Over the next three weeks, Harvard Family Research Project is focusing on family engagement in early mathematics education within their FINE (Family Involvement Network of Educators) Newsletter. This week, the series, Formula for Success: Engaging Families in Early Math Learning, draws out important lessons for both practitioners and families around engaging families in children’s learning of mathematics anywhere, anytime.
Category Archives: Teachers – Elementary
Introducing Our New Teachers to Our Division By Looking at Student Work
What better way to help teachers new to Albemarle County Public Schools come to understand what we value and what our kids are capable of than to have them look at student work and talk to the consulting teacher about how this work came to be? We are looking for educators like you—novice to veteran—to come to our New Teacher Academy (NTA) with student work in tow (virtual, physical or hybrid) and ready to talk about how the project, product or creation came to be and what was learned in the process. Please take a few minutes to describe what you could share with our new teachers by completing this Google form.
Maker Ed Offers Preview of Online PD
Ahead of the official launch of their Resource Library’s Professional Development category this fall, Maker Ed is excited to offer a preview of three professional development modules around maker education: (1) Maker Education as a Learning Approach, (2) Why Making Matters, and (3) The Impact of Maker Education.
Each module is centered around a video and contains prompts to consider and comment on. Dive in and join the conversation »
Albemarle Summer Fellowships Link EdTech, Innovation & Professional Learning
This summer, the EdTech Team will pilot a new type of professional learning as 32 teacher fellows join Learning Technology Integrators, highly innovative ACPS faculty, and the students in the CoderDojo and Fine Arts academies to work on reimagining learning in and around their classrooms. Click on “Albemarle Summer Fellowships” within the Summer 2016 PD Course Catalog to get more details and learn how to apply. Continue reading
ACPS Diversity Conference – June 4, 2016
Diversity Conference 2016: Cultural Intersections
June 4, 2016 | 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Monticello High School
Website | Event Flyer | Registration
Summer 2016 PD Catalog Now Available – Register by June 8
The PD Team is excited to offer ALL ACPS educators another amazing summer of learning! All licensed instructional staff will participate in at least two 3-hour sessions that support our Digital Learning Initiative from the Summer 2016 PD Course Catalog, including sessions offered July 12-15, July 18-21, and August 19. Continue reading
Congratulations, Golden Apple Award Winners!
Congratulations to all 27 ACPS teachers who received Golden Apple Awards at the 15th annual celebration yesterday evening. Each year, the Golden Apple program celebrates performance excellence and curriculum innovations by teachers who are nominated for the award by principals, colleagues, parents and students. Read our news release »
Graduating Seniors & Google
As we near the end of the school year, graduating seniors, as well as other students and staff exiting the school division, who wish to archive or move items from their @k12albemarle.org Google account should follow these directions. Accounts will be available until the end of the school year. Staff needing assistance can reach out to their school’s Learning Technology Integrator or submit a service desk ticket. Students needing assistance can contact their school’s student helpdesk or work with one of their teachers.
Questions? Please contact Nita Collier at ncollier@k12albemarle.org.
Resolution of Appreciation: Celebrating the Importance of Teachers
Dear Colleagues:
Board resolutions are not unusual at School Board meetings, but the resolution our Board unanimously approved at our April 28 work session was anything but ordinary.
It gave us a public opportunity to celebrate the importance of our teachers. This is a topic that frequently comes up at our meetings because we cannot discuss the quality of our programs or services or the achievements of our students without recognizing the catalytic role of our teachers. Continue reading
Tuesday Evening Concert Series Offering One Free Children’s Concert in 2016-17
Tuesday Evening Concert Series is offering one free children’s concert (Tempest Trio) for the 2016-17 school year (grades 1-8):
Schools are invited to request seats to this one-hour special concert at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center on Wednesday morning, October 5, 2016. Reservations will be filled on a first come, first served basis, so don’t delay. Reservation form »