Episode 26 - Laura Evans from GPB

About this episode

Laura Evans discusses the importance of high-quality educational programming for young children.

Send us Fan Mail High-quality educational programming plays a critical role for children from birth to age five, as these early years are foundational for brain development, language acquisition, social-emotional growth, and the establishment of lifelong learning habits. Today we’re excited to welcome back Laura Evans, Vice President of Education at Georgia Public Broadcasting who has spent more than a decade developing and sharing free, high-quality digital learning resources for Georgia's e...

People in this episode

Guest: Laura Evans

Topics covered

• educational programming
• brain development
• language acquisition
• social-emotional growth
• lifelong learning

Keywords

• digital learning resources
• Georgia Public Broadcasting

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Products: digital learning resources

Places: Georgia

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