Shorter University has earned a Level 4 rating on the 2019 Teacher Preparation Program Effectiveness Measures (PPEMs) published by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). This level is above the expected level of performance for effectively preparing future teachers and …
Rome, Ga. — Students in Shorter University’s Science Education course got to put their lessons into practice by taking part in the recent STEM Night at Pepperell Primary School. The evening event offered hands-on experiences designed to help the primary …
March 21, 2018– Shorter University School of Education students received real world experience by volunteering to supervise a field trip of 1st-3rd grade students to Chieftains Museum in Rome. As part of an ongoing partnership between the SOE and the museum, Abigail …
March 20, 2018 – Fifteen education majors at Shorter University were recently inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. The 2018 inductees were: Madalene Brackett, Casei Burkhalter, Kristen Cowart, Erin Dallman, Emily Duggan, Sydney Holmes, Madison Hunt, Abigail …
March 2, 2018 – Shorter University junior Casei Burkhalter has been selected to receive a $700 scholarship presented by the Floyd-Rome Retired Educators Association. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Special Education and Early Childhood Education at Shorter University, which leads to …
Written by Public Relations Intern Rachael Minard Rome, Ga. — Julia Houston, assistant professor of early childhood education and edTPA coordinator for Shorter University’s School of Education, recently presented at the National edTPA Implementation Conference. Houston topic was “edTPA and …
Sydney Oden, a senior early childhood education major at Shorter University, is one of two education majors in Georgia selected to receive the 2017 S. Marvin Griffin Scholarship from the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation. The competitive $1,000 …
Julia Houston, assistant professor of early childhood education and edTPA coordinator for Shorter University’s School of Education, recently took part in a series of presentations on how universities can better prepare students to meet Georgia’s new requirement for an induction …
Shorter University’s School of Education will add a new major in Special Education General Curriculum and Early Childhood Education beginning Fall 2016. The program will allow a student completing the major to be eligible for Georgia initial certification in both …
Ruthie Phillips, a music education major at Shorter University, has been selected to receive the Gretchen E. Van Roy Music Education Scholarship, presented by the National Federation of Music Clubs. The Gretchen E. Van Roy Scholarship is presented in the …