They may not be firefighters or police officers, but they are often the first responders in Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). We are talking about school social workers. School social workers are like Swiss army knives when it comes to helping students. They have just about every tool you need to advise, guide, listen to and support each and every GCPS student, and that support often comes with a warm smile.
On this episode of Teaching Gwinnett, GCPS School Superintendent Dr. Calvin J. Watts joins the show and talks to the finalists for the 2023 GCPS School Social Worker of the Year award. We also hear from Crystal Baskerville, GCPS' Director of Health and Social Services, who talks about what school social workers do, why they are needed and how they impact learning and student lives. And we end the show with another addition of Pop Quiz.
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S5: Episode 6: New Parents Guide to Kindergarten Registration
S5: Episode 5: The Impact of Community: A Community Schools Discussion
S5: Episode 4: All About GCPS Sports!
S5: Episode 3: Eagle Takeover! Students from McKendree ES talk about the history of shoes and hosting their own podcast.
S5: Episode 2: GCPS Mentoring Program Relaunched
S5: Episode 1: Social Media Threats- Their Impact on Schools
S4: Episode 1: HR Takeover-Former TOTY Rebecca Carlisle examines how to increase teacher leadership in schools.
S3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent
S3: Episode 4: TOTY Take Over! Behind the scenes of the GCPS Teacher of the Year competition
S3: Episode 3: Chasing a state title! A revealing conversation with Collins Hill High football coach head Lenny Gregory
S3: Episode 2: The "School of the Arts"! GCPS' new groundbreaking and innovative addition to Central Gwinnett High School
S3: Episode 1: "The wheels on the bus go round and round" What GCPS did to prepare its school buses for the new year
S2: Episode 6: Don't call it Summer School! GCPS' new innovative plan to teach students in the summer
S2: Episode 5: GCPS' Groundbreaking Dual Language Immersion Program; what it is and where it's going
S2: Episode 4: How GCPS Counselors help students during COVID-19
S2: Episode 3: Gwinnett County Public Schools & COVID-19; How the school district is dealing with the pandemic
S2: Episode 2: An interesting and revealing conversation with GCPS Chief Equity Compliance Officer
S2: Episode 1: A fun and interesting conversation with Rebecca Carlisle, GCPS 2020 Teacher of the Year.
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