🎉 Day 4 of INVEST! 🎉 Participants are involved in the following sessions: ✅ Special education ✅ Career technical education (CTE) professionals who are seeking alternative teacher certification to teach CTE classes ✅ Continuing education credits for licensed practicing nurses ✅ Family engagement ✅ Entrepreneurship and innovation advanced credential #WVEd #INVESTWVDE #ThankATeacher
West Virginia Department of Education
Education Administration Programs
Charleston, WV 4,622 followers
We are the government agency that oversees the PK-12 public school system in West Virginia.
About us
The West Virginia Department of Education is a government agency that oversees the public school system in West Virginia, which is responsible for the education of more than 252,000 students in more than 700 schools with 38,000 teachers. We are responsible for implementing policies, distributing funds, administering statewide assessments, licensing educators and providing accountability data. Our goal is to provide a statewide system of education that ensures all students graduate from high school prepared for success in college and/or careers. •Headquartered in Charleston, WV •Company Size of 200+ employees •Founded in 1907
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https://www.wvde.us
External link for West Virginia Department of Education
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Charleston, WV
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1907
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1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Building 6
Charleston, WV 25305, US
Employees at West Virginia Department of Education
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Throughout Day 3 of INVEST in Morgantown, names were randomly drawn to receive either a phonics kit courtesy of the June Harless Center at Marshall University, 1 of 3 $250 classroom grants, or the grand prize of a $1,000 classroom grant! 💰 Join us in congratulating the following educators: ✅ Aubree Williams, Tyler County - phonics kit with lessons ✅ Lisa DeWitt, Preston County - phonics kit with lessons ✅ Brooke Lightner, Marshall County, 5th grade - $250 grant ✅ Robin Myers, Harrison County, 1st grade - $250 grant ✅ Becky Stark, Mineral County, 1st grade - $250 grant ✅ Allison White, Preston County, 2nd grade - $1,000 grant #WVEd #INVESTWVDE
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🎉 Day 3 of INVEST 🎉 2024 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Sharon Cole led a session this morning discussing what has helped her be an effective and influential educator. She shared stories from her career and encouraged others to sow seeds of achievement in their students' lives. 🍎 #WVEd #INVESTWVDE #ThankATeacher
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Check this out! 👇 Several staff members from the Office of Educator Preparation are featured in this article from Region 5 Comprehensive Center about our Grow Your Own program! 🍎 #WVEd #ThankATeacher #TeachWV
Hear from the West Virginia Department of Education about their Grow Your Own (GYO) Teacher Apprenticeship Program. In this video, Dr. Jeff Hunter, Coordinator in the Office of Educator Preparation, describes how West Virginia’s GYO program lifts financial barriers, provides on-the-job learning, and gives apprentices access to numerous services. https://lnkd.in/eaktW4wq
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☀️ Good morning from INVEST! ☀️ During Day 2 of INVEST, secondary educators across all content areas asked one another, "What lights you up?" in your classroom, school, instruction, etc. This exercise demonstrated that educators in all content areas play significant roles in the success of a student's academic journey! 🍎 #WVEd #INVESTWVDE #ThankATeacher
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🎤 INVEST Keynote Speech 🎤 Deputy State Superintendent Dr. Sonya White greeted more than 900 educators this afternoon at the 2024 INVEST Educational Symposium in Morgantown. Weston Kieschnick provided the keynote speech, encouraging educators to think outside the box when trying to create engaging instructional material! 🍎 #WVEd #INVESTWVDE #ThankATeacher
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Day 2 of INVEST is up and running! Approximately 900 educators are with us in Morgantown this week learning about instructional best practices across all content areas! 🍎 These educators will take what they have learned back into the classroom this fall. 🎉 #WVEd #INVESTWVDE #ThankATeacher
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Our 2024 INVEST Educational Symposium in Morgantown kicks off TOMORROW (7/22/24)! 🎉 We cannot wait to spend the week with educators from across the state! 🍎 Stay tuned in to our social media channels because you don't want to miss this! 🥳 #WVEd #INVESTWVDE #ThankATeacher
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🆕 New Common Factor Episode 🆕 In Episode 8 of Common Factor, PK-12 Academic Support Coordinator Tim Flatley meets with West Virginia Air National Guard Instructor Pilot Major Shawn Porter and Instructor Loadmaster Tech Sergeant Emily Knight to see how Mathematical Habit of Mind 2: "Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively" applies to flying aeronautic missions in the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft. #WVEd #UniteWithNumeracy #CommonFactor
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💼 Professional Development Spotlight! 💼 The Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute is concluding at Shady Spring High School in Raleigh County. Educators around the state participated in various AP sessions and learned new ways to support their students. 🍎 We enjoyed spending the week with these educators! #WVEd #ThankATeacher
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