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GWLA Nominations
The nomination period for the Governor's World Language Academies is now open. Applications (except for online testing) must be completed and postmarked by January 27, 2020. Information, applications, and resources are available on the Academies website.
VAHPERD’s 2019-2020 Choose Your Vibe – Arrive Alive!
October 30, 2019 is the deadline for high school juniors and seniors to apply to be a social media ambassador for Virginia’s health and physical educators' 2019-2020 Choose Your Vibe - Arrive Alive! campaign. Ambassadors can earn up to $600 by using their social media accounts to share their safe driving and alcohol-free choices. For more information, visit the Ambassador Resources section of the VAHPERD website.
VAEA Fall Conference
The Virginia Art Education Association is hosting their Fall Professional Development Conference November 7-9. The Conference is located at Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg. Find out more from VAEA.
Civics Summit-November 15
The Commission on Civic Education is hosting a one-day Civics Summit for division personnel and teachers who work with students in Civics and Economics and Virginia and United States Government. Join your peers at the Jamestown Settlement. For more information and agenda, see Superintendent's Memo 247-19.
VMEA Fall Conference
The Virginia Music Educators Association is hosting their Fall Professional Development Conference November 21-23. The Conference is located at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs. Find out more on the VMEA website.
Resources for the New History and Social Science Tests Assessing the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning
As stated in Superintendent’s Memo 092-19, dated April 19, 2019, implementation of the new history and social science tests based on the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning will begin with the spring 2020 administration for the following SOL tests: Virginia Studies, Civics and Economics, and Virginia and U.S. History. Superintendent’s Memo 238-19 provides additional details and introduces resources for the new history and social science tests including: Test Blueprints, SOL Practice Items, and Audio Practice Items.
Virginia 529 and VCEE Reading Makes Cents
In partnership with the Virginia Council on Economic Education, Virginia529 is sponsoring Reading Makes Cents to introduce basic financial concepts. This program is available to K-5 students and librarians across Virginia. The program teaches a multitude of financial literacy and SOL concepts through a selection of books, lesson plans, and activities. Check it out today!
Culturally Relevant Course
The purpose of this course module is to provide foundational knowledge related to culturally relevant education, including common terms, examples in selected content areas, and information about managing the classroom and individual behaviors. Learn more about culturally relevant education in this free course module.
Resources for the New Reading Tests Assessing the 2017 English SOL
As stated in Superintendent’s Memorandum 260-18, dated September 14, 2018, implementation of the new reading tests based on the 2017 English Standards of Learning will begin with the spring 2020 administration for the End-of-Course reading test and grades 3 through 8 reading tests. Superintendent’s Memo 237-19 introduces resources for the new reading tests including: Test Blueprints, Audio Practice Items, and SOL Practice Items. Practice items must be accessed via the installable TestNav 8 application. See the TestNav 8 Technical Assistance Document (PDF) for information on the system requirements to access TestNav 8, along with instructions for downloading the TestNav 8 application.
Health Smart Virginia
Visit the new Health Smart Virginia YouTube channel that includes video resources to supplement lessons and activities. In addition to educational video resources for instruction, the channel has videos with information about the link between health and academics and how best to use and navigate the Health Smart VA website.
Boosting Achievement: ESL Podcast
Check out Carol Salva, an expert in EL education, who explores ways to empower language learners and the teachers who teach them.
Donna Sterling Institute: The Power of Problem-Based Learning for Teaching STEM
Frank Niepold, who serves as the Teaching Climate Lead for NOAA’s Climate.gov, will speak on climate resiliency. Using a current science topic, climate science, the leaders will demonstrate how to develop a problem-based learning unit that is adaptable for elementary through high school. Registration is open until October 31.
"smokeSCREEN" Game
This game, from the play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health and Learning Games, is a highly interactive narrative-based app in which players "travel" through life with a dedicated focus on youth decision-making about smoking and tobacco use. It includes strategies for both smoking prevention and cessation. Request access today!
2020: A CLEAR Vision for Equitable Instruction Blog
This blog post includes twenty ways that you can start to approach instruction through an equitable lens for your EL students. Check it out today!
VASCD Opportunities
- Profile of a Virginia Classroom: Deeper Learning Briefs: The Profile of a Virginia Classroom includes 5 Briefs that describe key features of deeper learning classrooms. The briefs are available for download at VASCD.org.
- VASCD is offering free benefits to members this year, including an outstanding webinar series, Innovation Forums (visits to school sites) and discounts on registration fees. Membership information is available at VASCD
VASS Professional Learning Workshops
Several workshops are being offered by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. More information and online registration for all of these workshops is available at VASS. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Scallet.
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Elevating Virginia’s Gap Group Achievement in Mathematics October 24, Roanoke. This interactive, hands-on day of professional learning will provide teachers, administrators and teams a toolkit of new formative assessment and learning resources to close achievement gaps in math while elevating the performance of each student. Participants will be provided guided time to collaboratively create personalized assessment/learning structures, so bring a relevant 2016 math framework, and (if possible) a current division math pacing guide.
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Planning and Implementing a Strategic Plan to Address SEL in Your School Division November 6, Hampton and co-sponsored by VASS and Rethink ED. This important program will support Virginia school superintendents and their teams in addressing, adopting and advocating student social and emotional wellness. Attendees will be prepared to: adopt practical skills from the leading voices in social and emotional learning; promote wellness for students, educators and the entire community; implement changes that foster a more positive, system-wide school climate; and address social-emotional barriers to increase student learning.
2020 Governor’s Summer Residential Program
The 2020 Governor’s Summer Residential Program will include seven Summer Residential Governor’s Schools (SRGS) and five Governor’s World Language Academies (GWLA). The SRGS offer gifted high school students opportunities for intensive study in academics, mentorships, and visual and performing arts. The GWLA offer full-immersion academies for French, German, and Spanish; a partial-immersion academy for Japanese; and a Latin Academy. The availability of these programs is contingent upon the provision of state funds by the 2020 General Assembly. See Superintendent’s Memo 239-19 for details and application information.
Coming in January 2020: #GoOpenVA
Are you tired of searching for hours trying to find resources for your classroom or finding resources only to be disappointed with quality or alignment? Well we have some good news! Coming in January 2020, VDOE will launch our first open education resource (OER) repository and sharing community. This platform, #GoOpenVA, is a collaboration between Virginia educators, educational entities, and other stakeholders promoting the curation, creation, and sharing of quality digital instructional materials that can be used by all educators and learners to support deeper learning. We are working with your school division to ensure you can access it through your single-sign-on mechanism, making it easy for you to access thousands of instructional resources. VDOE will be launching professional learning opportunities. Stay tuned to VDOE and TeacherDirect for more information on the #GoOpenVA initiative.
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