Southern Educator | June 2022

June 2022

Last chance to register for College's

ESOL Summer Symposium

Georgia Southern University College of Education is hosting an ESOL Summer Symposium, Friday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Statesboro Campus.

The goal of the symposium is to provide an opportunity to recharge and connect with ESOL educators from across the region while improving your skills on working with English learners (ELs) and their supporters.

Sessions will include: vocabulary development (common word lists and total physical response); pathways for success for high school ELs; culturally responsive teaching and language development; translation academies; and more!

It is free to attend, and breakfast and lunch will be provided!

For questions, contact Alisa Leckie, aleckie@georgiasouthern.edu

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New EAGLE Academy logo revealed

Georgia Southern University’s EAGLE Academy is launching a new look this summer. Housed in the College of Education, the inclusive post-secondary education program recently rebranded with a logo that captures the spirit of the mission of the program–Equal Access to Gainful Learning and Employment (EAGLE).

“Students enrolled in EAGLE Academy are an inspiration,” said Nicholas Roshkind, program director. “While you may not visibly see their challenges, these students attend classes and work diligently in internship opportunities just like any other student on campus.”

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A look forward into fall 2022

In the fall, three students are returning for their final year in the program. Henry will continue to become an entrepreneur by taking a self-leadership course and volunteering with the Office of Admissions. Malcolm will be working at the Recreational Activity Center (RAC) on the Statesboro Campus while taking coaching courses to help him pursue a career in sports coaching. Douglas will continue interning with the University’s Information Technology (IT) Services focusing on cyber security and troubleshooting while also taking IT courses.

EAGLE Academy will also welcome five new students in the fall.

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Center for STEM Education challenges Girl Scout camp goers to solve a mystery and think like engineers

This summer, the Georgia Southern University Center for STEM Education partnered with the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia to create a forensics investigation as well as engineering workshop that Scouts are completing at summer camp.

“The Case of the Stolen Eagle Egg” was designed by the Center’s Kania Greer, Ed.D., coordinator, and Mary Thaler, administrative assistant, to provide an interdisciplinary educational experience for the Girl Scouts while coming to Camp Lowe in Savannah, GA.

“This activity is complete with actual evidence from Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia employees and camp counselors,” said Greer. “We wanted to make this experience as exciting and real as possible to ensure the girls had fun while completing experiments, math equations, writing narratives, and learning how to deliver a data-driven theory.”

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