April 2006 – Math and Science


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New Curriculum

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  • src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_april_2006_thumb.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">Jane Robelot hosts members of the Georgia Department of Education.
    Guests include Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools, Stephen
    Pruitt, Science Program Manager and Claire Pierce, Mathematics
    Specialist.
  • They discuss the new math and science curriculums that are
    turning Georgia classrooms into a 'conceptual learning' environment. We
    get to visit the 2006 Georgia Science Olympiad.

Examples of Conceptual Learning

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  • src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_april_2006.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">We visit the Math Trail at The Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.
    This innovative activity was designed by Shelly Allen, Math Coordinator
    for the Richmond County School.
  • We see an example of "Math + Science = Success" as part of the Georgia Prism Project.
  • GPB helps educators and students with science instruction in Chemistry and Physics.


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