May+2018


 * 2018 Legislation (TSIPs) **
 * The Governor recently signed HB1125/SB349, which made several changes to licensure process for teachers. These changes include eliminating the requirement for teachers seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license to demonstrate proficiency in the use of educational technology for instruction. **


 * This new law does not eliminate the Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel (TSIPs). It just states that teachers no longer need to demonstrate proficiency in those skills when getting their initial license or in renewing their license. **


 * The TSIPs are located in the Administrative Code of Virginia: [] (click on "NEXT" to see the actual standards). Obviously, some of this language will need to be changed to match the new law, but the actual TSIPs still exist. In the future, the Code of Virginia will be updated to more current TSIP requirements. Please see the Virginia Society for Technology in Education’s new Technology Standards for Instruction Personnel as a positive example of updated standards: [] **


 * Make certain that your local licensure and professional development staff are aware that technology proficiency is still required as part of Standard of Quality 5: **
 * § 22.1-253.13:5. Standard 5. Quality of classroom instruction and educational leadership. ([]) **
 * C: “The Board shall also provide technical assistance on high-quality professional development to local school boards designed to ensure that all instructional personnel are proficient in the use of educational technology consistent with its comprehensive plan for educational technology.” **
 * E.iii “Each local school board shall provide a program of high-quality professional development…in educational technology for all instructional personnel which is designed to facilitate integration of computer skills and related technology into the curricula;” **

[|**http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2018/024-18.shtml**]
 * Performance Assessment Workshops (being held this spring throughout the state) **

April 24, 2018 – 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Luther P. Jackson Adult Education Center 15 School Road Cumberland, Virginia 23040
 * OER Updates **
 * OER Roadshows: **

May 1, 2018 – 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Frederick County Middle School Community Room 4661 N. Frederick Pike Winchester, Virginia 22601

May 15, 2018 – 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Chesterfield Career and Technical Center 13900 Hull Street Road Midlothian, Virginia 23112