Contents January/February 2014
Vol. 35 No. 3
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Feature
4 Coffee and Camden
Civic Partnerships and Technology Propel Student Engagement in Two Southeast Georgia Counties
Columns
Departments
2 From the President Students Deserve a Teacher’s Full Attention … to Teaching
Professional Learning 14 Citizen by Citizen: A Blueprint for Starting and Sustaining Community Conversations
3 From the Executive Director The Testing Pendulum Has Swung Too Far
Foundation News 16 Georgia Power and Paul Bowers Honored at Ninth Annual ‘A PAGE Turning Event’ 18 Barge, Essig and High-Achieving Students Address PAGE Foundation Annual Meeting
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22 It’s Time to Register for the SPAGE Fall Conference
News and Information 29 2012 Georgia Schools of Excellence Named
24 Foundation Volunteers Needed for Two Fun Events!
29 The Schoolhouse Squeeze: GBPI Report Spotlights School Funding Woes
Legal 28 Georgia Law Requires Each School to Have a Safety Plan
30 In Memoriam – Lillian Cantrell, 1928–2013 30 2013-14 PAGE Planner
Members in the News 28 Xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
October/November 2013
20 KSU Professors Prep GAD Teams for Competition
Coffee and Camden Civic Partnerships and Technology Propel Student Engagement in Two Southeast Georgia Counties
‘A PAGE Turning Event’ Honors Georgia Power and Paul Bowers
Have a Safety Plan
21 Honor Your Favorite Teacher
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On the cover: Meghan Wehmeier, senior at Coffee High School
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22 Meet the 2013-14 State SPAGE Officers PAGE ONE magazine Official Publication of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators
Starting Community Conversations
Photo by Al Harless
Editorial Staff
New South Publishing
Editor Tim Callahan
President Larry Lebovitz
Graphic Designer Jack Simonetta
Associate Editor Meg Thornton
Publisher John Hanna
Production Coordinator Amber Mosler
Contributing Editor Lynn Varner
Editor Gwyn Herbein
Advertising/Sales Sherry Gasaway (770) 650-1102, ext.145
Associate Editor Jacqui Frasca
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