Upson-Lee High School

Ms. Carolyn Patterson teaches Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Honor's Biology, and Biology at Upson Lee High School. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee at Martin, a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Thomas University, and tier 1 in educational leadership from the Alternative Preparations of Educational Leadership (APEL) program at Griffin Regional Educational Service Agency. Ms. Patterson is gifted endorsed, a science ambassador, and has served on the data review committee for Georgia Milestones testing. She has a strong pedagogical priority of building relationships with students. The social-emotional learning of students is something that she has always fostered within her classroom. Getting to know her students has been and continues to be the goal of every new school year. Providing a safe environment allows for those relationships to be built. Having each student know that they are cared about in the classroom provides an environment where they can express themselves without judgment or prejudice. Congratulations to Ms. Carolyn Patterson, Upson-Lee High School’s 2023-24 Teacher of the Year!