By Dr. Michael Fleming, program facilitator
michael@cerra.org
Submitted by Mr. Derrick Hines, Director
michael@cerra.org
Submitted by Mr. Derrick Hines, Director
The University of South Carolina Teaching Fellows, the College of Education, CERRA, and the Center for Educational Partnerships hosted a Spring Teacher Cadet Conference in conjunction with the University of South Carolina’s Presidential Leadership discussion with Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s step-sister Eva Schloss on Monday February 27th, 2017. Over 300 Teacher Cadets, along with their teachers and chaperones, from 17 South Carolina high schools The University of South Carolina Teaching Fellows, the College of Education, CERRA, and the Center for Educational Partnerships hosted a Spring Teacher Cadet Conference in conjunction with the University of South Carolina’s Presidential Leadership discussion with Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s step-sister Eva Schloss on Monday February 27th, 2017. Over 300 Teacher Cadets, along with their teachers and chaperones, from 17 South Carolina high schools attended the events, which were facilitated by USC Teaching Fellows. Teacher Cadet participants and other guests attended the discussion portion of the day in the morning at USC’s Koger Center, where over 2000 people were in attendance. Following the conclusion of the discussion, cadets and their chaperones transitioned to the conference venue for lunch and table top discussions. These discussions were facilitated by University of South Carolina Teaching Fellows and members of the Capstone Scholars program; upon conclusion of the discussions, the Teacher Cadets were instructed to move to one of six breakout sessions. USC Teaching Fellows helped to direct participants to the session locations and monitor student attendance at each session to prevent overcrowding, this process was repeated once more to allow cadets to attend two separate sessions before the conclusion of the conference. This event was an engaging and immersive experience for all of those involved.
We were pleased to welcome CERRA’s Dr. Michael Fleming as our February professional development speaker. Michael presented on Brain-Based Learning strategies and how to incorporate them into classroom instruction. Many fellows reported that the presentation would certainly apply to their content areas and instructional philosophies and were eager to begin exploring ways to incorporate certain strategies into their respective curricula. Thank you Michael for an engaging experience!
The USC Teaching Fellows are currently incorporating the 7 Habits accountability system into our Mentor/Mentee model. To date several fellows report that they enjoy the weekly “check ins” and daily reminders of individual strategy tips to work on. We hope to be able to continue using this model in the future with ever increasing efficiency to foster more interaction between members of the cohort and to promote professional growth.
We were pleased to welcome CERRA’s Dr. Michael Fleming as our February professional development speaker. Michael presented on Brain-Based Learning strategies and how to incorporate them into classroom instruction. Many fellows reported that the presentation would certainly apply to their content areas and instructional philosophies and were eager to begin exploring ways to incorporate certain strategies into their respective curricula. Thank you Michael for an engaging experience!
The USC Teaching Fellows are currently incorporating the 7 Habits accountability system into our Mentor/Mentee model. To date several fellows report that they enjoy the weekly “check ins” and daily reminders of individual strategy tips to work on. We hope to be able to continue using this model in the future with ever increasing efficiency to foster more interaction between members of the cohort and to promote professional growth.
