May+2015

Learn24VA Digital Learning Portal []
 * Virginia Department of Education Updates **
 * Supt’s Memos: **

Funding Available for Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute in AP Computer Science A []

Discontinuation of State Level Review of Foreign Language Textbooks []

Formative Assessment Pilot []

High School Program Innovation Planning Grant Request for Proposals []

Self-Directed Professional Development for Leaders []
 * Professional Development: **

On the Horizon: Next Trends in School Tech []
 * Technology Trends: **

Behind the Statistical Mask: Data Obsession in Schools []

Your Nostalgia Isn’t Helping Me Learn []

7 Cyberlearning Technologies Transforming Education []

Educator Searches of Private Student Social Media Profiles: The Illinois Experiment []
 * Legal Issues: **

What Would Proposed Changes to FERPA Mean for Edtech? []

Four Student Data Privacy Issues Adults Should Be Aware Of []

You’re 100% Wrong About: Privacy []

Why online ed accessibility is not a “when we get to it” issue []

CoSN Awards Showcase Going Beyond Call of Duty in K-12 Tech (features Henrico and Albemarle) []
 * Recognitions of Virginia School Divisions’ Use of Technology: **

Three School Districts Earn Top Honors in 2015 Magna Awards (features Albemarle) [|http://www.nsba.org/newsroom/press-releases/three-school-districts-earn-top-honors-2015-magna-awards#sthash.ZPeh5sJl.dpuf]

NSBA (Prince William): []

Second Annual Digital Innovation in Learning Awards []
 * Contests/Grants: **

Dominion K-12 Educational Partnership (Grants! Applications due May 15) []