Upcoming Events
For a more
complete list of professional development opportunities,
visit
www.southdakotapd.com.
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The Big Picture:
Merging assessment data and curriculum mapping
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Health Care
Workforce Summit: Building the Workforce for 2010
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Teacher Leadership
Conference set for late October
The Big Picture:
Merging assessment data
and curriculum mapping
A number of South Dakota school districts have invested
in curriculum mapping over the last several years.
The Big Picture Conference
brings the country’s best minds to South Dakota to give
schools the next steps as they merge their curriculum
and assessment data to make decisions that have
long-range impact on their students.
The Big Picture Conference
will be held
Aug. 10-11 at the Oaks Hotel and Convention Center in
Sioux Falls.
Speakers include nationally known presenters and
authors: Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Dr. Bena Kallcik and
Dr. Susan Udelhofen. In addition, the agenda is filled
with a number of outstanding speakers with expertise in
curriculum mapping and classroom assessment.
Thursday, Aug. 10, will run a full day with two
keynotes, breakout sessions and an opportunity for
school team consultations. Friday, Aug. 11, will run a
half-day with a three-hour in-depth session and a
closing keynote. Participants may choose to attend the
entire conference, or a single day.
This conference is provided by the South Dakota
Department of Education and is FREE to South Dakota
educators.
For more
information and to register, go to
www.doe.sd.gov/conferences/thebigpicture.
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Health Care
Workforce Summit: Building the Workforce for 2010
Did you know that health care is South
Dakota’s number one high-growth industry? Did you know that
between 2002 and 2012, nearly 11,000 additional health care
workers will be needed in the state?
South Dakota’s first-ever Health Care
Workforce Summit will be held Aug. 7, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
at the Ramkota in Pierre. This event will bring together key
stakeholders to address the state’s healthcare workforce
needs.
Approximately 170 representatives are expected to attend.
Participants, who represent the healthcare and education
fields, will work to develop recommendations and strategies
related to: student awareness of health care careers; the
pipeline from education to the medical field; recruitment
and retention of health care professionals; and the
availability of health-related education programs, including
clinicals and internships.
These recommendations will serve as a
guide as the state moves forward with its efforts to meet
South Dakota’s future workforce needs.
The event is hosted by the South Dakota
Departments of Education, Health and Labor. For more
information about the summit, contact Sandra Durick,
Department of Health, at (605) 773-4412.
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Teacher
Leadership Conference set for late October
Governor
Rounds’ 2006 Teacher Leadership Conference will be held Oct.
30-Nov. 1 in Pierre. Each year, the event draws
approximately 400 teacher-leaders from across the state.
This year’s agenda will include sessions on the 2010
Education Initiative, students at risk, school leadership,
student health issues, and students living in poverty.
Later this summer, superintendents will receive a mailing
inviting them to nominate teacher-leaders from their
district to attend this information-packed event. Teachers
attend the event free of charge, and accommodations are
provided at no cost.
Please mark
these important dates on your calendar and plan now to send
someone from your district!
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