Student Teachers, Focus Students, and Leaders As Readers....OH MY!

I know many of you have heard about special guests at our school.  I want to help you understand the roles and benefits of having special guests. Our school is very lucky to have strong connections to UGA and the community.  Due these connections, student teachers, focus students, and community volunteers work with our school and students to enrich educational experiences.  Student teachers are men and women that are majoring in education.  They are placed in classrooms during their time at UGA to observe, learn, and practice being an effective teacher.  Depending on how far along they are in the program determines how involved the student teachers are in the classroom.  Student teachers share their fresh outlook on how to teach the standards. Focus students are part of a science project at UGA.  FOCUS stands for Fostering Our Community's Understanding of Science. The project is a partnership between UGA and our school district to improve science instruction. Focus Students visit classrooms twice a week to provide hands on science activities.  Leaders as Readers is a program that allows for leaders and role models in our community to visit our students to read to the students and be a symbol of how learning can help you reach your goals.