Certification now easier for paraprofessionals

Georgia Southern University’s College of Education (COE) is offering paraprofessionals new ways to earn their teacher certification. The initiative recognizes the advantages and challenges unique to students currently working in schools and wanting to continue serving their school community. Keep Reading

COE earns CAEP accreditation

The College of Education at Georgia Southern University has earned accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The college is one of only four educator preparation programs in Georgia with that distinction. Keep Reading

COE Students

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Undergrads assist in district-wide Project Eaglet

During the two weeks between January 17-27, all nine elementary schools in Bulloch County brought their fourth graders to Georgia Southern’s Statesboro campus.

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Building beautiful bridges over educational gaps

The Call Me MISTER® (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) Program at Georgia Southern University is rounding out its inaugural year.

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COE Faculty/Staff

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Professor awarded inaugural National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Fellowship

Lacey D. Huffling, Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University, has been awarded a Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Professor edits special issue for top journal

Meca Williams-Johnson, Ph.D., professor of educational research in the Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading, recently guest edited a special issue for a top journal in the field of educational psychology devoted to the topic of parental involvement.

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Amanda Townley, Ph.D., elected president of National Association of Biology Teachers

Associate Professor of Science Education and Provost Faculty Research Fellow Amanda Townley, Ph.D., was recently elected president of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

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COE Alumni/Partners

Teacher candidates provide targeted tutoring

This spring, a pilot literacy tutoring program will expand its reach after a successful launch. For the pilot, College of Education teacher candidates provided individualized literacy tutoring as part of their Pre-Professional Block (PPB) practicum at partner schools Metter Elementary and Hodge Elementary.

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