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Teachers
of Government Advisory Board
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Teachers
of Governement Advisory Board (l-r): Harriet Herndon, Gary
Purinton, Tami Miller, Craig Griffith, Prakash Elston, Sharon
McAbee, Kathy Creswell, Hale Edwards, Liz Smith, Russ Diesinger |
The Riley Institute
has created a Teachers of Government Advisory Board comprised of
professional educators who are graduates of the annual Teachers
of Government (TOG) Summer Institute program. All team members are
leaders in their field with backgrounds in teacher training, curriculum
development, and educational resources learned through their TOG
experience. The team members were selected to serve on the TOG Advisory
Board based on interest, commitment, and recommendations.
The TOG Advisory
Board will maintain email correspondence with educators and provide
leadership in the areas of educational resources and curriculum
planning. They will also serve as mentors to fellow social studies
educators.
Board members
serve a two-year term, with the option of serving additional years.
This process will create a team consisting of veteran and new members
to make efficient transitions to future teams. In the event of a
vacancy, former TOG alumni will be invited to apply for a position
on the team.
Teachers
of Government Advisory Board Members 2008-2010
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Elizabeth
Smith
- Associate
Professor at Furman University and Coordinator of the Teachers
of Government Program
- Teaches
American Politics (Public Opinion, Political Socialization)
- B.A.,
University of North Carolina; M.A. Ph.D., University of
Minnesota.
- Email:
liz.smith@furman.edu
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Chris
Burkett
- Assistant
Director of the M. Ed. Program in Divergent Learning and
an Assistant Professor of Education at Columbia College
in Columbia, S.C.
- Teachers
of Government participant inaugural class 2001
- Email:
chrisburkett@colacoll.edu
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Kathy
Creswell
- Assistant
Principal at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, S.C.
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2002
- Email:
kcres1234@charter.net
For a
complete biography, click
here. |
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Russ
Diesinger
- Teaches
United States Government, Economics, and Criminal Justice
at Reading High School in Reading, P.A.
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2005
- Email:
diesingerr@aol.com
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Hale
Edwards
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here and click
here. |
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Prakash Elston
- Teaches
at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, S.C., and at Lander
University and Southern Wesleyan University as an Adjunct
Professor
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2007
- Email:
elstonp@gwd50.org
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Craig
Griffith
- Teaches
at Furman Middle School in Sumter, South Carolina
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2006
- Email:
bgriffith@scsd2.k12.sc.us
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Harriett
Herndon
- Teaches
Social Studies at Dillon High School in Dillon, S.C.
- Teachers
of Government participant inaugural class 2001
- Email:
hherndon55@bellsouth.net
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Sharon
McAbee
- Teaches
world history, US history, and leadership at Riverside High
School in Greer, South Carolina
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2002
- Email:
mcabee@greenville.k12.sc.us
For a
complete biography, click
here. |
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Tami
Miller
- Manager,
Carolina First Center for Exellence, Greater Greenville
Chamber of Commerce (effective June 16)
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2005
- Email:
tmiller@greenvillechamber.org
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Gary
Purinton
- Teaches
at Broome High School in Spartanburg, S.C.
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2006
- Email:
gpurin@spa3.k12.sc.us
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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Melissa
Venters
- Teaches
8th grade South Carolina history at West Ashley Middle School
in Charleston, S.C.
- Teachers
of Government participant in 2002
- Email:
melissaventers@hotmail.com
For a
complete biography, click
here; for a curriculum developed as a result of Teachers
of Government, click
here. |
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