White one of only 36 worldwide selected as ASCD Emerging Leader
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University of Georgia alumnus Torian White, an assistant principal at Salem High School in Conyers, was recently selected as an Emerging Leader by the Association for Supervised and Curriculum Development. He is one of only 36 selected from a large pool of students from around the world.
White (BSEd ‘03), who earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from UGA, is currently a Ph.D. candidate in curriculum and instruction at Mercer University in Atlanta. He expects to graduate in 2013.
The two-year Emerging Leaders development program is for experienced educators who show promise for future leadership. Students are assigned a mentor to help them enhance their skill set within various leadership pathways. White said he plans to blend his dissertation research interest, student perceptions of effective teaching, with the professional development and writing for ASCD pathways.
“I’m excited to be a part of the Emerging Leaders program, and I’m proud to represent my district and my state,” said White, who also holds a master’s degree in foundations of education, and a specialist degree in educational leadership. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to grow as a professional and I believe this program will equip me with tools to become a more effective educator and help more students in my community.”
White, who lives in Covington, hopes to become a principal. In addition, he also hopes to become an adjunct professor at the collegiate level and aspires to be a researcher, scholarly writer and advocate for high-quality schooling, he said.
A Rincon native, White has spent nine years in education, all in Rockdale County. He was a math teacher at Salem High for four years, where he was Teacher of the Year in 2007, spent one year as a middle school instructional math coach at the system’s central office and was graduation coach at Salem High for two years. In 2009, he was named assistant principal at Rockdale Open Campus, a non-traditional high school, which offers a small, personalized environment where previously unsuccessful students are supported in a manner that helps them graduate.