A Most Unusual Time
PAGE Makes Full Use of Technology to Support Student Programs By Michelle Crawford, PAGE Student Programs
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AGE student programs enrich academics, recognize achievement and promote education as a viable, rewarding career path. Amid this most unusual time, PAGEsponsored student activities — the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades, PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon (GAD), Future Georgia Educators (FGE) and the PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program (STAR) — As we begin the carry on. The Academic Bowl had already 2020-2021 school concluded its 2019-2020 activities by year, PAGE is the time schools shuttered in March. GAD’s state competition, held in making full use February, was also spared. However, of technology to sadly, GAD teams that had earned support student the right to compete at the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) programs. The Nationals in Alaska were not able to PAGE Academic travel, nor was the online part of the competition held. STAR — Georgia’s Bowl is exploring premier recognition for high-achievplatforms to host ing high school seniors and their chosen top teachers — had to cancel its virtual rather 2019-2020 crowning event: the PAGE
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State STAR Banquet. Thus, STAR’s program concluded at the region event level, with 21 STAR students and teachers celebrated. (See the list of winners at www.pageinc.org/star/ star-region-winners.) Making Full Use of Technology As we begin the 2020-2021 school year, PAGE is making full use of technology to support student programs. The PAGE Academic Bowl is exploring platforms to host virtual rather than in-person competitions. And because GAD is an official charter of USAD, Georgia’s program has access to the online testing platform in place for eight of the 10 decathlon events, and USAD is exploring ways to bring the Speech and Interview events to the virtual platform as well. The GAD Fall Workshop, currently being planned for coaches, coordinators and decathletes throughout Georgia, will be a virtual event. As decisions are reached about any changes to PAGE student programs, the information will be shared via the PAGE website and additional communications channels. To find out n more, please visit https://bit.ly/2FEydnv.
PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon 2019-20 Fall Workshop
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