Gifted and Talented Graduate Course Program
Gifted and Talented (GT) Graduate Course Program funding will be provided to institutions of higher education that offer tuition-free graduate courses for teachers who are pursuing either endorsement or certification in GT education. These courses will be designed for the following topics:
- Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students;
- Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students;
- Advanced Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students;
- Student Identification, Current Trends, and Issues in Gifted and Talented Education;
- Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners;
- Special Topic Seminars in Gifted and Talented Education; and
- Other topics applicable to gifted education.
Advanced Placement (AP) Teacher Institute
The purpose of the Advanced Placement (AP) Teacher Institutes is to provide South Carolina public school teachers with the special endorsement to teach an AP course as required in S.C. Code Ann. Reg. 43-258.1 (2018). Teachers who successfully complete an AP teacher institute will be awarded special AP endorsement in the specific AP class area.
The purpose of these institutes is to provide initial training for newly assigned AP teachers specifically in the content of the subject area. The institute should prepare teachers to implement the AP class effectively according to College Board requirements, provide a depth of content knowledge in the specific subject area, and provide effective instructional strategies for teaching AP students.
African American History Instructional Materials Grant 2023 - Round Two
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) will award grant funds to nonprofit organizations, school districts, or institutions of higher education for the development of new inquiry-based instructional materials aligned to the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College- and Career-Ready Standards (2019 Standards) via one of the following approaches:
- Develop and host a new or recurring African American Historic Sites Professional Learning Opportunity (PLO) for K-12 teachers that includes professional learning at prominent historic sites in South Carolina as it applies to any K-12 standards. The PLO then uses the provided template to guide teachers in the development of a minimum of ten (10) inquiry-based instructional lessons with supporting materials (Instructional Materials) that connect the sites with identified course standards and provide options to assess student learning; or
- Develop and host an African American Instructional Materials Professional Learning Opportunity (PLO) for K-12 teachers that provides professional learning about South Carolina African American history as it applies to any K-12 standards. The PLO then uses the provided template to guide teachers in the development of a minimum of ten (10) inquiry-based instructional lessons with supporting materials that connect the content from the professional learning with identified course standards and provide options to assess student learning.
