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Virginia Health and Physical Activity Virtual Institute, July 12-14
VDOE and the Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance extend an invitation to all administrators and teachers to attend the fully virtual Healthy Kids, Healthy Virginia 2021 Health and Physical Activity Institute. The 2021 Institute will provide opportunities for sharing effective teaching and learning practices that support the whole child approach to education, ensuring that each child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged with the goal of improving the health, educational performance, and long-term success for all students in Virginia’s schools.The Institute will feature several nationally acclaimed educators, National and State Teachers of the Year, and a variety of engaging workshops and general sessions. The registration and the Call for Presenters form are now available!
Leading for Equity for English Learners-May 12
This session is for school and division leaders to explore a sample classroom walkthrough tool and make connections to the main components of the 2020 ELD Standards Framework. These are repeats from the April 21 sessions. Sign up for either the session at 10 a.m. or 4 p.m.
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National Writing Project Online Course
NWP is offering a second Teaching Routine Argument online course in Creating an Argument Text Set. In this course, running from April 23-May 3, teachers will be supported in moving through a process to build a text set they can immediately use to engage students in writing arguments. Find out more information today!
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Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative Community Informational Sessions
A series of one-hour VMPI Community Informational Sessions will be held during the spring to provide parents and community members an opportunity to learn more about the Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative. The next session on Advanced Pathways in Grades 11-12 will be held on May 25. Information, VMPI Mathematics Pathways Infographic, and recordings can be found on the VMPI webpage.
Zero-Barriers to STEM webinar series offered by the Smithsonian Science Education Center
Attendees will learn about best practices to improve accessible and inclusive K-12 STEM learning at the school and district level. Learn more and register for the upcoming free webinars held on May 5, 19, and May 22.
New VDOE SOL English Instructional Support
Virginia SOLTracking Logs for grades Kindergarten through English 12 have been developed to assist teachers with determining which standards students have had sufficient exposure and experience with prior to the COVID-19 school interruption and to make decisions regarding when and how experience with new standards might occur moving forward. Each log includes space for teachers to check off the standards that had been addressed sufficiently during the 2020-2021 academic year and those which have not yet been addressed by the end of the school year. See the Guidance and Suggested Use document as well as the grade level specific documents. Leaders and educators are encouraged to use the VDOE progression charts, Comprehensive Literacy webinar series, Comprehensive Literacy English Instructional Plans, and Assessment Supports webinar series for additional instructional support.
Social- Emotional Learning and Support for English Learners-May 17
ELs who enroll in VA schools arrive with a wide range of experiences. Some have experienced trauma and interrupted education, and many are adjusting to a new culture in addition to learning a new language. Panelists from the elementary, middle, and high school levels, as well as central office administrators, will discuss the challenges affecting students and their families. Participants will gain a toolkit of resources, strategies, and supports that help ELs develop social-emotional skills.
Public Comments on the Social Emotional Learning Standards
In response to House Bill (HB 753), enacted by the 2020 Virginia General Assembly, VDOE established a uniform definition of social emotional learning (SEL) and developed guidance standards for SEL for all public school students in grades kindergarten through twelfth in the Commonwealth.The VDOE is soliciting public comments on the Social Emotional Learning Standards, which are attached to this memo. VDOE is soliciting public comments on the Social Emotional Learning Standards. The proposed Standards will be available on Virginia Regulatory Town Hall Public Forums, and comments can be made online from April 26-May 25. See Superintendent's Memo 106-21 for additional information.
PALS Data Use Professional Learning Module 4 Released!
The fourth online professional learning module from the series Using PALS Data More Fully Across the Year is now available in your PALS Account. In Module 4: A Shared Solution, Part 2: Supporting at-risk students with a scientifically-based approach to instruction, we focus on how to plan for children at elevated risk to receive more targeted and aligned instructional support that builds upon the classroom’s instruction. To view this Module, login to PALS, then go to the Professional Learning tab > Modules > Using PALS Data More Fully Across the Year series > Module 4.
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Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute: From Context to Classroom Online- July 12-23
This opportunity is open to teachers who have never completed the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute. Historian-lead lectures and learn about practices and resources that you can use in the classroom when teaching the Holocaust. Sessions focus on the Holocaust’s historical background and pedagogy which link to the SOL requirements. Successful participants may earn up to 45 recertification points. The application fee will be reimbursed with successful completion of all class requirements.
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10 Creative Breathing Exercises
Breathing exercises can helpful to cool the body down after an exciting game, diffuse tension after a conflict, or just recharge, reflect and refocus. To make this cool down more fun, access these 10 creative breathing exercises from Playworks.
ELD Standards Framework 2020 Edition: Collaborating to Create New Instructional Support Resources Continued
This session a continuation of a March 29 work group, but you did not need to attend the first session to join the next ones. The May 11 session is from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The first half of the session will provide a review and overview of major parts of WIDA and Virginia’s adopted new ELD Standards Framework. The second half will be dedicated to working in smaller groups to make connections between grade-level SOLs and ELD Standards. If you attended the first session in March, you may wish to join just before 4 p.m. to participate in the small groups.
Climate Generation’s 16th annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education
This is a three-day, July 28-30, virtual conference for teachers to learn new tools, skills, and resources to teach climate change. Register or find out more information today!
Implementing a Professional Learning Model to Improve Mathematics Teaching
This two-part webinar series will be offered by the Regional Education Laboratory Appalachia in April and May. The series will provide school and division instructional leaders with knowledge, tools, and resources to support and enhance evidence-based design and implementation of a coherent mathematics PLM.
CSEL Launches Website to Support Policy and Practice for English Learners
Center for the Success of English Learners has launched their website to engage with the larger education community, disseminate information and resources, and create learning and collaboration opportunities for state and local education agencies. Check it out today!
Support for Teacher Recruitment! Finish Your Licensure Requirements with MBU-May 11
Mary Baldwin University College of Education has many options for initial and provisionally licensed teachers to complete VDOE requirements at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Register to find out more about their online courses and an available educator’s discount to all those working in a VA school division.
UVA Online Newly Revised MEd-Reading Education Program Info Session
Join the May 18 information session to learn about the fully online, newly revised MEd in Reading Education program. Each course has been aligned with the science of reading and is designed to develop knowledge about effective and efficient reading assessment instruction at both the elementary and secondary levels.
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Integrate Physical Activity Throughout the School Day
Active Academics is a free online educational resource offering teachers activity and lesson ideas to integrate physical activity in the classroom, at home, and throughout the day. Register to access activity ideas created by teachers for teachers, span a variety of grade levels (PK - 8) and subject areas (health, physical education, math, reading/language arts, science/social studies), and include accommodations to meet a variety of student needs.
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