2015 Fall Newsletter - College of Education

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NEWSLETTER faLL 2015

CONTENTS 3 Dean’s Message

4 Professional Development School John h. Lounsbury coLLege of education

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5 Call Me MISTER 6 Launching a Professional Development School Partnership

fall 2015

10 Integrate Art into Science Dean Joe Peters Newsletter Coordinators revel Pogue Mariharden Mcelheny

12 Food Drive 13 edTPA Update 13 FacultySpotlight

14 CMLA Spotlight 15 Honors, Recognitions and Awards 16 New Faculty and Staff 17 MAT Humanities Cohort Update 18 Serving Children 19 Discover Graduate Programs

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DEAN’S MESSAGE

friends, these are exciting times for the college of education here at georgia college. this academic year, we welcome our inaugural cohort of Misters in the call Me Mister (cMM) program. congratulations to brian bowman, seabon davis Jr., homer Jones Jr., and Jaleel Jones! cMM director emmanuel Little also sponsored the first rising Misters summer experience for local high school students. the coe also welcomes our newest full-time faculty members, dr. Paulette cross, a social justice educator, dr. hasmik Mehranian, an engineer and steM educator, dr. Kristina falbe, a middle grades educator and education specialist donna Mcnair, a special education educator. they join our two reorganized departments of teacher education and Professional Learning and innovation. We are also delighted that Ms. claire garrett assumed the role of Partnership and field Placement director. our outstanding faculty members have also formed a comprehensive Professional development school partnership with baldwin county school district.

Working closely with superintendent noris Price and her administration, we now have on-site college courses at eagle ridge elementary school, oak hill Middle school and baldwin high school. researchers have shown that this relationship benefits our teaching candidates who develop more demonstrable teaching skills. these

experiences also improve host teachers’ perceptions of themselves as professionals and provide opportunities for collaborative efforts between institutions. Most importantly, K-12 students demonstrate higher achievement through Professional development school experiences. as you will find throughout this newsletter, the college of education faculty, staff and students are participating in many other on and off-campus experiences. our high level of professional and community engagement are in keeping with georgia college’s liberal arts foundation and the coe’s commitment to our students' lifelong success through continuously making connections between students' studies and highly valued real-world skills. on a personal note, i would like to thank the faculty, staff, students and many friends of the coe for welcoming me into their community. i also would like to personally thank our donors. Without your backing we could not provide the support for our excellence in preparing teachers and school leaders. best wishes,

Joe Peters dean of education joseph.peters@gcsu.edu

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Professional Development School

s part of the college of education's continued efforts to establish a Professional development school (Pds) partnership with baldwin county, Middle grades senior teacher candidates planned and facilitated learning experiences with sixth, seventh and eighth grade teachers at oak hill Middle school (ohMs). the experiences provided opportunity to continually develop an understanding of Pds partnerships, build relationships and suggest goals for this continued partnership. one aspiration is for ohMs teachers and Middle grades teacher candidates to develop as a community of middle level professionals. the focus of future learning experiences will be based on the needs and interests of this middle level learning community. â–

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our coe is proud to welcome the first-ever cohort of call Me Mister (acronym for Mentors instructing students toward effective role Models) students in the state of georgia! thanks to the support, dedication and passionate recruitment efforts of our college and its collaborators, four Misters have begun their journey at georgia college to become transformative teachers. they are: Brian Bowman Major: Pre-Middle grades education graduated from: Jones county high school hometown: Macon, georgia Seabon Davis, Jr. Major: Pre-special education graduated from: Prince avenue christian school hometown: athens, georgia Homer Jones, Jr. Major: Pre-Middle grades education Minor: dance graduated from: central high school hometown: Macon, georgia Jaleel Jones Major: Pre-early childhood education graduated from: Wilkinson county high school hometown: irwinton, georgia gc’s Misters were introduced to the call Me Mister program via the summer leadership institute at clemson university in June 2015 and recently attended the fall summit to connect with other Misters at south carolina state university.

throughout their enrollment on our campus, they will connect frequently with local schools and will focus their development as young adults and future teachers around the call Me Mister empowerment model’s five key tenets. these tenets are brother’s keeper, personal growth, teacher efficacy, servant leadership and ambassadorship. our call Me Mister program has also created a “rising Misters” summer camp to create pipelines for more black male teachers in the future. through “rising Misters”, high school students will explore more of what it means to become an impactful educator, gain valuable insight from local educational leaders and also familiarize themselves with georgia college and its call Me Mister program. these participants will also maintain contact with emmanuel Little as they prepare to graduate high school and become part of our next generation of Misters!

Program director emmanuel Little was also asked to spotlight our call Me Mister efforts in a recent series via edWeek entitled how universities are recruiting More teachers of color. you can read more here: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_ with_larry_ferlazzo/2015/09/response_what_univer sities_are_doing_to_recruit_teachers_of_color.html for frequent updates on our call Me Mister program, please “like” our facebook fan Page at https://www.facebook.com/callmemistergc ■

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Georgia College and Baldwin County School District Launch a Professional Development School Partnership

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he Professional Development School (PDS) Partnership between Georgia College and Baldwin County School District has had a successful beginning this fall.

Under the leadership of Dr. Noris Price, Baldwin County School superintendent, Dr. Joseph Peters, dean of the College of Education, and Dr. Sandra Webb, associate professor and professor in residence for the PDS Partnership and Comprehensive K-12 Literacy Initiative, a number of signature programs have been implemented in Baldwin County Schools.

Professional Development Schools are innovative partnerships of universities, school districts, and community stakeholders with the goals of enriching K-12 learning and achievement, educating and developing new teachers, providing professional learning for all educators, and focusing inquiry and research on improving teaching practices and K-12 education.

The Georgia College – Baldwin County School Partnership began last fall with a core PDS Planning Team that attended a

workshop at the University of Georgia for developing a PDS partnership. Faculty members of that team, Stacy Schwartz, Nancy Mizelle, Miriam Jordan, Stephen Wills, and Sandra Webb, along with Tom Ormond, representing Academic Affairs, met throughout the spring with Baldwin County School District administrators to plan and develop the organization and process of this partnership. The PDS Planning Team created vision and mission statements that were approved by the College of Education faculty and BCSD administrators. In addition, this committee conducted surveys of interest with both CoE faculty and BCSD teachers and administrators. The culminating event in May was a visit by Dr. Bruce Field, Department Chair of Teacher Education at Georgia Southern University. Field was instrumental in organizing a successful PDS partnership network at the University of South Carolina and the National Association of Professional Development Schools, serving as the first president of this national organization. Field was impressed by the progress in developing our PDS partnership with Baldwin County and recommended that we, “Just do it!”

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Following Field’s strong encouragement, the PDS partners launched several signature PDS programs with Baldwin County Schools.

Professor in Residence: PDS Partnership and Literacy, Dr. Sandra Webb As Professor in Residence, Webb provides leadership for developing the PDS partnership with Baldwin County Schools. She also services as a literacy consultant in developing a district-wide, comprehensive literacy program and in providing district-wide professional learning for teachers and administrators in literacy education.

Professor in Residence: Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, Dr. Rob Sumowski Dr. Rob Sumowski, as professor in residence, offers his expertise in administration and also in Positive Behavior Interventioins and Support. He is collaborating with district administrators to develop (PBIS) and organizing district-wide professional learning and administrative support for administrators and teachers.

Onsite Georgia College University Courses Georgia College faculty are offering their university courses on site at elementary, middle and secondary in Baldwin County Schools. There are numerous advantages and benefits for onsite courses. One primary advantage involves the building of relationships with school-based educators and deepening partnerships for preparing new teachers that occurs when university educators teach on site.

Our education students observe the collaboration of their professors with administrators and teachers, who are invited to classroom seminars to participate.

Professors onsite can make arrangements for education candidates to observe in classrooms and conduct course assignments. As partnerships develop, there are additional possibilities of professional development and site-based research for all educators. Currently we have six faculty members teaching onsite courses.

• Eagle Ridge Elementary School, Dr. Stacy Schwartz • Oak Hill Middle School, two courses: Dr. Nancy Mizelle, Dr. Joanne Previts, and Dr. Kristina Falbe • Baldwin High School, Dr. Cynthia Alby and Dr. Miriam Jordan

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To teach a university course onsite in Baldwin County Schools, a faculty member should contact Dr. Sandra Webb. Moving courses onsite is a process of making a request in writing., and a review by administrators at Baldwin County Schools. University courses onsite should benefit both our education students and the schools in which they are located. We are eager to develop this process and provide opportunities for more of our education students.

Community in Schools Tutoring Program, Dr. Sandra Webb Aligned with the Governor’s Campaign, Get Georgia Reading, Dr. Webb is collaborating with the Community in Schools Director and Site Coordinators to develop an effective tutoring program targeting K2 literacy support for students identified as struggling readers.

Collaborative Grant Writing This fall faculty members and school district representatives, under the leadership of Dr. Sandra Webb, have applied for two Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Grants. Robin Lewis, Director of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs, provided support and guidance in submitting these grants.

• Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, Innovation Fund Implementation Grant for STEAM Ahead at OHMS: $1.2 M. This grant will provide professional learning, faculty and community support, and technology resources for a Science Technology Engineering and Math grant that integrates the Arts, disciplinary literacy, and community engagement. Faculty members on the writing team for this grant include Sandra Webb and Joanne Previts. Charlie Martin, Center for Program Evaluation and Development and Julia Metzker, Director of ENGAGE, Georgia College’s Quality Enhancement Program, provided additional support.

The Principal Investigator is Dr. Noris Price.

• Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, Innovation Fund Planning Grant for Read Baldwin County. $10,000. This planning grant will address literacy development of children in Baldwin County from birth through age 8, and is aligned with the Governor’s Campaign, Get Georgia Reading.

Collaborators on this grant proposal are Sandra Webb, Stacy Schwartz, and Sandy Baxter, Director of Community in Schools. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Noris Price.

Building Up STEAM at OHMS, Georgia College STEM Grant Faculty members from College of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences are participating in a professional learning community grant at Oak Hill Middle School sponsored by the Georgia College STEM Grant program. Eight math and science teachers, grades 6 through 8, are collaborating with Georgia College faculty in designing inquiry-based, integrated STEM lessons and exploring integrating of the Arts, disciplinary literacy, and technology as tools of learning. Sandra Webb is the Principal Investigator and the grant team includes Joanne Previts, Middle Grades Education, Miriam Jordan, Secondary Education, Angel Abney and Doris Santarone, Mathematics Department, and Sam Mutiti, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.

Reading Endorsement through Georgia College Continuing Education, Dr. Sandra Webb To support reading education, Dr. Noris Price requested an onsite reading endorsement program at Baldwin County Schools through our Georgia College Continuing Education Program. This reading endorsement was approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and consists of a three-course sequence, providing teachers with professional learning in reading processes and pedagogy, assessment, and bestpractices in reading instruction. The first course is underway this fall, and two additional courses will be offered in the spring. Successful completion of three-course sequence will result in eligibility to apply for a Reading Endorsement Certification through Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

In addition to these signature programs, our PDS partners are discovering opportunities to bring public attention to the successful beginning of our partnership. At the upcoming Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators on October 8-9, at Jekyll Island, the Georgia College – Baldwin County Schools Partnership proposal was accepted for a session titled, “Developing Architects of Change Through Professional Development School Partnerships.” Presenters are Dr. Noris Price, Dr. Sandra Webb, Dr. Stacy Schwartz, Dr. Nancy MIzelle, Dr. Joanne Previts, and Dr. Rob Sumowski. This conference presentation will be the first of what we hope will be many collaborations in scholarship of our PDS partnership. ■

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e a r Ly c h i L d h o o d M a J o r s

Learn How to Integrate ART INTO SCIENCE

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n their edis 3415 class, investigating the natural World, early childhood majors are not only learning about the nature of science, but they are also learning strategies for integrating their science instruction into other disciplines in the school curriculum. each week they learn how to teach one of their scientific concepts through children’s non-fiction literature. the reading strategy is followed up with an appropriate demonstration or experiment that further explains the concept.

in addition to learning from the science literature, the students have been learning from other “big thinkers” in the field on how the brain works and the role of creativity and exploration in the learning process. in one recent class, they watched a presentation by sir Ken robinson on the role of creativity and heard his assertion that there is a critical need for the arts to be included in the school curriculum. after hearing his presentation and engaging in a brief demonstration and discussion on the role of music as a focusing activity, the students then participated in activities that combined art and science. they “painted with salt” to demonstrate states of matter, and then they observed “walking water” to demonstrate the properties of water. following are some of the reflections from students about this class that is taught by dr. trish Klein: “My thoughts about today’s class, activities and discussions are very positive. i believe that dr. Klein really equipped me with some great tools and strategies

to make class time very entertaining, while still learning all the required materials.” “i love that this class gives us actual activities we can use in our future classes. i really enjoyed the class today. i can see many ways that these experiments or activities could be adapted to any age group. not only that, but they were simple and fun. apart from buying the (children’s) book, everything else is just laying around my house or very easily accessible. i could also display my kids’ ‘Paint With salt’ pictures, which reminds them of the activity and their hard work. i especially liked the ted talk video. We need this as educators. it is so easy to get bogged down in the standards and lesson plans that we forget what we are doing and why our jobs are so critical. i will look at the kid with the halloween drawing a little differently now.”

“overall, i was very interested and intrigued by all of the ideas, concepts and activities addressed by dr. Klein in today’s class. i was able to envision completing activities, like ‘Painting with salt,’ with my future students and also incorporating principles from sir Ken robinson in the ted talk video into my educational philosophy and practices. i am beginning to see the true benefits of this course and the way it prepares each of us to be knowledgeable about science concepts and skills, but also very successfully equipped with a variety of resources for science instruction. Lastly, i really appreciate the incorporation of music into our class! i really enjoy music as a tool inside of the classroom because of its calming and relaxing abilities.” ■

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E A R LY COLLEGE

Food Drive GCEC Gives Back Georgia College Early College 8th graders will be creating special “Blessing boxes and Bags” for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The non-perishable donations collected in October will help those in need during the holidays. All donations will be given to Café Central, a non-profit, faith based charitable organization that provides meals for 500-2000 on Tuesdays at Freedom Church. ■

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FA C U LT Y

Spotlight

edTPA Update

Barbara Roquemore

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rompted by Georgia Professional Standards Commission, the State of Georgia, including Georgia College, participated in piloting a new,

performance-based assessment of teaching effectiveness for pre-service candidates, the educational Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) in the 2014-2015 academic year. The edTPA is a classroom-based assessment administered during the student teaching field experience. The edTPA is a nationally available pre-service performance assessment process designed to answer the essential question: “Is a new teacher ready for the job?” The edTPA is completed during the time the teacher candidate is student teaching and includes a review of the teacher candidate’s authentic teaching materials and practices that document and demonstrate each candidate’s ability to effectively teach his/her subject matter to all students.

As of Sept. 1, 2015 the edTPA has become consequential for teacher candidates and successful passage of the edTPA is required for initial certification. As edTPA is a high-stakes performance assessment for teacher candidates Georgia College’s participation in the pilot served to aid in gathering a better understanding of the edTPA by providing important data, information, skills and methods for successful completion to the University, College of Education, faculty and students.

With this new assessment our College of Education remains dedicated to providing teacher candidates with the education, skills

For the past few years I have worked in the organization and the implementation of a cancer research fundraising effort at Northside Hospital, Atlanta. The event occurs every year in October: National Breast Cancer Month. Last year, in one day, we raised over $100,000. This year the event is on Oct. 9. We hope to raise more this year. The event is called “Northside Hospital Tennis against Cancer.” We invite tennis players from all around the area to participate in a morning of coaching and tennis drills (5 different tennis centers). At lunch time, we have an elegant luncheon at a country club (5 different locations) where we raffle off items. All of the participants pay a fee to participate in the event. The coaches donate their time in the morning sessions. The country clubs give reduced rates for the meals. All of the raffle items are donated. Additionally, each participant urges family and friends to donate ( my request is on my Facebook page).

On Oct. 16 of this year, I will be cancer-free for 7 years. I feel “Blessed and Highly Favored.”

Let’s fight Cancer!

and support that they need to be successful and influential educators who are ready for the career on day one. ■

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CMLA highlight While some georgia college students prepared to go downtown thursday night, a select few chose to spend their time developing as advocates for young adolescents. on the night of sept. 24, the members of cMLa (collegiate Middle Level association) met to further their knowledge of ways in which they can become effective middle level educators. they creatively analyzed aMLe (association for Middle Level education) standards and discussed concepts such as collaboration, integrated curriculum and community involvement. cMLa is more than an organization for middle grades education majors. it is an opportunity to learn about young adolescents' needs and become a voice for students during this transitional phase. cMLa members value diversity and welcome all georgia college students to attend their next meeting on oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in Kilpatrick room 226. the middle grades education cohort also invites anyone interested to attend this year's summit conference on friday, nov. 6. the conference will welcome educators, pre-service teachers, administrators and other advocates for young adolescents from across the southeast. dr. debbie silver, an inuential author and educator and international inspiration, will serve as keynote speaker on this day of intriguing, worthwhile professional development. to register or for additional information, email Kristen stack (kristen.stack@bobcats.gcsu.edu) or dr. nancy Mizelle (nancy.mizelle@gcsu.edu).

We hope you will join us soon at a meeting and at summit! â–

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College of Education Honors, Recognition and Awards Chris Greer this past spring i was selected as an apple distinguished educator, which is a very selective program that identifies educators around the world who are using apple products in an innovative way. out of thousands that applied, only 200 were selected. i spent a week in Miami working with apple and learning more about all of their educational initiatives. they tasked me with a community outreach project, and so i have partnered with the georgia department of natural resources to create a digital textbook on the state parks of georgia. this textbook will be used within K-12 classrooms across the state for students to learn more about science and history through our own state park system. i am involving my graduate students in the production of the textbook and am taking groups to sapelo island and cloudland canyon in october.

Rob Sumowski was awarded the national outstanding chapter advisor of sigma alpha epsilon for my work with gc's georgia Mu chapter of sae.

Cynthia Alby is starting her 10th year as the lead instructor for the state of georgia's "governor's teaching fellows (gtf) Program" (http://ihe.uga.edu/outreach/governorsteaching-fellows). this program organizes an academic year and an intensive summer institute on quality teaching for 24 professors selected from the best of the best from both public and private institutions of higher education. this year she has also been asked to design a similar yearlong program for stetson university called, "the brown innovation fellows Program."

Carol Christy, professor of Literacy, presented research papers at the european Literacy conference in austria in July and the Joint Pan african reading for all conference/ reading association of south africa conference in cape town south africa in september.

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New College of Education Faculty

Staff

Kristina Falbe falbe regularly works with middle grade practitioners and preservice educators on best practices in the middle grades classroom, and strategies for increased engagement in reading and literacy across the curriculum. she has researched and implemented innovative, technology-based practices for increasing collaboration and professionalism in the middle school. her current academic research explores academic achievement in today's middle schools.

Donna McNair ed.s. in school Psychology from georgia southern university, M.ed. and b.s. degrees from georgia college. teaches classes in legal issues in special education, educational assessment, education foundations and supervises field experiences. retired from K-12 school system (Washington county) after 34 year career in teaching, school psychology and special education administration. since 2010, worked part-time at gc and as an educational consultant in several school systems.

Paulette Cross cross has been faculty at the university of utah in the education culture and society, family and consumer studies and the ethnic studies departments, the educational opportunities Program and the black student Leadership institute. also, she served as program coordinators for the summer research opportunity Program and the calvary academy of excellence saturday school. she developed a campus visitor’s speaking bureau to provide discourse (from a black female perspective) about social justice. her research has focused on the matrix of domination, particularly, caring and othermothering, teaching and learning through pedagogical and epistemological theories.

Hasmik Mehranian Mehranian has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on production planning and control, production systems analysis, operations research and linear programming. she has also taught mathematics and computer classes at elementary, middle and high school settings. her research focuses in the area of software and hardware usability, driver-vehicle interfaces and interaction and error proof design. her work has appeared in numerous refereed proceedings publications, accident analysis and Prevention and transportation research record. she is also the founder of hu component LLc, a consulting company specializing in usability assessment and human factors engineering.

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MAT Humanities Cohort Update

By: Allison Blanchard

The fall semester is flying by as the MAT Humanities Cohort, led by Dr. Cynthia Alby, gets ready to move from their first placement to their second. Six weeks of observation and student teaching have been challenging, but it has also been an incredible growing experience for many of us. The summer was an enlightening experience and the fall even more so. We have learned so much from education theory and methods, to practicing our craft in classrooms with students.

Currently, we attend three of our five courses at Baldwin High School. All three courses, Learner Development, Learner Differences and Field Placement Seminar, are led by Dr. Alby and take place in a classroom at the high school. We have researched the ideal classroom environment and we are about to begin turning the room we are in into a model classroom. We are hoping to transform our current blank canvas of a classroom into the ideal, research-based classroom for others to emulate. We are currently awaiting approval from the superintendent and a budget to be given before we can transform our current classroom into the ideal learning space. â–

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da n a g U to le il v e g d Mille m o fr s ie it il b a is D h wit eorgia College graduates Cody and Katie Fox spoke to the Special Education majors at Georgia College about how they opened a Special Education wing at the Good

Shepherd’s Fold Orphanage in Jinja, Uganda. Providing schooling that includes children with disabilities is very rare in many parts of the world including Uganda. In fact, Good Shepherd’s Fold is one of very few schools in Uganda that provide educational services for children

with disabilities and is likely the only school in the country that teaches these children on the same campus as their peers without disabilities. The housing in the orphanage is set up into family units with each “family” having at least one or two children with disabilities. According to Katie, the brothers and sisters become very protective and nurturing of their family members with disabilities, which allows acceptance of disabilities to become a part of the culture at the orphanage. After initiating the Special Education Program at Good Shepherds Fold, Katie is now the Special Education Director at the school and has a team of teachers, support staff and a physical therapist.

In addition to children at the orphanage, the school at Good Shepherd’s Fold is also open to the community.

According to Cody, students often walk over an hour to attend the school. To support Katie and Cody, the Georgia College Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children provided them with a gift box of teaching supplies, clothing, a gift card, as well as mementos of Georgia College. Not only is it exciting that Georgia College Graduates are having such an impact on a global scale, Katie and Cody’s willingness to return to their alma mater to pass on their dreams and accomplishments succeeded in inspiring our current students and future special educators. ■

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Discover Graduate Programs in Education at Georgia College We’ve Produced Quality Educators for More than 125 Years our programs are accredited by the national council for accreditation of teacher education (ncate), the georgia Professional standards association (Psc) and the southern association of colleges and schools (sacs)

PROGRAMS Master of arts in teaching in Middle grades education (initial certification)(online) Master of arts in teaching in secondary education (initial certification) Master of arts in teaching in special education (initial certification) Master of education in early childhood education Master of education in education: Middle grades education concentrations (online) secondary education concentrations (online) Master of education in educational Leadership (online) Master of education in educational technology: instructional technology (online)

Master of education in Library Media (online) Master of education in reading, Literacy and Language Master of education in special education educational specialist in education, With emphasis in early childhood education (online) educational specialist in education, With emphasis in Middle grades education (online) educational specialist in education, With emphasis in secondary education (online) educational specialist in educational Leadership (online) educational specialist in special education non-degree certification Media specialist certification, P-12 (online) instructional technology certification, P-12 (online) english to speakers of other Languages endorsement, P- 12 (online) reading endorsement (partially online) reading specialist certification, P-12 (partially online)

*These programs contain blended courses which have some face-to-face meetings with the rest online.

Learn More About Graduate Programs in Education contact shanda brand graduate admission advisor shanda.brand@gcsu.edu 478-445-1383

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