Social Studies

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• src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_dec_2006_thumb.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">Jane hosts a diverse panel of guests that
  includes: Deborah Grayson, Education Project Manager for Social Studies
  at Georgia Public Broadcasting; William Cranshaw, Social Studies
  Program Manager for the Georgia Department of Education and Shaun Owen,
  6th grade Social Studies teacher from Greenbriar Middle School in
  Columbia County.
• These guests discuss the changes in Georgia's Social Studies
  curriculum along with the Georgia Performance Standards and how to
  effectively engage students in learning in the classroom setting.

The Digital Classroom

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• src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_dec_2006.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">Jane is joined again by Deborah Grayson.
  They host discussions with Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin, the President of the
  Georgia Humanities Council and Katherine Aiken, the GPB TIE Network
  Manager for Georgia.
• The focus of their discussion is on digital resources,
  including the New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Public Broadcasting's
  Georgia Stories, the Digital Library and the online resources provided
  to Georgia educators through a partnership with the Discovery Education
  Network.