Aisha Tyler
Anchor/Reporter
Charleston, SC
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Professional Experience: WJCL/WTGS-TV Anchor/Reporter, Savannah, Ga., WTOK Meridian, Miss., WSB-TV Atlanta, Ga.
News Philosophy: Always strive to be the best voice you can be for the community to which you serve.
Education: BA in Broadcast Journalism, Georgia State University
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Family: I have an awesome husband and two beautiful kids. I love being part of a wonderful military town as my mom is a retired Major in the U.S. Air Force and my father also retired from the U.S. Air Force. I am the youngest child of two and my brother lives outside of Atlanta.
Hobbies/Interests: I love spending quality time with family and friends, working out, playing tennis, traveling, cooking
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
Likes Best about the Lowcountry: The wonderful people, great beaches, unique culture, awesome food…. need I say more?
Favorite Story: My most memorable story was getting the opportunity to sit down and interview the biological father of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway. Her father, with heartfelt emotion, spoke about his daughter's life and walked me through childhood pictures of Natalie. The story really made me appreciate all of the people in my life much more because in an instant they could be gone.
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A North Charleston teacher is finding new ways to develop her students’ photography skills.
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Sandra McCann says her kids are very hands-on and prefer using paper and pencil to improve fine motor, letter, and number formation, as well as name writing instead of using a computer for class work.
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Kensington Elementary reading interventionist Carrie Johnson says she works with an amazing group of students who range from first grade to third grade.
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A North Charleston school nurse is working to help her students better understand the importance of emotional intelligence.
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A Charleston County teacher is hoping to add a new club to her school to help students engage in new ways at her school.
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A Charleston County school nurse is working to help make going to the nurse’s office a little less frightening for students.
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Watching a baby chicken hatch can be a memorable moment for students and a Georgetown County teacher makes this happen every year for her students.
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School nurses take care of sick and injured students but also play a role in teaching, and one Charleston County nurse wants to continue teaching a valuable lesson to her students.
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An area middle school is making the cut when it comes to enhancing their STEM learning.
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The classroom is meant to be a safe and comfortable space for students to learn and grow.
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One Lowcountry teacher wants to help her students by using reading tools to build and strengthen their foundation and love of books, but she needs some help with resources.
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With society being more tech-based, it’s important to prepare students for the world around them.
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A Dorchester District Two teacher hopes to give her students more opportunities to work in small groups to help with their learning.
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A Sanders Clyde Elementary School teacher says music is the heart and soul of her classroom.
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There are many different forms of art to allow students to express themselves, and a Fort Dorchester art teacher says she takes most of her lesson plan cues from her students.
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A Dorchester County speech pathologist says she wants board games to help her students learn communication, social and problem-solving skills.
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Teacher Kayla McCombs loves helping her sixth-grade students at the new East Edisto Middle school soak up the world of science.
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The holidays are a time of happiness but for some it can also be a time of stress. A local expert is offering tips and tricks on how to manage your mental health during the holidays.
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A Charleston County educator wants to increase her students’ STEM-building skills once they return from Christmas break.
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A Berkeley County teacher is working hard to give her young students the tools they need beyond their first year of Kindergarten.
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During this season of giving one elementary school teacher is hoping people will help with her classroom supply needs.
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A fourth-grade Kenneth Gardner Elementary School teacher wants to continue to give her 26 Title 1 students the best school year and something to be proud of.
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A Dorchester District Two teacher wants to create an enjoyable time for her young students to read independently.
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Second-year Fort Dorchester High School science teacher Amanda Richardson loves to create a visual world for her 85 earth science, biology, and anatomy students.
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Seventh grade River Oaks Middle math teacher Jack Sanders says this year he has welcomed 120 eager new students to his classroom.
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In most traditional classrooms, students sit at their desk or tables, assigned to them. Now more often teachers are opting to use a more flexible seating arrangement.
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The first few years of school can be some of the most critical years of a child’s education.
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A Charleston county teacher wants to make sure her students feel comfortable and nurtured while they learn.
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A Fort Dorchester High School science teacher says learning a new concept is much easier when you can see what you are learning about.
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Media specialist Eddie Crook is always looking outside of the box to help her more than 225 students at Julian Mitchell math and science learn.
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For her Donor’s Choose project Abramson would like to give her students books and book-making materials to make a publishing center in her classroom.
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The new school year comes with new needs for area teachers when it comes to classroom supplies.
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Sampit Elementary teacher Tasha McCray says her little learners are a good mix of energetic, mild-mannered, quirky, creative, and talented personalities.
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As we head into the second week of school for Lowcountry schools, an area media specialist hopes to keep her students excited about reading.
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Monday marked the start of a great school year for many students and teachers alike and the halls are abuzz at Philip Simmons Middle School in Berkeley county.
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The Williamsburg County School District is seeing some big changes for the new school year in the way of consolidating some of its well-known schools.
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It’s a race to the finish line as teachers are busy getting their classrooms ready for the new school year.
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A Georgetown teacher says she wants her students to walk in on their first day focused on learning and not worrying about supplies.
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Math and science teacher Alyssa Popolizio says she hopes to get some items fulfilled on her supply list.
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Cottageville Elementary school teacher Chelsea Edens says she loves having a classroom full of amazing kindergartners who are hungry to learn.
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William’s Memorial Elementary School STEM Lab teacher Penny Buckley says she’s busy at work writing the curriculum for the next school year’s science, technology, engineering, and math lab or STEM class.
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A sixth-grade Alston Middle School teacher loves to keep her students engaged with frequent hands-on learning opportunities.
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Adrienne Jones is spending a portion of her summer break preparing to make the switch from teaching elementary students to teaching middle school next year.
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For 6 years, first-grade teacher Courtney Threatt has been pushing her young learners at Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary school.
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After being a teacher for 20 years Christina Siebert decided to step into a role as a media specialist at Sanders Clyde Creative Arts school this past school year.
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This Title one school hopes that with this club the girls realize and achieve their greatest dreams. The organization hopes by providing experiences and mentorship they will develop a positive self-identity and leadership abilities in the girls.
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For eight years, Allana Metz has been eagerly teaching second graders at Eagle Nest Elementary School to read with a purpose.
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History is the foundation of Austin Lassiter’s honors and AP classes at Charleston Charter school of Math and Science.
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On any given day the students and teachers at Harbor View Elementary school can be found outside maintaining one of seven raised garden beds at the school.
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First Grade Charleston Progressive Academy teacher Ellen Dahabi has spent her last 5 years molding the minds of her young learners.
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