Welcome to the VCU T/TAC!
About Us
The Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at Virginia Commonwealth University offers a variety of services tailored to assist personnel in schools, interagency coordinating councils and state-operated programs in Superintendent’s Regions 1 and 8. The VDOE T/TAC is a part of the statewide network of T/TACs across Virginia and a participating member of the online community TTACOnline. The VDOE T/TAC at VCU is also a part of the Partnership for People with Disabilities, a member of the national University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
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What's New
TechKnowledgy 2008 Conference Information!- Insight Conference - October 21, 2008
- College 4 U @ VCU Student Commons- December 6, 2008
- Technology Tuesdays 2008-2009 are back! Peruse the "Tech Tuesdays" flyer and register for a session of interest now.
- Mathematics workshop for secondary teachers on October 23, 2008 A workshop for teachers in general or special education is coming up on October 23rd, 2008. Registration is $25 and will be held at VDOE T/TAC at VCU. Download Registration Form
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Farewell to A Farewell to Arms: Literacy Changes in Middle and High School
Classrooms.
Spend the day with two nationally known educators in the field of
adolescent literacy. Alternate strategies and resources to engage middle
school and high school students in the area of reading will be shared.
Presenters: Dr. Gay Ivey and Dr. Joan Kindig, James Madison University
Audience: Grades 6-12 General and Special Educators (with an emphasis on English Language Arts and Reading)
November 17, 2008 in Richmond, VA. For more information contact Betty Harrell at 804-828-0359 or bpharrell@vcu.edu. - The Reading team has posted a document on Resources to Support the Five Components of Reading. The document provides website resources with specific information on: Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics. The document is available at TTAC Online.
- The VDOE Assessment Transition Packet is available in the Transition section of our website.
- The first RTI National Online Forum is now posted. This on-line forum provides invaluable resources for schools and states as they set up or refine their approaches to RTI.
- The IRIS Center, located at Vanderbilt University, announced the re-launch of the IRIS Online Dictionary. This is a glossary of terms related to the field of special education and includes new definitions and a cross-referencing feature.
- A screen cast providing instructions on how to complete the State Performance Plan Indicator #14 post school survey.
- CAST National Consortium on Universal Design for Learning News
- An Early Childhood Needs Assessment is now available. If you have time, please take a few minutes to read and complete the form. You can access this assessment through the Early Childhood section of our website.
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