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Resources for Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on September 17
Informational resources that may be useful in planning local educational activities are listed in Superintendent's Memo 251-21. These include resources from the U.S. Department of Education. Read more today!
Bridging for Math Strength - Part 2
These sessions are a follow-up to the August 31 sessions during which the new Bridging for Math Strength resources were unveiled. Participants will have the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the research, strategies, and resources included in the Bridging for Math Strength website. Register today:
Grades K-2: September 28 at 4-5 p.m.
Grades 3-8: September 28 at 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Virginia Holocaust Museum White Rose Student Research Contest-Due November 30
The Contest is open to students grades 8-12 and is named in memory of the White Rose, a resistance movement consisting of German university students. The 2021 contest theme is Propaganda and the top prize winner in each category/age level will be awarded a $300 prize. The sponsoring teacher of each first prize winner will be awarded a voucher for use on professional development and/or Holocaust resources. More information is available from the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
Wildlife Resources for Teachers
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is offering a variety of resources and information to educators. These important topics include Wildlife in the Classroom and Lessons To Do at Home! Check it out today!
DMV Driven to Protect Initiative
Virginia DMV’s Driven to Protect Initiative and VDOE have virtual learning modules that give a first-hand look at how technology could be a valuable new tool in the fight against drunk driving and how engineers develop and test that technology. This content is available now on Virtual Virginia for educators to earn continuing education credits, and it will be rolled out to Virginia students in the fall. Check it out today!
Using Small Group Instruction to Address Unfinished Learning
These sessions will highlight strategies and structures for implementing small group instruction and using classroom routines to differentiate instruction. Emphasis will be placed on the use of formative assessments to identify student strengths and unfinished learning to ensure grade level content is the target of instruction. Note: sessions from Oct. 4 are repeated on Oct. 14. Register:
Elementary Session: October 4 at 4-5:30 p.m.
Secondary Session: October 4 at 6-7:30 p.m.
Secondary Session: October 14 at 4-5:30 p.m.
Elementary Session: October 14 6-7:30 p.m.
New State Growth Assessments to Measure Student Recovery and Progress
Read all about the new state growth assessments! Students in grades 3-8 this fall will be the first to take new growth assessments to determine baselines for measuring individual academic progress in reading and mathematics during the school year. The new tests are mandated by legislation (House Bill 2027 and Senate Bill 1357) approved by the 2021 General Assembly. For 2021-2022, the legislation calls for the administration of fall growth assessments in reading and math, in addition to the end-of-year Standards of Learning tests students will take next spring. For this year only, the fall growth assessments are based on content from the previous grade level to assist in the identification of unfinished learning from 2020-2021 due to the pandemic. More information on the new fall growth assessments is available on the VDOE Growth Assessments web page.
Structuring Effective Mathematics Intervention
These sessions will build on the information shared in previous webinars of this series. Sessions will highlight how to differentiate mathematics instruction using evidence from formative assessment to identify student strengths, as well as provide actionable ideas on how to effectively structure and implement student intervention. Note: sessions from Oct. 18 are repeated on Oct. 25. Register:
Elementary Session: October 18 at 4-5:30 p.m.
Secondary Session: October 18 at 6-7:30 p.m.
Secondary Session: October 25 at 4-5:30 p.m.
Elementary Session: October 25 at 6-7:30 p.m.
VDOE 2021 K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts Resources
Materials from the 2021 K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts are now available! K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts utilize a train-the-trainer model to provide professional development that focuses on continued implementation of engaging instruction that aligns to the 2017 Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework. Check out this amazing work today!
5th Annual Virginia Regional Competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
This academic competition aims to stimulate student interest in the marine sciences. Preregister a team by November 2. The 2022 Blue Crab Bowl will be held on February 11 and 12 at Old Dominion University Virginia Beach Center.
North TIER Online Professional Development Offerings
Registration for the fall session runs now through September 17. Courses begin September 20. Courses cost $55/member and $100/non-member for 30 recertification hours. Optional graduate credit is offered through Colorado State University. See North TIER for additional information.
STEM Resources
The U.S. Department of Energy has many STEM resources like virtual field trips of our National Labs, K-12 activities from our National Labs, history dives in the origins of DOE, and much more. Check it out today!
National Writing Project's College, Career, and Community Writers Program: An Introduction to Teaching Argument Writing
C3WP provides teachers with instructional resources and formative assessment tools for the teaching of evidence-based argument writing. Join two veteran teacher consultants as they model interactive argument writing lessons: Handley High School's Crystal Gage's creating Lincoln-Douglas style debate speeches and Clarke County reading specialist Donna Michael's "I Believe I Can Teach Argument Writing." Discover how to create your own lessons for argument writing in middle and high school classes. Cost is $10.
Virginia Essentialized Standards of Learning Now Available
The Virginia Essentialized Standards of Learning (VESOL) are now available on the VDOE VAAP webpage on the VDOE website. The VESOL are the content standards for reading, mathematics, and science for eligible students with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 3-8 and high school who will participate in the VAAP beginning in 2021-2022. Instructional resources to support classroom instruction of the VESOL are available at TTAC Online.
XchangeNet Professional Learning Opportunities
Business executives, CTE Directors, work-based learning coordinators, teachers, and administrators are invited to participate in XchangeNet, a virtual, statewide network hosted by Virginia Ed Strategies and VDOE. Regular opportunities for professional learning, sharing of ideas and resources related to talent pipeline development will be offered. The kickoff event will be held on September 30 at 3:30 p.m. and include an interactive Q&A with Dr. Martin Van Der Werf, Associate Director of Editorial & Postsecondary Policy for Georgetown University's Center for Education & Workforce. The presentation is based on the report, Workplace Basics: Competencies Employers Want. Register in advance for the webinar.
Write-to-Learn Conference
The annual SVWP Write-to-Learn Conference is being offered to all K-university instructors online again this fall, running asynchronously from September 18 - October 3. The conference is centered on Culturally Responsive Teaching with keynote Diane Staehr-Fenner, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners.
Virginia Department of Transportation STEM Outreach
VDOT invites students and teachers to explore the variety of careers through transportation-themed lessons and hands-on activities. See VDOT to find out about available resources, lessons, competitions, and STEM kits.
Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
The AEF Program provides a unique opportunity for K-12 educators in the fields of STEM to serve in the national education arena. Applications are being accepted for the 2022-2023 Fellowship and are due November 18.
Professional Learning Sessions
The VCU School of Education is offering a variety of professional learning opportunities in the 2021-22 academic year! All sessions will be conducted via Zoom and will include a personal/professional assessment as well as a microcredential at completion. Registration is now open for Becoming an Antiracist Educator, Globalization in Higher Education, and Strategies to Promote a Culturally Diverse PK12 Teaching Workforce series.
VASTS and VESSS STEM Student Opportunity
The Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars and Virginia Earth System Science Scholars are interactive online STEM learning experiences for 11th and 12th-grade students, highlighted by a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center. Students selected to participate in the program are immersed in NASA-related research through interaction with scientists, engineers and technologists. Application are due October 24.
2022 Virginia Environmental Film Contest
The contest is open to Virginia residents with films based on environmental topics pertaining to Virginia. Prizes are awarded in two categories: students 12 and under, and 13-18. Films of all formats, genres, and lengths will be considered. Deadline for submission is November 15.
Virginia Space Coast Scholars
VSCS is a program for High School Sophomores focusing on the science, engineering, and technology integral to current missions at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. This dynamic, free program is designed to inspire students who possess technical and/or scientific interests and are motivated to learn about the many different opportunities that NASA offers. Explore today!
National Geographic Professional Development Opportunities
National Geographic is offering a suite of free professional development opportunities including project-based learning, the Geo-Inquiry Process, Teaching Global Climate Change in Your Classroom, Mapping as a Visualization and Communication Tool in Your Classroom, and more. Explore today!
NASA TechRise Student Challenge
School student teams are invited to join NASA in its mission to advance space exploration and enhance our knowledge of Earth. Student teams in sixth to 12th-grade at a U.S. public, private, or charter school, brainstorm and design an experiment or test an apparatus that could be selected to make a suborbital flight aboard a high altitude balloon or rocket.
CHOICE Initiative
Virginia Ed Strategies is recruiting 100 math, science, computer science, and CTE teachers for the first year of the CHOICE initiative. The initiative seeks to build sustainable teacher effectiveness through teacher-directed selection of professional learning experiences within a virtual professional learning community.
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