Mission
The mission of the School of Education is to prepare men and women to become Christian educators by fostering scholarship and a Christian ethic of care in the image and nature of Jesus so as to produce teachers who are leaders and world changers with the education profession.
Education Student Handbook (pdf)
Institutional Report (pdf)
Educators who demonstrate scholarship
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Dr. Harold Waters |
Education
| Ed.D. | Nova Southeastern University | Child and Youth Studies Cognate: Curriculum Development |
| M.Ed. | Clemson University | Administration and Supervision |
| B.S. | Armstrong College | Elementary Education |
Areas of South Carolina certification
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Elementary Education |
| Learning Disabilities |
| Mental Retardation |
| Severe/Profound Mental Disabilities |
| Educational Evaluator |
| Elementary Principal |
| Elementary Supervisor |
| Middle School Science |
| Middle School Social Studies |
| Middle School Language Arts |
| Middle School Mathematics |
Achievements and Awards
| 1. |
Served on the South Carolina State Department of Education Subcommittee for Higher Education on the ADEPT evaluation instrument. |
| 2. |
Attended an EEDA workshop in Columbia to insure that Southern Wesleyan University meets state guidelines. |
| 3. |
Attended the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Annual Teacher Education Conferences sponsored by the South Carolina Association of Teacher Educators (SCATE) and the South Carolina Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (SCACTE). |
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Served on Program Review Team for NCATE reviewing programs in Special Education using SPA standards for the South Carolina State Department of Education. |
| 5. |
Attended Job Recruitment Fairs sponsored by Greenville and Oconee School Districts to assist Southern Wesleyan Teacher Candidates in securing positions within the different school districts. |
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Will attend the South Carolina Symposium on ADEPT in June 2009 in Columbia. |
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Served on the Faculty Senate for Southern Wesleyan University. |
| 8. |
Served on the Committee for Disabilities for Southern Wesleyan University. |
| 9. |
Served on the General Education Committee for Southern Wesleyan University. |
| 10. |
Served on the Learning Management System Task Force. |
| 11. |
Served as the School of Education Chapel coordinator. |
| 12. | Received the Outstanding Faculty award at Southern Wesleyan University. |
| 13. | Presented at the South Carolina Association of Education of Young Children (SCAEYC) in Columbia. |
| 14. |
Education Faculty Representative for “Meet and Greet” of prospective students. |
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Attended Professional Development at the South Carolina Conference of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) in Charleston. |
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Served as a Cadre Leader for Board of Examiner (BOE) training for the SC Department of Education and NCATE in the Spring of 2009. |
Goals
| 1. | Assist the Dean, Associate Dean, and all faculty and staff within the School of Education. |
| 2. | To continue working with the Coordinator of Teacher Education to provide Orientation Sessions for Field Experience students. |
| 3. | To continue working with the Coordinator of Teacher Education to provide Orientation Sessions for students in the Clinical Experience. |
| 4. | Continue to revise and upgrade all syllabi to include INTASC Standards, CEC Principles and ADEPT Performance Standards. |
| 5. | Continue to assist in the collection of documents for the next NCATE visit. |
| 6. | Continue to represent Southern Wesleyan University as an institution where students learn and achieve goals in a positive Christian environment. |
| 7. | Continue to be an active member in my home church, Fellowship Community Church, in Liberty, South Carolina. |