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Saturday, February 8, 2025 

9:00 AM-3:00 PM 

Virginia Museum of History & Culture 428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220 

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Tentative Schedule:

• 8:30 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast Apple Spice Catering Co. 

• 9:00 – 9:05 Welcome from The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia Dr. Jay Hayes, Chairman, Education Committee 

• 9:05 – 9:30 Fete Lafayette: A French Hero’s Tour of the American Republic Stacia J. Smith, ARI Director of Education 

• 9:30 – 10:00 The Revolution at Play Rachel Nellis, ARI Research Services Librarian 

• 10:00 – 10:15 Break 

• 10:15 – 11:15 Military Enlightenment on the Ground: the French and American Military Leaders that Secured American Independence Dr. Iris de Rode, Society of the Cincinnati Fellow 

• 11:15 – 11:45 Revolutionary Resources Anne Walker, ARI Master Teacher/Forest Park High School, Prince William County 

• 11:45 – 12:15 The Saga and Legacy of Andrew Wallace, a Revolutionary War Veteran and the “Rescuer of the Lafayette” Andrew Outten, ARI Historical Programs Manager 

• 12:15 – 12:45 Introduction to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture Maggie Creech, VMH&C Director of Education 

• 12:45 – 1:30 Lunch Apple Spice Catering Co. 

• 1:30 – 3:00 Special Collections Viewing and Museum Tour VMH&C Staff 

• 3:00 – 5:00 Explore the Museum (on your own) 

Join us for a day of interactive, practice centered professional learning, designed specifically for
teachers by teachers! As we continue to understand and implement new mathematics standards, this
conference will help teachers and leaders align their curriculum, instruction, and assessment to meet the needs of all learners.

Math Day 2025 will feature speakers from K-12 classrooms, higher education, and the Virginia Department of Education. Kateri Thunder, Ph.D., will kick off Math Day with an engaging
keynote. Focused on the intersection of mathematics and literacy and learning, Kateri has collaborated
with thousands of educators to catalyze change in heir classrooms, centers, and schools.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn and think with fellow educators from across the Commonwealth!

AUDIENCE
Designed for K-12 General Education & Special Education Mathematics Teachers, Specialists, & Leaders

DATE & TIME
February 6, 2025
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

LOCATION
W&M School of Education
Professional Development Center
301 Monticello Ave Williamsburg, VA 23185

FEES
$250 for non-SURN divisions [BCPS is not a part of SURN]
Includes conference, materials, and lunch

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This February the Virginia Council for the Social Studies is excited to bring a new, engaging opportunity to social studies educators across Virginia in the form of a one-day, action-packed SUMMIT! Join us at the Virginia Museum for History and Culture in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, February 21, 2025!

• Where: Virginia Museum for History and Culture in Richmond, VA

• When: Friday, February 21, 2025

• Time: 8:15am-5:30pm

• Cost: $85

• What’s included?

  • Continental breakfast with coffee

  • Dozens of concurrent sessions

  • Free Parking (in the lot behind the VMHC)

  • Free admission to the VMHC & early access to the VMHC’s Virginia 250 Exhibit!

  • Time to connects with hundreds of fellow educators

  • A special keynote panel on the Future of Social Studies Education

Optional: Boxed lunch for an additional $15

The program for the Summit will be released in early January

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Join our interactive Econ Day Camp for high school educators, featuring fun games and strategies to make economics engaging!

Workshop Details

• Mar 14, 2025
  9:00 am - 2:30 pm

• Registration Deadline: March 11, 2025

• 220 University Boulevard
  Harrisonburg, VA 22807

• Grade Level: High School, Middle School

• Potential Recertification Credits: 5

• Instructor: Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director

• Contact Person:
  Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director
  James Madison University
  540.568.3248
  shiffllh@jmu.edu

• Fee: No charge

Join us for an engaging in-person Econ Day Camp designed for high school educators! This interactive workshop uses games to teach essential economic concepts such as substitutes and complements, equilibrium and disequilibrium, inflation, factors of production, and circular flow. Experience how game-based learning can bring these concepts to life in your classroom. Enjoy competitive activities while discovering new strategies for making economics more engaging and memorable. Plus, there will be opportunities to win exciting door prizes! Don’t miss this chance to enhance your teaching toolkit—come game with us and make economics fun and interactive!

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The Stock Market Game™: Proven Experience-Based Learning

Thinking of bringing the Stock Market Game™ to your 4th-12th grade class? This workshop helps make the most out of the experience – learning how to play the game as well as how to integrate this teaching tool into your existing classroom curriculum.

Workshop Details

• Jan 29, 2025
  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• Registration Deadline: January 28, 2025

• Grade Level: Grade 4, Grade 5, High School, Middle School

• Potential Recertification Credits: 1

• Additional Information:
  A Zoom link for the workshop will be sent one week prior to the event.

• Instructor: Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director

• Contact Person:
  Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director
  James Madison University
  540.568.3248
  shiffllh@jmu.edu

• Fee: No charge

Learn to use the Stock Market GameTM as a valuable educational tool for both teachers and students! Students manage a virtual investment portfolio and compete with teams across the state. Students learn saving and investing, sharpen math and research skills, and experience market forces at work. After participating in the SMG, independent studies show an increase in math scores for elementary and middle school students. It is also a proven way to learn many of the SOL in the high school economics and personal finance course.

No prior knowledge of the stock market is necessary.

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Explore Econiful’s dynamic, research-based lessons and free high school economics curriculum. Receive engaging resources, including posters highlighting key principles of economic thinking!

Workshop Details

• Feb 4, 2025
  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• Registration Deadline: February 4, 2025

• Grade Level: High School

• Potential Recertification Credits: 1

• Instructor: Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director

• Contact Person:
  Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director
  James Madison University
  540.568.3248
  shiffllh@jmu.edu

• Fee: No charge

We’re thrilled to announce that our friends from Econiful, a nonprofit devoted to empowering economic thinkers, will be presenting for us! Known for their active and engaging sessions, Econiful will demonstrate two research-based lessons most relevant to your interests.

They’ll also provide an overview of their free, on-level high school economics curriculum—a fantastic resource for educators. Plus, attendees will receive a set of four beautifully designed posters featuring the Principles of Economic Thinking to use in their classrooms.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore fresh, interactive ideas to bring economics to life for your students!

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Explore the economics of adventure planning with engaging lessons, resources, and ideas to inspire and energize your high school classroom!

Workshop Details

• Apr 8, 2025
  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• Registration Deadline: April 7, 2025

• Grade Level: High School, Middle School

• Potential Recertification Credits: 1

• Instructor: Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director

• Contact Person:
  Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director
  James Madison University
  540.568.3248
  shiffllh@jmu.edu

• Fee: No charge

Embark on an exciting journey with us as we explore the economics behind planning the ultimate adventure! Whether you’re designing a rafting expedition, organizing a family vacation, or strategizing how to survive on a remote island, this workshop will equip you with engaging lessons and resources to bring adventure into your high school economics classroom. Join us as we share resources from many of our econ friends around the country, offering practical tools and engaging activities centered around real-world adventure planning. Let’s make economics an unforgettable adventure for your students!

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• This is a four-hour workshop exploring key causes leading up to the Revolutionary War, including a lunch talk from Dr. Jane Calvert, historian and author of  John Dickinson: Penman of the Founding. 

• The workshop will be held in-person at William & Mary on Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10am-3pm, with lunch provided.

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Primarily Virginia Online Course

• Registration closes February 12 

• Primarily Virginia is a FREE, asynchronous, online course that covers the span of Virginia history and is most appropriate for Virginia Studies, US1 & US2, and VA-US teachers. 

• The program will introduce teachers to primary sources from the VMHC collection, as well as analysis routines and lesson ideas. 

• The next session will run from February 17-April 11. 

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• Join VMHC this summer for a week-long institute that takes teachers to significant American Revolution sites, provides up-close access to collections at the museum, and introduces a diverse cast of characters that made the American Revolution possible. 

• Participating teachers receive a $1300 stipend, classroom activities, and two books filled with information about Virginia's role in the American Revolution.

• Applications Close March 5

Dates*:

• • In-Person Week 1: July 14-18, 2025 

  • In-Person Week 2: July 28-August 1, 2025 

  • Required Virtual Follow-up: August 19, 2025 OR September 10, 2025 at 7pm EST

*Please Note: These are the same one-week workshop offered on two separate weeks. Participants will attend only one of the weeks, and will rank which session works best for them in the application.

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• Presented by: Debbie Collins

• Location:
  Albemarle County Public Schools Professional Development Spaces

1180 Seminole Trail, Suite 385

Charlottesville, Va 22901

• Tuesday, February 18, 2025

• 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

As educators, your job involves helping others to solve problems, work with others, and invest in their development and success. A coaching mindset is essential for all leaders because none of us change our minds on our own. These collaborative work sessions will share coaching strategies, develop your coaching skills by applying them to real scenarios, and to understand the challenges of each practice to avoid the common pitfalls of coaching. Come learn with fellow coaches who are continuing to develop their own craft to assist others to reach their full potential.

Recertification Certificate

Recertification Certificates (6 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

Audience

K-12 Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, & Administrators

Workshop Cost

The workshop fee is $160 for each participant who is a member of a school division that is a member of VaSCL. 

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Target Audience:

• Teachers: Grades K-12, Instructional Coaches, & Special Education Teachers

Dates:

• January 14,  January 21  &  January 28, 2025

• 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Presented by:

• Meghan Raftery

Registration Fee (Members): $75

Type of Workshop:

• Virtual Workshop - Online Only

As the second semester progresses, the demands of teaching can become overwhelming, leading to stress and burnout. Neglecting self-care not only affects your well-being but also impacts your ability to foster a vibrant and supportive classroom environment. By prioritizing self-care, you can recharge physically, emotionally, and mentally, ensuring that you bring your best self to your students each day.

Educators enter the profession to make a difference in the lives of their students, but it's essential to remember that taking care of yourself is the first step to effectively taking care of others and contributing positively to your school. When you invest in your well-being, you not only enhance your own life but also set a powerful example for your students, cultivating a culture of wellness within your school community. While individual self-care is essential, schools also play a crucial role in supporting the health and wellness of both teachers and students.

Join our 3-session virtual Educator Wellness Community, guided by Edjacent's team of certified life coaches. In this supportive space, you'll learn practical strategies and techniques tailored to the unique challenges of the education profession. Our sessions will empower you to:

• • Recharge Your Energy: Implement self-care routines that boost your physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

  • Sustain Your Passion: Find sustainable ways to maintain your enthusiasm and dedication to teaching.

  • Inspire Your Students: Model healthy habits that promote a positive, well-being-focused school culture. Take this opportunity to invest in yourself and your career.

Together, we'll help you sustain the passion and energy needed to inspire and educate future generations.

Join us and transform your approach to self-care today!

Recertification Certificate

Recertification Certificates (5 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

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Target Audience:

• Teachers Grades 6-12, Instructional Coaches, & Administrators

Date:

• • Thursday, January 30, 2025

  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Presented by:

• Bryanna Hanson

Registration Fee (Members): $0

Type of Workshop:

• Virtual Workshop - Online Only

Workshop Details

In traditional grading systems, learners are often reduced to numbers in a gradebook—ranked, sorted, and defined by points and percentages. But imagine a world where students are valued for their growth, individuality, and progress over time. A shift to competency-based assessment, grading, and reporting makes this vision a reality.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the hidden messages conveyed through traditional grading, why it’s time to shift our approach, and innovative examples of competency-based systems from across the country.

Participants will walk away with access to a comprehensive Competency-Based Reporting Playbook that outlines the steps for designing a new approach to assessment and grading in their own context. Join us in redefining success and how we measure it, so every learner can know who they are, thrive in community, and actively engage in the world as their best selves.

Recertification Certificate

Because this webinar is less than 5 hours no recertification points will be awarded.

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Target Audience:

• Teachers 6-12, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Administrators

Date:

• • Monday, February 3, 2025

  • 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Presented by:

• Megan Williams

Registration Fee (Members): $160

Type of Workshop:

• • On-Site Workshop - In Person Only

  • Hillsdale Conference Center

  • 550 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville, Va

Workshop Details

Join us for a collaborative and engaging day-long professional development session, specifically designed for educators and support staff working with students in 3rd grade and up. This session aims to address the diverse needs of students with challenging behavior while fostering a supportive and inclusive community among professionals.

Throughout the day, participants will explore a range of strategies and interventions, from general education responses to tiered Tier 3 extensive special education support. Attendees are encouraged to bring a student profile or an actual student case to workshop in the afternoon. The session will include a deep dive into plan creation and implementation, with ample opportunities for group work and individual case study analysis.

By the end of this session, participants will gain valuable insights and practical tools to develop effective support plans, ensuring an environment that nurtures positive behaviors and academic success for all students. This professional development opportunity promises a day of collaboration, learning, and growth, providing actionable strategies to enhance your practice

Recertification Certificate

Recertification Certificates (5 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

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Target Audience:

• Teachers: Grades 6-11,  Instructional Coaches,  Special Education Teachers,  Administrators That Support ELL Teachers

Date:

• March 5,  March 12  &  March 19, 2025

• 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Presented by: Allison Carneiro da Silva & Kelley Webb

Registration Fee (Members): $75

Type of Workshop:

• Virtual Workshop - Online Only

Workshop Details

Our schools are experiencing unprecedented growth of English learner populations. As we welcome more and more students from multilingual backgrounds, it is important that all teachers are equipped with tools, strategies, and resources that will have the most positive impact on instruction, facilitating equitable engagement and access to K12 curricula.

Join us for a three-part series around support for ESOL teachers, programs, and students.

First, we will look at facets of ESOL programs and discuss how to meet the needs of ESOL teachers as they work with ELs. In our second session, we will dive into ways to engage multilingual families to be partners in supporting their students. In our final session, we will open our strategy stash to support EL instruction across content and grade level K12 classrooms.

Part 1: Supporting ESOL Teachers and Their Administrators

In this session, we will look at components of strong EL instruction programs and requirements set forth by federal and state agencies and how staff members can interpret those to appropriately serve ELs in and out of the classroom.

Part 2: Supporting Multilingual Families and Students

How can we better facilitate connections between multilingual families and our schools? We will look at ways to increase family engagement and make connections across cultures that support school and family partnerships for student success.

Part 3: Supporting EL Instruction in K12 Content and Grade Level Classrooms

This session will focus on ways to differentiate instruction for English learners across grades, proficiency levels, and with varying abilities. We will open a treasure chest of resources, sharing ways to streamline planning, target assessments, and scaffold instruction for all ELs, including those with disabilities and those who are identified as gifted.

Recertification Certificate

Recertification Certificates (5 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

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WIDA Self-Paced Workshops 

These interactive and engaging self-paced workshops offer Virginia K-12 educators the opportunity to work individually or with a professional learning community. Workshops are 1-4 hours beginning September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, with a variety of topics. Please share the WIDA Self-Paced Workshops flyer with all Pre-K-12 teachers and English Language Learning support personnel.  

Log in to the WIDA Secure Portal to access the workshops.  

• The ME in ImpleMEntation: Supporting Communication and Behavior through AAC

• The VCU Autism Center for Education is hosting a series of communication workshops to support educators in their ability to model and teach evidence-based communication strategies for students with autism using high-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). 

• Workshops will provide training and hands-on practice using AAC to promote class-wide communication, to address student-specific needs, and to support prosocial behavior. 

• Registration is free and lunch will be provided. 

• See the registration link for a list of dates and locations near you!

THE EXPLORE ASD SEMINAR SERIES

The Explore ASD Series contains seminars that provide a narrow focus of information on topics important to educators, families, individuals with ASD, other professionals, and community members. These presentations are approximately 30-40 minutes long and are detailed enough to provide a quick overview or review of information. Current topics include information about diagnosis, characteristics of ASD, employment, and assessment.

Please select one of the following topical areas to see a listing of online seminars relevant to that area.

• Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Environmental Structure and Visual Supports

• Communication

• The Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS)

• Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Reinforcement

• Autism Spectrum Disorder and Employment

• Teacher Evaluation

• Verbal Behavior-Milestones and Placement Program (VB-MAPP)

WEBSITE

CHOICE is expanding to 600+ additional teachers statewide and will now include PreK-12! As a reminder, CHOICE provides up to $2000 per teacher per year for self-selected professional learning opportunities and a supportive virtual professional learning community for all participants to learn, grow, and collaborate! 

While Cohort 1 continues into the 2024-2025 school year, we are adding Cohort 2 which is now open to PreK-12 teachers across Virginia who teach math, science, computer science, or CTE. Our goal is to enroll 600+ additional participants by early summer, each of whom will have access to $2000 for professional learning opportunities they choose. 

This online interest form allows teachers to indicate their interest to learn more about CHOICE and provides their contact information so we may reach out in the coming weeks with additional details. Please note that completing this form is NOT a commitment to enroll in the program.

Additionally, we are offering a few live information sessions for teachers and administrators to attend, learn more about CHOICE, and get questions answered. Please click on a link below to register for the session occuring on the date/time shown:

Tuesday, May 14, 4-5pm

Thursday, May 16, 2:30-3:30pm

Monday, May 20, 4-5pm

Tuesday, May 21, 3:30-4:30pm

About CHOICE

In its fourth year of implementation, CHOICE, a $10.8M initiative funded by the US Department of Education, is currently serving 400 math, science, computer science, and CTE high school teachers from 176 schools across the Commonwealth. With $2000 per year per teacher allocated for self-selected professional learning opportunities, these CHOICE Cohort 1 participants have attended state and national conferences; taken university courses for licensure, graduate degrees, and new endorsements; earned industry certifications; prepared for and taken Praxis assessments - and the list goes on. To date, over $2M has been allocated for Cohort 1 teachers to cover professional learning costs including registration/tuition, lodging, meals, airfare, mileage, and classroom materials for implementation. An additional $1.2M is set aside for Cohort 2 teachers participating during the 2024-2025 school year. All CHOICE participants receive direct support and assistance as needed from a team of dedicated Community of Practice Facilitators and Content Specialists, and there are ample opportunities offered for engaging and collaborating with peers statewide in our virtual professional learning community!

CHOICE Website: virginiaedstrategies.org

CHOICE Flier

NOTE: Please bear with us as we make updates to our website. Current information about CHOICE and our expansion to PreK-12 will show there soon!

Topic: Discovering Newsela Content & Features 

Asynchronous professional learning session

Course Link: https://training.newsela.com/discovering-newsela-content-and-features-2023-2024-elasciencess

This asynchronous session consists of a series of lesson modules leveraging text, video, interactive try-it tasks, and reflection prompts to guide educators in exploring Newsela resources and instructional strategies to support meaningful classroom learning for all students. Upon course completion, you will receive a certificate of completion of 60 minutes of professional learning. You must be logged in to Newsela to access the course.

This course will remain live and accessible through this school year for you to explore and complete at your own pace. You can also access Newsela's Professional Learning page for additional learning resources to help you deepen your practice.

If you need additional support with sign-on and rostering access the Teacher Rollout Kit: Getting Started Guide . 

• Recorded presentations for teachers are available on the Growth Assessments page on the VDOE website. 

• The recordings currently posted on this webpage describe:

  • a method for using Standards of Learning assessment data to inform instruction, 

  • assist in using the Student Detail by Question data extract file, and 

  • provide an overview of the Grades 3-8 Reading and Mathematics Growth Assessments for the 2022-2023 school year and beyond.  

• Check out the video Using Standards of Learning Assessment Data to Inform Instruction in Mathematics from VDOE! 

• This video focuses on how to use the most current, comprehensive data aligned to the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning and available to teachers before the school year even begins, including data from the spring 2022 SOL test administration.

• Check out the video Using Standards of Learning Assessment Data to Inform Instruction in Reading from VDOE! 

• This video focuses on how to use the most current, comprehensive data aligned to the 2017 English Standards of Learning and available to teachers before the school year even begins, including data from the spring 2022 SOL test administration.

• NEW VDOE Mathematics Professional Learning Asynchronous Courses 

• VDOE Deeper Learning by Design Mathematics Institute: Differentiating Instruction Using Vertical Math Tasks are being offered to Virginia mathematics teachers and teacher leaders. 

• Four Canvas courses: Grades K-2, GR 3-5, GR 6-8, and GR 9-12 will be offered September 19-December 18. 

• The six modules within these Canvas courses are intended to provide an opportunity for participants to explore various differentiation strategies and tools that may be used to deepen student understanding of mathematics. 

• A team of Virginia mathematics educators, who worked closely in the development of these courses, will assist with facilitation of each course. 

• Several optional ‘office hour’ synchronous support sessions will also be provided. 

• Participants will receive a certificate of completion for 24 hours which can be submitted to the local school division for recertification points. 

• Registration will close August 31. 

• Registrants will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the course. 

• The Deeper Learning video series illustrates deeper learning across the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

• These segments were designed to provide real-life examples of teachers implementing deeper learning and how it looks in a variety of settings.

• This series was produced by WHRO Education in partnership with Jobs for the Future, Inc., the Virginia Department of Education, and with generous funding support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. 

• LEARN MORE TODAY!

• Sampling of short videos in the playlist: (many more on the site)

  • Deeper Learning: Sounds Like a Plan!

    • Watch as Poquoson High School students apply the 5 C's to solve a real-world problem.

  • Deeper Learning: Senior Projects

    • Watch seniors from Cumberland High School present their culminating senior projects to a panel of evaluators and mentors.

  • Deeper Learning: Virginia STAR

    • Watch as students at Cumberland Middle School learn how to fix computers to give back to community members through the Virginia STAR program.

  • Deeper Learning: What are you thinking?

    • Watch how Whitney Beck, a third grade teacher from Henrico County Public Schools, engages students in her classroom to be thinkers.

  • Deeper Learning: Bari"STARS" in the Making

    • Watch as Poquoson Middle School students run a Cool Beans Cafe and learn real-life work skills.

  • Deeper Learning: Performance Assessment

    • Watch this video to learn about how Rockingham County Public Schools implemented some division-wide history and social science performance assessments.

  • Deeper Learning: What a great idea!

    • Watch Cumberland County elementary students become problem solvers and lead instruction.

• Sign up for this course in Unified Talent today!

  • If you need help signing up for a course in Unified Talent, please access these helpful resources.

• By reading, watching videos, and doing activities, you'll learn cutting-edge strategies for integrating Google in your classroom. 

• You can start and stop lessons at any time; we'll track your progress through the course. 

• At the end of this course, you'll be ready to take the exam to become a Google Certified Educator Level 2. 

Support your professional learning journey and hear from leading authors, researchers, and practitioners via our archived webinars. These recordings cover best practices in literacy instruction, family and community engagement, summer learning, and more. 

• The “Why Not?” Workshop: Let’s Talk About Race

• Creating Sustainable Culturally Responsive Teaching: Beyond Current Events

• Phonics-Powered Prevention and Intervention

• Many other topics available

Learn about what resources are available HERE.

• Self paced training modules

• Badges can be earned

• Variety of topics: 

  • Edpuzzle Level 1

  • Edpuzzle and Canvas Level 1

  • Edpuzzle Flipped

  • Gamification in Class 

  • Many more to choose from

• Learn more HERE

• Chalk It Up to Experience! Tips from Real Co-Teachers of Virginia was created by demonstration site teams to celebrate the first five years of the Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative. Teams share practical advice for effective co-teaching and practices they consider critical to establishing a strong collaborative relationship. This document will serve as an instructional resource for co-teaching teams and administrators to inform their co-teaching practices. 

• Real Co-Teachers of Virginia - Middle & High

  • This series of webshops showcases the products created by real co-teachers of Virginia, select teams of middle and high school co-teachers participating in the Virginia Department of Education’s Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative.

• Real Co-Teachers of Virginia Discuss High Leverage Practices (HLPs) - Middle/High

  • How are the “special” needs of students with disabilities met in a co-taught classroom? What drives the thinking of co-teachers as they co-plan, co-instruct and co-assess to meet the needs of all their students?

• Learn more HERE

• The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is pleased to announce the addition of newly developed resources into #GoOpenVA. #GoOpenVA is an open education resource that provides a platform for teachers to share openly-licensed digital learning resources with other educators. It also provides an online space to afford educators the opportunity to collaborate on the creation of resources in support of Virginia Standards of Learning and initiatives tied to the Virginia is for Learners campaign. 

• Two new Collections of resources from Virginia Schools divisions provide shared materials for fall 2020 return to school plans and for professional learning resources that can be used to help teachers move to virtual and hybrid learning: Fall 2020 Recover, Redesign, Restart 2020 School Division Plans and Moving to Virtual and Hybrid Learning: Professional Learning for Teachers.  We invite every division to continue to add to these resources so that we can all share the load that our new educational reality demands.

• Other recent additions to #GoOpenVA include resources generated by VDOE instructional teams, lessons produced by teachers in the Commonwealth through several grant opportunities, and state and nationally recognized resources from a variety of Virginia educational institutions.  One national non-profit has also provided some new resources for elementary mathematics and English.  

• These recent additions include:

  • Twenty-seven modules generated by the VCU OER Science Curriculum Project.  These can be found in the Collection VCU STEM Project;

  • Ten lessons (and growing) from the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline (a joint project between Loudoun and Chesapeake);

  • VDOE Science Instructional Plans generated in collaboration with Virginia teachers.  These plans and other science resources are being uploaded daily and can be found in the Science VDOE Collection;

  • Mathematics Instructional Plans, written by Mathematics Educators with the VDOE;

  • Documents and other educational resources to support the new Fine Arts Standards of Learning.  These are located in the VDOE Fine Arts Collection;

  • Science Inquiry from Home resources developed to support asynchronous elementary science instruction.  These can be found in the Science VDOE Collection;

  • Several sets of lesson plans contributed by the Virginia Geographic Alliance; 

  • Forty-eight lesson plans from New American History;

  • A continually-growing collection of resources from WHRO Education;

  • Twenty-five videos produced by Virginia Public Media for the Wildlife Center of Virginia; and

  • Elementary English, Mathematics, and cross-curricular resources provided through Match Fishtank.

• Teachers can access #GoOpenVA without having an account; however, logging in using their division network to access #GoOpenVA allows increased opportunities for teacher collaboration, as well as, for the sharing and revising of resources aligned to the Virginia Standard of Learning.  All educators in Virginia are learning new ways of teaching and learning at this time.  #GoOpenVA provides a great opportunity to leverage our collective experiences and knowledge through the sharing of creative solutions.

• If you have any further questions about technical support, please contact Jean Weller, Teaching and Learning Technology Integration Specialist at jean.weller@doe.virginia.gov, or (804) 225-2825.

• Edulastic is a technology-enhanced assessment solution for teachers and school/district administrators. It is easy enough for classroom formative assessments, yet sophisticated enough for common interim and benchmark assessments that mirror state tests.

• Edulastic empowers teachers with instant classroom data that shows who’s on track and who needs help so that they can take action and see growth.

• Explore this SITE that has been compiled by BCPS ITRTs to explore this tool

  • "How To" videos detailing how to create a class, create assessments, add students, and navigating the class board

• If you need additional support after exploring the site, please reach out to your building ITRT

• Newsela asynchronous professional learning session

•  Link to course: https://training.newsela.com/bedford-county-public-school-asynchronous-newsela-professional-learning-session

• This asynchronous session consists of 7 sections to support educators in using Newsela to promote student engagement and agency. 

  • Target Audience: Grades 2-12

  • The course lessons explore engaging content resources, cover standards alignment, review approaches for building student background knowledge, and consider how to connect students to authentic and active learning tasks. 

  • The session includes an optional resource to support teachers in connecting their students and classes to Newsela using Clever. 

• Educators will need to log into their Newsela accounts to access the course. 

• Virtual Virginia Strategic Services presents webinars on Canvas topics to smooth the transition for Virginia teachers

• Pre-Recorded Webinars on the following topics:

  • Discussions and Collaborations in Canvas

  • Assessment in Canvas

  • Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning in Canvas

  • Using Google and Canvas

  • Consistent and Simple Access to Learning with Canvas

• Access recordings on a variety of Canvas topics HERE

• A recording of the Evidenced Based Specially Designed Instruction in Mathematics Webinar is now available on the VDOE Learning Disabilities in Mathematics Webpage.  

• This webinar highlighted strategies found in the Students with Mathematics Disabilities:  Frequently Asked Questions and the Evidenced Based Specially Designed Instruction in Mathematics Resource Guide. 

The VDOE English Professional Development Packages focus on best practices in K-12 literacy instruction aligned to the 2017 English Standards of Learning (SOL). Packages are bundled and sorted by topic for ease of use and focused professional learning.  Through the collaboration of the Student Assessment Office, the Office of Humanities, the Office of English Learner Education and the Office of Special Education, the Virginia Department of Education’s goal is to offer timely, relevant, and instructionally sound support to Virginia educators. Check out all available resources HERE!

Middle Education Literacy

•  Reading in the Middle

• Middle School Writing: Why We Need To Write In Middle School (PPT)

• Middle School Writing: Middle Schoolers Can Write (PPT)

• Secondary Writing: Reflective Writing (PPT)

Interdisciplinary Instruction

•  Webinar: Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Integrating the English standards into other content areas

• Killing Two Birds with One Stone: An Innovative Approach to Teaching English and Government (PPT)

•  Balanced Assessment: Middle School Writing in the History Classroom

• Instructional Plans:

  • Social Pressures Paired Passages (6.5 6.6 7.5 7.6 8.5 8.6) (Word)

  • Analyzing the Rhetoric of Persuasive Speeches (9.5 10.5 11.5) (Word)

Virtual/Hybrid Learning

•  Integrating the Four Strands in a Hybrid Model

• K-5 Remote Learning Instructional models (PDF)

• VDOE Virtual Learning Hub

Learning in Place

•  Routines and Structures for Learning in Place

•  Best Practices for Literacy Learning in Place

Integrated Instruction

•  Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Integrating the English Standards into other Content Areas

• Digging In to Get the Learning Out: Paired Passages as Part of an Integrated Unit Grades 3-5 (PPT)

• Integrating Strands Using Thematic Planning (PPT)

• How Can I Teach it All? How Can I Teach Multiple Strands during a Whole Group Lesson? (PPT)

Co-Teaching

•  Co-teaching in the English classroom

• VDOE: Special Education

Social Emotional Learning & Reading

•  Elementary: Social & Emotional Learning and Reading

•  Secondary: Social & Emotional Learning and Reading

• Social Emotional Learning Resources

Academic Language: EL Learners in the English Classroom

•  Academic Language-English Learners in The English Classroom

• English Learner Education Resources

Additional VDOE Resources

• Comprehensive Literacy Plans Webpage

• Comprehensive Literacy Webinar Series Webpage

• VDOE English Deeper Learning Conference General Session Presentation (PPT)

• Verified Credit Plan: End-of-Course Writing (under Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing for the 2020-2021 School Year) (Word)

•  Assessment Supports for 2020-2021

• Virginia's Road Map to Equity (PDF)

Performance Assessments: High School

• Performance Assessment

• Performance Assessment Instructional Plans: 

  • Persuasive Essay with Viable, Research-based Action Step (Word)

  • Comparative Analysis of Two Texts Brown V. Board (Word)

  • Comparative Analysis of Two Texts (Word)

  • Argumentative Essay Performance Task (Word)

  • Secondary Writing: Using Understand Scoring with Local Performance Assessments for Verified Credit (Word)

  • Understand Scoring: Performance Assessments for Verified Credit in Writing

Performance Assessments: Middle School

• Performance Assessment

• English: Writing Grade 8

Understand Scoring

• Understand Scoring

• Grade 8 Scoring Rubrics

•  Understand Scoring Webinar

Assessment Supports: Middle with Instructional Plans

•  Assessment Supports: Grade 6 Webinar

• Annotated Passages: Grade 6 (Word)

•  Assessment Supports: Grade 7 Webinar

• Annotated Passages: Grade 7 (Word)

•  Assessment Supports:Grade 8 Webinar

• Annotated Passages: Grade 8 (Word)

• Instructional Plans:

  • Comparing and Contrasting Details in Texts (6.5) (Word)

  • Word Choice in Paired Texts (6.5, 7.5, 8.5) (Word)

  • Main Idea in Nonfiction (5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6) (Word)

Assessment Supports: EOC with Instructional Plans

•  Assessment Supports: EOC Webinar

• Annotated Passages: EOC (Word)

• Instructional Plans:

  • Compare and Contrast Texts (9.4) (Word)

  • Text Analysis Basics (9.4 10.4 11.4 12.4) (Word)

  • Paired Passages – The Threat of Conformity and the Power of the Individual (9.5 10.5 11.5 12.5) (Word)

• Professional Development Opportunities to Support Best Practices for English Learner Instruction for All Educators

  • Multiple professional development opportunities for division and school staff (including general educators, EL teachers, leaders, counselors) who support ELs will be offered from June through December 2022. 

  • TRAINING SCHEDULE provides session descriptions, recommended audiences, registration links, and registration deadlines for the professional development opportunities. 

    • All sessions will be delivered virtually using the Zoom platform. 

Explore Digital Education Resources

1. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

   • The museum is one of Madrid's "Big Three" cultural institutions. From interviews with artists to live restorations, students can explore their extensive collection of videos, virtual tours and other multimedia projects.

2. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

   • The museum in Seoul has established itself as a prominent cultural platform and leader in Korean art. Using Google Arts and Culture, students can explore four online exhibits, art from the museum collections and walk through the museum grounds.

3. The Anne Frank House

   • The Amsterdam museum offers an extensive selection of educational materials to learn more about WWII, the Holocaust and prejudice. Resources include a digital lesson about Anne Frank, a decision making game that deals with discrimination and film clips where student share their own experiences with exclusion and discrimination.

4. The Vatican Museums

   • Students can visit the Vatican without leaving home. The museums offer seven 360 degree virtual tours that allow you to explore everything from the Sistine Chapel to the Pio Clementino Museum.

5. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

   • Take an audio tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building. Students will learn unexpected facets of the building's history and design from "99% Invisible" podcast host Roman Mars and museum staff.

6. London National Gallery

   • “Teachers’ Notes” provide useful background information about paintings from the collection, with suggestions on how to use the paintings as a teaching tool. The notes are downloadable PDFs and offer questions that could be used for discussion with students.

7. NASA Research Centers

   • After exploring NASA’s research centers, students can check out NASA’s collection of STEM resources. Currently, students can take part in Tournament Earth 2020 by voting on their favorite all-time Earth Observatory image.

8. National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

   • Using Sketchfab, students can explore artifacts from the museum’s collections in digital 3D format. Students can zoom in on the artifact and learn more about the details of each item.

9. The de Young Museum

   • Get Smart with Art is an interdisciplinary curriculum package that increases visual literacy, historical knowledge (grades 4th-12th), and expository writing skills. These resources include an image gallery as well as an object information sheet that provides students with a closer look at the artifacts.

10. The Louvre

    • The museum’s "Closer Look" interactive multimedia modules allow students to see the details of an artwork through a magnifying glass, while commentaries and animations give them its historical and artistic background.

• Discover best practices for supporting virtual learning, find tips on lesson planning and assessment strategies, and access professional learning resources

• Virtual learning has become an integral part of our educational system. Virtual learning can aid in

• Increasing student engagement and choice,

• Supporting personalized learning experiences for students, and

• Increasing equity in access to high quality learning experiences.

• Virtual learning programs offer flexibility to students while providing instruction aligned with the Standards of Learning. A number of Virginia school divisions provide opportunities for their students to take online courses as a part of their regular course offerings.

• Access the virtual learning hub today!

• This repository has museums from across the continents favorite learning resources and activities that learners can do at home, and has the ability for educators, parents, and students to sort through them based on a variety of needs (ex: subject, grade level, required supplies, length of time, level of grown-up support or prior knowledge, etc.). 

• Resources available for K-12.

• Right now, it includes almost 300 programs and resources from more than 60 institutions. We're still getting more as additional museums, zoos, aquariums, science centers, etc. add to this. 

• https://sites.google.com/view/museum-distance-learning/home  

• New Digital Content from NASA's eClips Series

  • Launchpad: Life Cycle of a Star

  • Launchpad: Engineering Design to Support Scientific Discovery 

  • Real World: Planetary Volcanoes 

  • Real World: The Carbon Cycle -- Essential for Life on Earth 

  • Real World: Computer Simulations -- Turning Complex Ideas Into Solvable Equations

  • Real World: From Idea to Physical Prototype

  • Real World: Close Encounters with An Asteroid 

  • Real World: Small Bodies Orbiting the Sun 

  • Real World: Earth's Energy Balance: Small Changes, Big Impact 

  • Real World: Earth's Energy Balance: Energy In and Energy Out 

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• Support Building Social-Emotional Skills with Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

  • Engage students with Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, a PBS KIDS series based on the Ordinary People Change the World books by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos.

  • The show follows the adventures of Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad as they travel back in time to meet real life historical figures when they were kids. Use these video clips, teaching tips, and historical figure biosketches to support students’ social-emotional, literacy, and social studies skills.

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• Thoughtful Learning: 6-8 Writing Units, 9-12 Writing Units

• Free license for 3 months

• Topics for 6-8: LEARN MORE TODAY

  • Writing Personal Narratives

  • Writing Historical Narratives

  • Writing Phase Autobiographies

  • Writing Cause-Effect Essays

  • Writing Classification Essays

  • Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays

  • Writing Persuasive Essays

  • Promoting a Cause

  • Advertising a Product

  • Writing Research Reports

  • Writing Application Letters

  • Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment

  • Practice Test for Literature Assessment

  • Writing Character Analyses

  • Writing Literary Analyses

• Topics for 9-12: LEARN MORE TODAY

  • Writing Personal Essays

  • Writing Definition Essays

  • Writing Argument Essays

  • Writing Literary Analyses

  • Writing College-Entrance Essays

  • Writing Problem-Solution Essays

  • Writing Character Analyses

  • Writing Research Papers

  • Reading and Writing for Assessment

  • Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment

  • Writing Resumes and Cover Letters

  • Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays

  • Writing Narrative Arguments

  • Writing Literary Research Papers

  • Practice Tests for Reading and Writing Nonfiction

• The Commonwealth Learning Partnership works to advance, align and amplify high-quality professional learning opportunities and resources for Virginia’s education community. 

• The Commonwealth Learning Partnership aims to take the Profile of a Virginia Graduate from vision to practice by investing in aligned and high-quality professional learning and upskilling opportunities for educators and education leaders. 

• Goal is to assist with at home learning

• Resources include:

  • Writing Prompts for all Grade Levels

  • Google Teach From Home

  • Families Front and Center

  • Tools for Facilitating Online Learning 

  • Much More!

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