Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Fall Forum Adventures

SuperHero Pose!
Fall is a wonderful time of year at CERRA with our Teacher Leadership initiatives. It is always exciting to meet a new class of District Teachers of the Year, while reconnecting with our veteran district teachers who are leading local forum efforts! Darleen Sutton, Todd Scholl and I have enjoyed traveling to the different parts of South Carolina to share CERRA's programs and services, facilitate professional learning to explore the various roles of teacher leaders, and highlight local forum efforts. From the mountains to the sea, teacher leaders in South Carolina are passionate, dedicated, and purposeful in their work to make a difference in the lives of students and our profession. We are grateful for all of our partners who made our regional forums a success! At each forum, we were able to highlight a student performance group who set the tone for our entire day! Five choral programs were featured: South Aiken High School, Stall High School, South Florence High School, Dorman High School, and Clover High School made us all proud of the arts initiatives happening in SC public schools! We look forward to our annual SC Teacher Forum Conference in February where we will have a chance to bring all of our regions together! Not all superheroes wear capes, many are certified to teach!
Region 5 District Teachers of the Year at Charleston Southern University
Region 3 District Teachers of the Year at Winthrop University
Region 4 District Teachers of the Year at Pee Dee Education Center
Region 1 District Teachers of the Year at Wofford College