College of Education
Associate Dean Dr. Gwen Benson
Dr. Gwen Benson has joined the College of Education as Associate Dean of School and Community Partnership. She comes to Georgia State University from the Georgia Department of Education where she served as Coordinator of the Low Incidence Disabilities Unit, Division for Exceptional Students.
Previously she served as Director of Educator Preparation for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and Director of the Program for Exceptional Children with the Atlanta Georgia Public Schools.
She was an associate professor at Southern University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assistant professor at Louisiana State University and has taught graduate courses at Clark-Atlanta University as an adjunct professor. Dr. Benson holds a doctorate from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Benson is the Director of the Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence.
Destination Teaching: Customized Pathways to Get You There
The University System of Georgia has launched a new initiative - Destination Teaching: Customized Pathways to Get You There. The initiative will initially target people who want to change careers and move into teaching. It is designed to help meet the state’s increasing need for teachers.
Georgia State University’s College of Education will recruit and train mid-career professionals to teach in urban classrooms. In addition to training, the College will also provide financial incentives and mentoring. Students will be trained and required to complete service years in the Atlanta Public School System. The program will be known as the Urban Teacher Recruitment/Retention Initiative (UTRRI). For more information about Atlanta Preparing Leaders for Urban Schools (PLUS) Program visit them online at http://www.atlantaplus.org/