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VA State Literacy Association: Fall Virtual Seminar Adapting to a Digital World-November 7
This seminar will focus on exploring strategies for creating and presenting lessons in a digital format and learning tips for engaging students in a virtual environment. Participants will gain insight into their own stress and how to cope effectively with change. Registration and agenda are now available.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Webinars
CBF is offering a series of webinars for teachers. Whether it's a connection between critters and habitat that we weren’t aware of, a research paper that changes thinking, or an innovative technology that shows promise for promoting cleaner water, CBF experts are bringing a variety of webinars directly to teachers. Space is limited so register today!
Complexity for All: Scaffolding Academic Tasks for English Learners
Learn how a Virginia middle school has approached the work of intentionally embedding scaffolds so that all students have access to complex tasks. Participants will gain an understanding of WHY the focus on the task is essential, and HOW scaffolding can be used while maintaining complexity of the task, even in the virtual setting. Join your peers on November 9 at 4 p.m.
Teaching Tips Tuesday: Best Practices in Content Classes during Distance Learning-November 10
Interested educators will be given a resource to review independently prior to the meeting; then join a live meeting. Participants will discuss the resource and applications to their instructional practice and teaching context. Register and submit questions to jessica.costa@doe.virginia.gov. Review in advance:
-Designing Remote Learning for ELs (WORD)
-Specific-Content Area EL Instruction
Songwriting Workshop with Kid Pan Alley-November 12
During this professional development session participants will work collaboratively to write a chorus and verse for song. The experience will be expanded and reinforced through a discussion of the creative process and the techniques that can be used in the classroom regardless of subject matter. Past musical experience isn’t necessary. Educators of any discipline are invited and encouraged to attend.
HRSD Classroom Resources
The Hampton Roads Sanitation District has a variety of activities and lesson for teachers. Resources are designed to enrich classroom instruction topics on water and the environment.
Virtual SLIFE Conference- November 12
Join educators and researchers across the country as they discuss how they’re meeting the academic and social emotional needs of Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education. The online conference consists of synchronous presentations throughout the day with Q & A opportunities at the end of each session.
Resources from the VCU STEM Project Now Available
New instructional resources created by teachers under the guidance of the VCU STEM Project are now available on #GoOpenVA in the VCU STEM Collection. These resources for grades 5-12, focus on developing STEM skills along with high-interest content. Teachers can use these lessons "as is" or can adapt them to their own students' needs. All content on #GoOpenVA can be edited without requesting permission of the copyright owner.
VDOE Fine Arts SOL Institute Webinar: Visual Thinking Strategies and the Elementary Music Classroom
Join VDOE and educator Shelley Greene on November 16 at 4 p.m. for this engaging webinar session. The focus will be on various cognitive routines to guide educators on how to lead classroom discussions of printed music which uses traditional and nontraditional notation with young students. Concepts and strategies covered in this session will focus on fine arts Standards of Learning of the strand: Critical Thinking and Communication. Register today!
Transforming Learning Activities to Better Engage Students Online-November 17
This free webinar is offered by George Mason University will share frameworks and strategies that will help teachers to transform their learning activities to better engage students online. In addition, explore the online courses from the School of Education designed to meet requirements for provisionally licensed teachers.
Evidence Based Specially Designed Instruction in Mathematics Webinars
Sign up today to participate in a webinar featuring supports and strategies highlighted in the Evidenced Based Specially Designed Instruction in Mathematics Resource Guide and Students with Disabilities in Mathematics FAQ. Registration is still available for November 18 at 7 p.m.
Education Policy Open House-November 18
Join Anne Holton, Matthew Steinberg, and David Houston as they host the first-ever virtual open house and highlight EdPolicyForward: The Center of Education Policy at George Mason University. Register today! If you have an accommodation request, please email cehdgrad@gmu.edu at least 3 days prior to the event.
Teaching Online for Global Competence
U.S. Department of State is offering a self-paced online course called, Teaching Online for Global Competence. This course will be available until March 1, 2021. Participants will explore tools and methods for virtual learning within cross-cultural communities in three different modules.
Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge
The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at the University of San Diego is calling for middle and high school educators and their student teams to join in an effort to make a global impact. This challenge develops an innovator’s mindset that cut across STEAM-sector jobs by using design thinking to engage in social good innovation. Interested teams need to sign up by November 20.
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VDOE History and Social Science Webinar Series: Building a Community of Learners
During the 2020–2021 school year, the VDOE HSS team is offering a series of free professional development webinars. Many sessions will be offered in a series to provide opportunities to learn, act, reflect, and collaborate to Build a Community of Learners. Participants will delve deeper into content with history experts and museums, to discuss effective instructional strategies, assessment practices, equity and access, and more. Advance registration is required.
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VEA Conference: Stay Strong: Building Resilience Together-November 20-21
This virtual conference begins with educator and comedian, Tim Clue, whose passion is building trust, teamwork, and connections through laughter. Breakout sessions include topics on connecting with students virtually, supporting trauma-based needs, equity, technology, building resilience, and more. The conference is free for VEA members! Register today!
Climate Action Project
The project allows teachers to connect and interact with other teachers from every continent. This project is a collaboration with WWF and NASA. Teachers are sent materials and guided by facilitators through the content. Students will be the ones solving problems, sharing their findings and taking action. At the end of the project there will be live interactions and webinars with experts.
Virginia Dance and Theatre Educator Resource Development Interest Meeting with VDOE - November 23
Learn about opportunities to share your unique experience and expertise with Virginia educators. Join VDOE Coordinator of Fine Arts, Kelly Bisgono, who will share opportunities to be involved with developing standards-aligned resources for theatre, dance, and arts integration. Upcoming VDOE instructional resources development will emphasize culturally responsive and inclusive practices, effective instructional design, deeper learning, and the Profile of a Virginia Graduate. All Virginia dance and theatre educators are invited and encouraged to attend this interactive session.
Public Advocacy Training Modules
The Commonwealth Learning Partnership is offering six free training modules on public advocacy, available on their YouTube channel. Each video takes a focused look at specific elements involved in public advocacy at the local, state and federal level. Check it out today!
Strategies for Engaging Newcomer ELs in Virtual High School Math Classes- November 23
In this session, participants will explore strategies for engaging beginning level ELs in Secondary mathematics lessons in a distance learning setting. Ideas for self-included EL and integrated groupings will be presented. Register and learn more on this topic!
2021 United States Senate Youth Program Scholarship Opportunities for High School Juniors and Seniors-Due December 11
VDOE will select two student delegates to represent Virginia in the USSYP. Delegates will attend the 59th annual United States Senate Youth Program Washington Week online, March 14-18, 2021. Additional details and the application can be found in Superintendent Memo 277-20.
Fulbright-Hays Applications for 2021 Seminars Abroad
U.S. Department of Education is now accepting applicant for its Fulbright-Hays Program for summer 2021. Seminars abroad are to Iceland, Mexico, and Morocco. K-16 teachers and school administrators are welcome to apply. Applications are due by December 18.
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