Welcome to the Virtual Virginia Professional Learning Network (PLN)

The network is designed to assist Virginia public school teachers by providing LMS support, professional best practice resources, and a shared space where educators can learn from each other.

Where do I begin?

Think of this page as a hub that connects you to different parts of the PLN.

From here you can:

Click Modules in the lefthand course navigation menu to begin exploring general resources to support online learning management and effective online instruction.
Click one or more of the Buttons below to visit specific PLN user groups. The user groups provide access to more specific resources and opportunities to communicate and network with colleagues from across the Commonwealth.

VVA Statewide LMS Success Program

To start your Statewide LMS Success journey, follow the instructions below:

Log in to your Canvas LMS account.
From the list below, navigate to the course associated with your learning pathway:
Enroll in the course.
After you enroll, the course will appear on your Canvas LMS dashboard. (If you do not see the course on your Canvas LMS dashboard, click “Courses” in the lefthand global navigation and then “All Courses.”)

If you have issues accessing your learning pathway, please contact VVA Professional Learning Coordinator Steven Sproles at steven.sproles@virtualva.org.

Click the image below to access the asynchronous

Apply the Vibe videos!

Virtual Virginia and the Canvas LMS support team are pleased to offer a "Share the Love" webinar series to support your division’s teachers and leadership as they begin the 2020–2021 academic year. Workshops will be offered on a variety of dates and times. All webinars will be recorded. For dates and times and to register for workshops, refer to this Share the Love VVA Strategic Services Sessions Google document. Be sure to bookmark the document and check back regularly to see what other topics will be covered in future workshops.

VVA Outreach Webinar Recordings

Miss one of our Outreach Program webinars? We have you covered. See our UPDATED VVA Outreach Webinar Recordings document for the recordings and associated presentations.

Looking for an older webinar? See our archived webinar recordings document.

VSTE Coaching Crew Corner

Have you visited the TeachersFirst web site? You'll find a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. Also check out the recorded presentation form the TeachersFirst folks!

Emily Heller, VSTE Education Committee Chair and Instructional Technology Coach, Fredericksburg City Schools, delivered a great presentation about Tech Take Outs: Bite-Sized PD To Go at our Regional Meeting on 11/30/22! Watch the recording at this link.

Several members of the VSTE Coaching Crew presented at our Regionally Speaking meeting on 1/11/23! Watch the recording here.

User Groups

If you need help

Your PLN Facilitators

Steven Sproles

steven.sproles@virtualva.org

@VirtualVirginia

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Dave Dick

david.dick@instructure.com

@Dave4EdTech

@Canvas_by_Inst

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Lizzy Rodriguez

elizabeth.rodriguez@instructure.com

@Canvas_by_Inst

Contact one of the PLN facilitators when:

You have a question about using Canvas in your courses.
You have a question about best practices in online instruction.
Content in the Modules area is not available.

Canvas Support

Canvas Support can be reached via the Help button in the menu at the left of this screen.

Contact Canvas Support when:

You have a specific problem involving technology.

Please note that individual school division administrators are responsible for awarding credit or points for recertification purposes. Please reach out to your local administration with questions about professional development recertification.

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