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Registration for Fall Webinar Series Sessions in September and October

The Virginia Department of Education will continue to offer fall webinars to support teachers in addressing unfinished learning and student recovery of mathematics knowledge and skills.

Bridging for Math Strength – Part 2

These sessions are a follow-up to the August 31st sessions during which the new Bridging for Math Strength resources were unveiled.  Participants will have the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the research, strategies, and resources included in the Bridging for Math Strength website.

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Grades K-2:  Tuesday, September 28, 2021 4:00-5:00pm

Grades 3-8:  Tuesday, September 28, 2021 5:30-6:30pm

Using Small Group Instruction to Address Unfinished Learning

These sessions will highlight strategies and structures for implementing small group instruction and using classroom routines to differentiate instruction to meet student needs.  Emphasis will be placed on the use of formative assessments to identify student strengths and unfinished learning to ensure grade-level content is the target of instruction. (Note: each session from October 4 is repeated on October 14)

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Elementary Session:   Monday, October 4, 2021 4:00-5:30pm

Secondary Session:  Monday, October 4, 2021 6:00-7:30pm

Secondary Session:  Thursday, October 14, 2021 4:00-5:30pm

Elementary Session:  Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:00-7:30pm

Structuring Effective Mathematics Intervention 

These sessions will build on the information shared in previous webinars of this series.  The sessions will highlight how to differentiate mathematics instruction using evidence from formative assessment to identify student strengths, as well as provide actionable ideas on how to effectively structure and implement student intervention. (Note: each session from October 18 is repeated on October 25)

Registration Links

Elementary Session: Monday, October 18, 2021 4:00-5:30pm 

Secondary Session: Monday, October 18, 2021 6:00-7:30pm

Secondary Session: Monday, October 25, 2021 4:00-5:30pm

Elementary Session: Monday October 25, 2021 6:00-7:30pm

Professional Learning Webinar Series
VASCD is sponsoring a variety of professional learning opportunities for Virginia educators through webinar series with a variety of timely topics. Visit VASCD for additional details and costs:
Session Series: Sept. 16, 21, 23. Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Rubrics. Presenter Eric Carbaugh will share tools for the use of performance tasks and rubrics.
Session Series: Sept 22, Oct. 6, 22, and Nov 10. Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms-Preparing Learners for Their Future. Presenter Eric Sheninger will share how to prepare students for success now and in the future. 
September 30: Ongoing Assessment and Effective Feedback to Drive Learning. Presenter Eric Carbaugh explores how to help students learn to persist, reflect, and strengthen their skills using feedback and formative assessment.
October 5: Don’t Kick Me Out – Invite Me In! (Discipline Through an Equity Lens). Presenters Casey Roberts and Kambar Khoshaba highlight practices that emphasize self-regulation and social-emotional learning over exclusion.

Micro-Credentials
Exciting news! VASCD is offering the following Micro-Credentials from August 1 through November 15, 2021. Find out more information today!
-Creating a Performance Assessment Blueprint
-Designing a Rubric
-Incorporating Peer Review and Feedback
-Facilitating Respectful Student-to-Student Conversations
-Building Classroom Community
-Building Students’ Academic Discussion Skills

Training Opportunity: Re-enrollment–Beyond the Basics
The Regulations Governing the Re-enrollment of Students Committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, 8 VAC 20-660-10 et. seq., presents the procedures for re-enrollment of students into the public schools when they have been in the custody of the juvenile justice system and receiving instruction through local and regional detention centers and the Department of Juvenile Justice. To assist school divisions in satisfying the requirements of the regulations, VDOE will offer a webinar on September 8. See Superintendent’s Memo 232-21 for details. 

Humanities in Class Free Webinar Series for All Teachers
Registration for the 2021-22 Humanities in Class Webinar Series is open. Over forty sessions are scheduled featuring scholars and experts from across the humanities. Each live webinar is 90 minutes and includes resources and readings from the scholar. Participants can earn 5 professional development credits. The series is free, and teachers at all levels and subjects are invited to join.