UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Good News

Soonhee Kown, a doctoral student in the CD-12 Ed Admin doctoral program, has had two poster proposals accepted for presentation at the AERA meeting in 2007. They are:

Title : What Factors Make the Best and Brightest Students Attracted to Teaching Profession?:Case Study of Honors Class Students from Public High Schools in Eastern States (Poster) 

Session Title: Understanding Socio-Cultural Factors in
Pre-Service Teacher Programs , Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education /Section 7

Title: The Effect of Virtual High School Program Policies on Attrition
Rate: A Case Study of Georgia Public High School (Poster)

Session Title: Research Poster Reception: A Collegial Conversation on Research in Instructional Technology SIG-Instructional Technology

Christine Viera, Assistant Principal at Gold Hill Middle School and student in the MEd in Ed Admin program, will be awarded the Financial Educator of the Year Award for South Carolina at the Southern Region meeting in Savannah, GA, the weekend of August 26, 2006.

Dr. Diane Harwell, Clinical Associate Professor, along with Dr. Myles Friedman and Dr. Katherine Schnepel, recently published a book entitled Effective Instruction: A Handbook of Evidence-Based Strategies. It is a 840-page resource book that describes 21 instructional strategies proven to improve student achievement significantly.

Dr. Zach Kelehear has recently published a book entitled "The Art of Leadership: A choreography of Human Understanding". It encourages school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership practices and develop a technique for leading schools.

Faculty

Dr. Lynn Harrill and Dr. Diane Harwell will be presenting the Ed Admin blended instructional delivery model at the 2006 SCASA Summer Leadership Institute in June and also at the 60th Annual NCPEA Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on August 1-4.

Dr. Diane Harwell and Dr. Casey Schnepel presented a paper on effective instructional strategies at the 2006 SCEPUR Conference and also at the March USC Phi Delta Kappa meeting.

Graduates

The following K-12 Ed Admin students have been appointed to new positions:

James D. Quinn, Assistant Director, Genesis Academy, Greenwood 50

Amy Hildenbrand, Instructional Specialist, Genesis Academy, Greenwood 50

LaSonya Bryson-Murdaugh, Director of Adult Education for Jasper and Hampton counties

Gaye Driggers, Assistant Principal, Carolina Forest High School, Horry

Susan Childs - Principal, Crayton Middle School, Richland 1

Karis Mazyck - Assistant Principal, Hand Middle School, Richland 1

Lori Dinkins - Administrative Assistant, Fulmer Middle School, Lexington 2

John Robert Jackson - Administrative Assistant, Lexington Middle School, Lexington 1

Rose Montgomery, Administrative Assistant, Camden High School, Kershaw County Schools

Dr. Erik Lowry, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Florence District One

Brooke James, Principal of East Clarendon High School, Clarendon District 3

Melanie Cohen, Assistant Principal, Oak Pointe Elementary School, Lexington/Richland 5

Sujata Wallace, Assistant Principal, Lexington Elementary School, Lexington 1

Dr. Julia Kaczor, Assistant Principal, Northside Middle School, Lexington 2

Jennifer Cain, Assistant Administrator, Blythewood High School, Richland 2

Nicola Dovey, Special Education Coordinator, Columbia County Schools, Georgia

Christine Viera, Assistant Principal, Gold Hill Middle School, York 4

Laura Covington, Assistant Principal, White Knoll High School, Lexington l

Derrick Glover, Assistant Principal, Lamar High School, Darlington County Schools

Leah Burton, Math and Science Curriculum Coordinator, Furman Middle School, Sumter 2

Ryan Player, Assistant Principal, Daniel High School, Pickens County Schools

Luke Clamp, Assistant Principal, Lexington High School, Lexington District 1

Matt Warren, Assistant Principal, White Knoll Middle School, Lexington 1

Scott Gaines, Principal, Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School and Youth Challenge Academy, State of SC

Karen Beaman, Assistant Principal, Pontiac Elementary, Richland 2

Lisa Gandee, Administrative Assistant, Airport High School, Lexington 2

Berlinda Nesmith-Mack, Title I Facilitator/Assistant Principal, Greeleyville Elementary School, Williamsburg County

Dr. Carl A. Carpenter, II, Principal, Lewisville Elementary School, Chester County Schools

Kaseena Jackson, Assistant Principal, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary, Richland 2

Anna Thompson Brink, Administrative Assistant, Dutch Fork Middle School, Lexington/Richland 5

Kristi Krause, Assistant Principal, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School, Richland 2

Joya Gregg, Assistant Principal, A. C. Flora High School, Richland 1

Francina Gerald, Assistant Principal, Congaree Elementary School, Lexington 2

Jarrod DuBose-Schmitt, Assistant Principal, Crestwood High School, Sumter 2

Lisa Shannon, Principal, Baron-DeKalb Elementary School, Kershaw County Schools

Matt Warren, Assistant Principal, Gilbert High School

Ned Blake, Assistant Principal, J. Paul Truluck Middle School, Florence District 3

STUDENTS

Our May, 2006, Ph.D. graduates are: Dr. Sandra Jowers, Dr. Kevin O'Gorman and Dr. Jesse Washington, III.

Our August 2006 graduate is Dr. Julia Kaczor.

Our December 2006 graduates are Dr.Carl Carpenter, II, and Dr. Ann Mohr.

Dr. Suzy Hardie is our May 2007 graduate.