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ACPS Human Resources is excited to fund three educators (who will join one administrator) to attend the Center for Black Educator Development’s 8th annual Black Men in Education Convening this November 21-23. Continue reading
ACPS Human Resources is excited to fund three educators (who will join one administrator) to attend the Center for Black Educator Development’s 8th annual Black Men in Education Convening this November 21-23. Continue reading
Are you interested in earning a teaching license or an additional endorsement, such as Reading Education, Gifted Education, or Authentic Learning and Leading, or maybe a Special Education add-on? If so, Mary Baldwin University invites you to participate in an informational session on Tuesday, April 30, to hear about their Teacher Education programs. This virtual meeting will take place at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Continue reading
The Office of Professional Development is excited to announce a variety of professional learning opportunities for staff this June, July and August! Offerings include required professional development as well as choice-based professional learning opportunities. Course details are now available through our Professional Development: Summer 2024 Opportunities Courses web page! Please visit the page often, as we will continue adding new opportunities and updating course details as they are finalized. Continue reading
We are looking forward to our next and final 2023-24 Division Professional Learning Community (DPLC) and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Professional Development (PD) Day on Monday, April 29. Our schedule for April 29 is the same as last month’s DPLC schedule; please review the schedule carefully and regularly, as we are still in the process of ensuring that there are no space conflicts.
Questions? Please reach out to Megan Wood.
Longwood is bringing their School Librarianship Program to a location near you! We are planning a new cohort of students from the Shenandoah Valley to begin Fall 2024 (August start). Continue reading
The school division has begun moving forward with a series of initiatives and actions in response to the recommendations from our 2023 Instructional Practices Audit. Bellwether, the national nonprofit that conducted the audit, presented ACPS with five broad recommendations to address deficiencies in the areas of instructional tasks, adult learning, curricular resources, strategic alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
In support of the recommendations, and with the goal of better serving the needs of all ACPS students, three key changes are coming to the Department of Instruction beginning in the 2024-25 school year: Continue reading
iteach is now an alternative pathway to teacher licensure in Virginia, and ACPS can now follow this path for elementary and secondary licensure! We will host two iteach virtual information sessions on Thursday, April 18, one at 4:30 p.m. and a second session at 7 p.m.
Please attend one of these Zoom sessions to learn more about the iteach process if… Continue reading
James Madison University (JMU) is offering four virtual information sessions to help you learn more about their educational leadership program on April 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 5 p.m. Please see the flyer below for more information about the program. If you are interested, use the Zoom links below to join the info session that works best for your schedule: Continue reading
ACPS Educators: The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is offering a variety of professional development opportunities this summer. The following week-long teacher institutes will be held in July and offer stipends and a limited number of travel scholarships: Continue reading