Qualifications to Be a State Legislator | Peach State Politics

In this episode of Peach State Politics, host Stephen Fowler speaks with Georgia's Speaker of the House, David Ralston, to learn more about the Speaker's role and responsibilities.

Game-based learning is a tried-and-true educational approach, made more effective by the growing availability of interactive digital content. In this workshop, participants will become familiar with virtual and game-based learning resources created by GPB Education and distributed through our streaming partnership with PBS LearningMedia. Explore ideas for how virtual and game-based approaches can pair meaningful learning activities with appropriate assessment challenges, and enable students to enthusiastically engage in mastering knowledge and skills that are relevant to real-world experiences.

Participants will become familiar with the active-learning U.S history resources created by GPB Education while modeling ideas for how virtual reality and game-based learning can pair engaging activities with appropriate assessment challenges and enable students to master knowledge and literacy skills that are relevant to real-world experiences.

The legislature has several committees, but what do they do? Host Stephen Fowler explains the roles of committees in state government and how they help with the passing of new legislation.