ORANGEBURG – Teachers from the S.C. Independent School Association’s member institutions from across the state and Georgia spent part of their summer improving their teaching skills during the SCISA Teacher Institute.
Ceylon Manning from Newberry Academy took part in the two-day event.
During the first day, participants were videotaped teaching a typical lesson. Additionally, each school represented furnished a faculty manual and student handbook to be used by participants on the first day of the TI.
“Unique to SCISA’s institute were case studies using real classroom scenarios,” said Larry Watt, SCISA Executive Director. “These studies insure the course objectives remain relevant to real teaching.”
Other topics covered during the institute included classroom discipline, classroom procedures, school politics, co-curricular activities, testing and grading, and communication with parents.
The South Carolina Independent School Association is a non-profit, voluntary association of over 120 independent schools serving more than 37,000 teachers and students.
Founded in 1965, South Carolina incorporated SCISA as an exclusively educational organization with the responsibilities of establishing accreditation standards, coordinating academic and athletic competition and providing professional development for member organizations.