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Category Archives: Teachers – Elementary
Revision in License Renewal Requirements
The 2015 General Assembly passed House Bill 1320 that amended requirements for license renewal as follows:
Every person seeking renewal of a license shall complete all renewal requirements, including professional development in a manner prescribed by the Board, except that no person seeking renewal of a license shall be required to satisfy any such requirement by completing coursework and earning credit at an institution of higher education. Continue reading
Tech-Girls Events
Tech-Girls, a Charlottesville-based organization founded in 2012, is all about empowering girls to imagine and achieve their future dreams in our tech-savvy world. Tune into their Events page for details about live, local events for women of all ages.
What’s happening now? Continue reading
2015 VTEEA Conference, July 29-31: Get Registered for FREE!
Attention, teachers! ACPS is hosting the Virginia Technology Education and Engineering Association (VTEEA) 2015 Summer Conference, “Making Engineering Everything,” July 29-31. This event connects educators, administrators, artists, professionals, and more through a hands-on experience into making, engineering, electronics, programming, and research!
Good news! ACPS teachers can register for FREE using this Google form. (Hint: In order to open the form, you first may need to log in to your k12albemarle Google account.)
Questions? Contact Stephanie Passman at spassman@k12albemarle.org.
Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini Grants (up to $5,000) – Apply by August 7
The Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini Grant Program was established to provide accessible funds to schools, organizations and agencies to educate students about their local watersheds and how they can become environmental stewards and make a difference in watershed health. To accomplish this goal, the program supports meaningful outdoor learning experiences around a watershed issue investigation, including field trips, fieldwork, student-led action projects and schoolyard habitat projects, as well as building teacher capacity to implement environmental education, including professional development trainings and programs to advance environmental literacy in the Chesapeake Bay region. The deadline is August 7 at 5 p.m. Get the scoop»
Number and Number Sense for Elementary School Teachers, July 27-31
We are getting ready for summer PD to begin on July 7! We’ve added a NEW class that connects to our PD focus point on mathematical thinking (although it is not a DLI class that will trade for August 10). Number and Number Sense for Elementary School Teachers will run July 27-31 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Currently, there are 12 spaces available. Participants will receive at least 30 recertification points upon completion of the class.
Let the PD team (Becky Fisher & Cyndi Wells) know if you have any questions. Visit the ACPS PD Opportunities site »
Virginia Educational Leadership: Call for Journal Articles – Submissions Due by Feb. 19, 2016
The next issue of Virginia Educational Leadership—an online, peer-reviewed professional journal published by the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD)—will be published in the spring of 2016 and will center on the theme Deeper Learning. Interested in writing for Virginia Educational Leadership? Continue reading
Charlottesville Tomorrow: Meet Your Educator, 2014-15
Throughout the 2014-15 school year, local news outlet Charlottesville Tomorrow featured 22 Albemarle County Public Schools educators in their Meet Your Educator spotlight. Get to know your colleagues: Continue reading
Partners in Time: Building School-Community Models – Free Webinar by Education Week
Traditional after-school art, sports, or computer science programs run by local groups don’t cut it anymore in many districts. Schools and community-based organizations are forging deeper connections amid a growing recognition that children and teenagers need more resources than any school or nonprofit can provide on its own. It’s not easy giving up some control and merging cultures, but schools and community groups are learning to become partners in education. Join this free webinar on Wednesday, June 24, from 2 to 3 p.m., for tips from educators and advocates on how to build lasting school-community partnerships. Get registered »
Be a Presenter at VASCD’s 2015 Annual Conference – Submit a Proposal by June 26
The Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD) invites you to propose a presentation that relates to the theme of “Deeper Learning” or its components: Mastery of Core Academic Content, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Collaboration, Effective Communication, Self-directed Learning, and Academic Mindset. Proposals may relate primarily to student learning or professional learning. The proposal form must be submitted online by June 26.
VASCD’s 2015 Annual Conference will be held December 2-4 in Williamsburg. Learn more »