College of Education

Alumna named 2025 Georgia Teacher of the Year
Announcement    Monday, June 24, 2024
Holly Stamer Witcher, ’01, a special education teacher at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School in White County, is the 2025 Georgia Teacher of the Year. The recent announcement was made at a banquet held to honor all district teachers of the year. Witcher works with students who have been diagnosed with significant developmental delays. “My primary challenge is to teach them how to communicate,” Witcher said. “Everything I do in the classroom revolves around helping them show what they know...
Become a sponsor or exhibitor of the Deal Center's Annual Governor's Summit
Announcement    Friday, June 7, 2024
Register as a Summit sponsor or exhibitor by June 14 to have your organization represented at our Annual Governor's Summit. Reach out to the Deal Center (galiteracy@gcsu.edu or 478-445-8500) to secure your sponsorship or exhibitor spot ASAP.The Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy (Deal Center) is actively seeking sponsors and exhibitors from mission-aligned foundations and corporations to sponsor and promote the 2024 Annual Governor's Summit. Each year, the Deal...
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Lee County education leader gives keynote address at GCSU commencement
News Story    Friday, May 10, 2024
Superintendent of Lee County Schools Dr. Kathleen Truitt gave a keynote commencement address at her alma mater, Georgia College & State University.She told students graduating from university’s College of Education that she was “dumbfounded” when asked by GCSU President Cathy Cox to speak at commencement. “I am simply a regular person and what would I have to really offer you at such a pivotal moment,” Truitt said. “And then it occurred to me, maybe just maybe I could share how a regular...
Don’t miss it: Chris Greer’s travel show goes national mid-May
Announcement    Thursday, May 2, 2024
We told you about it in February, but now the time is here.Starting in mid-May on the Public Broadcasting Service channel, View Finders—a unique travel program about the beauty of Georgia created by Georgia College & State University Professor of Instructional Technology Chris Greer—will air to more than 55 million homes nationally. American Public Television, the APT, picked up Greer’s second season of View Finders for distribution to PBS markets throughout the United States. The...
Graduates are the first GCSU Doctors of Education
Announcement    Saturday, December 16, 2023
In 2023, April Dockery and Daymond Ray became the first graduates of Georgia College & State University’s doctoral program in Curriculum and Instruction (C&I). Dockery and Ray were each awarded an Ed.D. – a Doctor of Education degree – during the December Commencement ceremony held in the Centennial Center.  Dockery and Ray are the first two out of five original cohort members to complete the Ed.D. in C&I program. Ray said the group called themselves the “Fab 5” and faced many challenges...
Georgia travel program by Instructional Technology professor to air nationally
Announcement    Friday, February 23, 2024
Starting in May, a travel program about the beauty of Georgia—created by Georgia College & State University’s Professor of Instructional Technology Chris Greer—will be aired to more than 55 million homes nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channel. The show, “View Finders,” already had two popular seasons on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB.) PBS is picking up Greer’s second season. It was filled with the natural magnificence and ecology of Georgia—featuring dramatic...
Seeking study participants from the GCSU community
Announcement    Monday, February 5, 2024
A $20 Amazon gift card will be offered for participants from the Georgia College & State University community, including faculty staff and students, in a study on individual differences and learning from digital multimedia resources. This two-part study includes an online portion (~20 minutes) and an in-person portion (~10 minutes). To participate, please follow the QR code on the attached flyer or the link below: https://gcsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bVPk1n0QVlxHeu Thank you...
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