The Georgia Department of Education is awarding $899,420 in Opportunity Grants to help school districts expand options and opportunities for their students, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced. The funds will support opportunities in world languages, fine arts, physical education, summer learning, and Advanced Placement and accelerated learning.
Georgia's 2022 Teacher of the Year, Cherie Bonder Goldman, joins us to talk about her experience as TOTY and share some instructional strategies she's gained as an ESOL teacher at Hesse K-8 School in Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.
DeKalb County Pre-K and Kindergarten duo, Barry Murphy and Cynthia Hardegree, talk about how they prepare their PreK students for kindergarten and how they think about the big transition into elementary school.
Fourth grade teacher Jessica Frazer joins us to talk about her experience in a STEAM certified school at West Jackson Elementary School in Jackson County.
Liberty County middle school teacher Darius Peterson joins us to talk about teaching in a military community and strategies for making connections through history.
Dr. Rebecca Harper, Associate Professor of Literacy at Augusta University, and Leigh Willmann, high school teacher in Cherokee County, bring practical examples of how to infuse writing throughout the middle and high school day.
Bibb County teacher LaTanya Singleton Clark shares some strategies for how she makes connections with her students to help them learn, thrive, and succeed in school and beyond.
Donald White and Julie Eidson from Coweta County Schools join the podcast to talk about how they are leveraging strong community partnerships to enhance and support classroom instruction in middle and high school.
