This session is tailored for secondary educators seeking to integrate eMediaVA’s comprehensive library of digital resources into their teaching. Participants will learn how to navigate the platform to find lessons, videos, and activities that enrich instruction across all content areas, including science, English, history, and math. The session will highlight strategies for incorporating multimedia into lessons, engaging students in critical thinking, and aligning resources to standards. Teachers will have time to explore the platform and identify resources that meet their classroom needs.
This session will introduce educators to the vast array of free NASA educator resources, programs, and opportunities available through the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. Participants will explore hands-on STEM activities, instructional materials, and funding opportunities that enhance classroom learning and foster student engagement in space and aerospace topics. Attendees will leave with ready-to-implement lessons and strategies that align with state standards.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of paper marbling! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the ancient technique of floating paint on water to create stunning marbled patterns, which are then transferred to paper. Discover the rich history of this art form, used in bookbinding, wallpaper, and stationery, and leave with your own one-of-a-kind marbled paper. Throughout the session, you’ll explore how this tactile, creative process enhances fine motor skills, fosters creativity, and helps students understand cause and effect. Plus, you'll brainstorm ways to bring this dynamic project into your classroom to inspire your students.
An informative and interactive session for middle and high school math and personal finance teachers about the growing trend of online gambling in our society today. This session will provide teachers with critical information about the risks and perceived payouts of online gambling. Teachers will have a better understanding of how to teach students about how online gambling algorithms are designed to create addiction as well as the financial risk that could impact their future financial well being.
Sphere aims to restore a spirit of civil, constructive, and respectful discourse and engagement and to return facts, analysis, and research to primacy as the vehicles for discussion and debate.
This session is for teachers who are looking for ideas for projects. We will discuss the importance of project based learning and thinking through creative assessments: both formative and summative. We will give onsite ideas and help coming up with new ideas and projects for skills, units and will offer website that are useful and creative. This session will focus on secondary and english, but could be for any teacher looking for fresh ideas and a collaborative environment.
If you want to help your students think analytically without the assistance of a computer or AI, this session is for you. Everything will be off-the-grid and in paper bags!
Engage your students from the very beginning of a unit with observable events/situations that spark student curiosity and promote deeper inquiry. Learn how to work these into lessons as a unit long theme to drive learning through real-world observations and investigations. It can be hands-on too!
Sphere aims to restore a spirit of civil, constructive, and respectful discourse and engagement and to return facts, analysis, and research to primacy as the vehicles for discussion and debate.
In this session middle and high school general education teachers will take a look at the essential pieces of an IEP through the IEP at a Glance. We will focus on how to implement IEP accommodations and modifications and programs that can be used (Snap & Read, Kami, Co-writer, etc,.) We will discuss how to provide student progress for an annual IEP. The importance of collaborating with IEP case managers for student success will also be addressed.
The mental load associated with teaching puts teachers at risk for burnout. While wanting to focus on student-centered tasks, teachers often feel bogged down by to-do list items and emails. This session will give teachers practical strategies that can be put into practice today to prioritize and maximize productivity.
Sphere aims to restore a spirit of civil, constructive, and respectful discourse and engagement and to return facts, analysis, and research to primacy as the vehicles for discussion and debate.
