Digital Spring Arts Festival Showcases and Awards Cobb Students. On Saturday, March 20th, 2021, art students across Cobb participated...
Archive for year: 2021
March was Youth Art Month!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, Visual Arts, 0Creativity is not cancelled! Cobb students create artworks at home and at school. March is nationally recognized as Youth...
Cobb Science Teachers Sweep State Awards
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Science, Teaching & Learning, 0Cobb Science Teachers Sweep State Level Awards at GSTA Conference. The Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) recently recognized five...
Pop-UP PL with Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, English Language Arts, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0Teachers were given a peek into the life of an author. Teachers experienced Carmen Agra Deedy’s approach to storytelling...
Cobb County Student Gets Musical Opportunity
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Special Education, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0Some Hillgrove High School students get the unique opportunity to participate in music therapy. Music therapy for some Hillgrove...
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blast Off
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Special Education, Special Education - PreK, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, se, snpk, 0COMPTON STUDENTS SENT INTO SPACE????? Compton Elementary PreK students were sent into space last week to make learning fun...
Plugging into the Fun
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Parent Mentors, Special Education, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, se, sepm, 0Virtual Community Connections Resource Fair Goes “Live”. Accessible, sensory-friendly options presented for families of students with special needs.
Supporting Students through Second Step
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Positive School Culture, Student Assistance Programs, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0Second Step’s Social Emotional Learning curriculum being provided in a growing number of Cobb schools. Nineteen elementary and middle...
360 Math Classrooms throughout Cobb County!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Mathematics, Teaching & Learning, 0The 360 Math Classroom is a break from the traditional math class where students are actively engaged. This engaging...
Imagine More Confident Students: Imagine Learning Supports English Learner Success
Kwesi Amuti, , ESOL, Teaching & Learning, Title I, Title III, 0Imagine More Confident Students: Imagine Learning Supports English Learner Success. Cobb English Learners’ Language Proficiency Soars using Imagine Language...
Virtual Family STEM Night at Hollydale
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, Title I, 0Bridging the gap between home and school during a pandemic. A total of 60 families at Hollydale gathered via...
Incredible Virtual Performances and Student Compositions Featured at GMEA Conference
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Teaching & Learning, 0Kennesaw Mountain High School Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, and Student Composition Winners chosen as among finest in the state. The...
Uplifting Students
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, School Counseling, Student Assistance Programs, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0CMS Positive Message Crosswalk. Campbell Middle School counselors help create a crosswalk of positive messaging to uplift their students.
Due West ES Celebrates DreamBox Achievers
Kwesi Amuti, , Assessment & Personalized Learning, Assessment Main, Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, 0A “cool” recognition for top student users. Students at Due West Elementary School were recognized and rewarded with a...
Literacy and Learning during Black History Month
Kwesi Amuti, , Applied Learning & Design, Cobb Academics, Library Media Education, Teaching & Learning, 0Shared reading, digital tools, and school-wide collaboration equals learning success during Black History Month at Acworth ES. Black History...
Cobb Teachers Win Five Awards from GA Science Teachers Association
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, STEM & Innovation, Teaching & Learning, 0The Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) recently recognized five science teachers from Cobb County School District for excellence and...
Mountain View Target Students Take on Survivor
Kwesi Amuti, , Advanced Learning Programs, Assessment & Personalized Learning, Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, 0Growing as empathetic and collaborative team members. Students had recently wrapped up a long-term study. Their Target teachers issued...
Iowa and CogAT Tests Begin
Kwesi Amuti, , Assessment & Personalized Learning, Assessment Main, Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, 0Results can assist in identifying additional supports for students. The Iowa and CogAT are important assessments that can help...
2020-2021 Cobb Virtual Math Challenges!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Mathematics, Teaching & Learning, 0Ambitious Cobb County mathematics students compete in math challenges for merit awards in a virtual setting.
What is your legacy? World Language Teacher Leadership Academy participants prepare to leave their mark with the development of...
International Welcome Center Language Facilitators Support the Osborne Cardinals!
Kwesi Amuti, , International Welcome Center, Teaching & Learning, Title I, Title III, 0International Welcome Center Translation & Interpretation (T&I) staff supported Osborne High School with phone calls home to ensure remote English...
KMHS Theatre Department Reimagines Pandemic Performing
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Teaching & Learning, 0KMHS brainstorms many new, innovative ways to continue to express their love of performing! The pandemic has definitely presented...
Hillgrove NJROTC Continues Orienteering Dominance
Kwesi Amuti, , Career, Technical & Agricultural Education, Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0Hillgrove Earns Three State Championships in Four Years. Following an orienteering national championship in 2020, the Hillgrove NJROTC orienteering...
Teaming Up for Student Success
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, English Language Arts, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0Cobb ELA Proudly Partners with Specialized Teaching and Learning. Cobb ELA is proud to partner with Specialized Teaching and...
$10,000 Awarded to benefit CCSD’s Youngest Learners
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Early Learning, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0Coming soon…Pre-K learning experiences that will stimulate the senses! With a $10,000 grant awarded by Cobb County School District’s...
Palmer Middle School Wins First Place at the Kennesaw Teen Center Black History Bowl Championship Series
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Social Studies, Teaching & Learning, 0Palmer Middle School Wins First Place at the Kennesaw Teen Center Black History Bowl Championship Series on February 6,...
HPE Teacher Authors Children’s Book
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Health & Physical Education, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0From aerobics to becoming an author! Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can find, understand, and use...
The 2021 PBL Space Innovation Academy Day 1
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Science, Teaching & Learning, 0On Wednesday, February 24, ,2021 teachers from the district attended the first session of the 2021 PBL Space Innovation...
Teachers Win $82,000+ in Cobb Tank
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, STEM & Innovation, Teaching & Learning, 0Learning may look different this year, with students split between face-to-face and remote learning. However, Cobb teachers have not...
Transferring Math Fact Fluency from School to Home
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, Title I, 0Hendricks ES hosted a Virtual Math Night to support students with their math fact fluency. Families were provided with...
Walton High School Art Students Win National Contest
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, Visual Arts, 0Walton High School art students win Wyland National Art Contest for the fourth time. Walton High School visual arts...
Grant Winners
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Special Education, Special Education - PreK, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, se, snpk, 0$10,000 Grant Awarded to the South Cobb Early Learning Center. Cobb County Preschool staff uses innovation and collaboration to...
Remixing STEM Professional Learning
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, STEM & Innovation, Teaching & Learning, 0Dirt and dinosaur bones are not the first things that come to mind when thinking about STEAM… Did you...
Students Design Homework Machines at Lindley Sixth Grade Academy
Kwesi Amuti, , Assessment & Personalized Learning, Cobb Academics, Personalized Learning Programs, Teaching & Learning, 0Wednesday Virtual Enrichment classes at Lindley Sixth Grade Academy provide an opportunity for students and teachers to use an...
Life Readiness Fair
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, School Counseling, Student Assistance Programs, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0Counselors Get Their Students Ready for Life. School counselors at Cobb Horizon High School hosted the Life Readiness Fair...
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round…to CCSD Intensive English Programs!
Kwesi Amuti, , International Welcome Center, Teaching & Learning, Title I, Title III, 0The CCSD International Welcome Center works in tandem with CCSD Transportation to provide newcomer students with bus routes to attend...
Walton HS Wind Symphony- A Stunning Virtual Performance!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Teaching & Learning, 0Walton HS band members create a virtual showcase for state conference. The Walton HS Wind Symphony under the direction...
Cobb Intervention Teacher Finds Creative Way to Motivate Students
Kwesi Amuti, , Assessment & Personalized Learning, Cobb Academics, Personalized Learning Programs, Teaching & Learning, 0How can teachers meet the challenge of motivating students? Motivating students to complete assignments on asynchronous learning days can...
Reading Culture Grows with Beanstack
Kwesi Amuti, , Applied Learning & Design, Cobb Academics, Library Media Education, Teaching & Learning, 0“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” ~Mason Cooley Beanstack provides Cobb...
Mentoring and Engagement Matters at Campbell High School
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Positive School Culture, Student Assistance Programs, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0Campbell High School Mentoring Students through Check and Connect. Campbell High School incorporates a student engagement and mentoring intervention,...
Cobb Students Participate in PSAT/NMSQT
Kwesi Amuti, , Assessment & Personalized Learning, Assessment Main, Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, 0Cobb County School District students prepare for college admissions exams. Cobb County School District students take the PSAT/NMSQT.
Rosetta Stone Champions: Celebrating ESOL Student Success
Kwesi Amuti, , ESOL, Teaching & Learning, Title I, Title III, 0Middle and High School ESOL Students Participate in the Rosetta Stone Winter Challenge The ESOL/Title III Department recognized the...
New Online Resources Available
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Parent Mentors, Special Education, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, se, sepm, 0Math strategies video, Accessibility Tools info added. Parents of students with disabilities benefit from district resources.
CCSD Spelling Bee Abuzz with Excitement
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, English Language Arts, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0CCSD Spelling Bee Abuzz with Excitement. On Tuesday, January 26, K-8 students participated in CCSD’s virtual spelling bee. Although...
Shared Synchronous Instruction and HPE!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Health & Physical Education, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0The Shared Synchronous Instructional (SSI) model is in action in physical education classes. HPE teachers are collaborating, creating and discovering...
A New Partnership Brings New Opportunity
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Special Education, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0A partnership between Special Education and CTAE has given opportunities to students. The donation of equipment from CTAE to...
Campbell Marketing Program Wins Community Grant
Kwesi Amuti, , Career, Technical & Agricultural Education, Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0Marketing Program Continues Campbell Mission to SERVE. As part of Campbell High School’s Spartans Engaged and Ready to Volunteer...
CCSD General Music Teacher Named GMEA Educator of the Year
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Teaching & Learning, 0Dr. Craig Hurley is GMEA’s Educator of the Year for 2021. CCSD has another shining star to showcase! Dr....
ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. – District PL Day – January 5, 2021
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, I&I Professional Learning, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0Engage. Educate. Empower. Over 8,000 Cobb educators engaged in nearly 600 sessions for district-wide professional learning.
Barber Middle School Student is 1st Runner Up in Purdue University’s Tech Fit Competition
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Science, Teaching & Learning, 0The Science Department Salutes Barber Middle School Tech Fit Competition Students.
Transition Success Story
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Special Education, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0Cobb County School District Student Finds Post-Secondary Success. Pebblebrook graduate Jayquan finds success by participating in job training with...
Art is Therapy
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, Visual Arts, 0Fair Oaks Art Fair Oaks Art Teacher, Terry Koerner, hosts art making experience for school staff. With COVID preventing...
How do we get parents virtually involved in math and science? Due to the current circumstances this school year,...
Remote Roundup at Big Shanty
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Positive School Culture, Student Assistance Programs, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0Big Shanty prioritizes support for students and families learning remotely. Big Shanty’s Remote Roundup builds community with interactive, bi-monthly...
2020-2021 Cobb Teacher Leader Academy for Mathematics
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Mathematics, Teaching & Learning, 0Mathematics teachers participate in virtual leadership professional learning. In the midst of teaching students with shared synchronous instruction, mathematics...
Pumpkin Fun!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Special Education, Special Education - PreK, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, se, snpk, 0Pumpkin Fun for the 5 Senses. Pumpkin Spice makes learning nice!
Support on the Home Front
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Parent Mentors, Special Education, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, se, sepm, 0Parent Mentors Roll Out Presentation Library. Online videos provide tips, strategies to help fellow parents.
Paving the way for our future Cobb educators. Education is a professional field with the opportunity to effect generational...
Cobb General Music Teachers Love to Share General Music Knowledge
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Teaching & Learning, 0Two Cobb County General Music Teachers Share Their Knowledge and Love of Music with a Neighboring District. Paige Dobbins...
CCSD Music Educators Engage in a Wonderful Day of Professional Learning
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Teaching & Learning, 0Four Renowned Educators Share Strategies for Engagement. On January 5, 2021 directors from the CCSD Band and Orchestra programs...
School Counselors Recognized by GSCA
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, School Counseling, Student Assistance Programs, Teaching & Learning Support & Specialized Services, 0CCSD school counselors win awards from the Georgia School Counselor Association. Members of the Cobb County School District school...
Supporting Newcomer Students and Families – Virtually Anywhere!
Kwesi Amuti, , International Welcome Center, Teaching & Learning, Title I, Title III, 0Virtual meetings have provided new opportunities for supporting newcomer families. Although the pandemic has not been an easy road...
Summer Literacy Backpacks bring Reading Joy to Winter Days
Kwesi Amuti, , ESOL, Teaching & Learning, Title I, Title III, 0Engaging Students served in the ESOL Program in Reading The CCSD ESOL Office is actively working to foster the...
Wellness, Movement, and a Brain Booster Teacher on the Move!!
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Health & Physical Education, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Teaching & Learning, 0When all students were learning virtually, Nancy Cobelli was looking for a way to stay in touch with her...
ACCESS Assessments Begin After Winter Break
Kwesi Amuti, , Assessment & Personalized Learning, Assessment Main, Cobb Academics, Teaching & Learning, 0Determining English language proficiency through ACCESS. WIDA ACCESS helps the district determine proficiency levels and effectiveness of ESOL programs.
Two Cobb Middle Schools Win the Stock Market Game for Our Congressional District
Kwesi Amuti, , Cobb Academics, Instruction & Innovative Practice, Social Studies, Teaching & Learning, 0The Georgia Council for Economic Education Recognizes Cobb Students.
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- March was Youth Art Month! April 2, 2021
- Cobb Science Teachers Sweep State Awards April 1, 2021
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- Pop-UP PL with Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy March 24, 2021