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Our dynamic, collaborative VaSCL ELA Institute is designed to empower educators in grades 3-12 to deepen knowledge and understanding of the 2024 Virginia English SOLs. The intention of the VaSCL ELA institute is to respond to the emerging needs of educators in the field with up-to-date resources, continuous professional support and best practices in English and Language Arts instruction. We will provide opportunities to focus on planning using backwards design; identifying skills and aligning assessment with instruction, all while embedding strategies that help to develop skilled readers and strengthen foundational skills.

Participants will collaborate within grade bands in order to:

• Unpack the foundational skills within the 2024 Virginia ELA Standards of Learning.
• Strategize to stack complementary skills from the 2024 Virginia ELA Standards of Learning that honor a comprehensive approach to instruction.
• Team to discuss and build innovative assessment ideas that help collect evidence of student learning according to both the content and rigor of the 2024 Virginia ELA Standards of Learning.
• Design integrated learning experiences for students around English & Language Arts skills with a focus on developing skilled readers and foundational skills.
• Complete their experience with a clear path forward to implementing the 2024 Virginia ELA Standards of Learning into their planning communities and classrooms.

Our top-notch English/Language Arts institute staff will facilitate 2-3 person division/school teams to extend their expertise and support continued professional learning for educators implementing the new Math SOLS and aligning assessments, instruction, and pacing in your schools. We encourage that teams include coaches, specialists, department or team leaders who have responsibility for implementing elementary, middle, and/or high school math SOLs. Participants will leave the Institute ready to share information, strategies, and resources with educators in grades 3-12 in their respective divisions and/or schools.

Recertification Certificates (6 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

Teachers: Grades 3-12, Instructional Coaches, Special Education Teachers,

The workshop fee is $160 for each participant who is a member of a school division that is a member of VaSCL. You can check here for member divisions.

The registration fee for participants from Non-Member school divisions is $199.

If you would like to pay now by credit card or through a PayPal/credit account, you will be given an opportunity to do so below.

If payment is not made by credit card/PayPal account at registration, the person whom you identified as the Billing Contact will be sent an invoice for payment of your registration fee.

VaSCL has a no refund policy for workshop registrations.

If a participant is unable to attend the workshop please let Alison Dwier-Selden (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) know as soon as possible.

We are happy to allow a substitute to attend in your place. Allison will need to know the person’s name and email address for confirmation.

In the registration form below, required fields are indicated with a red asterisk. Once you have submitted the registration, the person or people whom you have registered will receive a confirmation email (with registration information included) within 24 hours.

In the next 24 hours you will receive a confirmation email. Be sure to check for this email as this is what guarantees that you have a spot in this workshop or webinar. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please check your junk/spam folder. It is also possible that your division technology department blocks some emails from outside organizations.

If you do not receive a confirmation AND it is not in your junk/spam folder, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let her know.  You can also ask your technology department to unblock emails with addresses that end in vascl.org. That will ensure that participants get the communication emails sent to them before the event. 

If you have questions or concerns, or would like to receive more information about this workshop, please contact our Professional Learning Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..