Hundreds of teachers from Atlanta Public Schools’ School Reform Team 2 (or SRT-2) showed up at Dunbar Elementary last week for an informative technology camp that instilled many of the district’s 21st century education skills. From iPods and iPads to Promothean boards, teachers are learning to embrace new technology tools. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Kathy Augustine […]
Dr. Kathy Augustine, APS’ Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, earned the 2010 Council of the Great City Schools/Pearson Education Curriculum Leadership Award today at the Council’s annual Curriculum and Research Directors Meeting in San Francisco. The award is presented annually to individuals who exemplify leadership, innovation and commitment in improving academic achievement of students in […]
UPDATE: Read the AJC article here. Congratulations to a team from Douglass High that recently won national title in the Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC)! The CHC is a special edition of the SIFMA Foundation’s educational program, The Stock Market Game (SMG), which shares with members of Congress real-time examples of students benefiting from the program […]
UPDATE: Watch video of the First Grade Choir performance here. Visit photo gallery here. APS and other distinguished officials cut the ribbon Thursday on the Morris Brandon Elementary‘s Primary Center that opened at the start of the year and serves the growing Buckhead school’s 200-plus kindergarteners and first-graders. The ceremony capped off an unprecedented year of school […]
Federal, municipal and APS officials gathered for a rally Monday at Young Middle School to promote Atlanta’s 2010 Census in Schools program to promote awareness of the once-in-decade survey of the U.S. population. U.S. Census Director Robert Groves joined his regional director, Renee Jefferson-Copeland, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta Board of Education Chair LaChandra Butler […]