Virginia ASCD, an affiliate of ASCD is a membership organization dedicated to advancing excellence in Virginia's schools. We are teachers, superintendents, university professors, building leaders, teacher educations students, and central office leaders. We represent a variety of roles, but we share a single purpose- ensuring a world-class education for every Virginia student. Each year VASCD hosts outstanding professional learning opportunities for Virginia educators through our conferences, seminars, and networking forums. Through our advocacy work, we promote education policy that is driven by what we know about teaching and learning, Our publications keep members information and provide access to scholarly work being done by Virginia educators.