Sunday, February 28, 2021

VCU-ACE Lunch and Learn Topics and Schedule

The VCU Autism Center for Excellence is once again holding their weekly Lunch and Learn sessions.  These webinars are interactive and secure Zoom meetings on different topics. There will be a short presentation with a time for Q&A at the end.  To attend, you must register individually for each session.

Lunch and Learn: Teaching Self-Determination: Where to Begin!

Date: March 4, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Lunch and Learn: Order of Self-Determination - Student Perspectives!

Date: March 11, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Lunch and Learn: Building Relationships through Virtual and Community Programming

Date: March 18, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Lunch and Learn: Self-Determination at Home and the Community

Date: March 25, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Lunch and Learn: Women on the Spectrum: The Gender Voyage

Date: April 1, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Lunch and Learn: Autism and the Black Family

Date: April 29, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET

Spring Parent Workshops

 The Culpeper Parent Resource Center and Office of Special Education is holding their Spring Parent Workshops Series starting on Wednesday, March 3 at 1pm and 4pm.



Friday, February 12, 2021

PEATC; Family Engagement Symposium Workshop

 The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center -  PEATC, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education, is pleased to announce the 2021 Family Engagement Symposium on March 6, 2021.  The event is virtual and it is FREE! 

To register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-engagement-symposium-2021-registration-133768859259









Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Virginia Kindness Week; February 14 - February 20

 


We invite you to join us in recognizing and celebrating Virginia Kindness Week. 

Schools can promote and foster kindness all school year. However, Virginia has recognized Virginia Kindness Week as February 14 - 20, 2021 (Virginia Kindness Week Proclamation). The purpose of Kindness Week is to recognize that simple day-to-day acts of kindness enable our schools, communities, and state to be a kinder, safer, healthier, and more inclusive place to live, work, learn, and play. We hope you will join us in celebrating and promoting kindness! 

While Kindness Week can’t solve all the problems we are facing, it can assist us as we rebuild relationships, foster connections in our communities, promote optimism, and restore hope. If we look beyond its simplistic appearance, Kindness Week truly has the potential to do so much for so many.

 

Kindness Week Resource Center

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Virtual Kindness Challenge Boards for students, printable posters, and more! Use the Kindness Week Resource Center for planning and implementing a variety of activities.

You can find all of the resources highlighted below and more on the Virginia Kindness Week webpage.

 

Virginia Kindness Ambassadors

Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their kindness? Take the time to recognize them publicly as a Virginia Ambassador of Kindness. Print this poster, present it to the student, educator, or community member you wish to recognize. 

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Then take their photo holding the poster for a bulletin board, your school’s website, and/or a social media posting (#VAKindnessAmbassador).

Virginia Kindness Fair

Resource Fair

Are you looking for more ideas for how to promote kindness in your school community? 

Our Virginia Kindness Fair features educational leaders from across the state as they share the kindness initiatives they have done in their schools.


VDOE Resource: Ombudsman for Special Education

 


TTAC Resouce Spotlight on Literacy

 Specially Designed Instruction-Literacy

This spotlight features specially designed literacy instruction resources, special events, virtual learning opportunities for educators, and family supports.

INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND STRATEGIES:

❖ NCIL Remote Literacy Instruction
National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL) toolkit to support virtual literacy instruction

❖ UFLI Virtual Lesson Planning
University of Florida Literacy Institute’s (UFLI) resource hub featuring lesson templates, sample lessons, example videos, and a lesson planning table for virtual literacy instruction

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 Sound Off: Boosting Phonological Awareness Instruction and Assessment
Feb 17, 24 and March 3, 3:00 - 4:30 PM - VDOE 3-part webinar series on essentials of phonological awareness, instruction, assessment, data analysis and evaluation

❖ Start With a Book: Read. Explore. Learn!
Features free resources for students and families to explore a variety of thematic topics

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

Full Circle Ahead; Virtual Transition Workshop

 The disAbility Resource Center and the Fredericksburg Area Council on Transition are hosting a virtual workshop on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at multiple times.

When you child has a disability, planning for life after high school can be challenging. Join us on February 10th at either 1 or 6:30 PM for this "Full Life Ahead" presentation. It was created to offer tools and information needed to make sure children are on the right track toward a full life.

To participate and register, follow this link:

Full Life Ahead: a "Pathways to the Future" virtual session


Friday, February 5, 2021

VCU / Autism Center for Excellence; February Lunch and Learns Schedule

 

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The VCU Autism Center for Excellence known as VCU ACE is resuming their weekly Lunch and Learn Workshops. This is an opportunity for parents to join in an interactive and secure Zoom meeting that will address different topics each week. There will be a short presentation with a time for Q&A. Please register below for the Zoom webinars.

 

Lunch and Learn: Autism and the Black Family

Date: February 11, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Register on Zoom

 

 

Lunch and Learn: Women on the Spectrum: The Gender Voyage

Date: February 18, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Register on Zoom

 

 

Lunch and Learn: Continuing to Lead the Way in Virginia Public Schools with Positive Practices in Distance Learning for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder


Date: February 25, 2021

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET 

Register on Zoom

Virtual Tea Time Talks

 Culpeper County Schools Parent Resource Center and the Office of Special Education will be hosting an event on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 titled:

Virtual Tea Time Talks

This is an opportunity for parents to come together, virtually, and hang out!  It will be a time to share your ideas, tips, and any strategies you have discovered that help our kids with meeting success during this time.







Wednesday, February 3, 2021

VDOE Resources: At Home Learning Resources

 Activities and Learning at Home Resources

During school closures and social distancing periods, parents have the added stress of keeping their children from being bored or losing their learning. The following resources provide ideas and tips for keeping kids active, engaged, and challenged at home.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Center on Transition Innovations

 The Center on Transition Innovations (CTI) Monthly Theme: Transition Assessments.  Each Tuesday CTI will share information and resources on various transition assessments.  Training dates, resources, and publications will include:

  • Tuesday, February 9, 202: The Authentic Assessment, to include video and PDF Resources
  • Tuesday, February 16, 2021: Assessment: Practical Tips - to include a web resource
  • Tuesday, February 23, 2021: Career Planning from a Strengths-Based Approach Webcast
To learn more, go to The Center on Transition Innovations at https://centerontransition.org/index.html



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