November 11, 2009 

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College of Education trains Teach For America Members
 
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This fall, the College of Education began training about 170 Teach For America-Atlanta corps members through approved teacher programs leading to certification or a master's degree. Members are enrolled in the college's elementary, secondary and special education programs.
 
"We want to make sure we're drawing on the best Teach For America does and our own strengths," said Joyce Many, associate dean for academic programs in the College of Education. "These are highly qualified people who want to be in schools and we want to keep them there. They need the best preparation possible and we want to provide them with the knowledge and expertise they need for success."  
 
Teach For America is a national corps of recent college graduates or older adults looking for a career change, who commit to teach for at least two years in urban and rural public schools.  Although Teach For America members are highly accomplished and come from top universities, they typically have not studied education or have teaching experience.
 
Once accepted by Teach For America, corps members are required to pass the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators exam and then are hired on a provisional certificate by the school district.

Whether the corps members decide to stay in the classroom after their two years of service or go into another area of education, Georgia State will ensure they receive the education they need.  Members will teach during the day in Atlanta Public Schools and attend classes at Georgia State at night.
 
College of Education leaders worked hard to craft a program specifically designed for Teach For America- Atlanta members who specialize in early childhood education. The college is also counting the training and professional development that corps members receive from the Teach For America program as credit toward their teaching certificate or master's degree.
 
For more information on the College of Education's partnership with Teach For America-Atlanta, click here.
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Why I give to the
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 at Georgia State University
 
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Jessica Khakzad,
 M.Ed '06 

"I give a yearly cash award to the recipient of the College of Education's Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award to inspire them to pay it forward to the following year's recipient. Giving back is just another way to say thanks to the GSU professors who helped mold and change my life."
 
 
 
 
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Upcoming Events in the College of Education
 
Research Wednesdays Speaker's Series
Hoi Suen
 
November 18, 2009
12 noon
 
College of Education, Room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
 
Presenter:  Dr. Hoi K. Suen
Topic:  Psychometric Lessons Learned From 2,000 Years of Large-Scale High-Stakes Assessments in China: The Interplay among Reliability, Fairness and Validity
 
Dr. Hoi K. Suen is a Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University in the United States. His areas of specialization include psychometrics, educational assessment, and evaluation. His current research interests include consequences of high-stakes testing, lessons from the historical civil service exam system of China, validity theories and methods, program evaluation, and psychometric methods for extremely high-stakes testing.
 
The Research Wednesdays Speaker Series is designed to provide a platform for explorations of new ways of conducting and disseminating educational research. The program also provides an opportunity for discussion around new methods of mentoring doctoral students in an effort to enhance their development as researchers. While the series offers COE faculty members an opportunity to hear innovative and thought provoking speakers it also fills an important professional develop­ment need by providing access to cutting edge researches at the state and national levels.
 
Research Wednesdays is held every Wednesday of the month. An RSVP is required to attend this event. To confirm your attendance, please contact Rosemarie Capps in the COE's Educational Research Bureau at (404) 413-8090 or erbracx@langate.gsu.edu.
 
For more information the college's Research Wednesdays Series, visit http://education.gsu.edu/erb.

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