We were thrilled to welcome Promethean‘s ActivClassroom tour bus, which camped outside the Center for Learning and Leadership all day Tuesday to show our staff and teachers all of the possibilities that an interactive-technology classroom experience can give students. APS e-learning specialists Courtenay Farnum and Felicia Clark-Culbertson hosted the bus, which was directed by Promethean […]
APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall joined Chief Information Officer David Williamson in congratulating a 50-member team that helped launch the Lawson system technology upgrade during a brief ceremony Friday in the CLL auditorium. The Lawson system manages APS transactions ranging from budget management to payroll. This upgrade goes a long way toward improving the […]
Ask students at Hutchinson Elementary how the Grand Canyon was formed, and they may just offer hands-on demonstration. Thanks to support from a network of community partners that includes Horace Mann and Chick-Fil-A, the year-round school celebrated the opening of its first interactive science lab. Inside, students donning face masks and lined notebooks gathered around […]
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 […]
The nearly 20 third-graders inside Emma Hutchinson Elementary‘s global conference room shifted excitedly in their seats as the school’s technology specialist, Kinshasa Msola, fiddled with her computer Wednesday. Soon, she found the right coordinates and, presto, up on the screen sat their counterparts — students from Gladys A. Abraham Elementary School in St. Thomas, Virgin […]
For most 14-, 15- and 16-year-olds, the answer to the question “Where do you want to be at age 40?” might be a little foggy. But for aspiring meteorologist Amber Hughes, a freshman at Douglass High School, the forecast is looking bright. “I want to graduate as valedictorian of my high school, with a 4.0 […]
Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School’s Information Technology Academy will be the only site in Atlanta Public Schools to participate in Operation Reboot, a program designed to transform IT workers into teachers. Thanks to Barbara Ericson, director of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, and Dr. Shirlene Carter, Jackson principal, and Dr. Phyllis Earls, Academy […]
When first-graders at Dobbs Elementary finished their science standards, Principal Dana Evans knew how ensure young minds remembered the information. She simply called for backup. Fortunately, 11 Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil was ready, willing and able to show students exactly how science applies to daily life. A visit from the Channel 11 weather van kept […]