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TEACHER FEATURE: Building relationships with your students We asked some South Dakota teachers how they work to build relationships with students as a new school year begins. Thank you to all South Dakota educators for the work you do every day. You make a difference in students’ lives. Make it a great school year!  |
Dr. Kari Oyen and Dr. Daniel Hajovsky from the University of South Dakota will offer day-long dyslexia trainings for district/school teams of three to four staff members. The trainers will also provide follow-up consultation on a case of suspected dyslexia in the team’s district to help ensure the training transfers into effective practice. Registration is available via GoSignMeUp:
The South Dakota Department of Education has partnered with WIDA Professional Learning to offer two free extensive learning opportunities for educators over the course of the 2019-20 school year. Both opportunities are online, so there is no need to travel offsite. These e-learning opportunities are for all teachers and administrators, not only teachers currently working with English learners.
The South Dakota Department of Education is updating the names of statewide assessments in English language arts, math, and science. The goal is to create clarity and consistency, so that assessment names are not tied to vendor or consortium names (i.e. AIR, MSAA, Smarter Balanced Consortium), which can change over time.
A team of South Dakota teachers has worked over the past two years to complete the Translations of the Unpacked Science Standards, which are now available on the South Dakota Department of Education’s website. The translations are intended to be a “go-to” document for K-12 science teachers to support and inform their planning.
We’re looking for South Dakota educators to join the State Network of Educators. Participants travel and meet educators from around the country to create resources for the Digital Library, an online repository of formative assessment resources available at no cost to all South Dakota public school teachers. All expenses are paid, and participants receive a stipend upon completion of a resource. Apply now.
This summer, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved a request from the University of South Dakota to offer its graduate certificate in American Indian education through online delivery. Additionally, public universities will begin offering two nine credit-hour graduate certificates in math targeted to high school math instructors.
This year’s Indian Education Summit is scheduled for Sept. 22-24, in Pierre. Keynote speakers include Mandy Smoker Broaddus with Education Northwest and South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn. Register today!
School libraries have an opportunity to join with thousands of other libraries and schools around the country to read the same book to as many kids as possible. This year’s selection is “Thank You, Omu!” by Oge Mora. The South Dakota State Library has a limited number of free copies available for distribution.
A complete listing of events is available at GoSignMeUp.
2019 IEP workshops
Various dates and locations statewide, summer and fall
East Central Region CTE Exchange
Sept. 18, Sioux Falls
North Central Region CTE Exchange
Sept. 18, Aberdeen
SDMyLife New Users/Refresher
Sept. 19, Rapid City
Sept. 20, Pierre
Sept. 23, Sioux Falls
Sept. 24, Watertown
Sept. 25, Mitchell
Indian Education Summit
Sept. 22-24, Pierre
School Library Boot Camp
Sept. 25, Spearfish, and online
Strengthening relationships with all families with an emphasis on EL/Migrant families
Sept. 30, Chamberlain
Oct. 2, Huron
Educator Collaboration to Support Multilingual Learners: Webinar Series
Oct. 1, Oct. 29, Dec. 3, Jan. 21
SDMyLife Educator & Student View
Oct. 2, webinar, 10 a.m. CDT
Oct. 2, webinar, 3 p.m. CDT
Community Response to Child Abuse Conference
Oct. 3-4, Sioux Falls
SDMyLife Aptitude Assessment and Other Assessments
Oct. 9, webinar, 10 a.m. CDT
Oct. 9, webinar, 3 p.m. CDT
Systems Change
Annual conference, featuring Teacher of the Year Banquet
Oct. 9-11, Oacoma
Dyslexia Assessment in SD
Oct. 11, Rapid City
Oct. 22, Aberdeen
Nov. 8, Sioux Falls
SDMyLife Course Planner/PLPs/Accreditation
Oct. 23, webinar, 10 a.m. CDT
Oct. 23, webinar, 3 p.m. CDT
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