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The Science of Online Learning  Melissa Cosgrove wasn't expecting one of her high school science teachers to start a fire on his desk when she walked into class one day, but it certainly caught her attention. Her physics and chemistry teachers always found ways to make their classes engaging for their students and they inspired Cosgrove to become a science teacher herself. "My teachers were both phenomenal - they made science fun and interesting," she said. "I wanted to take a subject that I enjoyed, but that a lot of people find difficult, and I wanted to make it fun for them the way my science teachers made it fun for me." Cosgrove earned her undergraduate teaching degree at the University of Georgia and after graduation, started teaching 7th grade life science at Palmer Middle School in Kennesaw, Ga. Four years later, she switched to 8th grade physical science and math at Palmer and has loved the time she's spent with both her students and her colleagues at the school. For the last year and a half, Cosgrove has not only dedicated her time to creating lesson plans and finding the best ways to teach the material to her students, but has also managed to work toward her master's degree in science education at Georgia State University through the Georgia OnMyLine program.
To read more about Cosgrove and her experiences earning her degree online, click here. Photo caption: Melissa Cosgrove, who teaches 8th grade physical science and math at Palmer Middle School in Kennesaw, recently earned her master's degree in science education through the Georgia OnMyLine program.
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Upcoming Events in the College of Education
Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
February 8, 2012
12 p.m. 
College of Education, room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Presenter: Donna Mertens
Topic: "Research methods and program evaluation for deaf and hearing students"
Donna Mertens is a professor in the Department of Educational Foundations and Research at Gallaudet University. She teaches research methods and program evaluation to deaf and hearing students at the graduate level.
Research Wednesdays is held every Wednesday of the month. A light lunch will be provided for those who confirm their attendance to Erin Whitney in the COE's Educational Research Bureau at (404) 413-8090 or ewhitney@gsu.edu.
For more information about Mertens or the Research Wednesdays Speaker Series, click here.
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Blurring Boundaries: An International Educational Development Conference
April 10-11, 2012
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel
210 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
The Blurring Boundaries Conference, co-sponsored by the United Nations Academic Impact and the Committee for Teaching about the United Nations, will offer two days of panel sessions, symposia and keynote addresses, allowing scholars and leaders to gather and exchange international research on child development, health and mental health, schooling, indigenous education, neuroscience and other relevant topics, which will inform the partnership work of universities worldwide in their educational development efforts.
For more information, click here.
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Did You Know?
Did you know that you can designate a financial gift to a specific department, program or area of research in the College of Education?
You can donate to any area that you want to see flourish. If you have a desire to donate and would like to designate your gift, please contact Stephanie Douglas, director of development, at (404) 413-8132 or
sdouglas3@gsu.edu. ********************
For more detailed information on giving or endowing a scholarship, please contact Stephanie Douglas, director of development, at
To make your contribution online, please click here.
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