graduate-studies
Kelly Rae ’16 honored with Fulbright ETA Award
Kelly Rae ’16 was recently selected as the winner of an Outstanding Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Performance Award for her exemplary work both in and out of the classroom. Rae, who is serving as...
Continue ReadingFurman education department opens new project-based learning classroom
After 27 years in education, Berea High School teacher Sonja Bryant ’90 is still looking for fresh ways to reach her students. She found that innovative approach in project-based learning. As part of a personal...
Continue ReadingMarakoff ’16 honored with SCCTE leadership award
Kristen Marakoff ’16 was recognized with the South Carolina Council of Teachers of English (SCCTE) Leadership Development Award at the annual SCCTE conference January 27-28 in Kiawah Island. Marakoff, an English teacher at Travelers Rest...
Continue ReadingFostering Difficult Conversations
For some, all you really need to know is what you learned in kindergarten ... or maybe fourth grade. In the wake of the presidential election, teachers report students feel insecure, unsettled and afraid according...
Continue ReadingFurman Names Recipients of Childers Teaching Excellence Awards
Ashley McCollum, a fifth-grade math teacher at Holly Springs Motlow Elementary School in Campobello, and Rachael Weisinger, an English teacher at Travelers Rest High School, have been named recipients of the 2016 Childers Education Foundation...
Continue ReadingGreenville Teachers Earn Project-Based Learning Credential
Nine Greenville County school teachers are the first to earn South Carolina’s new project-based learning (PBL) endorsement, a state approved add-on teaching credential. The three-course, in-depth PBL endorsement is the first of its kind in...
Continue ReadingMcKinney ’15 featured in early childhood journal
Sarah McKinney ’15 recently had an article published in Perspectives and Provocations in Early Childhood Education, a journal of The Early Childhood Education Assembly. The article, “Do Kindergarten Students Play Anymore?” discusses the conflict McKinney...
Continue ReadingQ & A with new Union County Schools Superintendent Bill Roach ‘92
Dr. William “Bill” F. Roach Jr. has been appointed the new superintendent of Union County Schools starting June 1, 2016. He’ll also be teaching school finance as part of Furman’s master’s degree program in school...
Continue ReadingWork by Smith ’15, Schonhar ’10 featured in education publications
Megan Schonhar ’10 has published an article for the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Technology in Literacy Education Special Interest Group (TILE SIG) Newsletter. “Their class project gave them the opportunity to learn about credibility of sources, the...
Continue ReadingPaying it forward
It all started with Dave Breslin. Breslin, a fifth-grade social studies teacher, set the bar high for his fifth-graders, including young Ansel Sanders. The dynamic educator brought learning to life and made it relevant and...
Continue ReadingTerry ’16 assumes new roles in Pickens school district
[caption id="attachment_25053" align="alignright" width="240"] Melissa Terry '16[/caption] The School District of Pickens County has named Melissa Terry ’16 as the Transitional Principal to coordinate the merger of Pickens area elementary schools. She will also serve...
Continue ReadingFurman alums receive principal appointments
Three Furman alumni and one Furman graduate student have received promotions to principalships in Greenville County Schools. All three appointments are effective July 1, 2016. Brian Williams, assistant principal at Varennes Elementary School in Anderson District...
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