As class was just getting underway, the instructor immediately caught students’ attention with his first instructions, “We’re going to start off with a personality test.” Although everyone in the room was a Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) student or staff member, this wasn’t your typical class. The instructor was Reed Curtin, rising senior in the Mathematics Read More…
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Summer classes offer insight into National Board Certification
Ocean Lakes Elementary fifth-grade teacher Erin Williams always had National Board Certification in the back of her mind but never thought she was up to the challenge. “Honestly, the students I had this year taught me a lot about perseverance, commitment and the ability to overcome challenges,” said the 13-year teaching veteran. “If I have Read More…
Riding the digital wave at summer ITEC mini conference
Attendees carried coffee, snapped photos with smartphones, typed on tablets and connected with laptops. Paper was nowhere to be found. That was by design. “For those of you who have just arrived, you’ll notice we don’t have schedules on the chairs, we have a QR code,” Sheila Teri announced to teachers finding seats in Corporate Read More…
PLP session introduces PE teachers to archery
“Can I kill it?” Elizabeth Werbiskis asked Karen Holson of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF). Werbiskis was distracted by a large insect crawling in her direction just as she and her classmates assumed a shooting stance and steadied their archery bows. She would use her shoe, not an arrow, Werbiskis clarified, Read More…
