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Information on this page is provided by the Division of Instruction.
Science Standards of Learning (SOL) Review – On January 28, 2016, the Virginia Board of Education accepted the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s report that provided a rationale and recommended timeline for the review and revision of the 2010 Science Standards of Learning and 2010 Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework. For more information, see Superintendent's Memo 052-16.
Science Email Update Registration – Teachers, principals and science coordinators are encouraged to register to receive the VDOE Science Update distributed by the science office about twice a month. Copies of recent emails are available in the General Resources tab below.
The Virginia Department of Education is pleased to offer professional development opportunities to both teachers and administrators in the Commonwealth. Upcoming professional development opportunities are outlined below. There is no cost to attend any of these professional developments.
Chemical Safety Workshop- Hosted at Hanover High School and supported by the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Science Education Leaders Association, this one day professional development is designed to provide teachers and administrators information on creating and maintaining a safe environment in 6-12 schools. This workshop will provide information on Chemical Hygiene Plans, safety professional development for teachers, maintaining a chemical storage room, and creating safe laboratory environments.
Date: August 3, 2017
Time: 10:00AM-3:30PM
Location: Hanover High School
Registration can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/wnwAMww2KNBCLiQL2
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The Science Standards of Learning identify academic content for essential components of the science curriculum at different grade levels. Standards are identified for kindergarten through grade six and for a core set of middle and high school courses – life science, physical science, Earth science, biology, chemistry and physics.
In addition to the standards, curriculum frameworks, enhanced scope and sequence guides, test blueprints and released tests, the following K-12 science instructional resources are available.
VDOE continues to provide professional development for school divisions and teachers to support the implementation of the 2010 Science Standards of Learning. School divisions and teachers are encouraged to utilize the professional development resources to improve student achievement through quality instruction. Go to Professional Development Resources.
The Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia Public Schools establish expectations of what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade or course in English, mathematics, science, history/social science and other subjects. The SOL in certain disciplines support Environmental Literacy explicitly and in others implicitly.
Environmental Literacy offers connections to the Virginia Standards of Learning, school programs in action, teaching resources, grant programs, and more.
The U.S. Department of Education recognizes schools where staff, students, officials and communities have worked together to produce energy efficient, sustainable and healthy school environments and to ensure the sustainability and environmental literacy of graduates. More about Green Ribbon Schools. As part of the Green Ribbon Schools Application, schools and districts need to provide information on three different areas.
Teachers, principals and science coordinators are encouraged to register to receive the VDOE Science Update distributed by the science office about twice a month. Copies of recent emails are available as PDF or Word files.
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