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• EDPD 828 I - Shakespeare: Books and Screens

  The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Library Society is pleased to offer a one-hour Graduate Professional Development course entitled “Shakespeare: Books and Screens.” Taught by Dr. Kay Smith (Professor Emerita at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø), the Library will offer a hands-on learning opportunity for area secondary school educators, including English, theater, history and science teachers. This course, offered through the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s School of Education, will guide teachers in creating lesson plans and assignments that will link their teaching of Shakespeare and his era in their classrooms to the resources of the Igoe Shakespeare Collection and CLS, including the CLS collection of Shakespeare-related visual arts, and films. Participants will learn more about the Library’s history, the collections (with particular emphasis on the Igoe Shakespeare Collection), and will visit the Bindery for a workshop during one of their sessions.  Classes will meet at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Library Society on select days from June 5-20, 2025.  Teacher-participants will be encouraged to share their experiences with the Igoe Collection either through field trips or in their class instruction. With a generous donation from the Igoe family, the course is being offered for $50 per teacher. Additionally, the Library Society will provide free one-year memberships to course participants.

   

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• SUMMER: EDPD 823 O - Colonial ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Teacher Institute

  Welcome to the 2025 Colonial ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Teacher Institute (CCTI)!

  The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Library Society is pleased to offer a one-hour Graduate Professional Development course entitled “Shakespeare: Books and Screens.” Taught by Dr. Kay Smith (Professor Emerita at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø), the Library will offer a hands-on learning opportunity for area secondary school educators, including English, theater, history and science teachers. This course, offered through the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s School of Education, will guide teachers in creating lesson plans and assignments that will link their teaching of Shakespeare and his era in their classrooms to the resources of the Igoe Shakespeare Collection and CLS, including the CLS collection of Shakespeare-related visual arts, and films. Participants will learn more about the Library’s history, the collections (with particular emphasis on the Igoe Shakespeare Collection), and will visit the Bindery for a workshop during one of their sessions.  Classes will meet at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Library Society on select days from June 5-20, 2025.  Teacher-participants will be encouraged to share their experiences with the Igoe Collection either through field trips or in their class instruction. With a generous donation from the Igoe family, the course is being offered for $50 per teacher. Additionally, the Library Society will provide free one-year memberships to course participants.

   

  1. Fort Moultrie, 1214 Middle Street, Sullivans Island, SC 29482

  2. Charles Pinckney Site, 1254 Long Point Road, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

  3. The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Museum, 360 Meeting Street, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC 29403 4. The Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting Street, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC 29401

  5. SCHS Museum, Fireproof Building, 100 Meeting Street, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC 29401

  6. The Powder Magazine, 79 Cumberland Street, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC 29401 7. Old Exchange Building, 122 East Bay Street, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC 29401 8. Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church Street, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC 29401

  9. Berkeley County Museum, 950 Stoney Landing Rd, Moncks Corner, SC 29461

  10. Hampton Plantation, 1950 Rutledge Road, McClellanville, SC 29458

  11. Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

  12. Inclement Weather Makeup: Saturday, June 21, 2025. Location TBD

   

   (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Graduate PD preregistration

  * A copy of your teaching certificate and driver's license are required to complete registration.  Documents can be sent to: opde.cofc.edu

• Summer: EDPD 826 Y - The Struggle for Equal Education in South Carolina

  EDPD 826 Y: The Struggle for Equal Education in South Carolina. Online June 8 – August 10, 2025.

  Today’s public schools in South Carolina are primarily the result of past laws and court decisions. The journey has been marked with struggle and, in some cases, violence. This course aims to give teachers an understanding of the past so they can relate to the schools we have today.

  This course is designed for classroom teachers, administrators, and others interested in learning the history of the segregation and integration of public schools in South Carolina. Topics include schooling during the colonial period and reconstruction, Jim Crow laws, the fight for desegregation with the Clarendon County Briggs v. Elliott case, school equalization, the Brown v. Board of Education decision, university desegregation, court-ordered desegregation, the aftermath of forced integration, and where we are today.

  This online course comprises nine sessions. Beginning on June 8, participants will be emailed a detailed assignment, which includes a written lecture on the topic, numerous websites to visit and read, textbook pages to read, and an application assignment. After completing the session and submitting the assignment by email, the instructor will evaluate the assignment and assign a grade. The next session will accompany the response. This approach allows participants to work at their own pace and allows time for vacations or other activities. This procedure will be repeated until all assignments have been completed. The last assignment is due by August 10.

  Registration: EDPD 826 Y: The Struggle of Equal Education in South Carolina class size is limited to 30 participants. The cost for the three hours of graduate professional development credit through the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is $350. 

  To register:

  1. Go to
  2. Email a copy of your driver’s license and teaching certificate to opde@cofc.edu

  (Enter EDPD 826 Y in the subject line)

  3. Pay $350 with a credit card at
  4. The last day to register is Thursday, June 5.

  Click here for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø withdrawal and refund policies:

• Summer: EDPD 814-M - Managing the Classroom for Student Achievement

  One-Day Face-to-Face Course in Greenville SC

  Summer 2025 Professional Development Course for Three Hours Credit

  Increase your pay with a BA plus 18 hours, MA plus 30 hours, or certificate renewal.

  EDPD 814-M60 Managing the Classroom for Student Achievement is a 3-hour hybrid graduate PD credit course. It requires a one-day seminar from 8:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, June 14, at the Hampton Inn, I-385 at Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC. The seminar will be followed by at-home assignments on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The final assignment is due by midnight on Saturday, June 21. Get your credit quickly and enjoy the rest of the summer!

  Teachers and administrators know that a well-managed classroom is essential for teachers to teach and students to learn. This hybrid course will give you practical strategies and methods to implement in your school or classroom.

  Topics include reviewing the research on classroom management, building a foundation with students by developing healthy relationships, developing a classroom discipline plan, strategies and techniques that work, procedures and routines for the classroom, and developing a personal professional development plan.

  Request a syllabus for the course for more details at fbouknight65@gmail.com 

  Registration: EDPD 814-M60 class size is limited to 30 participants. The cost for the three hours of graduate professional development credit through the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is $395. 

  To register, Go to /school-education/professional-development/online-course-offerings.php

  Please email a copy of your driver’s license and teaching certificate to OPDE at opde@cofc.edu Include the course number in the subject line.

  Pay with a credit card at  

  The last day to register is Thursday, June 5.

  Click here for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø withdrawal and refund policies:

   

• Summer: Read to Succeed Courses - Summer 2025

  The following courses will be offered on a limited basis beginning in June. All courses are online synchronous. If interested, let us know by completing this .

  These schedules have not yet been updated.

  1. EDPD 821 P - R2S Instructional Practices
     
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  2. EDPD 823 C - CCSD R2S Reading and Writing in the Content Areas for 3rd - 5th Grade Teachers
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  3. EDPD 826 B - R2S Lee Newman:  Assessment of Reading
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