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Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance

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Personal FinanceGet your students fired up about economics and personal finance through a live, online statewide competition!

How does the online challenge work? Teachers and high school students throughout Virginia may participate for free and without leaving school. Teams of up to four students may compete in one or two divisions: Personal Finance, and one of two Economics divisions. Each team member will have 35 minutes to complete a 30-question online exam with questions that align with Virginia’s economics and personal finance standards of learning. Registration is now open, and students can log in to compete anytime between March 3 and March 25 by 5 p.m. Learn more >>>

Introduce Your Class to the Creative Process with the Google Doodlers

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Doodle 4 GoogleJoin Google for an exclusive classroom event, From Sketches to the Google Homepage, a LIVE virtual field trip with the Google Doodlers on Wednesday, March 5, at 1 p.m. Join us for a sneak peek into the creative process behind your favorite Google homepage creations where we’ll introduce students to brainstorming ideas, digital design tools, and more! Spark creativity in your classroom today and inspire a new generation of Doodlers. Register now!

Community Health Outreach Worker Training

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TJHD LogoBeginning March 1, the Thomas Jefferson Health District is offering a Community Health Outreach Worker Training for people of influence who are committed to their own health and the health of others. Participants will graduate with expanded knowledge and interactions with local community resources; skills for linking neighbors to primary care providers and agencies; greater personal capacity for outreach; increased understanding and ownership of one’s own health and body; basic skills in measuring blood pressure, height and weight, and temperature; and a certificate of course completion. Only 12 students will be accepted! For an application, contact Samantha Wood, Lead Community Health Outreach Worker, at (434) 972-6207 or samantha.wood@vdh.virginia.gov.

Virginia Holocaust Museum: Visual Arts Contest & Upcoming Events

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VHM LogoFounded in 1997, the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia, strives to educate the public and promote tolerance towards all, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or creed.

Check out the Museum’s 2014 Visual Arts Contest for middle and high school students (entry deadline: March 14), and don’t miss out on these upcoming special events: Lecture on Righteous in Ukraine and Belarus on March 12, and the 2014 Yom Hashoah commemoration on April 27. Continue reading →

Message from the Superintendent About Black History Month (2014)

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Black History MonthDear Colleagues:

I want to thank you for taking the time this month to shine a light on Black History as we honor, celebrate and narrate the stories of African Americans.

When I think about the importance of Black History Month, I am reminded of something an African-American educator said years ago in a staff meeting when asked by a colleague why we needed to single out Black History as a special event. Continue reading →

EduWidgets: Make Content Fun

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EduWidgetsEduWidgets authoring tools may be used to create, share and customize widgets (self-contained applications) to enliven digital content on websites, e-books, interactive whiteboards, and other digital classroom devices. Teachers and students can use EduWidgets to create interactive timelines, sequences, graphs, and images. Teacher registration is available now at www.eduwidgets.org. The authoring tools will undergo beta testing for approximately six weeks. Users are encouraged to report technical issues or suggest enhancements to the tool during the beta test period. Continue reading →

House App Contest: February 1 – April 30, 2014

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House App ChallengeThis year marks the first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, the “House App Contest.” This new competition is designed to engage student’s creativity and encourage their participation in STEM education fields. Established by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this competition is a nationwide event that allows high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or “app,” for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice. Continue reading →