Professional Development for Georgia Teachers

Made by Georgia teachers, for Georgia teachers. 

Georgia Educator Fellowship Cohort

We provide educators with the tools to incorporate Asian American Studies within the scope of Georgia Standards of Excellence.

Our GEFC program includes:

  • 2-3 in-person sessions and 2 virtual sessions (total of 4-5 sessions)
  • Each session is 4 hours and led by local teacher educators
  • $500 stipend per teacher
  • Lesson plans created by you to be shared with our teacher network
  • Uplifting your work in spaces in education conferences and other speaking engagements
  • On-going mentorship

Interested in applying for our Georgia Educator Fellowship Cohort as a school, a group of teachers, or an individual? Fill out the form below or click here to apply to the 2025 cohort!

Lesson guides by the GEFC 2024 Cohort:
International Community School (ICS)

Check out these amazing standards-aligned lessons guides created by our incredible Georgia Educator Fellowship Cohort (GEFC) program participants from 2024!

Lesson One Larry Itliong's Farmworker movement
Third-Fifth Grades

Lesson One

Lesson Two Write to me: Japanese American Incarceration
Third Grade

Lesson Two

Lesson Three Mamie Tape: Firsthand and
Secondhand Accounts
Fourth Grade

Lesson Three

Lesson Four Always Anjali
Kindergarten

Lesson Four

Lesson Five Paper Son
Fifth Grade

Lesson Five

Professional Development for Educators at AAVEd

At AAVEd, we know that Georgia teachers have unique needs in the classroom that can’t be met with simple, cookie cutter solutions. That’s why we’re committed to working directly with educators to develop comprehensive curriculum approaches that work best for their respective schools, districts, and classrooms.

Led by our expert teacher educators, AAVEd’s PDs are about much more than simply learning Asian American history and gaining standards-aligned strategies to teaching it in the classroom. They’re also about building a community of knowledge and support through dedicated mentorship and ongoing professional growth opportunities.

AAVEd is proud to support teachers at all stages of their careers, and welcomes applications from pre-service and in-service teachers. Contact us (https://aaved.org/contact/) to learn how we can support you and your school today!

Testimonials from Teachers

I'm interested in specific strategies and resources to help me teach interconnected American history in a way that affirms all students, including those of Asian heritage. Also, I'd like to learn techniques for helping students recognize and appreciate cultural diversity's role in shaping the United States
Tung
TungDekalb County Teacher
I hope that as this group continues to grow that you reach as many communities as possible. Every school has kids that want and need to be reached. And it takes educators and administration that understand the need for inclusivity. Keep doing what you do and making a difference in so many children's lives.
Kristen
Kristen4th Grade Jackson County Teacher
This was great! I am struggling to convey racial diversity outside of the White-Black dichotomy that is largely displayed in the rural community where I teach.
Alyssa
AlyssaChatham County Teacher
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Asif Jessani

Board Member

Asif Jessani is a professional volunteer. He currently serves as a board member for Artworks Gwinnett, Gwinnett County Parks Foundation, and Gwinnett County Public Library Foundation. He also serves as an advisory board member for the United Way of Greater Atlanta – Gwinnett and Atlanta Speech School. With a passion for early childhood education, he is also involved with Gwinnett County’s early learning initiative, Building Babies’ Brains. As part of the Ismaili Muslim Community, he has been a volunteer preschool teacher for the past 24 years.

Asif is also actively involved with the communications and outreach team for the Ismaili Muslim Community and previously led the marketing and media team for the United States Ismaili Games. When he isn’t volunteering, Asif takes on the responsibility of partner at CCS: Marketing & Technology, which provides chief marketing and technology officer services and branded items for mission-driven organizations.