Classroom Conversations, GPB's podcast collaboration with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), was announced as a winner of the 29th Annual Communicator Awards by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. Funded by GaDOE and the School Climate Transformation Grant, the podcast is a place for educators to share and learn. Each episode features Georgia educators who are teaching and reaching students in innovative and impactful ways with discussion guides to facilitate reflection and dialogue.

With around 3,000 entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Winners who received the competition’s highest honor, the Award of Excellence, include Bank of America, Groove Jones, PBS, Hearts & Science, Pepsico, George Mason University, AARP, and many more. Please visit communicatorawards.com to view the full winners list.

“The submissions for the 29th season of The Communicator Awards’ were some of the most diverse and powerful yet”, said AIVA managing director Lauren Angeloni. “I am truly blown away by the quality of the work. I want to congratulate all of the honorees for their well-deserved wins. I also would like to extend deep and sincere thanks to our jurors, who gave so much time and care in the face of this massive undertaking.”

"We have heard from some truly amazing Georgia educators in the first three seasons of the podcast," says GPB Director of Education Laura Evans, "Our strong partnership with GaDOE allows us to create this type of high quality content that elevates teacher voices and provides tangible instructional strategies for educators across the state."

Catch up on Classroom Conversations anywhere you listen to podcasts or gpb.org/clsasroom-conversations. For more information about the Communicator Awards, please visit communicatorawards.com.