APS Staff Arts & Literature Community partners Elementary Schools Schools Students Teachers Centennial Place Elementary gets a good read on star NFL wide receiver Calvin Johnson 16 Mar 2010 talkupaps Star Detroit Lions wide receiver (and Georgia Tech alum) Calvin Johnson, Jr. took time out of his busy day to participate in the “Men Do Read” program at Centennial Place…
Elementary Schools International Baccalaureate Principal Honors Principals Sarah Smith Elementary Principal Sidney Baker honored by Great Books Foundation 12 Mar 2010 talkupaps We end the week with still more good news from the district, and again from SRT-4, as we learn that Sarah Smith Elementary Principal Dr. Sidney Baker was one of…
Community partners Dr. Hall Events Facilities Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Parents Principals School Reform Teams Schools Students Franklin Lecture Series serves as inspiration for women’s history at CSKYWLA 12 Mar 2010 talkupaps (UPDATE: For more photos, visit Scott King’s gallery here in the Media Gallery.) Attendees at the third-annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series, held Friday morning at the Coretta Scott King…
Community partners Curriculum Effective Teacher in Every Classroom Elementary Schools Media In the next Atlanta Educator: A preview video 11 Mar 2010 talkupaps If you’ve been following Talk Up APS this week, you’ll notice we’ve been offering sneak previews of the Spring issue of The Atlanta Educator. So far we’ve given little bits…
Arts & Literature Community partners Middle Schools Students Teachers Save the Date: Coan Middle welcomes Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, March 17 11 Mar 2010 talkupaps Coan Middle School will converge with its partner, The Links Inc., to co-sponsor a visit from the popular Kuumba Singers of Harvard College in a concert for music students and…
Effective Teacher in Every Classroom High Schools Schools Science Teachers Teachers Honors In the next Atlanta Educator: Gates way to success 11 Mar 2010 talkupaps Andrew Lovett is a born leader who constantly seeks new ways to engage his math students. That dedication helped him win 2009 Teacher of the Year for Carver’s School of…
Principals Schools Teachers Principals: Nominate your school’s best educator for the 2010-11 APS Teacher of the Year! 11 Mar 2010 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools’ principals may nominate a representative who meets the following criteria: * certified public classroom teachers (with a clear and renewable certificate or life certification) from pre-kindergarten through…
Athletics Program for Exceptional Children Program for Exceptional Children’s Wolfpack plays for state wheelchair hoops title Friday 10 Mar 2010 talkupaps The Atlanta Wolfpack has qualified to compete in the AAASP State Wheelchair Basketball Championship at noon Friday (March 12) at the Gwinnett Arena (6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, 30096). The championship…
Elementary Schools Schools Students In the next Atlanta Educator: Check, mate 10 Mar 2010 talkupaps Chess is a game steeped in tradition, concentration and strategy. Yet, despite its ancient roots and stark simplicity compared to video games, more and more young people throughout Atlanta Public…
Elementary Schools Events School Honors Schools Whitefoord Elementary receives national recognition as a top-performing urban school 10 Mar 2010 talkupaps Whitefoord Elementary is one of only 13 schools in the country to receive the 2010 National Excellence in Urban Education Award from San Diego State University’s National Center for Urban…
