The pandemic necessitated a shift in thinking about how we educate our students and care for their social-emotional learning (SEL) needs. While this shift was relevant to instruction, it was also imperative for the professional learning that would support teachers as they resituated their instruction for remote learning. SCPS reimagined professional learning for this new context. Teachers engage in learning necessary to support remote/hybrid instruction and SEL through a combination of synchronous sessions, flipped learning, and virtual peer collaboration. Teachers are afforded choice in learning and can access current and prior opportunities on the SCPS Return to Learn Professional Learning site. Teacher response to this reconceptualization has been overwhelmingly positive. Parents and students also required learning and resources to engage in learning from home. The school division created a Learning from Home site in English and Spanish that provides tutorials and information on instructional resources such as Google Classroom and Canvas.

<strong>Contact: </strong>

Kristine Lentz-Johnston, Director of Professional Learning and Instructional Programs

<a href="mailto:klentz@spotsylvania.k12.va.us">klentz@spotsylvania.k12.va.us</a>

5408342500