November is Native American Heritage Month
“A disproportionate number of American Indians and Alaska Natives have a disability, which creates an extraordinary need for tribes to support their disabled citizens in becoming self-sufficient.”
Source: National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
November is National Family Engagement Month
Family engagement in schools is a powerful and important way to help meet not just the needs of our students, but those of their families as well.
Materials Availible in Our Lending Library
Improving Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes for LGBT Youth: A Guide for Professionals
By Sylvia K. Fisher, Jeffery M. Poirier, Gary M. Blau
Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms
by Iheoma U. Iruka, Stephanie M. Curenton, Tonia R. Durden, Kerry-Ann Escayg
Antiracist Baby
by Ibram X. Kendi
Materials Availible in Our Lending Library
#All In: 18 Ways to Create Virtual Classrooms
by Paula Kluth
The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders: Leading for Engagement & Impact in Any Setting
by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, John Hattie
Teaching in the Online Classroom: Surviving and Thriving in the New Normal
by Doug Lemov
Materials Availible in Our Lending Library
Teaching Dual Language Learners: What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know
by Lisa M. Lopez and Mariela M. Paez
Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis
by Stephanie Filio, M.Ed
Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters
by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst
Materials Availible in Our Lending Library
The Assessment Playbook for Distance & Blended Learning: Measuring Student Learning in Any Setting
by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Vince Bustamante and John Hattie
Assessing Impact: Evaluating Professional Learning
by Joellen Killion
Critical Conversations in Co-Teaching: A Problem-Solving Approach
by Carrie Chapman and Cate Hart Hyatt
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The Virginia Department of Education’s Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Commonwealth University offers a variety of services tailored to assist personnel in schools, interagency coordinating councils and state-operated programs in superintendent’s regions 1 and 8. The VDOE T/TAC is a part of the statewide network of T/TACs across Virginia and a participating member of the online community T/TAC Online. VDOE's T/TAC at VCU is also a part of the Partnership for People with Disabilities, a member of the national University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and the VCU School of Education.