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TEACHER FEATURE: Rapid City math teacher coaches colleagues Crystal McMachen teaches math at Southwest Middle School in the Rapid City Area School District. She is a coach in the South Dakota Department of Education’s Virtual Math Coaching program, which is accepting applications for a new cohort through Friday, Jan. 18.  |
Dr. Ben Jones joins Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration as Interim Secretary of Education. In his previous role as Dean of Dakota State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, he oversaw more than 50 full-time and adjunct faculty members. In this role, he revitalized numerous programs to better equip students for modernized careers, launched innovative programming and improved course content through interdepartmental collaboration.
The joint Association for Career and Technical Education/National Association of Agricultural Educators Convention took place recently in San Antonio, Texas. Kudos to the two South Dakota educators who were honored at this event!
- Sara Colombe, Hoven High School
- Noelle Swanson, Northwestern Area High School
K-12 math teachers, applications are open for DOE’s Virtual Math Coaching program, which is launching a winter 2019-spring 2020 cohort. This program is a free professional development opportunity for math educators to have rich discussions about lesson planning and best practices in math instruction, in addition to giving each other specific, personalized feedback.
Presentation proposals for Mentoring Summer Academy
due Feb. 28
The Department of Education is seeking proposals for breakout sessions at the 2019 Mentoring Summer Academy. More than 700 new teachers and mentors who are participating in the statewide mentor program will attend this event scheduled for June 5-6 in Sioux Falls.
DOE’s Title III Office has created a PD opportunity for teachers to gain renewal credits while learning about English Learners and academic language for all students. The opportunity is open to all K-12 teachers: content teachers, classroom teachers, special education teachers, ESL teachers, etc. No need to sign up; simply complete required activities and submit documentation by May 1.
Nominations are being accepted for two awards honoring history teachers:
- State Historical Society History Teacher of the Year(nomination deadline Feb. 25)
- Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year (nomination deadline March 31)
CPR is not a graduation requirement; however, all districts need to incorporate into district curriculum the skills necessary to perform hands-only CPR and awareness in the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator). The South Dakota Department of Education must annually make school districts aware of available resources for use in providing this instruction, which can be found on the department’s CPR Resources for Schools webpage.
USDA Team Nutrition offers a variety of free nutrition education resources for teachers to incorporate fun and interactive learning about nutrition in the classroom. Team Nutrition is an integrated, behavior-based, comprehensive nationwide plan for promoting the nutritional health of the nation’s school children. DOE administers Team Nutrition in South Dakota through Child and Adult Nutrition Services.
The South Dakota Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Program recently created resources to assist schools and communities with addressing the growing problem of youth e-cigarette use in South Dakota. Find them on DOH's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program webpage, under the Resources heading.
South Dakota schools are among groups invited to seek grant support from the South Dakota Arts Council to assist in funding arts projects and programs throughout the state. The application deadline for Project Grants and Artists in Schools & Communities grants is March 1.
A complete listing of events is available at GoSignMeUp.
CTE Improve 2019
Jan. 22, Rapid City
Jan. 23, Pierre
Jan. 24, Aberdeen
Jan. 28, Mitchell
Jan. 29, Sioux Falls
Jan. 30, Brookings
Board of Education Standards
Jan. 28, Pierre
Explicit Instruction for K-12 Educators
Jan. 28, Rapid City
Jan. 29, Aberdeen
Jan. 30, Sioux Falls
The OSEU for Fourth Grade Teachers – Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms
Jan. 29, Mission
National ESEA Conference (formerly National Title I Conference)
Jan. 30-Feb. 2, Kansas City
SD Technology Education Association meeting
Jan. 31-Feb. 2, Pierre
SD STEM Ed Conference
Feb. 7-9, Huron
SDMyLife Overview
Feb. 11, Rapid City
Feb. 27, Sioux Falls
SDMyLife Overview Webinar
Feb. 19
Feb. 20
2019 South Dakota Special Education Conference
March 19-20, Deadwood
TIE Conference
April 7-9, Rapid City
State Historical Society History Conference
April 26-27, Pierre
Save the Date: SD Dept. of Education Annual Conference
May 29-30, Pierre
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