly 33,000 graduates, it's safe to say that all students in South Carolina
are taught by one of our alumni sometime between kindergarten and graduation. As a
student, you will be immersed in public schools classrooms from early in your program
to learn culturally-relevant and effective teaching strategies.
Culturally relevant teaching challenges the status quo
Culturally relevant teaching methods are an instructional approach developed by University
of Wisconsin professor emeritus, author and researcher, Gloria Ladson-Billings. It
focuses on three tenets: cultural competence, critical consciousness and academic
excellence.
CarolinaLIFE allows students with disabilities to mentor their peers about personal
and professional goals
“The goal of this program is to have youth with disabilities leading conversations
and guiding their peers in their own college search,” said CarolinaLIFE Director and
Research Assistant Professor, Chelsea Stinnett, Ph.D.
Breakthrough Star: Anthony Plotner
Breakthrough awards, presented each year by the Office of the Vice President for Research,
recognize faculty and graduate students for their research and scholarly excellence.
The Breakthrough Star award honors outstanding early career faculty.
Camp will highlight Gullah/Geechee culture to spark students’ interest in science
Fenice Boyd received a grant from the National Science Foundation to design a summer
camp to spark interest in STEM fields among Gullah/Geechee students by highlighting
their culture as a catalyst for learning.
What should replace Confederate statues?
In The Conversation, education professor Christian Anderson examines the question
of what – if anything – should be put up in the place of Confederate monuments.
Education doctoral candidate helps Latino community through COVID-19
Lydia Carnesale, education Ph.D. candidate, knew just where to start to help members
of her tight-knit Latino community in deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to her
experiences in Columbia’s thousand-year flood event.
Interested in changing majors? We have a change of major process in place even though
we can’t meet face-to-face. Check out registration information for our Become A Teacher
virtual sessions here .
Upcoming Events Monday, Sep. 28, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Cost: None
Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Cost: free
Ongoing through Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
Location: McMaster Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public during gallery hours.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Cost: Free. Registration required.
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Cost: Free and open to the public. Registration required.
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