Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC)
Virtual Office Hours
Are you an educator in Region 6 or 7 and have a question during this period of closures and social distancing? We are open for business and invite you to reach out to one of our coordinators directly or drop in during virtual office hours for live assistance. Here are some examples of ways we can help:
- Finding and sending you needed resources.
- Live discussion and collaborative problem solving.
Connecting you to other professionals.
Select the content area you are interested in below to find out more about how we can assist you through this format. Need to join by phone? Call 929-436-2866 during virtual office hours and enter the meeting ID number found in the information below.
If you are an administrator and have questions or concerns we can help you with during this time of school closures, we are here for you on Monday and Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00pm.
Contact us:
Don’t forget to visit our Administrators Network Website for resources or post on our Network Forum when looking for feedback from your colleagues!
*If you are not currently a member of this community of practice, contact Helen, Jen, or Sue and we’ll get you signed up.
Meeting ID: 5402310846
Matt Newton will be holding virtual office hours through Zoom on weekdays from 2:30-3:30pm to answer questions involving accessibility, assistive technology, Accessible Educational Materials (AEM), Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and their application during distance learning. Please drop in anytime during these sessions or email matthewn@vt.edu.
We will be offering virtual office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm to answer questions from professionals providing instruction and related services to students with Autism at a distance. Please drop in to one of the sessions below or email anytime.
Have questions about providing speech services at a distance? Drop in during our communication virtual office hours Monday through Friday 9:00-10:00am or email one of our speech-language pathologists.
Meeting ID: 2084968951
Have questions about providing early childhood services at a distance? Drop in during our virtual office hours Monday through Friday 1:00-2:00pm or email one of us anytime. We will be happy to discuss any topic regarding children birth - eight years of age.
Margo Vaughan mvaug74@vt.edu
Kathleen Wright kathleenw@vt.edu
Meeting ID: 3528768360
We will be offering virtual office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm to answer questions from teachers providing literacy instruction to students with disabilities at a distance. Please drop in to one of the sessions below or email anytime.
Lynn Everett elynn1@vt.edu
If you teach math and have questions, concerns, or issues we can help you with during this time of school closures, we are here for you on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Sue Schulz suschulz@vt.edu
Whitney Miller whm2378@vt.edu
Meeting ID: 5402310846
If you are a School Counselor and have questions, concerns, or issues we can help you with during this time of school closures, we are here for you weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM.
In this ever-changing and challenging time, we know how important it is as a School Counselor to feel like you are still supporting and connecting with your students and families. We will do all we can to help.
Jen Baldwin
Patty Bickley
Meeting ID: 3808607231
If you are an educator or family member supporting a student with intensive support needs and have questions, concerns, or issues we can help you with during this time of school closures, we are here for you on Mondays from 2:00-3:00pm or Thursdays from 10:00-11:00am
Diann Eaton dweaton@vt.edu
Mickey Vanderwerker mvande04@vt.edu
Meeting ID: 9314817123
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COVID-19 & Virginia Public Schools Webpage
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