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New EL Education Website Design and Resources
This new website design now includes navigation tabs for a page specific to Guidance documents and resources from the VDOE, WIDA, and US Department of Education, plus a page with links to resources organized by topic. On the Guidance Documents and Resources page there is a new EL Teacher Toolkit and several new content-specific infographics.
Prevent Colds and Flu
Learn more about the importance of hand washing and how you can promote it in your school and community!
Math Strategies for Beginning ELs -March 9
Learn more about strategies for beginning ELs from a high school EL Algebra teacher. Hear about the ways she supports her students for success in Pre-Algebra and Algebra in this webinar. Attendees will learn some ways to use technology and peer interaction to engage students in the content. Save the dates for upcoming webinars in the series: April 20: Language-Focused Leadership Classroom Observations and May 11: Using Technology to Support and Engage ELs.
Computer Science Professional Development-July 2020
CodeVA is offering twelve free PD courses for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals at the elementary, middle, and high school level. All courses focus on CS literacy across all subjects. Participants will receive tools, knowledge, and curricular resources that can be used in their schools and classrooms. Register today!
New ELs Video Series Channel
Ellevation offers "Whiteboard Wednesday", a video series channel, to share tips and strategies to help you maximize impact on your students. Topics range from family engagement, supporting ELs in specific content classes, cultural responsiveness and many more topics about supporting ELs!
Explore CDC Resources
Check out ways to promote healthy behaviors. This link connects you with several ways for schools to improve healthy food and beverage offerings and opportunities for physical activity for children. The CDC is also offering training tools to support healthy schools. This e-Learning series consists of 5 core training tools that have been converted to modules.
Compendium of Physical Activities and Estimated Energy Cost
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research just released a new STEM-related tool to help teachers select physical activities and identify when students are engaged in MVPA. Check it out today!
Children's Notable Booklist
Each year the American Library Association creates a best of the best list of recommended children's books and digital media. Reading aloud to children and exposing them to multiple genres and cultures will help to connect all students to others like themselves and build a love of reading in the classroom and in life. Check out the list today!
2020 Chesapeake Bay Educational Institute-July 7-10
This free Institute, Enhancing Climate Literacy Though Place-Based Inquiry, offers educators the content, tools, and strategies required to help students be global citizens and develop an Explorer’s Mindset. Activities include an overview of National Geographic Certified Educator Program, Integration of National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process, exploring geographic tools, and more! Applications are due by March 15.
VATE Literacy Explosion- Virtual Language Arts Festival
Virginia Association of Teachers of English is hosting a virtual language arts festival designed to promote the integration of literacy and 21st century learning skills. This event showcases student work in reading, writing, speaking, presenting, filming, drawing, and acting.. All Virginia students in grades K-12 are invited to participate in this opportunity to share their language arts talents and abilities. Registration closes March 1.
Teaching for Creativity-March 17
In every academic area and grade level, we have opportunities to develop students’ creative thinking while learning academic content; when students find their own unique ways to express what they’re learning, they’ll love it more and remember it longer. Join VASCD and Ron Beghetto to explore ways to develop one of Virginia’s “5 C’s” in your classroom at Blue Ridge Community College!
Virginia State Reading Association Conference-March 26-28
The Conference titled, Literacy Builds a Better World, will host literacy educators from the state in Roanoke. Conference attendees will explore the strands of literacy with nationally known speakers. Sessions include research-based and peer reviewed programming. Register today!
2020 Granville P. Meade Scholarship
Granville P. Meade Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who have achieved academically, but who are financially unable to attend college. The Fund awards scholarships to eligible Virginia high school seniors to attend one of Virginia's public or private colleges or universities. See Superintendent’s Memo 021-20 for the upcoming deadlines.
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