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2024 Superintendent’s Award-Richland County School District One
Richland County School District One recognized Stephanie M. Johnson for being one of Two Richland One educators named 2024 Champions of Education by the University of South Carolina’s College of Education. She was honored during the University’s Champions of Education Gala March 28, 2024
H.B. Rhame Elementary School reading interventionist Stephanie Johnson received the Veteran Teacher Award, which is given to a teacher who has been in the profession for at least 15 years and that their work incorporates best practices in helping students succeed.
2024 Champions of Education- Veteran Teacher Award
This award is given to a classroom teacher in recognition of their services to the profession and the students they teach. The nominee must have spent a minimum of 15 years as a teacher, and their work incorporates best practices helping students succeed in the classroom.
2024 FULBRIGHT TEACHERS FOR GLOBAL CLASSROOMS AWARD
The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program is a yearlong professional learning opportunity and short-term exchange for elementary, middle, and high school educators from the United States to develop skills to prepare students for a competitive global economy. FTGC equips educators to bring an international perspective to their schools through targeted training, experience abroad, and global collaboration.
2018 100 Black Women Awards
April 14, 2018
The Columbia Chapter of 100 Black Women celebrated its fourth annual "My Sister's Keeper"Awards Luncheon on Saturday April 14, 2018. Each year the chapter honors women who sere and make a significant contribution to the community as "My Sister's Keepers" and whose philanthropic and community service impact the lives of women and girls in health, education, and economic empowerment. Honored to be recognized as the education recipient.
https://www.carolinapanorama.com/eedition/page-----cp-page/page_f8b03021-a0a1-51e9-9ade-b04afa7f1f3d.html
http://www.millmag.org/100-black-women-anniversary-awards-luncheon/
2017 The University of South Carolina College of Education Distinguished Alumni
http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/education/about/news/2016/nea_award_2016.php
2017 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence
October 2017
Only five educators from across the country receive this honor each year. The Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence honors educators for their diligence and dedication to students, colleagues, community, and profession.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11IgDq3kO1E&t=8s
https://www.horacemann.com/teacher-lounge/educator-recognition-programs/nea-foundation-award
http://www.neafoundation.org/blog/5-things-great-educators-do-every-day/
California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence
June 13, 2016
One of 43 educators Nationwide to receive the prestigious California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence. The California Casualty Award is unique: in addition to being recognized for excellence in instructional practice, awardees are nominated by their peers-their National Education Association state affiliate-for their dedication to the profession, community engagement, professional development, attention to diversity, and advocacy for fellow educators.
http://www.neafoundation.org/public/SC.docx
http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2016-09-02/Education/Richland_One_teacher_receives_award_from_NEA.html
https://www.richlandone.org/domain/1141
Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
2010
Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 2010 South Carolina State Finalist
Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics Council of State Science Supervisors
Teacher of the Year 2009-2010
2009-2010
Teacher of the Year 2009-2010 Richland County School District One Carver-Lyon Elementary
FELLOWSHIPS
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HOPE STREET GROUP NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
2015-2017 Washington, DC
The National Teacher Fellows Program provides public school teachers, who are chosen through a rigorous selection process, with skills around peer and community engagement, data collection, and communication strategies while giving them opportunities to amplify positive teacher voice to inform policy decisions.
http://hopestreetgroup.org/impact/education/teacher-fellowships/national-fellows/
http://www.carolinapanorama.com/news/local/local-teacher-named-hope-street-group-national-teacher-fellow/article_24d55a76-aea9-11e5-91a8-f3dfefa14d72.html?mode=jqm
http://www.theitem.com/stories/sumter-native-named-national-teaching-fellow,259662
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2018 LOWELL MILKEN CENTER FOR UNSUNG HEROES
April 7, 2017 Fort Scott, Kansas
The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes Fellowship is awarded on the basis of merit for educators who distinguished themselves in teaching respect and understanding through project based learning or who have the potential for the distinction. The center selects exemplary teachers from across America and Europe, drawn from a variety of disciplines, to collaborate on projects that discover, develop, and communicate stories of Unsung Heroes in history.
https://www.lowellmilkencenter.org/programs/lmc-fellowship
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2017 NEA FOUNDATION GLOBAL LEARNING FELLOWSHIP
2017
Washington, DC
Through the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, educators develop the knowledge and skills to integrate global competencies into daily classroom instruction, advocate for global competency in their schools and districts, and help students to thrive in our increasingly interconnected world.
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2019 Educator for High Standards Fellowship
2019
Washington, DC
Educators for High Standards, Teacher Champion Fellowship amplified teacher voice, and through partnerships and fellowship, worked to increase and sustain teacher voice efforts across the country.
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2011 FULBRIGHT HAYS GROUP PROJECT ABROAD
Selected to be a part of a Fulbright Hays Group Project Abroad with a Curriculum Development Team to Sierra Leone, West Africa to gain knowledge, artifacts, documents, experience, and other data to be used in the development, implementation, and systemic dissemination of curricula for use in (a) K-12 classrooms and in (b) pre-service teacher education.