Tom Thompson for Superintendant of Education

Selected Presentations

• “Improving K-12 education in South Carolina.”  Presented to the Orangeburg Rotary Club, Orangeburg, SC on January 22, 2008.
• “Using the DISC Personality Profile to enhance communication effectiveness.” Presented to Human Resources class at Webster University, Columbia, SC, Fall 2003 and Spring 2002.
• “Improving leadership effectiveness.”  Presented for the Americorp Project, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC on November 17, 2000.
• “Preparing for a career in school administration.”  Presented at the annual Summer Leadership Conference sponsored by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators in Myrtle Beach, SC on June 21, 1999.
• “Team building.”  Presentation for the faculty of Burke High School in Charleston, SC on June 4, 1996.
• “Using one minute management techniques to improve teaching effectiveness.”  Presentation for teachers in The School District of Fairfield County in Winnsboro, SC on August 17, 1995.
• “Good teachers live longer and enjoy life.”  Presentation for teachers in The School District of Fairfield County in Winnsboro, SC on August 16, 1994.
• “All children can learn:  A creative problem-solving approach.”  Presentation for teachers in The School District of Fairfield County in Winnsboro, SC on August 16, 1993.
• “Keeping students tuned in and turned on.”  Presentation for the Teacher Cadet Program at Dreher High School in Columbia, SC on February 9, 1993.
• “Do you have what it takes to be an effective teacher?”  Presentation for the Teacher Cadet Program at Brookland-Cayce High School in West Columbia, SC on October 12, 1992.
• “Keeping students tuned in and turned on.”  Presentation for teachers in The School District of Fairfield County in Winnsboro, SC on August 15, 1992.
• “Instructional leadership.”  Presentation for the Leadership Program in Kershaw County School District on February 20, 1992.
• “Assessor training.” The Maryland Assessment Center Project in Baltimore, Maryland, October 14-17, 1991.
• “School finance.” Presentation for the New Principals’ Academy on November 14, 1991.
• “Dealing with difficult people.”  Presentation for the SC Independent School Association, Orangeburg, South Carolina, November 16, 1990.
• “Using assessment center skills to improve performance.” Presentation for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Minorities in Educational Administration Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 25, 1990.