Chapter Events

Upcoming Events

New River Valley

We are excited to share that we were able to support TWO of our members in attendance at the VSLA conference last month. Member James Bishop, teacher at Dublin Elementary, was awarded our chapter's $100 award to attend the conference in person. In addition, Katie Bondurant, teacher at McHarg Elementary, was awarded $50 to attend the conference virtually.

The New River Valley Chapter is excited to announce that our final meeting of this school year will be held IN PERSON and Price’s Fork Elementary School 4021 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Price’s Fork Elementary School was selected as the 2021 VSLA Exemplary Reading Program Recipient and they will be presenting their tips and tricks to improve literacy.

The meeting will be held on Monday, April 25th at 5:30pm. At this meeting we will also announce the winners of our Empowering Children with the Power of Books Grant ($250) https://forms.gle/unDPPNfkMoa5BcFMA and the Dr. Corey Memorial Professional Growth Grant ($250) https://forms.gle/UWKKrtE2ALHtrwWo9 -- Applications for these grants will be open for NRVC members until Wednesday April 20th.

Past Events

Piedmont Area Chapter - “Building Readers” Conference

The VSLA-Piedmont Area Chapter invites all K-8 teachers to attend our second annual Building Readers Conference being hosted by Randolph College in Lynchburg (conference flyer attached below). On Saturday, February 5th from 8:30-12:30, the VSLA-Piedmont Area Chapter in partnership with the Randolph College Education Department will meet in Leggett Hall on the Randolph College campus.

Cost is FREE for members and just $20 for nonmembers. Sign up with the link https://bit.ly/buildingreadersconference2022
FLYER LINK WITH ALL THE DETAILS: https://drive.google.com/.../1VH.../view...

Randolph College does have COVID 19 safety requirements. All attendees must provide proof of vaccination, wear a mask while inside buildings on campus and socially distance as able. We hope that these protocols will help your staff feel safe to attend. We will limit attendance to the first 100 registrations. Additionally, we will have a virtual option available on a password protected website page from February 12-26th. The cost is $20 for nonmembers and free for members. (Teacher memberships are $40 per year from the time of enrollment.

Piedmont area chapter - celebrate literacy fall conference

Our conference celebrates our love for all things literacy by providing teachers in our area access to professional development on a wide range of literacy topics to support the needs of elementary and middle school learners. Registration is open to teachers, reading specialists, administrators, homeschooling parents, and education students. Our keynote address will be delivered by faculty members from the University of Lynchburg and breakout presentations by local literacy experts including reading specialists, instructional coaches, and special education teachers.

We are excited to offer the conference in a virtual, on-demand format this year. Pre-recorded keynote address and sessions will be made available to those who register for the conference. These sessions will will be made available on-demand to participants over the course of two weeks, October 2nd - October 16th. In addition, we will be hosting a live, virtual “Round Table Discussion and Q&A Session,” on October 9th to engage in a follow-up discussion with presenters and participants. Click here for more details and to register.

Virginia College Literacy educators - annual Fall retreat

We are excited to announce that the VCLE annual Fall Retreat is scheduled for Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia. We encourage you to share the attached "Save the Date" flyer with interested colleagues and to bring a friend with you to this event!

Cost: The Fall Retreat is free to VCLE members and $10 for non-members (including students). We encourage you to join VCLE (or renew) by September 30th, as membership dues will increase October 1.

How to Register: Click here to register! Both in-person and virtual options for attendance are available. Registration is required.

Where: The Robert Russa Moton Museum is located at 900 Griffin Blvd, Farmville, VA 23901. Farmville is centrally located within the state, approximately an hour drive from Charlottesville, Richmond, or Lynchburg.

greater washington chapter - virtual book clubs

The Greater Washington Chapter of VSLA will be hosting four virtual book clubs based on the Virginia Readers' Choices Program. Teachers, librarians, and students read up to 10 books in a level and are invited to vote on awarding one of the books at each level. For more information on the program visit Virginia Readers’ Choice.

Each group will meet the first time and experience book talks for all 10 titles. The second meeting will be a discussion of any and/or all of the first five titles at your level. Participants should feel welcome to come even if they have only read some of the titles. The last session will focus on the last 5 titles. Due to the brevity of the primary titles, the primary group will meet twice.

VSLA members (all local chapters) may participate for free. Guests will be charged $10 per group participation.

Registration Link for all Levels