VSU awards Dr. Gladwin the Presidential Excellence Award

Release: Dr. Ransom Gladwin Earns VSU’s 2020 Presidential Excellence Award for Online Teaching  VALDOSTA — Dr. Ransom Gladwin is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s Presidential Excellence Award for Online Teaching.   The Presidential Excellence Award…

Dr. Grimes earns VSU’s 2020 Presidential Excellence Award

Release: VALDOSTA — Dr. Lee Grimes is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching.  The Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching recognizes a faculty member who employs innovative teaching strategies and demonstrates…

Educator certification in GA becomes simpler

Release: Georgia Streamlines Certification for Educators Atlanta, GA - On Thursday, June 11, the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) voted to remove the edTPA assessment as a requirement for the certification of educators in Georgia, making…

GDOE helps parents prepare students for next school…

Release: Georgia Department of Education launches ‘Getting Ready’ guides for kindergarten through third grade MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us, 404-416-2286 (please follow phone calls with a text message if possible) Find the guides…

Florida Cancels K-12 Testing for the Year

TALLAHASSEE, Fl — During a press conference held on Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that state testing for the 2019-2020 school year will be canceled. WCTV reports that parents can decide to have their child…

S. L. Mason Teacher Transforms Classroom Into an…

VALDOSTA— Third grade teacher, Mrs. Melvina Murray, used a spare classroom and transformed it into an emergency room. During reading, students used the “Emergency Room” to diagnose a fable by determining the moral and/or lesson of…

J.L. Lomax Teacher Thinks Outside the Box

VALDOSTA— Mr. Vaughn finds a fun way to get students more engaged in class, and interested in learning. Have you ever known anyone shy? Maybe you’ve known someone who didn’t like to raise their hand…