🌟 Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead

Before You Close Those Laptops...
We hope your school year is finishing strong! Before summer break officially begins, here's your quick end-of-year checklist:

📅 Lock in Your Fall PD
Reserve your division's spot on our professional development calendar! Choose what works best for your team:

• Quick & Easy: 10-minute spotlight during a faculty meeting
• Deep Dive: Focused department meeting on your choice of topics
  • Bite-sized data conversations
  • Promoting voice and choice in interdisciplinary learning
  • Authentic experiences that bring civics to life

🔍 Explore Summer Learning Opportunities
Visit our events page to discover and register for upcoming professional development sessions.

Beat the Summer Slide: Civic Learning Edition 🏖️

Pack your civic learning "beach bag" with resources for educators, students, and families:

🎧 Press Room Pod - Stay informed with engaging discussions

📋 My Civic Engagement Plan - Personal roadmap for active citizenship

📊 Education Bill Wrap-Up - Edu-related bills that become law on July 1st

📈 VPAP Visuals - Data storytelling made accessible

📰 VaNews - Quick roundup of current events for you

🌟 Summer Feedback: The Starfish Retrospective

Just like a starfish can regenerate and grow, we want our Civics Navigator resources to evolve with your needs!

Help us improve by sharing:

• ⬆️ MORE OF - What's working well that you'd like to see expanded?
• ⬇️ LESS OF - What could we dial back or streamline?
• ▶️ START DOING - New ideas or resources you'd love to see?
• ⏹️ STOP DOING - What isn't serving you or your students?
• ↻ KEEP DOING - What should we absolutely continue?

Let us know - Your voice shapes our work!

Looking for More?

Remember to explore our growing library of digital resources for teaching Virginia civics. From interactive notebooks to data visualizations, we’ve got you covered.

As always, we're here to support your civics education needs. Contact us at civics@vpap.org with any questions.

Wishing you a restful and inspiring summer break! 🌞