Articles of Interest
‘Never more upset’ as sales tax shelved – SoVaNOW: Home of The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun
Local student urges lawmakers to pass more school mental health funding | WAVY.com
Virginia House advances bill that opponents say rolls back teacher protections | WFXRtv
Virginia Beach starts teacher retention program to combat falling numbers | WAVY.com
VDOE Updates
New Dates: Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (UP) at Work
Join Learning Forward Virginia with Jennifer Abrams as the presenter and facilitator on the new dates of February 23 and March 9 at 4 p.m. for this two-part workshop. This workshop, based on her book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, will introduce participants to adult developmental theory and to five focused ways to develop ourselves at work. Participants will receive a free eBook with lifetime access. Register today!
Dual Language and Immersion Family Education
This site contains customizable materials to use for workshops with DLI families. The materials were developed specifically for two-way immersion contexts but can be modified for one-way and indigenous programs. K-5 materials are available in English, Spanish and Hmong; Grade 6-12 materials are available in English and Spanish.
2022 Donna Sterling Exemplary Science Teaching Award
The Virginia Science Teachers Association is accepting applications for the 2022 Donna Sterling Exemplary Science Teaching Award. An award will be given to an exemplary elementary teacher and secondary teacher. Applications are due August 15.
GoOpenVA
The VDOE #GoOpenVA platform houses a variety of resources and lessons for teachers. Any teacher can search by grade or subject and download lessons without joining. However, teachers must have an account to join groups. Interested science teachers should join the VDOE Science Group.
Bridging for Math Strength Virtual Symposium: February 22
This symposium will give an overview of the quick and easy to use Bridging for Math Strength resources along with choice breakout sessions on how to make the most out of these powerful resources. Don’t miss out, register today for this opportunity held on February 22 at 5:00-6:15 p.m. Breakout sessions include:
-Vertical Articulation: Explore the vertical articulation of mathematics concepts across grade levels to support students more effectively by aligning strategies, verbiage, problem types, questioning, and sequence of activities.
-Leveraging Technology: Explore some of the technology enhanced Routines, Tasks and Games on the Building Math Strengths website. We will discuss how these items can be adapted and used to reinforce and enhance instruction.
-Engaging Parents: Build off parent strengths! Learn ideas about how to bring math, and positive math talk, into the home. Harness the affordances of games and learn structures that allow students to WANT to play games at home.
-Productive Struggle & Purposeful Questioning: Teachers will share how to strategically use purposeful questions and the Bridging for Math Strength resources to support productive struggle. Classroom vignettes will showcase how to build on student strength and advance thinking through questioning.
