Do you know an Atlanta Public Schools teacher who goes above and beyond, demonstrating excellence in the classroom? Do you want to recognize him or her for hard work and dedication? Well now is your chance! Sixteen teachers will be honored as Symetra Heroes in the Classrooms in their schools and on the field during […]
UPDATE: For complete coverage of the State of the Schools address, click here. Check out the video here. Check out the photo gallery here. APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall insisted on accountability and provided a blueprint for Atlanta Public Schools to move beyond the CRCT investigation report during her seventh-annual State of the Schools […]
APS students begin the 2010-11 school year on Monday, Aug. 9, with a projected enrollment of 47,789 students at more than 100 schools throughout the district. On the first day of classes, teaching and learning will commence in all APS schools that are on the traditional calendar. The district also has three year-round schools that […]
APS’ annual New Teacher Orientation, held Thursday and Friday at Long Middle School, offers an opportunity for newly hired teachers to learn about system policies, procedures and current district initiatives. Teachers are engaging in hands-on professional learning that will increase their skill set and further prepare them for the classroom. Some of the trainings will include Content Area […]
Four Atlanta Public Schools teachers have earned Master Teacher Certification from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission in 2010. They are Emily Boatright (Inman Middle, profiled here), Endia Way (Perkerson Elementary), TaiShara Twyman (Dobbs Elementary) and Wendy Baker (Inman Middle). To earn the Master Teacher Certification, candidates must have at least three years experience in the […]
Not to get all nostalgic or anything, but when we started Talk Up APS toward the end of last summer, one of the first things we did was serve up a series of essays from the Atlanta Fund for Teachers (through the Atlanta Education Fund) winners who wrote about their summer experiences. The essays were […]
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 those educators who are in the trenches, every day (and many nights and weekends) dedicating themselves to preparing out students for graduation, college and life in […]
Hopefully by now you’ve been able to pick up a copy of the latest (spring) edition of The Atlanta Educator. The occasional print publication was delivered to CLL staff and the schools over the course of this week, and features more amazing stories about APS’ transformation into a top-performing urban school district. You’ll be able […]
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 of profiles of some of our middle-school chess champions and a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will boost our Effective Teacher […]
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 Health Sciences & Research. The same qualities that make him a prime candidate for administrative positions within the district also make Lovett an asset in […]