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UWG receives $28,000 Teacher Quality grant
March 28, 2006
CARROLLTON, GA - The University of West Georgia has been awarded a $28,000 Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality grant to offer professional development workshops for elementary and middle grade science teachers.
Dr. Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, associate professor of chemistry, and Dr. Gail Marshall, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, will use their grant titled, “Excursions in Inquiry for Elementary and Middle School Teachers” to train K-8 teachers from Carrollton City and Douglas County schools in effective methods of teaching and learning in the sciences.
The grant is funded by the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), Title II, Part A, which was formerly known as the Eisenhower Professional Development and the Class Size Reduction program.
ESEA provides funds to help states and school districts recruit, train, and retain highly qualified teachers and principals. For more information about the grant and workshops, email sbdutt@westga.edu or gmarshal@westga.edu
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