Extractions: Home Page General Information Step 1: Join gTrade Step 2: View Equip ADs Step 3: Place Equip AD Internet Resources On Your Mind Sponsored by WELCOME to gTRADE , a Tools For Life project in Georgia funded under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (Tech Act), as amended. gTRADE is designed to make assistive technology (AT) devices and services more available and accessible to ALL Georgians with disabilities. This equipment exchange collaboration between individuals and families with disabilities and the Tools For Life project encourages members to offer assistive technology devices and information for sale or purchase to others who may benefit from using technology unneeded or discarded by others. gTRADE which functions like a classified advertisement in your local newspaper is discussed in more detail under General Information. HINT: Enlarging the font size for individuals with limited or low vision For information:
NCTAF - State - Georgia Governor is continuing to look at education in georgia and, through leadership preparation,the roles and responsibilities of other education agencies with K12 http://www.nctaf.org/resourcestates/georgia.html
Extractions: Implementation of Georgia's strategic action plan has begun. This plan is being funded through a Title II Teacher Quality Grant . This initiative is designed to put a qualified teacher in every classroom by 2006. On July 1, 2000, House Bill 1187 went into effect. This bill, titled the A+ Education Reform Act of 2000 , is a comprehensive bill aimed at improving education for all students in Georgia. The University System of Georgia and the state superintendent have made teacher education and professional development a priority. Deans of education and arts and sciences have also joined with vice presidents in the 15 public universities that prepare educators, to develop a model of shared responsibility for teacher preparation among the universities and with schools. The Georgia Board of Regents has also been working on linking standards for teachers to student standards. The
Distance Education Links And Resources teaching and learning resources from agencies across the from the State Universityof West georgia. C View Perspectives in Quality Online education A monthly http://www.itcnetwork.org/resources.htm
ACCSCT a phone number is provided for agencies with no web District of Columbia Vocationaleducation Office. georgia Technology/Career education (404657-8304). http://www.accsct.org/resource/resource_links.html
Extractions: The list below is comprised of links to other accreditation and higher-education related organizations. Their inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement of the products or services offered by these organizations nor does it guarantee the accuracy of the information contained on the linked web sites. Please report any broken or out-of-date links, as well as suggestions for additional links, to the webmaster Postsecondary Career School Organizations Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Career College Association ... National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences U.S. Department of Education Main Department Site Office of Postsecondary Education Student Financial Assistance Free Application for Federal Student Aid Vocational School Guide GoTRAIN State Vocational Education Agencies (a phone number is provided for agencies with no web site) Alabama Office of Career Technical Education Alaska Vocational Technical Center Arkansas Department of Workforce Education Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System ... Idaho State Division of Professional-Technical Education Indiana Department of Workforce Development (317-232-1829) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (651-296-8113) New Hampshire School-to-Work Initiative Oklahoma Department of Career and Technical Education Utah Adult Education Services (801-538-7821)
Educational Technology Cooperative Publications teachers is the responsibility of the local education agencies. professional developmentis the georgia Framework for the US Department of education or any http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/pubs/techstandards.asp
Extractions: SREB Jennifer Burke August 1998 Technology Standards for Teachers To be effective, technology certification for educators needs to be part of formal education policy and a required element of school and teacher evaluations. . . . Educators need a system of technology training and certification. Council on Basic Education, 1998. The rapid increase in the availability of computers and other technology in schools represents a significant investment, and state leaders are concerned about results. To what extent does technology use result in improved student learning? Research has found that teacher skill in using technology is a major factor in improving student learning with technology. Teachers must know not only how to use technology but also when and why to use it. Teacher technology standards identify essential skills teachers need for effective use of computers and other electronic equipment in schools today. State teacher licensure and certification has not kept pace with rapid changes in technology and teaching. Linking technology skills assessments to licensing requirements helps ensure that teachers have the skills to support and guide students and to increase student learning using technology. Twelve SREB states have established teacher technology standards or guidelines that address several levels of competency:
Agencies And Professional Organizations Continued agencies and Professional Organizations continued Emory Autism Resource Center.718 Gatewood Rd. www.eparent.com. georgia Department of education. http://www.glrs.org/PHweb/page23.htm
Extractions: Agencies and Professional Organizations continued Emory Autism Resource Center 718 Gatewood Rd Atlanta GA 30322 Georgia Counsel for the Hearing Impaired 4151 Memorial Drive, Suite 103-B Decatur GA 30032 www gachi.org ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities 1110 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington VA 22201 http://ericec.org Georgia Dental Association 2801 Buford highway, NE Atlanta. GA 30518 www.gadcntal.org Exceptional Parent Magazine www.eparent.com Georgia Department of Education Division for Exceptional Students www.doe.kl2.ga.us Family Village. Global Community Waisman Center 1500 highland Ave Madison WI 53705 www.familyvillage.wisc.edu Georgia Evaluation Project (GEP) for Students With Disabilities Marcus Institute www.marcus.org Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Task Force/AADD 828 West Peachtree St. Suite Atlanta. GA 30308 www.aadd.org Georgia Learning Resources System GLR S www.glrs.org Fragile X Association of Georgia 615 Michael St., Third Floor Atlanta. GA 30322 www.fraxa.org Georgia Parent Support Network 1381 Metropolitan Parkway Atlanta. GA 30310 www.gpsn.org Georgia Academy for the Blind 2895 Vineville Avenue Macon, GA 31204
Recruiter Resource Center - Eligible State Of Georgia Agencies is a list of state agencies, authorities, commissions georgia Forestry CommissionJob Opportunities 473 georgia Higher education Facilities Commission http://www.thejobsite.org/recruiter_faq/eligible.asp
Extractions: Note: You may link to an agency's jobs on The Job Site by selecting and following the appropriate agency code below. Also, where available, agency home pages are accessible by selecting the agency name and agency job pages (on the individual agency's website) are accessible directly by selecting the icon. If you know of an agency web page that is not listed or that has changed, feel free to submit its link Authority
Prevention Education & Training | Prevent Child Abuse Georgia addresses the child abuse prevention education needs of technical assistance to PCAGeorgia's chartered councils, social service agencies, child care http://www.preventchildabusega.org/html/preventionedutraining.html
Extractions: Education and training are integral components of any plan to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect. Prevent Child Abuse Georgia has developed a broad range of workshops and programs that reach professionals, community groups, parents, and children. Education for Professionals Professional education helps heal the damaging effects of abuse, both in children and in adult survivors. Prevent Child Abuse Georgia is a leader in helping professionals learn how to help survivors of child abuse rebuild a healthy sense of trust, appropriately express feelings of hurt, anger, and betrayal, and grow to become healthy, nonabusive individuals. We conduct training and partner with other groups to offer professionals the specialized education they need on child abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment. PCA Georgia's annual symposium , The Power of Prevention, draws nearly 1,000 attendees each year and includes advanced training institutes presented by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Survivor Support training provides clinical training for mental health professionals on assessing and treating survivors of child abuse.
VoteLinder.org adequate educational services to students in georgia who have research findings toschools and agencies at the fund its share of special education costs, local http://www.votelinder.org/newsdescr.asp?RI=144
Education Programs In State Archives: State Government Employees and South Carolina have outside funding for state records education (NHPRC). TrainingSeries, for state and local government agencies, scheduled at georgia. http://www.coshrc.org/arc/education/edprogs-stgovt.htm
Extractions: Last updated September 5, 2002 Intro State Agencies Local Govts Professional Archivists K-12 Teachers/Students Grassroots ... Web-based In early 2001, we asked the State Archivists to tell us what educational programs their agencies and state historical records advisory boards (SHRABs) had in place for a variety of audiences. Please note: The information in the table below was gathered through the broad question "What is your state archives/SHRAB doing in the following education areas?" Accordingly, this is not intended as an all-encompassing summary of what the respondent states are doing, but rather, a sampling of the types of educational activities being undertaken at this time. Educational Programs for State Government Employees Summary: Of the thirty-three states included in this category, twenty-nine responded that they provide regular workshops and/or daily training for state records managers (six provide both). Only nine of the states indicated that they have manuals or retention schedules (CT, ME, MO, MI, OR, PA, SC, TX, WY), six of them are available on-line. Michigan and South Carolina have outside funding for state records education (NHPRC). Oregon is the only state providing Web-based training for state government at this time. States and Territories
Extractions: You are here: Home e've collected a small, but growing, list of educational links on the Internet. Know of a good site? Send us a link Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) State Chapters of CASE: Arizona Council of Administrators of Special Education (AZ CASE) California Council of Administrators of Special Education (CEC Chapter 538) Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education (GCASE) of course :) Idaho Association of Special Education Administrators IASEA Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education (IAASE) Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE) Kentucky Council of Administrators of Special Education (KyCASE) ... Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services (WCASS) Georgia Resources: Advancing Education, Inc. ARCHE Association of Retarded Citizens Autism Society Of America Georgia Chapter ... University of Georgia Department of Educational Leadership Georgia Government Contact the Governor
Extractions: A EurasiaNet Partner Post from RFE/RL Earlier this year, Georgian media reported that two students of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) set a precedent by demanding that procedures to enter the prestigious establishment be changed amid allegations they are a breeding ground for corruption. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Georgia is said to have lost a large number of its intellectual elite, who have fled economic hardship in order to try their luck abroad.
CCSSO Map Of States K12 education departments, with directories of schools and districts. From the Council of Chief State School Officers. http://www.ccsso.org/seamenu.html
State Education Accountability Systems: Introduction sharing of information among state education agencies and others Questions about specificstate education accountability systems Email, jennm@ccsso.org, or by http://www.ccsso.org/introprofile.html
Extractions: Historical Profiles More recent accountability profiles are available from the Consortium for Policy Research in Education Introduction Alabama Maryland ... North Carolina Introduction The Resource Center on Educational Equity of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), in collaboration with the New England Comprehensive Assistance Center, has developed profiles of state education accountability systems. They are comprised of information about Several states have developed accountability systems on their own initiative, as part of their state school improvement planning. However, the standards, assessments, and other actions and processes referred to above also are required under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. As reflected in these profiles, some states have integrated implementation of these requirements with their statewide accountability systems while others have separate systems in whole or in part.
State Government State agencies/Authorities/Commissions/ Councils georgia House of Representatives. georgia Senate georgia State Forms and Applications. State Employees Credit Union. Stateline.org http://www.state.ga.us/index/state.cgi
Extractions: Select an Agency Administrative Office of Courts Administrative Services, Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrirama, Georgia American Indian Concerns, Council of Attorney General, Office of Audits, Department of Banking and Finance, Department of Board of Regents, University System of Georgia Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee (BROC) Building Authority, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Certainty in Sentencing, Governor's Commission on Child Advocate, Georgia Office of Children and Youth Coordinating Council, Governors Office of Civil War Commission Community Affairs, Department of Community Health, Department of Consumer Affairs, Governor's Office of Corrections, Department of Courts Automation Commission, Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Defense, Department of Education Accountability, Office of Education Coordinating Council Education, Department of Employees' Retirement System Ethics Commission, State Forestry Commission, Georgia Georgia Child Care Council Georgia Closing the Achievement Gap Commission Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) Georgia GIS Data Clearinghouse Georgia Human Relations Commission Georgia Interagency Safety Advisory Council Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) Georgia State Games Commission Georgia Technology Authority
EPI Links Page Series PAC Data State agencies Links E Foundation Family Research CouncilGeorgia Public Policy Pages National Center for education Information National http://www.educationpolicy.org/links.htm
State Profiles : Introduction service, also links back to the nationalservice.org home page. To date, more than2,900 georgia residents have qualified for education awards totaling http://www.nationalservice.org/stateprofiles/ga_intro.html
Extractions: "As AmeriCorps members gain in construction skill, our affiliates are able to expand the number of occasional volunteers through increased capacity to supervise and manage volunteers. We at Habitat for Humanity feel privileged and honored to have the AmeriCorps people with us, and we want more of them as time goes on." Millard Fuller, Founder, Habitat for Humanity Getting things done in Georgia. More than people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to solve problems and strengthen communities through national service projects across Georgia. Serving through local nonprofits, schools, religious organizations and other groups, these citizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, organize neighborhood watch groups, clean parks, recruit volunteers, and accomplish other things to improve communities. This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service will provide more than to support Georgia communities through three national service initiatives: AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,200 individuals
NCATE: State Education Agency Websites georgia, Oklahoma. accrediting organization for schools, colleges, and departmentsof education in the fax (202) 2966620 website www.ncate.org ncate@ncate http://www.ncate.org/resources/statelinks.htm
Extractions: Field Education Agencies Field Education Home The College of Social Work has agreements with over 200 social work agencies and organizations that supervise students in various field practicums. Over 350 MSW students are placed in a variety of settings to match their choice of social work concentration whether it be foundation level; individuals, families and groups (IFG); or organizations and communities (OC). Information can be found on many of these agencies websites. For example, please visit the following websites: Agency W ebsite L ocation Aiken County School District www.aiken.k12.sc.us/ Aiken, SC Aiken Regional Medical Center www.aikenregional.com/ Aiken, SC Alliance for SC Children www.scchildren.org/ Columbia, SC Anderson Area Medical Center www.anmed.com/ Anderson, SC Aspen Youth Alternatives www.aspenyouth.com/rehab.html Columbia, SC Beaufort Memorial Hospital www.bmhsc.org
Regional Institutional Accrediting Agencies Regional Institutional Accrediting agencies. of degreegranting institutions ofhigher education in Alabama, Florida, georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/accreditation/regionalagencies.html
Extractions: Regional Institutional Accrediting Agencies The dates specified for each entry are the date of initial listing as a recognized agency, the date of the Secretary's most recent grant of renewed recognition, and the date of the agency's next scheduled review for renewal of recognition by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. (Note: S = Spring meeting and F = Fall meeting) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation ("Candidacy status") of institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including distance education programs offered at those institutions. Jean Avnet Morse, Executive Director
