Community partners Curriculum Health & Wellness High School Transformation High Schools Media Parents Principals Schools Science Student honors Students Teachers The Atlanta Educator Uncategorized South Atlanta High student shines among Gates Millennium Scholars 30 Apr 2010 talkupaps By now, most everyone in the APS community is familiar with the announcement this week of the 2010 Gates Millennium Scholarships, with APS leading the nation in the number of…
District honors High Schools Principals Project GRAD Atlanta Schools Students APS students sign on the dotted line during Project GRAD Atlanta’s College Signing Day 30 Apr 2010 talkupaps College-bound APS seniors got their moment in the sun Thursday during the fourth-annual Project GRAD-Atlanta College Signing Day. During the ceremony, parents and college representatives watch as each student signs…
Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Principals Students Teachers Uncategorized GE’s John Rice reads up on Toomer Elementary 29 Apr 2010 talkupaps GE Vice Chairman John Rice spent the morning at Toomer Elementary School with Caitlin Hickey‘s kindergarten class learning all about the ritual of their daily morning meeting and listening to…
Community partners Elementary Schools Health & Wellness Middle Schools Nutrition Principals Schools Science Students Teachers Uncategorized Coan Middle School breaks ground on edible garden 29 Apr 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: For more images, visit photo gallery here. Coan Middle School built on the momentum started last summer with an Edgewood community learning garden with the unveiling of an edible…
Community partners Elementary Schools Facilities Health & Wellness Principals Schools Students Teachers Uncategorized Slater Elementary fulfills six-year dream of a KaBOOM! playground 28 Apr 2010 talkupaps More than 250 volunteers came together with teachers, staff and students on Wednesday to help Slater Elementary School fulfill a six-year dream by installing a playground, thanks to an ongoing…
Dr. Hall Events Uncategorized Dr. Hall receives another national honor 28 Apr 2010 talkupaps APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall was recently recognized for her outstanding efforts to change the face of urban school communities. (Check out the Associated Press article here, as published in…
Arts & Literature Community partners Elementary Schools Events Students Teachers Uncategorized Cook Elementary waxes poetic on Thursday 28 Apr 2010 talkupaps Cook Elementary School is celebrating its 2nd Annual Poetry Cafe at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29, in the school auditorium. Since the school’s students have been focusing on poetry as…
Community partners Effective Teacher in Every Classroom Events Teachers Uncategorized What’s your school doing next week for National Teacher Appreciation Week? 28 Apr 2010 talkupaps That’s right: May 3-7 is National Teacher Appreciation Week. (We always thought every week should be National Teacher Appreciation Week, but we digress.) This gives us an opportunity to recognize…
Curriculum Elementary Schools Math Professional Development Schools Science Students Teachers Uncategorized Parkside Elementary teacher Ronnie Thomas writes about his upcoming mission to Space Camp 28 Apr 2010 talkupaps Congratulations to Parkside Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, Ronnie Thomas, who recently earned a scholarship to attend the 2010 Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy (HE@SA) program this June. Here’s his…
Arts & Literature Communities In Schools Community partners Community Service Curriculum Elementary Schools Principals Schools Students Teachers Uncategorized Heritage Academy’s ‘Driven to Read’ program motivates fifth-grade boys to read 27 Apr 2010 talkupaps Heritage Academy’s multi-purpose room was abuzz April 16 with more than 50 dedicated and committed community men, and 38 enthusiastic and energetic fifth-grade boys reading to each other for the…
