Purpose: To provide fair and equal opportunity for teachers to assume leadership roles in their school.
Background: The Academic Leadership Compensation Program (ALCP) supports instructional leadership needs and encourages professional growth by providing stipends to teachers who assume extra responsibilities outside the classroom. Continue reading
The Virginia Education Association is proud to provide mini-grants to support members’ ideas designed to improve student learning. Submit your proposal for a mini-grant for any amount up to $500 by 4:30 p.m. on June 2, 2014. Mini-grants will be awarded on September 2, 2014. View the proposal guidelines.
You must be a member of the Virginia Education Association to apply for the mini-grant, to receive the funds, and during implementation of the project. Not a member? Find out more about membership.
The ASM Materials Education Foundation awards 20 grants of $500 annually to help K-12 teachers bring the real world of materials science into their classrooms. “Living in a Material World” grants recognize teacher creativity. The grant application is due May 25. Learn more >>>
ING Run For Something Better® (ING RFSB) in partnership with the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) seeks to increase physical activity in students and help fight childhood obesity nationwide through the creation of school-based running programs. The ING RFSB School Awards Program is proud to offer sixty (60) $3,500 grants to schools that desire to establish a school-based running program or expand an existing one. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2014. Continue reading
The International Girls in ICT Day is an opportunity for girls and young women to get inspired about the information and communication technology (ICT) sector by getting a first-hand look into ICT institutions and listening to women role models.
Join us and organize a “Girls in ICT Day” event on or around April 24, 2014, and be a part of this initiative to empower young girls! Find out how to organize your event.
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April 22 is Earth Day! The WeAreTeachers Team has rounded up some of their favorite ideas for helping students learn about, honor, and care for our planet. Check out their Earth Day in the Classroom Pinterest board!
The University of Virginia Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) invites you to nominate your colleagues for recognition at their annual awards banquet this May. This is a wonderful opportunity to honor the educational excellence exhibited each day in our public schools! Continue reading
There is a body of research that the brain sustains focus with natural light, fresh air, and movement. Many of our elementary school educators use “get up and move” activities routinely during the day. Physical Education teachers often help with strategies to increase physical activity in the classroom beyond PE and recess opportunities. Check out this supporting article, Instruction in motion brings PE into classroom, featured in the April issue of District Administration magazine.
As parents prepare for the Summer, a common issue we hear is that there are few resources for children with disabilities in the Summer. Charlottesville Parks and Recreation has compiled some excellent summer camp options for families of children with disabilities to consider. Registration begins April 1! We encourage you to share these resources with parents. Continue reading
From the afternoon of July 16 through noon on July 19, 2014, teachers from across Virginia and the nation will have the opportunity to experience life on an 18th century colonial plantation, Stratford Hall, on the Potomac River south of Washington, D.C. The 4th Annual Stratford Hall Summer Institute will focus on Stratford Hall, the Lee family, and the Atlantic world in the revolutionary period. Topics of study will include slavery, politics of revolution in Virginia, domestic life, and the relationship of private life to public affairs of the American Revolution.
Applications are now being accepted from teachers of United States and Virginia studies and pre-service teachers. Learn more >>>