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Category Archives: Teachers – Elementary
Veterans Day Learning Resources
This Saturday, November 11, is Veterans Day—a national holiday to honor people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Teachers: Try these resources to help your students understand the significance of this day:
- Veterans Day Activities (National Education Association)
- 6 Ways to Commemorate and Honor Veterans (U.S. Department of Education)
- History of Veterans Day (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
- Education Resources (American Battle Monuments Commission)
VDOE Licensure Requirements
Attention all ACPS employees who hold a Virginia Teaching License:
1. As you are aware, your Virginia teaching license must be renewed every five years. Current Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) regulations require all teachers to complete 4-6 mandatory training requirements each time they renew their license. This is recent change. The required mandatory trainings vary based on endorsement area. Regardless of endorsement area, all teachers must complete the following: Continue reading
Next Girls’ Geek Day: Saturday, Nov. 11, at Broadus Wood
Broadus Wood Elementary School will host the next Girls’ Geek Day on Saturday, November 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Girls’ Geek Days are FREE, but registration is required and space is limited. Register for the Nov. 11 event »
Girls’ Geek Days are all about sparking elementary school-aged girls’ interest in technology and computing by providing a fun, collaborative, hands-on environment to learn new tech skills and helping them connect to other STEM programs in the community. Learn more and view the 2017-18 schedule »
Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology: Licensure Renewal Announcement
Attention all Speech-Language Pathologists: It’s time to renew your license! All Virginia Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) licenses will expire on December 31, 2017. Emails have been sent to all license holders. PLEASE NOTE: No paper notices will be mailed this year, and all renewals MUST be completed online. Get more information about renewal »
Two New NCTM Grants With November Deadlines
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced two NEW! grant opportunities with November deadlines:
Fostering Support of Mathematics Learning in Multilingual Classrooms | Deadline: Nov. 30
A grant of up to $4,000 will be awarded to a PreK-12 school for in-service to increase understanding and expertise in fostering support of multi-language development when teaching mathematics.
Teacher-Leader Professional Learning Grant | Deadline: Nov. 06 Continue reading
Powerful Accessibility Tool Now Available for All Students & Educators
All ACPS educators and students now have access to a powerful accessibility tool called Co:Writer, which is designed to help learners of all ages have word prediction to support all aspects of the curriculum. Co:Writer is both a Chrome internet browser extension and desktop app that provides on-demand word prediction as well as audio representation of those words. This application allows support for students to engage with any digital text that they create—on a website in any browser or in any digital writing tool. Watch a demo »
Making Connections 2017: Registration Now Open!
Registration for Making Connections 2017 now open! The Making Connections for Equity and Access professional development day will take place Monday, November 6, at multiple school sites throughout the division. Teachers should sign up for one morning session from 8:30 to 11:30 and one afternoon session from 12:30 to 3:30. Lunch will be provided and available for teachers at their morning session. View course selections and get registered »
Best Practices in Writing, K-6 Workshop – Nov. 1
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NEA Foundation Grants – Next Deadline: February 1
The National Education Association (NEA) Foundation offers two grant opportunities for educators: Student Achievement Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants. Three grant deadlines are established annually: February 1, June 1, and October 15. Two levels of funding are available: $2,000 and $5,000. Grants fund activities for 12 months from the date of the award. Continue reading