Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Kerri Smith & Jeanne Conner

21st Century Skill in Libraries: This is Not Your Mother's Library

Today’s school libraries are not the silent, inaccessible warehouses of books you may remember, and librarians are not meant to shelve books all day.  Today’s school library should be a vibrant place filled with online and book resources that meet needs of the curriculum and interests of the students.   The school library should be the heart of the school, and research agrees.  Having a well-stocked library staffed with a certified librarian can have a profound impact on student achievement from elementary school to college.  Most school librarians have teaching degrees, and according to the South Dakota State Library Standards, librarians should be collaborating with teachers to teach information literacy and critical-thinking skills.  This presentation will demonstrate how libraries are perfect partners in teaching the 21st Century Skills which are so critical to student success in work and school.  Attendees will be introduced to T.R.A.I.L.S., an online test that allows users to demonstrate their information-seeking skills.   They will learn how collaboration between teachers and librarians benefits students and how to make this collaboration successful.  Kerri Smith, Washington High School librarian, and Jeanne Conner, Roosevelt High School librarian, will be co-teaching this class.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Robin Wiebers

Everyday Technology Use

This presentation would present daily technology integration ideas that could be used by all areas of teaching. The presentation would be geared to teachers that have smart boards, and/or tablets, along with overhead projectors. In addition to strategies for using these technologies, I would give ideas and uses for "wish list" technologies  that are useful in instructional presentations: document camera, 2 screen computer, free downloads, and IPODs.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Tom Olson

Monday Night Moms & Other Unique Concepts

Several programs that have been initiated at Norfolk High School to help get the parents involved in a positive way are discussed.  Most can be adapted to fit the classroom, sports teams, and other extra-curricular programs.  Any school, teacher or coach can benefit from these basic ideas.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Dawn Plendl & Tami Hummel

Behavior Interventionist

This year we recently implemented a behavior teacher in our school.  We wanted our program to be pro-active instead of reactive.  I would like to show people what we have done to be positive with all of the students, what we have done to help our students who were identified last year as having behaviors concerns, the behaviors plans that we have implemented.  I would like to share how we got our program going, our mission, and our plans.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Lara Frey

Refugee 101

This presentation will address current issues in refugee resettlement and describe the process of what happens when a refugee is resettled in the United States.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Rocky Brinkman

Senior Projects

This session will share one district's process of implementing senior projects. This informational session will discuss the rationale for senior projects including who is involved, timeframes, meetings with staff and students, research papers, internships, mentoring, project proposals and presentations. If you are considering incorporating senior projects, don't miss this session!

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Maria Ramos

What Teachers Need to Know About Language

All teachers are, in a way, language teachers. They are role models that introduce students into the world of standard academic English, which is essential to succeed at school in all disciplines. This role of the teacher as a linguistic model is ever more essential when the language spoken at home is a non-standard English dialect or a different language all together. Taking as a point of departure the paper by Lily Wong Fillmore and Catherine Snow on the topic, this session will present some of the obstacles all students but specially minority and ELL students encounter to acquire the “language of the school”. It will also include some practical suggestions for teachers of all subjects on how to become a better linguistic role model for your students.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Carol Den Otter

Books to Hook the Reader

Are you looking for new books sure to grab the reader? During this session I will share a list of over 40 new books that will hook the students in your 5-8 grade classroom. Learn how read alouds, writing, and accountability are used to scaffold struggling middle school students. Independent, self-selected reading can help support middle-grade readers who need it the most.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

David Preheim

Professional Development with Front Page

Presenter will offer ideas for teachers and administrators on posting lesson plans, course syllabi, course outlines and other resources to their web pages.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

Heidi Meyer

Tracking the Fine Art of Standards with Excellence

Where have you been?  Where are you now?  Where are you going?  When will your get there?  Do you find yourself asking these questions about the content of your classroom curriculum and achievement of standards?  Using an EXCEL spreadsheet design, learn a tracking technique which gives you a precise visual representation of exactly what standards you have taught, which standards you still need to teach, your areas of strength as well as your areas of weakness.  The data collected becomes important pieces of information in the curriculum mapping process for your school as well.  Paper copies of the spreadsheet will be distributed at the workshop and electronic copies will be emailed to all participants for you to edit as needed.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

Tom Olson

J-A-C-O-B: What Jacob Has Taught Me About Football and Life 

If we will pay attention, the students that we teach can have a profound effect on us.  I've learned many of life's lessons from the students, athletes, and in Jacob's case student managers that have crossed my path in 30 years of education.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

Dori Nelson

Matching Books to Readers

Find out what books to match to your readers.  Which books appeal to the reluctant or struggling reader, as well as the student who loves to read. 

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

Isaiah & Elizabeth Rangel

Peer Pressure in Hispanic Children

This session will provide information on the impact of peer pressure on Hispanic children living in South Dakota and what school personnel can do to support these children.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

JoAnn Jackley

South Dakota State Scholars--An Opportunity for Students to Excel After High School

An overview of the South Dakota State Scholar Initiative and how the initiative is designed to help more students prepare for post high school training through a series of activities videos and business presentations.  Also how the program is designed to help the middle 50% of students by making them aware of post high school plans earlier and developing a rigorous curriculum to fit career goals.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

Dr. Fred Aderhold

Teacher Efficacy

This session will examine the importance of self-efficacy beliefs in reaching your goals.  Four methods of improving your beliefs in yourself to accomplish any task will be discussed.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

11:00 – 12:30

Carol Den Otter & Becky Mohr

Easy Strategies to Increase Test Scores

We will show you 20 easy brain-compatible strategies and share with you the 12 powerful vocabulary words that every student needs to know. We will share different ideas on how to incorporate these strategies into your lesson plans.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Travis Dahle

The Benefits of Forensics

This presentation will present various studies on the benefits of Forensics for students as well as the school district as a whole.  Administrators will learn about the activity and the various benefits that stem from that activity including: higher reading scores, higher SAT scores and a higher graduation rate.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Jeanne Conner & Kerri Smith

From Running Backs to Vampires…

In his book, Results Now, Mike Schmoker says, Strategic reading is one of the most powerful and enjoyable ways to develop the ability to think critically and evaluate information-to literally, become smart.   Current research in the area of teenage reading tells us over and over again that students are not reading for pleasure and, as a result, are not developing the reading skills that they need to carry into their classes.  Many students, particularly boys, are not engaged in reading for enjoyment.  Therefore, they are missing an opportunity to improve their skills, to improve their ability to comprehend academic assignments, in addition to also improving their writing skills.  Writing and reading cannot be separated.  Research also tells us that if students are given a degree of choice in what they read, if they are encouraged to read material which is at their level, and if they are engaged in interesting reading, they will read.  They will learn to enjoy the process of learning through a book.  They will also learn the magic of reading a good book.  Our presentation will showcase our proven techniques to get both boys and girls reading.  We are experienced high school librarians in large high schools.  We will demonstrate and model the use of those techniques as well as a discussion about the latest and greatest in teen literature.  We will also focus on how we get kids reading and move them along in their skill levels.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Dr. Elaine Doll-Dunn

Life is a Marathon, So Double Tie Your Shoes

Life is a marathon.  There’s some up hill, some down hill, sudden curves and sneaky speed bumps, all calculated to bring out the best or worst in us.   But being fit is the key to navigating the course, and getting fit is part of the fun. Fitness of mind and body is our right and our obligation, the pursuit of happiness lies in the courage to live, the patience to persist, and the tenacity to “take it on”.  This presentation addresses where we are, where we want to go and how to get there. With a balance of humor, hints, harangue, and homily, learn how to put yourself first and give others permission to do the same by powerful role modeling and living the life you were meant to live.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Lance Mattson

Internet Safety for Adults

Will give the audience a overview of current trends on the internet. Some of the subjects that will be covered are cyber bullying, myspace, face book and internet stalking.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Isaiah & Elizabeth Rangel

Understanding the Hispanic Culture

This session will provide information on the Hispanic Culture within South Dakota. Overview of customs and cultural norms will be shared. Time for questions and answers will be provided.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Kari Bender

Writing to Win

Get a snap-shot of what Writing to Win is all about. Learn how this research-based program uses journal writing process writing and sentence building to integrate writing into every classroom. Hear success stories from teachers of all content areas; from math to science and from FACS to Agriculture! The 2005 edition of Writing to Win contains three components for teachers and two components for administrators and academic coaches.  For best results we implement the teacher components one at a time: Journal Writing in year one Process Writing in year two and Sentence Building in year three. Administrators and academic coaches receive training in special coaches workshops as their teachers receive classroom training.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Carla Middlen

Icebergs and Penguins: Bringing About Effective Change

Elements of Effective Change Change can be difficult for people, even when it is positive in nature.

Based on John Kotter's book, Our Icebert Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions, this session will focus on the elements that make for an effective change process.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

1:10 – 2:40

Rich Meier

Discovering Text: Writing That Matters

This session will provide teachers with ideas they can use in their classroom that relate to writers' workshop, author's notebook, writing to prompts and genre writing.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

Dr. Ryan Van Zee

A New Approach to Student Motivation

Educators are faced with an increasing number of unmotivated students.  What does research say about effective motivation?  Participants will learn the five key areas of motivation and be able to implement three proven strategies necessary for effective student motivation.  Apply proven practical motivational techniques to various students and educational environments.
Student motivation has been identified as one of the most important issues facing educators today.  Underachievement, inability to focus, and low standardized test scores are often the results of poor student motivation.  In this session, we will share what research has shown regarding effective student motivation.  Any educator who wishes to more effectively motivate his/her students to learn will leave this session with research-based, practical, and ready-to-use strategies.
Participants will be able to identify the five research-based elements of motivation:
1.   goal orientation
2.   self determination
3.   self efficacy
4.   attribution
5.   epistemologies
Participants will also be able to implement three proven teaching strategies necessary for effective student motivation:
1.   goal setting
2.   academic coaching
3.   visualization
Cognitive psychology tells us that five key elements of motivation exist.  In addition to cognitive psychology, other educational research teaches us that there are three effective implementation techniques to motivation.
The presenters (who are experienced educators) will provide examples and share with participants how to apply these proven techniques to various students and educational environments.  An electronic visual presentation of the material will supplement the presentation.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

Murray Harr

Religions of the World:  "Can We All Get Along?"

There are so many different religions in the world.  They each claim to have received their own special revelations about the truth.  Is there or should there be a way for the believers of these religions to get along without compromising the integrity of their respective traditions?

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

Dr. Cathy Ezrailson

Science Teaching Redesigned

• What are the effects of one-on-one web-based learning on students?

• Which resources/methods are most successful in engaging students?

• What defines successful student learning?

• To what extent can all students be successful?

Effective teaching depends on instructional methods that meet the needs of students in an increasingly competitive society as much an optimum design of learning environment. There are many pressures on educators to match the stimuli of newly emerging digital media with which students are intimately familiar.

The ease and speed of computer use can allow teachers to customize instruction for students. The tremendous increase in availability of information on the web allows almost limitless access to excellent resources. Enhanced use of email, online chat, discussion forums, blogs and wikis provides limitless opportunities for communication between instructor and student, as well as student-to-student. These present opportunities but also challenges as the roles of teacher and student are re-defined. Typical media presentations and activities can run the risk of emphasizing a “teacher-centered” environment rather than capitalizing on the one-on-one nature of these resources. Student-centered computer-based methodologies incorporating formative assessments of student understanding encourages students to engage in more critical thinking.

This presentation provides examples and vignettes of student learning in one-on-one computer laptop environments along with hints and tips for revising and in-place lessons to take advantage of these new digital resources. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops with them so that they can participate in the active-learning demonstrations provided.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

Lance Mattson

School Lockdown Procedures

Procedures for teachers and students to follow during a school lock down because of a critical incident.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

Isaiah & Elizabeth Rangel

The Role of the Hispanic Mother and Her Children

This session will provide information on the role of the mother in the lives of her children in the Hispanic Culture and how it differs from other cultures' norms.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

VJ Smith

The Richest Kids in School

Author V.J. Smith's book, "The Richest Man in Town," takes on a whole new dimension.  The book, based on the life of a man who ran a cash register at Wal-Mart, is filled with character education lessons.   Since its publication, thousands of young people have read the book and written to the author.  The heart warming story wakes the inner soul and makes people of ages want to be kinder and more caring.

A gifted teacher, Shelly Pierson, took the initiative to create an activity guide and journalizing exercise to accompany the book.  

Students have the opportunity to take an inventory of their own lives and share their thoughts and ideas on a variety of topics.

V.J. Smith explores the exciting new program and what it offers for the character enrichment of young people.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

DeeAnn Konrad

Working with the Media

Do you panic when you get a message to return a call from the press?  Community Relations Supervisor DeeAnn Konrad - a former news anchor and reporter - offers tips on how to respond to the media during crisis situations and how to get a reporter's attention when you have something positive going on at your school.

Monday

1.5 Hour Session

2:50 – 4:20

Sylvia Van'tHul & Cindy Whisler

What's New…Let's Turn Books Inside Out and Upside Down

From poetry to reader's theater to science and math to writing -- find out what's new in children's literature across the content areas and how to add flavors to your lessons to stir things up.  We'll give you the ingredients by sharing new books, mixing up hands-on activities, and dipping into some corresponding technology resources.

Monday

3 Hour Session 9:20 – 12:30

Tracy Chase & Marge Hauser

Activity-Based Science Lessons with ESA Lending Library 

Ever have a neat science lab activity but don't have the materials to do it?  Well ESA Region 2 does!  The cost to you and your school district is nothing and the experience your students get out of the activities is priceless.

Monday

3 Hour Session 9:20 – 12:30

Dr. Cathy Ezrailson

Teaching Science Safely in SD Schools

The classroom IS the laboratory in South Dakota elementary schools. A well-informed teacher knows about and understands safety. Teachers are also expected to model good safety habits for their students and to set appropriate safety expectations. Liability concerns can be minimized when teachers become knowledgeable about correct science procedures and safety practices. ALL teachers who teach science K-12 MUST be informed about how to take appropriate precautions and preventative actions to avoid or minimize foreseeable hazards and keep their students safe. It is a requirement for state accreditation of public school programs by the Department of Education.

Science safety has become even more important because:

• Science will be on the South Dakota Step test for elementary students beginning in 2008.

• Science has become more inquiry-based and hands-on instructionally at all instructional levels.

• The South Dakota Content Standards emphasize doing science but does not outline many safety precautions teachers should take in the elementary classroom.

• National Science Education Standards (NSES) and many state frameworks encourage active science learning

• Elementary Science Methods Curricula have not always trained teachers to conduct experiments and to plan for safe science practice.

• Teachers who teach science are using various types of equipment and supplies that may or may not be developmentally appropriate for their students (using open flames in K-2nd grade, for example).

• Increasing the amount of student-centered hands-on instruction also increases the likelihood of accident, especially in the classrooms of uninformed or untrained teachers.

This workshop will explore these safety issues.

Monday

3 Hour Session 9:20 – 12:30

Dr. Marcy Reisetter & Dr. Rosanne Yost

Essential Principles of Motivation

Student motivation and engagement is central to deep levels of learning. This workshop will introduce major principles of motivation that increase student engagement, include classroom application plans, and provide opportunities and for self analysis and guidelines for understanding how to support the motivation of individual students.

Monday

3 Hour Session 9:20 – 12:30

Nancy VanBeek

The Goose Is On the Loose

Mother Goose that is; and she has left the preschool classroom, wandering down the hallways, into the classrooms and poking her nose into all sorts of curriculum. Using those and other simple verses your students will explore history, science, poetry, math, and more. For Want of a Nail is now a cause and effect writing activity, Rain Rain Go Away explores hurricanes and weather. London Bridges has become a lesson in structures and problem solving. Not a theoretical session, the projects and activities are explored during the session and ready for your classroom in the fall. All projects have instruction sheets with SD Standards for grades K-4th grade.

Monday

3 Hour Session 9:20 – 12:30

Nancy Krueger

Developmental Reading Assessment

This session is for new teachers as well as veteran teachers who have already been using the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment). We will cover all of the pieces of the DRA, how to conduct a DRA assessment, as well as how then to plan for instruction.  We will take a look at the new DRA2 kit and the Word Analysis piece.  You will come away with a sound management system to use while conducting the DRA assessment, how to use the assessment with an individual student as well as how to plan for instruction using the information that you gain.

Monday

3 Hour Session 1:10 – 4:20

Jeff Danielsen

WebQuest Scavenger Hunts for the Classroom

Teachers will be able to learn about WebQuests and Scavenger Hunts during this session. Use your three hours to create a daily Scavenger Hunt or a WebQuest Unit on the topic of your choice.

Monday

3 Hour Session

1:10 – 4:20

Sara Weber & Teresa Maltheis

Boost Up

Boost Up is a multi-sensory approach to learning, designed to develop and enhance the physiological and neurological readiness skills students need to succeed in school.  The curriculum consists of activities for developing and/or enhancing student's large and fine muscle skills, visual perception and eye-hand coordination.  Once these readiness skills are in place, students have the tools to be able to learn to read.

Monday

3 Hour Session 1:10 – 4:20

Kim Dobson & Linda Ingerson

Autism

Autism is the fastest growing disability category.  For those who are not familiar with autism spectrum disorders, this workshop will provide a foundation upon which to build educational strategies. We will address the current state definition and characteristics of autism and Asperger’s syndrome, with an in-depth look at communication and sensory issues.    Strategies to address sensory and communication issues in the classroom environment will be addressed.

Monday

3 Hour Session 1:10 – 4:20

Nancy VanBeek

Helping the Brain Retrain

Students are exposed to a large amount of information every day. However many of students have trouble retaining the knowledge. Or when they do have it memorized they have trouble with retrieving the information when it is needed. Use techniques based on the latest brain research. You will learn study and memorization methods that can help your students in the classroom, working alone, and at home.  They might even help you retain that pesky information that is floating on the tip of your tongue.

Monday

3 Hour Session 1:10 – 4:20

Nancy Osterloo

Lucy Calkins' Primary Units of Study

Discover how the explicit lessons in Lucy Calkins' Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum helps young children become competent writers.  Receive an overview of the Calkins' writing program and discover ways to help your students develop strategies for word solving.  Learn how to teach young children to reread assess and plan for revisions.  Explore ways to help your students learn the qualities and structures of personal narratives nonfiction and poetry.  You will be amazed and delighted by what our young writers can do.

Monday

6 Hour Session

9:20 – 4:20

Dr. Russell Barkley

ADD/ADHD In School Age Children              

Monday

6 Hour Session

9:20 – 4:20

Kristin Mulder

Creating Lessons with the SmartBoard

Interactive whiteboards (SMART Boards) are quickly becoming essential tools in the education world.  The SMART Board can be used to enhance a lesson, replace a paper assessment, or review/reinforce a topic.  The ideas and activities are seemingly endless.  This workshop session will review the set-up, interface, tools, and resources available with the SMART Board.  However, this session will not be limited to the basics.  We will spend time discussing ways to use the advanced features of the SMART Notebook software and share ideas for creating bigger and better lessons.  Bring your textbooks and/or curriculum guides!  There will be time for you to work on a SMART Board lesson, utilizing some of the tools that will be introduced to you in the workshop session!   

Monday

6 Hour Session

9:20 – 4:20

Wendy Emo

Scottish Storyline

Looking to reinvigorate your teaching?  Storyline is a flexible but structured approach to learning and teaching which was developed in 1967 in Scotland.  Since then this method has spread, essentially teacher-to-teacher, to use in 21 countries throughout the world.  Storyline builds on the key principle that learning, to be meaningful, has to be memorable, and that by using learner's enthusiasm for story-making, the classroom, the teacher's role and learning can be transformed. Storyline is a strategy for developing the curriculum as an integrated whole. It provides an opportunity for active learning and reflection as essential parts of effective learning and teaching. At the same time it develops in learners a powerful sense of ownership of their learning  - http://www.storyline.org/
Storyline enables you to bring your passions into your classroom, validates your professional expertise, and allows you to easily accommodate students of various abilities and home languages.  In this introductory class, you will create your own visual text and begin writing a unit plan.  Your Storyline unit will integrate many subjects and involve your students through imagination and problem-solving; your design will lead to appropriate and effective education which both meets curriculum standards and encourages your students to become independent learners.
This six-hour introduction to Scottish Storyline will be continued later in the summer during a week-long, 3-unit class.  It is especially intended for experienced teachers; grade-level teams are encouraged.
For more information, see www.storyline.org (Storyline in the United States) or www.storyline-scotland.com (Storyline worldwide).

Monday

6 Hour Session

9:20 – 4:20

Cassie Soeffing

Integrating GPS in the Classroom 

Learn the basics on how to use GPS systems and GoogleEarth while spending time in the outdoors.

Tuesday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Dawn Olson

Practical Ethics for Educators

Every single day, educators face dilemmas and have concerns about what is right or wrong in situations.  Whether we realize it or not, much of our time is full of dynamics of ethical circumstances, dealing with other people and daily experiences.  Ethics doesn’t have to be a lofty, academic pursuit from stuffy ancient Greeks and Romans—it is really very practical and a great leadership tool.  The more we understand ourselves and others in light of ethics, the better able we are to be the people we intend to be and to have schools that operate at levels where integrity and moral character shine through, from students to staff to school boards.   This session will take a basic look at ethics and then apply that knowledge as a tool in dealing with dilemmas.

Tuesday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Paul Ritter

Dealing with a Difficult Parent

There are times when parents are threatened, challenged and/or react to circumstances in an aggressive manner. This training will give you the opportunity to explore what techniques you can use to deescalate a parent and which of your buttons or personal frustrations, could get pushed in an aggressive conversation.

Tuesday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

Jacqueline Dusseau-Belke

Movie Making & Teacher Tube

Teachers will have hands on experience working with Windows Movie Maker, which is installed and free on current PCs.  We will work with creating effects, transitions, and titles and credits.  We will learn how to save our presentations for saving on CDs or uploading onto TeacherTube - a free site to share your videos!  Students with Internet access would be able to seek your instruction and lesson anytime they like with Internet access!  This is also a great way for students in your to create presentations and save onto CD.

Tuesday

1.5 Hour Session

9:20 – 10:50

CJ Carmody

Welcome to DI

Welcome to DI!  It is an introduction to the theory and practice of differentiated instruction.  Participants will be provided with a self-assessment and an overview of the basics of differentiated practices.

Tuesday