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GaDOE to host Common Core Georgia Performance Standards Telecast for Teachers MEDIA CONTACT : Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org - Follow us on Twitter and Facebook September 20, 2011 -- On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge and Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) staff will host a telecast to discuss the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS). This broadcast will be aired via video streaming from Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) at 3:00-4:00 p.m. and will be replayed at 4:00-5:00 p.m. The orientation session will provide an overview about the new Georgia standards, which students will begin learning in the 2012-2013 school year. “Georgia has joined with forty-four other states to develop a set of core standards for K-12 in English Language Arts and Mathematics,” said Superintendent Barge. “We believe these common standards will provide a consistent framework to prepare students for success in college and the 21st century workplace. We’re glad we can partner with GPB to offer this broadcast and additional broadcasts in a convenient format for Georgia’s teachers.” The GaDOE will use this initial telecast to roll-out professional learning for kindergarten through high school teachers in the areas of English Language Arts (ELA), Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects, and Mathematics. Additional professional learning sessions by grade level will be aired via live video streaming from GPB from January through May 2012. The view the telecast and the complete schedule, click on the following link: http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core . The archived session can be found at the same link. The September 21st broadcast and additional broadcasts will be recorded, edited for closed captioning, and made available in the archives a few days after their initial airing. **Each school, school district office, and RESA will receive a hard copy of the kindergarten through high school standards for ELA and Mathematics in the next few weeks. You can access the electronic copy of these documents from the GaDOE homepage by clicking the link to CCGPS
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