B.E.S.T. Academy eighth-grade history teacher Patia Odom-Mitchell was honored by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s metro Atlanta Chapter as an “Unsung Heroine” during their 13th annual luncheon on September 18. She is the founder of Dreams, a mentoring program that provides cultural outings and volunteer opportunities from middle school to students’ junior year […]
We continue our series “How I Spent My Summer” looking at how APS teachers used their Atlanta Education Fund’s Fund for Teachers grant. Next up: Grady High School Latin teacher Amy Leonard, who did “Roman Holiday” one better with a heckuva learning experience in Italy. Ms. Leonard describes her story after the jump …
Speaking of Michael Jordan Grants, we’re also excited to share the good news about Letitia Glover, a Science Contact Teacher at Maynard H. Jackson High’s School of Instructional Technology. Ms. Glover earned a $5,000 Jordan Fundamentals grant for her project titled “Teaching Myself to Learn How I Learn.” “I will help students learn how they […]
The Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing (HTM) small learning community at Douglass High School is raising the bar. For the 2009-2010 school year Tonya Fulton, HTM teacher and Stephanie Bailey, academy leader of HTM were granted $30,000 from the Michael Jordan Grant Foundation to develop a “HTM Career Laboratory” for students of this SLC. The HTM Laboratory will […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ West Manor Elementary students received a visit this morning from the traveling Coretta Scott King Children’s Book Fair and representatives from the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF), where they got a chance to select an award-winning book of their choice featuring African-American authors and illustrators. The fair featured a performance by master storyteller […]
Marcus Caffey is our new hero. The Grady High School running back rushed for 164 yards, including a fourth-quarter touchdown, as Grady thumped Towers 34-12 on Friday night. That pushed the Knights record to 3-0 on the season. There’s a great re-cap of the game in Saturday’s AJC, including this part from their head coach: […]
Youth Entrepreneurs Atlanta will stage its fall kickoff for the new school year for the program that teaches high school students free-enterprise fundamentals through hands-on learning activities. The event will be held Thursday, September 17, 2009, beginning at 10 a.m. at The New Schools at Carver. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall, Georgia-Pacific […]
There’s an incredible, heartwarming story in today’s AJC about Carver High defensive end Andre Johnson. During the offseason, the 16-year-old junior lost his half-brother, and his left eye, in a random shooting. But now Johnson is back and playing football for Carver. AJC reporter Christian Boone captured the spirit of Johnson’s comeback in the article, […]
Our “How I Spent My Summer” continues with Xylecia Taylor, a third-grade teacher at Dobbs Elementary. Taylor used her Fund for Teachers grant (through the Atlanta Education Fund) for a trip to Ghana, where she was involved in a range of activities including learning how to harvest bio-diesel fuel. Here’s her story, in her own words … […]
We were thrilled local media were interested in visiting M. Agnes Jones Elementary while its students watched President Barack Obama’s national speech encouraging students to stay in school, study and work hard. Reporters from the AJC and TV stations dropped in on teacher Corliss Love‘s fifth-grade classroom. (Check out the AJC story here.) M. Agnes […]