The Georgia P-16 Initiative provided an opportunity for Georgia Southern University to revisit the College of Education's conceptual framework. This initiative, coupled with the statewide move from a quarter to semester course delivery format, allowed development and implementation of programmatic changes focused on (a) raising standards in the preparation of teachers, (b) modeling instruction in the area of effective teaching strategies for all grades and in all education settings, and (c) placing qualified and competent teachers in P-12 classrooms.