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GREENVILLE Co., S.C. (WSPA) -- Greenville County Schools has a program that could bring more teachers to the Upstate. Through the Teacher Cadet program, the district recruits its best and brightest students to work in the classroom with teachers. In 15 high schools within the district, 200 teacher cadets are learning how to teach. Cadets get the opportunity to work one-on-one with students and teachers. They also develop lesson plans and teach students in different subjects. Students are recruited for the program based on their GPA and interest in working in the school system. The district hopes these teacher cadets will graduate college with a degree that will allow them to return to Greenville County to work in the schools.

BY TODD SCHOLL

Sixty-nine students were inducted into the Teacher Cadet National Honor Society (TCNHS) in a ceremony held on Saturday, March 10 at Columbia College. 

In its second year, the TCNHS was created to honor scholarship, develop character, promote leadership, and stimulate a desire to serve.

In order to be considered for membership in the Teacher Cadet National Honor Society, a student must be a junior or senior with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (unweighted) on the state grading scale. A teacher leadership committee selects from all qualifying applicants those who excel in scholarship, character, leadership, and service.

BY: KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

Dr. Carolyn Gaillard's Cadets have expressed an interest in working with students in their futures! During a recent visit, we discussed scholarship and grant funding opportunities for becoming a teacher in South Carolina. 

BY: KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

The Teacher Cadets at Barnwell High School, led by Lisa Wyndham, completed their Big Books. Kennedy Cave stated this experience, "forced me to be creative, making me think like a children's author." Idasha O'Berry added, "you had to brainstorm how to write a story a child would understand-not too complicated or complex." Destiny Priester shared, "they had to use real-life situations and predict possible outcomes." Maggie Surprenant concluded, "the process allowed her to express herself in the form of a book."

BY KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

One of Nancy Cowart's Teacher Cadets at Fox Creek High School is already making her way in the world. Alexis Williams is a published author and plans to major in journalism.  She currently has two additional books in the making.

During her field experience, Alexis is helping her students become strong writers and they will publish a booklet for their school.  Alexis is the editor of the school website blog/newspaper, Predator Press.  She is an honor student, nominee for Girls State, active in several clubs, her church, and competition cheerleading,  

BY . KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

In preparation for the field experience, Amie Barton's Cadets prepared and taught lessons to their peers. Alaisha Guinyard taught a mini-lesson on Author's Purpose, helping her students understand how an author can entertain, inform, or persuade his audience.  Shamya Smith's integrated math and science lesson on Odd and Even Numbers/Plants began with a "nature walk," without leaving the classroom! Shamya distributed leaves to her students and asked them to count and record the number of veins on the leaf. Sterlyn Evans used IXL to present his lesson on the Basic Functions of Government. Local, state, and national government roles were reviewed by students in a game-like fashion.  Not pictured is Qamariah White, who taught a lesson on Context Clues. Her students used clue words (like, called, such as, known as, meaning, or, include) to determine the meaning of an unknown word. 

BY KELLY BROWDER

BY . KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

USC-Aiken's Teacher Cadet partners experienced a new type of College Day when they arrived on campus. Cadets participated in activities led by USC-A Teaching Fellows to promote leadership. Cadets rotated through sessions and were given the opportunity to meet new friends and learn more about the teaching profession. A big thanks to Dr. Timothy Lintner and the Fellows for helping to organize the event!

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