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Open Educational Resources
#GoOpenVA is Virginia's home for Open Educational Resources. It's a growing community of educators and education partners working together to help teachers personalize learning and address the learning goals of the Profile of a Virginia Graduate. Refer to the Quick Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) (PDF) to learn more. Visit #GoOpenVA:COVID-19 Extended Closing Resources for materials provided by Virginia school divisions to support educational activities when schools are closed.
New EL Education Website Design and Resources
This new website design now includes navigation tabs for a page specific to Guidance documents and resources from the VDOE, WIDA, and US Department of Education, plus a page with links to resources organized by topic. On the Guidance Documents and Resources page there is a new EL Teacher Toolkit and several new content-specific infographics.
Resources from eMediaVA
eMediaVA is a collection of over 160,000 free learning resources (videos, audio files, images, etc.), all searchable by SOL for grades PK-12. Teachers can easily link to these resources from presentations, documents, learning management systems, and Google Classroom as a part of a virtual learning plan.
Celebrating Youth Art Month!
Art education develops students’ creative potential and improves problem-solving and critical thinking skills by reinforcing and bringing to life what students learn in other subjects. Go to Fine Arts for instructional resources to celebrate Youth Art Month this March.
Early Math Teaching Video Collection
The What Works Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Math to Young Children can be used to support children’s learning of number and operations, geometry, patterns, measurement, and data analysis. REL Central recently developed several videos to share information from Recommendations 1, 2, and 4 of the WWC practice guide. Check them out today!
Vietnam War Commemoration Instructional Resources
The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration is proud to offer a treasure trove of instructional resources ranging from classroom posters to lessons and oral histories. Materials can be shipped for free by emailing your name, address, the number of teachers' toolkits required, and the names and numbers of poster sets requested. Online resources are available today!
SEL Resources
SOPHE-SEL-and-School-Health-Guide is now available. This resource guide provides school health staff and school health teams with support for integrating Social and Emotional Learning competencies into the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. Read all about it today!
Computer Science SOL Support-March 24
Join CodeVA and BirdBrain Technologies to explore a variety of ways to incorporate the VDOE Computer Science SOL into your classroom! These standards are designed to encourage teaching CS across the curriculum, K-12. This 1 hour webinar will give you many great projects and ideas to help teach these standards and bring them to life in your classroom. Register today!
Scholarship Opportunities for Fine Arts Students
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation offers scholarship opportunities for Visual and Performing arts students. Applications are due April 3.
Virginia War Memorial Fellowship
The newly remodeled and expanded Virginia War Memorial is proud to announce the VA World War II Heritage Alliance Teacher Fellowship, a three-session, application-based program that has teachers travel across the state to different WWII sites. All Virginia educators with an interest in history are welcome to apply.
Virginia Writers Club Scholarship
This is an opportunity for high school seniors or college freshmen interested in a writing-related degree to earn a $2000 scholarship. Interested teachers or potential applicants can find more detail from Virginia Writers Club.
Strategies Xchange Conference-September 15
The theme this year is "Ensuring Excellence in Virginia's Future Workforce through Education-Business Partnerships.” This event will include a variety of keynotes, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Business representatives, K-12 school personnel, college faculty, government officials, and other stakeholders from around the state are encouraged to attend. Early bird registration is now open.
Conference Proposals – Due April 17
Virginia Ed Strategies is seeking presentation proposals for the second annual Strategies Xchange conference to be held on September 15 at James Madison University. The conference presentations will be organized into three separate session strands: career awareness (PreK-5), career exploration (middle school), and career preparation (high school and post-secondary). Submit your proposal today.
Arts Integration Summer Institute-June 22-25
Registration is open for the JMU Summer Institute in Creative Learning Pedagogy for grade K-6 educators and school leaders. The Institute is presented in Partnership with University of Texas at Austin’s Drama for Schools Program. Sign up today!
Virginia Tech Teacher Workshops for Secondary Science Teachers
This free summer professional development for secondary science and mathematics teachers from June 22-24 in Blacksburg. Sessions are designed to support the implementation of the 2018 Science SOL, develop engineering practices, and make meaningful connections between science and mathematics concepts. Participants can choose to attend one day or multiple days and a variety of sessions are being offered. Lodging and travel compensation is available. Limited space so register today!
JMU Secondary Theatre Institute-June 29-July 1
During the week, participants will learn how to use drama and theatre pedagogies to build community, deepen skills in the art form, and engage students through story. Tools and strategies taught in this session serve both secondary classroom educators and extra-curricular theatre directors. Register today!
Compendium of Physical Activities and Estimated Energy Cost
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research just released a new STEM-related tool to help teachers select moderate-to-vigorous physical activities and identify when students are engaged in MVPA. Check it out today!
2020 ASM Materials Science Teacher Camp July 13-17
This free camp held at Old Dominion University provides an engaging professional development opportunity for middle and high school teachers to engage in hands-on activities that can be integrated into lessons and that support the development of the Science and Engineering Practices. Register today!
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