VATE Annual Conference and Retreat: Retreat the Write Way!
Consider submitting a proposal to present at the VA Association of Teachers of English state level conference. Join Penny Kittle, Joanne Gabbin, and Rebecca Harper at Shrine Mont October 6-9. Proposals due by June 30.
Shenandoah Valley Writing Project will hold their Fall Writing to Learn Conference on Saturday, September 17 at the Shenandoah University campus.
This conference returns to in-person instruction and includes the Keynote Workshop with Deidre Farmbry, lunch on campus, and breakout sessions by SVWP Teacher Consultants.
All teachers K-12 are welcome to attend and expand their understanding of teaching writing and using writing as a tool to learn content.
2022 VASCD Annual Conference
The VASCD Annual Conference brings together educators from across the Commonwealth (and beyond) to learn, teach, lead, and connect! This year’s conference will be held at The Williamsburg Lodge. The pre-conference will be on November 29 and the annual conference will be held November 30 – December 1. For more information about registration and costs see VASCD.
Recorded webinar for viewing (or reviewing) at one’s own convenience:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xgof8ntnO8ZhU7An-StCL29hLbUIhLES/view?usp=sharing
For the orientation webinar you will need access to the Into Literature digital platform:
https://papi.hmhco.com/login/initialize?iss=hmh-prod-f4be5dd2-56e4-4665-92ae-9fa8f302860b (use Google credentials)
To confirm that you have attended a webinar or watched the recording:
https://forms.gle/5Q2ZCmijsZrasgKK7
To receive your hardcover Teacher’s Edition(s) after 5/24 please email Beth Wiles at Beth.Wiles@fcps1.org and arrange for a pick up time at Central Complex.
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Webinars: Getting Started with Star, Click here.
How to Interpret Data Using Star Assessments, Click here.
How to Enhance Instruction Using Star Assessments, Click here.
These sessions are intended for new English teachers grades 6-12 or those teachers who are new to NoRedInk.
This session is intended for all English teachers grades 6-12 who are ready to go beyond the basics and learn best practices for transforming student writing.
Differentiate instruction using student data
Support students who have unique learning needs
Build strong unit plans using a variety of activities - and more!
Note that the diagnostic will be given at the beginning of the semester (or year) and again at the end, as a Growth Assessment. Please remind students at the beginning of the year that they may not have encountered all concepts or mastered them yet.
For enabling speech-to-text (Read Aloud accommodation): Click here.
Note to Self activity (Click Here.) to spark discussion about grading practices in the context of distance learning.
Use keyword "virginia" for setting up account.
For access to recorded training webinar, Click here.
For all handouts, Click here.