UVA teacher, alumna shares process of healing from breast cancer
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While grinding out three months of chemotherapy for breast cancer, Charlotte Matthews spent a lot of the time doing what she had devoted her life to: she wrote.
Search Results for Teacher of the Year
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St. Anne’s-Belfield School teacher creates magical Orff moments
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St. Anne’s-Belfield School teacher Victoria Redfearn Cave has crossed the country teaching professional development workshops to teachers.
Internationally renowned restorative justice teacher to hold training session at EMU
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Kay Pranis returns to EMU Feb. 5-7 to teach a three-day, weekend course that will introduce the foundational values and philosophy of the circle process.
Governor McAuliffe announces 2 percent salary increase for state employees, teachers
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s budget includes 2 percent pay increases for state employees, college faculty, teachers, sheriff’s deputies and other public workers.
Restorative justice circle processes course offered at EMU: For teachers, police, social workers
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Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding offers a Circle Processes course, taught by Kay Pranis, from February 5-7, 2016. This one-hour, for-credit course is ideal for teachers, police, social workers and others working in restorative justice.
Valley Alliance for Education marks 25 years
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October marks the 25th anniversary of the Valley Alliance for Education (VAE). The all-volunteer, non-profit, community organization was formed in October 1990 for the purpose of promoting excellence in public school education in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro. VAE essentially builds partnerships between educators, the community at large, and businesses to promote initiatives benefiting local area students in their classrooms.
UVA team aims to pinpoint the preparation that makes the best teachers
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Millions of dollars are spent annually on professional development for veteran teachers aimed at increasing the quality of teaching in America’s K-12 classrooms. But what about the training these teachers get before entering the classroom?
St. Anne’s-Belfield School art teacher debuts first solo show
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Throughout October Mr. John Russell, St. Anne’s-Belfield School’s kindergarten through third grade art teacher and instructor of grades seven and eight visual arts, will exhibit new work in his first solo show. His encaustic paintings will be displayed at Over the Moon Bookshop and Artisan Gallery in Crozet until the end of the month.
VCU School of Education to study long-term impact of urban teacher residency model
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The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education has been awarded a three-year, $615,549 evaluation extension from the U.S. Department of Education to study the long-term impact of the urban teacher residency model of teacher preparation on a beginning teacher’s professional growth and teaching effectiveness.
Tim Kaine joins group introducing Senate bill to create CTE teacher residency programs
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Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Co-Chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, along with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act to expand the Higher Education Act’s teacher residency grant program to help schools recruit and train high-quality CTE teachers.
