This conversation with Media Specialist Dr. Amanda White from Fayette County Public Schools promises a perspective shift about media centers that will enhance students' personalized learning. Learn how to lay out and leverage your school's largest classroom, the library, in a friendly format that invites learner agency.

Personalized learning—that is, student-centered practices for heightened engagement—is gaining a foothold in Georgia schools. In a Classroom Conversations first, join us for a ten-episode, season-long exploration of all things personalized learning. Twiggs County's Personalized Learning Director Dr. Shiona Drummer drums up enthusiasm in our first episode with the basics and benefits of a tailored approach to learning that is here to stay.

In our “Back to School with Tech” finale from the Georgia Educational Technology Conference, the word is connection. Align strategy with technology in GaConnects and broaden your professional learning network at GaETC. Chattahoochee-Flint RESA’s Heidi Goodin and Tonya Barrett talk Georgia Movie Academy, and math teacher Andrea Powell shares a slam dunk with anchor charts and assessment item banks.

In part two of our Classroom Conversations mini-series "Back to School with Tech," learn how to put the fire back in teaching with technology. From the Georgia Educational Technology Conference, two educators share ideas to enhance your instructional prowess. Schley County STEAM teacher Shelee McCorkle falls in love with a special software at GaETC, and Fulton County Instructional Coach Amy Long presents a way to make feedback efficient.

In part one of a three-part LIVE and in the wild mini-series called “Back to School with Tech,” we take you behind the scenes of the Georgia Educational Technology Conference, GaETC. Hear from educators who are harnessing the disruptive force of assistive technologies to help students create in a digital learning landscape. Fulton County School District’s Director of Instructional Technology Heather Van Looy and Science teacher Neal Golding share how they use technology to make learning come alive.

More than 12% of Georgia’s school-age children are affected by asthma. In the continuation of our Health Barriers to Learning series, we explore this often overlooked problem in our schools and learn how the creation of asthma-friendly spaces can improve student learning. Join us in conversation with Dr. Maisha Otway, principal at College Park Elementary, and Daija Norwood, fifth-grade teacher at High Point Elementary, to learn more about asthma-friendly practices.

As Georgia kicks off its new “Teach in the Peach” campaign, we’re celebrating the passion and purpose behind the profession with stories from the classroom, campus, and beyond. Join us in conversation with 2024 Georgia Teacher of the Year, Christy Todd, along with Jay Lovett and Jonathan Feicht. Whether you’re a veteran, a newbie, or just curious—this episode is for you. Let’s talk recruitment, retention, and the future of teaching in Georgia.

Be present and accounted for in learning the strategies that address chronic absenteeism. Hear Dr. Duke Bradley III (superintendent, Newton County Schools) and Dr. Dana Rickman (president and CEO, GPEE) as they discuss how to improve student attendance.