Catalog Offerings

The Center for Quality Teaching and Learning serves educators in public and private school systems throughout the CSU service region and beyond. The P-12 professional learning initiative offers comprehensive instructional, administrative, and technical preparation to enhance teaching and learning in Georgia's 21st century classrooms. In partnership with the Georgia Department of Education, the Center serves P – 12 educators by providing instructional and administrative support.

• Verification and uploading of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) documentation.
• Training for management of the Consolidated Application.
• Assistance in producing, implementing, and evaluating school system technology plans, as required by Title II D of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the federal E-Rate Program.
• Training on the Data Utilization Guide with an emphasis on Student Level Data Analysis.
• Assistance in electronically reporting information through local and state Student Information Systems.
• Support for End of Course Testing for the Georgia Virtual School.
• Review and consultation in development of system level web sites to support instruction.

• Training for effective use of technology in standards-based instruction and data-driven decision making.
• Training for integration of technology into all professional learning initiatives.
• School-based academic coursework for Reading Endorsement at the undergraduate level.
• Course design assistance for technology integration in all professional learning initiatives.
• State-wide professional learning programs for Title II D competitive math grant recipients.
• Training on the use of Georgia’s Managed Learning Systems.
• Workshops to support trainers for redelivery of coursework to optimize use of Online Assessment Systems (OAS), to improved student performance on the Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), and the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT).
• Training for classroom teachers in the use OAS for the purpose of improving student performance.
• Training for each public high school science teacher in the use of OAS for the purpose of improving student performance on the science portion of the GHSGT.

Technical

As education becomes increasingly reliant on instructional and informational technologies, the role of the technical support professional is rapidly expanding. The unique skill-set needed to maintain a school's high-speed Internet connectivity, computer hardware, software, and a myriad of related peripherals is evolving. To ensure the schools in the Columbus State University service area build the capacity needed to optimize uses of technology for teaching and learning, the Technical Initiative offers practical technical training for the Information Technology and Technical Support professional. Coursework can be undertaken by individuals, or technical workshops can be customized to meet the identified training needs of schools and school system employees.