March Madness

March Madness is over (and I'm not referring to basketball)!

This past month has been a flurry of wonderful opportunities with mentoring and teacher leadership initiatives. During the month of March, we hosted a regional initial mentor training, conducted an Analysis of Student Work training, an advanced mentor trainer academy in collaboration with NetSCOPE, and provided Coaching and Observation training, another advanced academy, for Charleston County mentors. I am excited about the opportunities for growth as we continue to expand our scope with mentoring!

Analysis of Student Work Mentor Academy

Opportunities for growth and revitalization abound with our District Teacher Forums. Over the past month, I have traveled to Spartanburg 7, Cherokee, and Dorchester 4 school districts to support forum efforts. I am so proud of the teacher leaders of this state and the work they do daily to move students and our profession forward. 

The month of March also brought us reasons to celebrate. I want to congratulate the five finalists for South Carolina Teacher of the Year and the outstanding District Teachers of the Year!

You can read more about the five finalists on our web page:

http://cerra.org/newsAndMedia/articles/89.html

I want to also congratulate all of the candidates for Teaching Fellows! I had the chance to serve at the Savannah River Regional site at my Alma mater, Midland Valley High School. Excited about all the opportunities for service in April! 

Lander Teaching Fellows

Excited about Interviews!

Dr. Lee Vartanian, Genie McDill, and Lander Fellows