Our annual Making Connections professional learning event is coming up soon on Friday, November 1. The Making Connections 2019 Program is now available! Registration for sessions will open this Thursday, October 24, at 4 p.m. You also can access Making Connections 2019 Enrollment in the left-navigation of the Professional Development web page under the Staff […]
Dear Colleagues: By now you’ve heard about Schoology, the new Learning Management System that will replace Blackboard later this year. Schoology offers significant advances in ease of use and a broader array of professional capabilities. A quick look at some of the comments from teachers who use this system in various part of the country […]
Dear Colleagues: A thought for next week: “Being a good teacher means helping students to be who they need to be.” — Kwame Alexander Good Morning, everyone, and happy Friday! On September 6, Virginia Slechta, a first-grade teacher at Crozet Elementary School, emailed Jamie Foreman and me to ask about expanding IP phone services in […]
Dear Colleagues: A thought for next week: “The world cannot be understood without numbers. And it cannot be understood with numbers alone.” — Hans Rosling Good morning, everyone! I hope you have had a fine week. Wednesday morning this past week was special.
In the spring semester, teachers will have the opportunity to partner with the Learning Technology Team in several ongoing learning experiences. These courses will increase instructional capacity in small learning cohorts and foster a sense of community throughout the district. We can’t wait to learn alongside you in our upcoming MakerEd, Digital Media, Personalized Learning, […]
Greetings Colleagues: Thank you for an excellent opening to the school year. Your students and families appreciate you, and so do I! Whether you are just starting out as a teacher in Albemarle County Public Schools or you have been with the system for decades, you probably recognize that you work in a progressive school […]
Super FAFSA Week (formerly known as Super Saturday) is a service project offered by the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (VASFAA) where individuals seeking funding for postsecondary education receive FREE, professional assistance in completing the federal financial aid form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the form used […]