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Motivation & Mastery

Systems Change 16th Annual Conference & Teacher of the Year Banquet

October 14 -16, 2015

Cedar Shore Resort - Chamberlain, SD

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Welcome! On behalf of MAPLE and the conference partners listed below, I would like to welcome you to the 16th Annual Systems Change Conference. We are confident you will learn new information at this year’s conference. As well, we are sure you will be reminded in many ways of what is important to us as professional educators. The theme of this year’s conference is Motivation & Mastery. We are also categorizing our breakout sessions this year. Some focus on aspects of Motivation and Mastery. Some describe the new Science and Social Studies Standards and offer strategies for addressing them. A number of sessions are focused on Accountability and the new evaluation systems for teachers and principals. As always, we have a number of “book talk” sessions which highlight our Featured Books this year, one of which you can get with the coupon on the back of your name badge. Lastly, we offer a slate of sessions related to Customized Learning and the ways schools are working to make learning personal for each student. Once again this year the South Dakota Teacher of the Year Banquet is being held in conjunction with the conference. Please plan to attend the banquet on Thursday evening for the announcement of this year’s South Dakota Teacher of the Year. Admission to the banquet is included in most conference registration options. The banquet begins at 6:00 PM here at Cedar Shore Resort. Thanks for attending and please enjoy the conference! Sincerely, South Dakota

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Conference Planning Committee • Len Austin - South Dakota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education • Mary McCorkle, President - South Dakota Education Association • Joe Hauge, Executive Director - Black Hills Special Services Cooperative • Kathy Riedy, Office of Certification and Teacher Quality - South Dakota Department of Education • Sally Crowser, Coordinator - AdvancED South Dakota • Megan Merscheim, Marketing & Event Coordinator - Technology & Innovation in Education • John Swanson, Director - Midwest Alliance for Professional Learning and Leadership • Deb Johnson - South Dakota Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Conference Staff • John Swanson - MAPLE Director • Megan Merscheim - Conference Coordinator • Janelle Chase - Accounting/Fiscal Specialist • Megan Fragale - Travel Coordinator • Becky Fish - Graduate Credit Coordinator • Brenda Luedtke - Registrar • Ryan Phillips - Media Production Specialist • Paul Higbee - Public Relations Specialist

Thank You! All of the people listed above sincerely appreciate your attendance at MAPLE’s 16th Annual Systems Change Conference. As a small token of our appreciation, we’ve had some of the world’s finest 100% pure MAPLE syrup freshly harvested just for you, straight from the foothills of the Vermont Green Mountains.

Agenda & Table of Contents Wednesday, October 14 8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration - Concourse 8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast Buffet - Oacoma/Wheeler & Wetlands 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pre-Conference Workshop, Vision for Science Education in South Dakota - Hale/Oacoma..............2 Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch - Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler 3:30 - 4:30 PM Bookstore Open - Concourse Thursday, October 15 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM 7:00 - 8:15 AM 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:15 - 9:30 AM 9:45 - 10:45 AM 11:00 AM - Noon Noon 1:00 - 2:00 PM 2:15 - 3:15 PM 3:30 - 4:30 PM 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Registration - Concourse Breakfast Buffet - Concourse Bookstore Open - Concourse The Motivation Equation - Insights From Youth About How We Learn KEYNOTE by Kathleen Cushman - Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler...................................................................3 Breakout Session 1..........................................................................................................................................4 Breakout Session 2..........................................................................................................................................5 Lunch - Hale/Oacoma MAPLE Board Meeting - Missouri Winds ASCD Board Meeting - Upper Bridges Restaurant Breakout Session 3..........................................................................................................................................6 Breakout Session 4..........................................................................................................................................7 Breakout Session 5..........................................................................................................................................8 South Dakota Teacher of the Year Banquet KEYNOTE by Treopia Washington - Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler...............................................................10

Friday, October 16 7:00 - 9:45 AM 7:00 - 8:15 AM 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM 8:15 - 9:45 AM 10:00 - 11:00 AM 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 12:15 PM

Registration - Concourse Breakfast Buffet - Concourse Bookstore Open - Concourse 21st Century Library Awards followed by Motivation by Chocolate KEYNOTE by Denise Ryan - Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler.................................14 Breakout Session 6........................................................................................................................................16 Breakout Session 7........................................................................................................................................17 PRIZES, snacks & bottled water to go! - Concourse You could grab one of fifteen $20 Amazon gift cards or one $100 Amazon gift card!

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Wednesday, October 14 • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Vision for Science Education in South Dakota Pre-conference workshop by Sam Shaw Hale Room This pre-conference workshop will allow participants to engage in science to develop a vision for science education consistent with the outcomes expected from the newly adopted South Dakota science standards. Throughout the pre-conference, strategies will be modeled that are effective in changing teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge. The modeling is closely aligned to the new science standards and the research supporting standards instructional changes is significant. This preconference workshop on science will provide participants with new and powerful ways to conceptualize science teaching and learning to be more consistent with the current research in how children learn science and to begin visualization of implementation. Participants will: • Gain a clear and meaningful understanding of the new South Dakota Science Standards. • Engage in science performance to make sense of phenomenon. • Engage in constructing explanations and developing argument for evidence to support the explanations. • Evaluate standards aligned lessons created for other SD teacher’s classrooms and reflect on the attributes of the designed student performances. • Gain proficiency with using instructional alignment tool to better align current lesson to the new SD Science Standards. Sam Shaw has served as the State Science education specialist for four years. One year ago, Sam moved to an administrative position that oversees professional learning and standards development, along with his role as state science, social studies, and fine arts specialist. He has consulted for and developed initiatives involving teacher trainings to build instructional capacity.

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His current operations include consulting on state and national grants, managing the South Dakota Virtual Schools, Advanced Placement, remediation programs, standards development, and implementing statewide professional development. His role as Administrator within the Department of Education allows him to stay informed and consult with parties involved in research and initiatives in not only K-20 science education, but also in all other core subject areas. He has regular presentations at both the National and State Science Teacher Associations and has recently presented to the National Research Council committees of Literacy for Science, Building a Science Teacher Learning Continuum, and Exploring the Intersections of NASA Space Science and Education.

Sam led South Dakota’s workgroup to create science standards based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education, and is currently staging long-term plans for professional development in science for South Dakota teachers. He is also currently serving as Director for the Council of State Science Supervisor where he acts as Board Liaison for the Committee on Professional Learning.

Free Book, Courtesy of MAPLE On your name badge, you will find a coupon good for one free book from the onsite bookstore. See page 20 for details. Bookstore hours of operation: Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 PM • Thursday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM • Friday 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Thursday, October 15 • 8:15 - 9:30 AM The Motivation Equation - Insights From Youth About How We Learn Keynote Session by Kathleen Cushman Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler Educators perceive a crisis of motivation among students, even more troubling with respect to the knowledge, skills, and habits that crucially affect the futures of low-income youth. But the science of learning suggests a powerful positive approach which builds on what young learners most value and supports their expectation of success. Kathleen calls on the voices of actual students to explain what sparks their motivation and engages them in the work that leads to mastery. Kathleen Cushman is an educator and journalist who for 26 years has specialized in the lives and learning of youth. As co-founder of What Kids Can Do, she has collaborated with adolescent learners nationwide on eleven books, including the best-selling Fires in the Bathroom series. Her multimedia book The Motivation Equation: Designing Lessons that Set Kids’ Minds on Fire can be read free online. She co-created the website How Youth Learn, a collection of research, resources and student voices on what most engages young people. Cushman’s most recent research, on the power of social and emotional learning in high schools, appears in the book Belonging and Becoming. It’s available in the conference bookstore, along with Fires in the Bathroom and Fires in the Mind. You can even use your coupon to purchase one!

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She will be available in the concourse for a book signing after her 9:45 breakout session, Solving Your Motivation Equation.

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Thursday, October 15 9:45 - 10:45 AM • Breakout Session 1 *Customized Learning - Here and Doing Fine…. by Kevin Lein & Ryan Rollinger • Glass Harrisburg High School has 65 percent of the junior, sophomore, and freshmen classes engaged in customized learning. Data from the past two years will be shared as well as a description of the pathway to use to take the dive into customization at YOUR school. *Free Professional Development Training Opportunities for Schools Through SDEA’s Great Public Schools Grant by Rich Mittelstedt & Mary McCorkle • River Run/Wetlands In 2014, SDEA received a three-year grant through NEA’s Great Public Schools fund, and joined a 9 state SLO consortium focused on implementation and training for teachers. In this session you will learn about the scope of the grant, the work completed, and the professional development tools and opportunities available from SDEA through the GPS grant to members and non-members alike. Primary Sources in the Classroom: Using Historical Sources to Gain Understanding (book talk) by Julie Erickson • Howe Bring history to life by integrating primary sources into your classroom with ideas from the book Vital Witnesses: Using Primary Sources in History and Social Studies. Primary sources are objects, diaries, art, music and other resources that were created during the time period studied; they can provide artifacts and evidence for the topic at hand. This session will cover concepts from the book, ways to tie them to the new South Dakota Social Studies standards, and ideas for integrating them with technology. Science Standards Implementation by Sam Shaw & Diane Olson • Breakwater This session will include an overview of the recently adopted science standards (May 2015) and the science standards implementation timeline. Also, this session will highlight the specific plans for the 2015-16 school year and engage attendants in the analysis of the structure related to those plans to ensure that state/district/school plans are synchronized. Solving Your Motivation Equation - An Action Plan to Engage Young Learners by Kathleen Cushman • Wheeler This interactive learning activity gives participants new ways to talk and think about the challenges of motivation and mastery. We will call on “Ned’s Gr8 8” checklist (and the “genius of the group”) to generate useful plans of action for addressing motivation and mastery. Teacher Effectiveness: Lessons Learned from the Learning Year by Matthew Gill, Tammy Meyer & Robin Curtis • Hale The 2015-16 school year will be the first year Teacher Effectiveness is required in South Dakota. During the 2014-15 learning year, we learned a number of lessons. We will share some of these lessons learned, share cool things South Dakota districts are doing, answer questions, and clear up misconceptions (if any). A district educator will help present and answer questions. *repeated session

Presentation Resources In an effort to share resources, most presenters have posted information related to their sessions for you! You can find them by clicking “Session Resources” after the session descriptions at www.systemschange.midwestmaple.org.

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Thursday, October 15 11:00 AM - Noon • Breakout Session 2 Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools (book talk) by Kim Clark • Howe Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted. As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward into a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students deserve. Ron Ritchhart, author of Making Thinking Visible, explains how creating a culture of thinking is more important to learning than any particular curriculum and he outlines how any school or teacher can accomplish this by leveraging 8 cultural forces: expectations, language, time, modeling, opportunities, routines, interactions, and environment. It’s Not Easy Being New by Deb Johnson & Diane Olson • River Run/Wetlands This session will focus on Chamberlain’s “New Teacher Mentoring Program.” The session will cover 1) Goals of the program, 2) New Teacher Expectations, 3) Teacher Mentor Expectations, and 4) the costs involved in the program. Making Customized Learning for Students a Reality by Sherry Crofut & Lennie Symes • Glass Is personalized learning just the new buzzword or an agent for positive change? For personalized learning to be effective, districts must create a road map for teachers, administrators, and community to embrace. District planning teams wrestle with structural changes and “weight-bearing walls” that need to be addressed to fully implement personalized learning, while teachers focus on changes in pedagogy and student learning via professional learning, which actually is a customized learning experience: technology-oriented, self-paced, authentic choice, etc. This session will examine the possibilities of bringing lasting change to student-centered learning by coordinating the dual roles of district planning and teacher professional development experiences. Motivating Students with Literacies by Shannon Amiotte • Wheeler Motivate students with culturally relevant literacies, old and new. Multiple examples of standards based, literacy rich instructional activities designed to engage children and their families will be shared. All projects and activities have been developed and/or implemented by Oglala Lakota College teacher preparation candidates. Come prepared to examine how old and new literacies can make culturally relevant literacy experiences come to life. Teach All 4 Core Classes Simultaneously? Sure! Why Not? by Jeff Schneider & Mary Schneider • Breakwater This session will include a demonstration of our Hybrid Teacher Model (face-to-face & virtual presence combined!) designed to provide credits to students in English, Math, Social Studies, and Science simultaneously via Transdisciplinary Problem Based Learning. Our class is Innovative, Standards-driven, and Customized! A demonstration of the virtual presence robot, “Double”, and the class flipping tool, “Swivl” will also be provided. Uncovering a Real System of Accountability by Robin Curtis • Hale Join this session to hear an overview of the new NEA Opportunity Dashboard which tracks accountability state-by-state, as well as a discussion on the SD Teacher and Principal Effectiveness Model as an exemplar of accountability. During this session, we will engage in active conversation to discuss the opportunities within the state due to the changes that have been made in accountability over the past year. The center of focus will be a shift in the paradigm of support.

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Thursday, October 15 1:00 - 2:00 PM • Breakout Session 3 Creative Partnerships for Professional Development by Laurie Daily • River Run/Wetlands This session highlights key features of the collaborative partnership between Augustana College and Learner’s Edge, Inc. This model allows for teachers to pursue courses in an online format where they can choose from several areas of specialization as they pursue their Master’s degrees. Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom by Travis Lape • Glass Do you want school to look differently than it does now? If you do, this is a session you won’t want to miss. In this session we will look at the “Why” and “How” to bring creativity and innovation to your classrooms. We will look at all platforms of technology so that no matter if you are 1 to 1 or not, you can still change the culture of your classroom. We will walk through our journey and what we are doing to support teachers and students in this process. How to Put Off What You Want Now For Something Better Later: Exploring the Power of Delayed Gratification by Len & Maggie Austin • Wheeler Stanford Psychologist Walter Mischel’s famous Marshmallow Test happened more than forty years ago, and his findings still stand... the ability to delay gratification enables a more successful life. This session will explore some of the current theories about HOW to develop this ability in both children and adults. Come, don’t delay! Mindsets in the Classroom (book talk) by Amelia Rose • Howe “You are so smart!” We often speak well-meaning words to students without thinking through the implications. In the book, Mindsets in the Classroom; Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools, Mary Cay Ricci brings to life the differences between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Having a “growth mindset” seems to be a current catch phrase. What does it really mean, why is it important, and how do I apply it with students? Join us as we explore having a growth mindset in the classroom, discuss student examples, and share ways to build an “everyone can learn” culture! Overview of the South Dakota Social Studies Content Standards with Transition Plan by Michelle Nelin-Maurani & Sam Shaw • Breakwater South Dakota’s recently adopted Social Studies Content Standards will strengthen social studies teaching and learning in all classrooms. Attendees will be provided an introduction to the standards which promote: Responsible citizenship found in the Civics/Government standards. Spatial awareness found in the Geography standards. Economic literacy found in the Economics standards. Historical analysis found in the History standards. Upcoming transition planning for standards implementation, both in person and online will be provided. SLO Success! Professional Conversation as the Keystone to the SLO Process by Rich Mittelstedt • Hale We’ve learned how to write SLOs and assess progress, but a big part of the process involves professional conversations to approve, check-in, and debrief. Virtually none of the 30 states using SLOs are providing conversation training, but all acknowledge its importance to success. SDEA has developed a training available to schools and teachers based on Charlotte Danielson’s, Talk About Teaching: Leading Professional Conversations. Get an overview of this training and practice your SLO conversation skills.

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Thursday, October 15 2:15 - 3:15 PM • Breakout Session 4 Augmented Reality: An Emerging Technologies Guide to AR (book talk) by K Bailey Kowalski • Howe Augmented Reality is not the stuff of science fiction anymore, and can easily be implemented into a classroom. Discover how AR is used in education (and beyond), and learn about various resources that are available to you. Code.org: Preparing Students for the Future by Abby Van Regenmorter • Breakwater Computer science is foundational in transforming the way a student thinks about the world. It not only teaches them about technology, it also teaches them how to think differently about any problem. Computer science puts students on the path toward some of the highest paying, fastest growing jobs in America. This session will give an overview of Code.org, a free K-12 computer science curriculum that can easily be implemented into any classroom. Customizing Learning Through Differentiated SLO Goals by Rich Mittelstedt • Glass A year after over 5,000 teachers received SLO training, we’ve learned that there are some changes in best practices to recommend. The goal of this session is to encourage teachers to write SLOs with differentiated goals. This method allows all students to show growth at a level appropriate to the student, and in return, the success becomes motivational for both students and teachers. A simple method for disaggregating student assessment data, setting targets, and measuring success will be demonstrated. Developing Leaders Through the AdvancEd Accreditation Process by Barb Honeycutt & Robert Aberle • Hale The Rapid City Catholic School System has been successful at developing faculty/staff leaders through the AdvancEd accreditation process. Come and listen to our panel discuss ways to encourage cooperation from all as a district prepares for the External Review Team visit. This process is equally effective for both schools and districts. Increase Motivation & Meet Standards in STEM with Digital Resources Support by Jane Healy • Wheeler Motivate STEM students of all ages by giving them support from digital resources freely available,and accessible to all South Dakotans via the internet. From ebooks to encyclopedias to magazine articles to career information, the State Library’s educator-endorsed electronic resources will help your students meet standards, learn, explore, and create. Special features include age-appropriate science experiments, videos, links to good websites, read aloud, and more. Follow along on your own device! Supporting Teachers Without Removing them from the Classroom by Becky Nelson & Teresa Berndt • River Run/Wetlands Instructional coaching can extend professional learning into the classroom and has many benefits. The three main benefits found in research are 1) higher rate of implementation, 2) increased fidelity to instructional practice, and 3) promotion of positive conversations about learning. This session will identify what instructional coaching looks like in a district, the role of a coach versus that of a principal, and the benefits and results seen in South Dakota districts that have utilized instructional coaches.

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Thursday, October 15 3:30 - 4:30 PM • Breakout Session 5 *Customized Learning - Here and Doing Fine…. by Kevin Lein & Ryan Rollinger • Breakwater Harrisburg High School has 65 percent of the junior, sophomore, and freshmen classes engaged in customized learning. Data from the past two years will be shared as well as a description of the pathway to use to take the dive into customization at YOUR school. Designing Learning - Engaging Kids by Mari Biehl • Wheeler STEM isn’t just about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and it certainly isn’t about worksheet packets. This handson collaborative session will demonstrate how STEM instruction, design cycle thinking, and real world problem solving engages all kids in mastery learning experiences and builds 21st century skills along the way. Be prepared to be active and take ideas back to your school and classroom. Dual Credit Policy and Procedure by Amber Rost • Glass Dual credit is an opportunity for high school students who meet admissions standards to enroll in public postsecondary institutions in South Dakota and simultaneously earn credits for both their high school diploma and postsecondary degree or certificate. Find out how what you need to do to make dual credit an easy process at your school! Increasing Engagement with Games (book talk) by Dan Henry • Howe From classroom management tools to vehicles for delivering specific standard related content, you will leave this session with a better understanding of how you might promote learning through the use of games. *Principal Effectiveness and Teacher Effectiveness Models as a Framework for Coaching Based Supervision by Katie Bray • Hale Participants in this session will develop an understanding of how the South Dakota Teacher Effectiveness and Principal Effectiveness models can be used to facilitate professional growth. They will also become familiar with a process that will support superintendents, principals, and teachers in learning to logically link the accountability purpose and the improvement purpose within a teacher or principal evaluation system. Lastly, they will learn some strategies for engaging in critical conversations related to both the Principal and Teacher Effectiveness models. Teamwork! Collaboration between General Education and Special Education by Beth Schiltz & Jimmie Schmidt • River Run/Wetlands Do you work with special education students in your classroom? Are you unsure how to differentiate or accommodate students with disabilities? Learn how general and special educators communicate and work together to identify how to engage students in learning, and how to better assess their instructional needs. Learn how working collaboratively can strengthen your instructional strategies and continue to improve your outcomes for student’s learning objectives (SLOs). This session will provide questions to consider, resources, and real life situations of how collaboration can improve your instructional strategies for your students with disabilities. *repeated session

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Aspiring School Leaders Program K-Bar-S Lodge, Keystone SD April 28-29, 2016

The Aspiring School Leaders (ASL) program provides participants with the opportunity to gain insight into the inner workings of the principalship and other leadership positions. Participants will examine the question of whether the leadership role is right for them and whether they are right for that position. New and seasoned school leaders will interact with participants throughout the retreat and assist aspiring leaders with their decision. Hosted by MAPLE, this annual opportunity is provided free of charge and limited to just 30 participants. Information related to nominating participants for the program will be distributed in January 2016. Watch www.midwestmaple.org for upcoming information!

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6:00 - 8:00 PM • Teacher of the Year Banquet Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler Each year, one South Dakota teacher is selected as the state’s Teacher of the Year. This person serves as a spokesperson for teachers and for the needs of children in classrooms across the state, and represents South Dakota in the National Teacher of the Year competition. The winner will be selected from five regional Teachers of the Year for 2016. The South Dakota Teacher of the Year Program is made possible by the National Teacher of the Year Program. The national program is a project of The Council of Chief State School Officers in partnership with the Voya Foundation and People to People Ambassador Programs. To learn more about the South Dakota Teacher of the Year Program, visit http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/teacheroftheyear.aspx. The 2016 South Dakota Teacher of the Year will be announced at the Thursday evening banquet. The banquet will feature a welcome by Dr. Melody Schopp, South Dakota Secretary of Education, and a keynote speech by Treopia G. Washington, below. A number of teacher recognition awards will be presented and the banquet will conclude with the announcement of the 2016 South Dakota Teacher of the Year.

Teachers: Making a Difference that Lasts a Lifetime Keynote Speech by Treopia G. Washington Treopia G. Washington currently serves as Director of Special Initiatives, College of Education, Bowie State University, in Bowie, Maryland. Her early public school career included: kindergarten and first grade teacher; Title I Parent program facilitator at local, state and national levels; Resource Teacher for “Book Look and Listen”, an award-winning television series for 4 and 5 year-olds. Later career experiences focused on creating access and equity for minority youth and underserved populations, through national organizations and institutions. These included: American Association for the Advancement of Science, NAACP National Office, and University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology. In 1998, Treopia was appointed by President Clinton to the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Following this Administration, she served with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, and Minority Affairs. It was this experience that created a lasting relationship with South Dakota; state and local educators, and American Indian education. As a charter member of the WoLakota Project Advisory Board, she continues in that capacity. A native of Little Rock Arkansas, Treopia is the sister of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine, who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, with protection of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, ordered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ernest was the only senior among the Nine, and in May, 1958, became Central’s first Black graduate. Don’t miss Treopia’s breakout session, A Conversation: Education; Segregation; Civil Rights Friday at 11:15!

Special Thanks The South Dakota Department of Education extends a special thank you to the sponsors of the 2016 South Dakota Teacher of the Year Program, including: • Great Plains Education Foundation, Inc. - for making this event possible! • South Dakota Science and Technology Authority - for helping to make this event possible • SMART Technologies, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - $6,346 Technology Package • South Dakota Board of Regents - $1,000 honorarium to present a series of professional development seminars • South Dakota Retailers Association - $250 gift card • SDEA - Crystal Apple award

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Distinguished Teachers 2014 Milken National Educator Congratulations to South Dakota’s 2014 Milken National Educator, LeeAnna Rabine! LeeAnna is a kindergarten teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School in Sioux Falls. As part of the award, LeeAnna received $25,000 in cash. “The Milken Award has been called the Oscar of teaching, and it’s so fun to see a teacher get this red carpet treatment,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp. “LeeAnna’s classroom is her students’ formal introduction to schooling. She embraces that role, setting the stage for their future academic success and engaging their families as well.” “LeeAnna sees the ‘big picture’ and works to develop lessons that prepare students for academic and social success in school,” said Rabine’s principal, Dr. June Gaston. “She is a role model and leader in raising teacher effectiveness and capacity for teaching as proven by student achievement.”

Milken Educator LeeAnna Rabine stands surrounded by Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp (right), Milken Educator Awards Senior VP Dr. Jane Foley (left) and the $25,000 check from the Milken Family Foundation.

National Board Certified Teachers Congratulations to the educators listed below who earned National Board Certification in 2014! National Board Certification is considered one of the highest symbols of professional teaching excellence! • Sarah Gross – North Middle School, Rapid City School District • Jodi Neugebauer – Garretson Elementary – Garretson School District “These teachers should be very proud,” said South Dakota Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp. “National Board Certification is not a process to be taken lightly. It is time-intensive, challenging, and clearly indicates teachers’ deep commitment to their students and to their own professional growth.” National Board Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based, peer-reviewed assessment of a teacher’s pedagogical (teaching) skills and content knowledge. The certification process takes two to three years to complete. While licensing standards set the basic requirements to teach in a state, National Board Certified teachers demonstrate advanced teaching knowledge, skills and practices similar to the certifications earned by experts in law and medicine. To learn more about National Board Certification, call the South Dakota Department of Education at (605) 773-8415 or go to www.doe.sd.gov.

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Previous South Dakota Teachers of the Year 2015 Allen Hogie 2014 LuAnn Lindskov 2013 Katie Anderson 2012 Pat Moller 2011 Susan Turnipseed 2010 Tom Mead 2009 Paul Kuhlman

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2008 Sharon Andrews 2007 Charlotte Mohling 2006 Barbara Dowling 2005 Jensi Kellogg-Andrus 2004 Roxie Ahlbrecht 2003 Linda McKay 2002 Jeffrey Lukens

2001 Marilyn Herz 2000 Bill Zubke 1999 Kristine Malloy 1998 Denise Bryan 1997 Judy Kroll 1996 Jacqueline Omland 1995 Rebecca Ekeland

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1994 Glenna Fouberg 1993 Julie Ashworth 1992 Lennis Larson 1991 Deborah Van Pelt Platt 1990 Carole Kasen 1989 Linda Hillestad 1988 Richard Meier

Regional Teachers of the Year Kim Davidson – Rosholt School District The Rosholt School District has been working to better address the needs of students not planning to attend four-year colleges. New options include online coursework, opportunities for on-the-job training, and career and technical education courses. Kim Davidson, Rosholt’s 7-12 English language arts teacher, works with students to design assignments they can connect to their future, whatever their path may be. In her class, students might write resumes and cover letters, investigate careers, set up visits to technical institutes and practice for the ACT. They talk about current events. A novel by Native American writer Sherman Alexie resonated with one group of students because they could identify with the issues of racism it addresses. Davidson says, “Through it all, I involve students in making choices, expressing what they feel is relevant.” Tailoring instruction in this manner is regular practice in Davidson’s classroom for all students. “What happens when every bit of planning involved for every single student is tailored to individual abilities and needs?” she asks. “I’ll be honest. What happens is messy, unruly at times, and exhausting to say the least. What happens is education: authentic, true and meaningful.”

Heidi Holforty – Huron School District Heidi Holforty teaches 9-12 German in the Huron School District, home to South Dakota’s second largest population of English language learners. While meeting the needs of these students can be a challenge for the district, Holforty sees how all educators and students benefit from the growth in diversity. As it turns out, what’s good for English language learners is just as effective for German language learners. “The new techniques and strategies which best meet the needs of ELL students are also meeting the diverse needs of all of our students,” Holforty says. “Teachers are learning, embracing and sharing ideas and strategies such as building background, modeling, creating cooperative learning activities and incorporating hands-on activities and visuals.” Whether a student of the German language or not, meet Holforty in the halls of Huron High School and you’re bound to receive a warm greeting in German. With an early love for teaching, a mother who grew up in Germany and a German teacher who had a great impact on her, Holforty seemed destined to go into foreign language education.

Sarah Lutz – Stanley County School District Sarah Lutz has been differentiating instruction since she was a child. She would notice that sometimes her twin sister didn’t pick up on a concept in the same way she did. So Lutz would work to find different ways to help her. Now a 3rd grade teacher for the Stanley County School District, Lutz says, “This experience has always stuck with me and influenced my love for seeking out a variety of resources, activities and methods to teach a concept.” And a couple of the best resources around? Community and family. The Stanley County Reading Buddy program in 3rd grade brings community members into Lutz’s classroom to read to students for 30 minutes a week. In recent years, Lutz has also led development of math/literacy family nights, featuring activity stations highlighting things families can do at home to promote learning. These events’ popularity is perhaps best summed up in the words of a 5th grader whose mother asked if they were going to attend: “Yes, we are going. EVERYONE is going to be there.” Lutz says she wants to make learning fun for her students. She seems to be succeeding.

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Shelly Mikkelson – Belle Fourche School District Shelly Mikkelson says her passion for teaching begins with children, but it extends to helping pre-service teachers and her colleagues become the best teachers they can be. Mikkelson teaches 2nd grade at South Park Elementary in Belle Fourche. She has a strong relationship with Black Hills State University and regularly serves as a cooperating teacher for college sophomores, juniors and student teachers. Every semester, a class of methods students visits her classroom to observe and ask questions. To assist early career elementary teachers at South Park, Mikkelson has set up a Dropbox folder containing files and templates ranging from rubrics to newsletters to units. “I remember all too well feeling like a fish swimming upstream my first few years of teaching,” Mikkelson says. Sometimes Mikkelson knows it’s her students who feel like the struggling fish. Early in her career in Belle Fourche, she recognized the traditional method of teaching math wasn’t making sense to some of her students. To combat this problem, with her principal’s approval, she piloted an inquiry-based math program. That inquiry-based approach is now used districtwide in Belle Fourche.

Kaye Wickard – Ipswich Public School District Not every student starts the school day ready to learn. Sometimes other needs must be met first. When Kaye Wickard noticed some of her students were coming to school hungry, she started bringing in banana muffins and was an early proponent of the district’s school breakfast program. Other students have energy to burn - she lets them sit on balance balls instead of chairs, so they can move and read. Wickard is the Ipswich Elementary Title I reading teacher. She also coordinates the school’s Response to Intervention program, a multi-tier approach to supporting students at all reading achievement levels. Her work with RtI has made the school a model, attracting the attention of several surrounding districts. Several years ago, Ipswich educators began noticing some students were struggling to complete their homework. Wickard recognized another need, and as the district’s National Honor Society advisor, she knew she had the resources to help: honor students. She worked with them to develop the Tiger Paw tutoring program. Now from 8-8:30 every morning and 3:30-4:30 every day after school, she and her honor students offer homework help to Ipswich’s K-12 students.

Leslie Fylling – Tea Area School District Leslie Fylling was contemplating retirement and was therefore not eligible to compete for State Teacher of the Year. We congratulate her as a Regional Teacher of the Year. Fylling has taught music for more than 30 years in the Chancellor, Tea, Worthing and Lennox areas. In addition to her work in the school setting, she has shared her love of music through many years of piano lessons and 10 years as the music director for children’s summer theatre workshop productions at the Olde Towne Dinner Theatre in Worthing. “The rewards after 32 years of teaching music are many,” Fylling says. “When former students tell me they remember learning to waltz, jitterbug, or line dance in my class years ago, and they’re still dancing, it makes me smile. When parents tell me their child’s favorite class is music, because he/she shares so much music info in great detail at home, that makes me smile too. Recently a parent told me her son loved my class and wants to be a music teacher someday…yes!”

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Friday, October 16 • 8:15 - 9:45 AM Motivation by Chocolate Keynote Session by Denise Ryan Hale/Oacoma/Wheeler This session features two things everyone likes – chocolate and motivation! It uses several key motivational concepts to help you get more out of every day – both personally and professionally. We’ll discuss everything from passion and persistence to creativity and caramel! It even includes a chocolate tasting to demonstrate not only how to appreciate chocolate, but life itself. You’ll learn about the communication styles of the world’s best chocolate makers and determine your own style. You can use this insight to improve all your interactions. Life is sweet!

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Denise Ryan is a motivational pyromaniac based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. A magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina with a master’s degree in business, what she really specializes in is lighting fires. After earning millions for clients in the corporate world, Denise realized she had a talent for firing people up. She parlayed this gift into FireStar, a company specializing in enthusiasm. Fifteen years later, Denise motivates and energizes large corporations and small businesses across America at conferences, board retreats and annual meetings. Not your typical “motivational speaker,” Denise is genuine and real. But also highly skilled – she holds the title of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation awarded to fewer than 10 percent of professional speakers. Denise is an author, keynote speaker and most notably, a fire starter extraordinaire. Denise’s trademark interactive programs address workplace issues such as dealing with change, getting along with others, staying motivated and motivating others. Denise’s infectious enthusiasm motivates the unmotivated and challenges the challenged. Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life. ~ Terry Pratchett, English writer Don’t miss Denise’s breakout at 10:00 - Overloaded, Overwhelmed and Over it! Her book, Do You Burn? A guide to living your life with fire and enthusiasm, is available at the conference bookstore - and you can even use your coupon to purchase it! She will be available in the concourse for a book signing after her breakout session.

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21st Century School Library Awards

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South Dakota State Library Board Member Carol Twedt will announce the 18 recipients of the 21st Century School Library Awards for 2015 during the Friday morning keynote. The State Library annually recognizes school libraries for providing leadership in meeting the educational needs of 21st Century students and staff.

Applicants conduct a self-assessment and provide evidence of their ability to meet South Dakota’s guidelines for school libraries. Award status is recognized at three levels and is now valid for a three-year period. Effective Award recipients: • Huron Middle School, Huron; Librarian Robert Behlke, Administrator Mike Taplett • Oscar Howe Elementary School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Emily Blackwelder, Administrator Larry Larsen • T.F. Riggs High School, Pierre; Librarian Pamela Chamberlain Kringel, Administrator Kevin Mutchelknaus Enhanced Award recipients: • Huron High School, Huron; Librarian Dawn Coughlin, Administrator Demitria Moon* • North Middle School, Rapid City; Librarian Jeff Cosier, Administrator Danny Janklow • Spearfish High School, Spearfish; Librarian Emily Eggebraaten, Administrator Steve Morford Exemplary Award recipients: • Brookings High School, Brookings; Librarian Jean Kirschenman, Administrator Paul von Fischer* • Brookings Mickelson Middle School, Brookings; Librarian Kristen Leite, Administrator Tim Steffensen* • Discovery Elementary School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Sharlene Lien, Administrator Lois Running* • Explorer Elementary School, Harrisburg; Librarian Amy DeNomme, Administrator Doug Eppard* • Journey Elementary School, Harrisburg; Librarian Beth Wells, Administrator Dr. Micy Highstreet* • Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Mary Peters, Administrator Val Fox* • Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Laura Allard, Administrator Carrie Aaron* • Patrick Henry Middle School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Wendy Nelson, Administrator Darryl Walker* • Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Jeanne Conner; Administrator Tim Hazlett* • St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School, Rapid City; Librarian Jenelle Kirchoff, Administrator Colleen Lecy* • St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City; Librarian Jenelle Kirchoff, Administrator Wayne Sullivan • Washington High School, Sioux Falls; Librarian Kerri Smith, Administrator James Nold* *Also received an award in 2013.

Free Online Learning Day K-12 educators, public librarians & museum staff

November 20, 2015 • 9-1 CT For more information and to register, go to

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Friday, October 16 10:00 - 11:00 AM • Breakout Session 6 Free Professional Development Training Opportunities for Schools Through SDEA’s Great Public Schools Grant by Rich Mittelstedt & Mary McCorkle • Glass In 2014, SDEA received a three-year grant through NEA’s Great Public Schools fund, and joined a 9 state SLO consortium focused on implementation and training for teachers. In this session you will learn about the scope of the grant, the work completed, and the professional development tools and opportunities available from SDEA through the GPS grant to members and non-members alike. *Principal Effectiveness and Teacher Effectiveness Models as a Framework for Coaching Based Supervision by Katie Bray • Wheeler Participants in this session will develop an understanding of how the South Dakota Teacher Effectiveness and Principal Effectiveness models can be used to facilitate professional growth. They will also become familiar with a process that will support superintendents, principals, and teachers in learning to logically link the accountability purpose and the improvement purpose within a teacher or principal evaluation system. Lastly, they will learn some strategies for engaging in critical conversations related to both the Principal and Teacher Effectiveness models. Using Photographs and Historical Fiction to Foster Students’ Historical Empathy by Jing An • Howe This session will demonstrate how to motivate students in the primary grades to be passionate about learning history. Using child labor as an example, this presentation will teach the audience how to enhance elementary school students’ historical empathy through the examination of historical photographs and reading historical fiction. This will be an interactive presentation involving several participatory learning activities. Please join us! Overloaded, Overwhelmed and Over it! by Denise Ryan • Hale Let’s face it – teaching is one demanding profession. And if that weren’t enough, there’s cooking, cleaning, yardwork, and the cable bill! Do you find yourself angry, tired and frustrated? Is your life feeling more like a struggle than an adventure? If so, this session is for you. We’ll discuss many of the causes of stress and how to deal with them. You’ll take a quiz to find out just how stressed you are. Then we’ll cover everything from ways you can think differently to action steps you can take immediately to reduce your stress. You’ll leave with a customized action plan to help you find some peace in a world of ever increasing demands. *repeated session

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Friday, October 16 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM • Breakout Session 7 First Years, Great Career! by Rich Mittelstedt • Glass This session will explore a booklet from SDEA by the same name, which contains 31 pages of tips and information to help ensure beginning teachers will start out successful and choose to stay in education. It is divided into three sections: Getting Started, Classroom Management, and Professional Issues. SDEA has developed mini-trainings to go with different portions of this free resource and we will sample one on ethics here. Customizing Online Learning - Matching the Right Option to the Right Student by June Preszler & Connie Godfrey • Wheeler As students seek to customize their leaning experiences with the opportunity to explore online learning, they face myriad choices. Some options offer the opportunity for college credit. Others options provide students with a chance to experience course topics unavailable to them in their schools. In order to help students make informed choices, school officials want to know the benefits of various online programs. This session examines three popular options--Learning Power, Black Hills Online Learning Community (BHOLC) and Dual Credit--and considers what each has to offer your students. Science Standards Course Pathways by Sam Shaw • Howe A workgroup of teachers, administrators and post-secondary representatives created a recommended pathway for students to master all science standards. This pathway adjusts expectations for both middle school and high school and also meets the three year science requirement for high school graduation. Engage in this discussion to learn about the process and outcome of this workgroup. A Conversation: Education; Segregation; Civil Rights by Treopia Washington • Hale As a follow up to her keynote address at the Teacher of the Year Banquet, Treopia will be available for questions, answers and extended discussion about her professional and personal life experiences. Join this session for first-hand accounts of Education, Segregation and Civil Rights.

12:15 PM • Snacks, Bottled Water and PRIZES

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Check the card attached to your bottle of water on your way out.... Fifteen of them have a $20 Amazon gift card hiding inside! PLUS one lucky winner will find a $100 Amazon gift card! (one per person, please)

Thank you for attending the 16th Annual Systems Change Conference. We hope you see you again next year (date & location to be announced).

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Graduate Credit Conference attendees will have the opportunity to register for one graduate credit from the University of Sioux Falls or the University of South Dakota Universal Credit through the Board of Regents for $40. Fees may be paid online with either of the participating universities. To be eligible for graduate credit, participants are required to attend the entire conference (October 14-16) including one of the following Wednesday options: • The official pre-conference workshop: Vision for Science Education in South Dakota by Sam Shaw, SD Dept of Education • Engaging Learners for Success by AdvancED • The K-16 Summit by South Dakota Department of Education Registration for graduate credit opens at noon* October 16 and closes at noon* October 23. Reflection Paper deadline is noon* October 30. Online Evaluation deadline is noon* October 30.

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For participants who do not wish to purchase graduate credit, contact hours certificates for South Dakota DOE renewal credits/ continuing education units (CEUs) will be available in the lobby during all hours of the conference.

Exhibitors The non-profit organizations below will be in the concourse Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Friday 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Dakota Wesleyan University Future Teachers Organization (605) 999-3915 These future teachers are selling Dr. Seuss mugs and See’s Lollipops to raise money for the 18th Dr. Seuss Carnival. The carnival is a celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and aims to promote family time and reading. The Cat in the Hat, Thing One and Thing Two are there to greet, read and play with the kids. The carnival takes place every spring. Over 350 children in the surrounding Mitchell area come for cupcakes, games, prizes and a free new book. Over a 1,000 people from the community attend the carnival every year, which is free to all. Contact: Rene Pruitt, repruitt@dwu.edu, 1200 W. University Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301 South Dakota AdvancED www.advanc-ed.org/managing-office-locations/south-dakota-office • (605) 716-4893 AdvancED is the largest community of education professionals in the world. We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of PreK-12 schools and school systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. While our expertise is grounded in more than a hundred years of work in school accreditation, AdvancED is far from a typical accrediting agency. Our goal isn’t to certify that schools are good enough. Rather, our commitment is to help schools improve. Contact: Sally Crowser, scrowser@advanc-ed.org, 121 East Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501 South Dakota Hall of Fame www.sdhalloffame.com • (605) 234-4216 The South Dakota Hall of Fame is the only organization with stories about South Dakotans that are Champions for Excellence. Our unique, free history program Legends and Learning southdakotalegends.com, for students and teachers is a one-of-a-kind program not found in textbooks. The South Dakota Hall of Fame’s mission is to build a culture of excellence and is achieved through five programs and generous donations as a nonprofit organization in its 41st year. The five programs are the museum in Chamberlain, the annual Honors Ceremony, Legends and Learning. Legacy of Achievements and Acts of Excellence. Contact: Greta Chapman, ceo@sdhalloffame.com, 1480 S. Main, Chamberlain, SD 57325 18

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Exhibitors, continued South Dakota Department of Education www.doe.sd.gov • (605) 773-3134 The South Dakota Department of Education is dedicated to enhancing learning through leadership and service. Contact: Ruth Raveling, ruth.raveling@state.sd.us, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501 South Dakota Education Association www.sdea.org • (605) 224-9263 SDEA is South Dakota’s largest education professionals’ organization, representing over 6,000 elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers. Contact: Sandra Waltman, sandra.waltman@sdea.org, 411 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501 South Dakota State Library www.library.sd.gov • (605) 773-3131 The South Dakota State Library supports local librarians as they navigate 21st Century transitions, finding new ways to deliver content, services and programming to students/patrons used to fast delivery on multiple devices. Libraries of all types provide communities of all sizes with quality resources and equal access. The State Library is a division of the South Dakota Department of Education. Contact: Joan Upell, joan.upell@state.sd.us, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501 Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE) www.tie.net • (605) 394-1876 Staffed by a team of professionals with expertise in areas such as technology, curriculum, assessment, instruction, evaluation, and professional development, TIE provides leadership and assistance to schools and educators regarding current issues in education. As a TIE Member, all staff in your district benefit from: • Free online workshops • Free face-to-face regional workshops for district teams • Free Tech Tuesday webinars • A free TIE Conference registration for administrator or school board member • Customized technical training and support • Discounted TIE Conference registration • Tools to assist in planning for better instructional and technology integration practices Contact: Sherry Crofut, scrofut@tie.net or Lennie Symes, lsymes@tie.net, 1925 Plaza Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702 University of South Dakota/Grad School www.usd.edu • (605) 658-6140 As the flagship liberal arts institution of South Dakota, the University of South Dakota, founded in 1862, has long been regarded as a leader in the reagion and the state. The USD School of Education’s Division of Educational Administration believes that reflective leaders are skilled educators whose practices and decisions draw upon the best available theory, research and experiential wisdom. Reflective decision making engages administrators in cycles of thought and action based upon theoretical, ethical and professional knowledge. The Division of Educational Administration is committed to preparing reflective leaders. Contact: Travis Jensen, Travis.Jensen@usd.edu, 414 E Clark Street, McKusick Tech Center, Rm 211, Vermillion, SD 57069

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Conference Bookstore On your name badge, you will find a coupon good for one free book from the onsite bookstore. You can use it on any of following books during the hours of operation below, courtesy of MAPLE. Additional books will also be available for sale. Hours of operation: Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 PM • Thursday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM • Friday 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Thanks to Prairie Pages for managing the onsite bookstore! They are a local, independently-owned bookstore specializing in new books, gifts, and South Dakota art. www.prairiepages.net  (605) 945-1100  321 S. Pierre Street, Pierre, SD 57501

Presenter Index Aberle, Robert 7 Amiotte, Shannon 5 An, Jing 16 Austin, Len 6 Austin, Maggie 6 Berndt, Teresa 7 Biehl, Mary 8 Bray, Katie 8, 16 Clark, Kim 5 Crofut, Sherry 5 Curtis, Robin 4, 5 Cushman, Kathleen 3, 4 Daily, Laurie 6 Erickson, Julie 4 Gill, Matthew 4

Godfrey, Connie 17 Healy, Jane 7 Henry, Dan 8 Honeycutt, Barb 7 Johnson, Deb 5 Kowalski, K Bailey 7 Lape, Travis 6 Lein, Kevin 4, 8 McCorkle, Mary 4, 16 Meyer, Tammy 4 Mittelstedt, Rich 4, 7, 16, 17 Mittelstedt, Sam 6 Nelin-Maurani, Michelle 6 Nelson, Becky 7 Olson, Diane 4, 5 16th Annual Systems Change Conference

Preszler, June 17 Rollinger, Ryan 4, 8 Rose, Amelia 6 Rost, Amber 8 Ryan, Denise 14, 16 Schiltz, Beth 8 Schmidt, Jimmie 8 Schneider, Jeff 5 Schneider, Mary 5 Shaw, Sam 2, 4, 6, 17 Symes, Lennie 5 Van Regenmorter, Abby 7 Washington, Treopia 10, 17

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Breakout Sessions at a Glance

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Thursday, October 15 Strand/Room New Content Standards Breakwater

Featured Books Howe

Accountability Hale

Professional Support River Run/ Wetlands Motivation & Mastery Wheeler

Customized Learning Glass

Breakout Session 1

9:45 - 10:45 AM

Science Standards Implementation Sam Shaw & Diane Olson Primary Sources in the Classroom: Using Historical Sources to Gain Understanding Julie Erickson Teacher Effectiveness: Lessons Learned from the Learning Year Matthew Gill, Tammy Meyer & Robin Curtis *Free PD Training Opportunities for Schools Through SDEA’s Great Public Schools Grant Rich Mittelstedt & Mary McCorkle Solving Your Motivation Equation - An Action Plan to Engage Young Learners Kathleen Cushman *Customized Learning Here and Doing Fine…. Kevin Lein & Ryan Rollinger

Breakout Session 2

11:00 AM - Noon

Breakout Session 3

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Breakout Session 4

2:15 - 3:15 PM

Overview of the South Teach All 4 Core Dakota Social Studies Code.org: Classes Simultaneously? Content Standards Preparing Students Sure! Why Not? with Transition Plan for the Future Jeff Schneider & Michele Nelin-Maurani Abby Van Regenmorter Mary Schneider & Sam Shaw Creating Cultures of Augmented Reality: Thinking: The 8 Forces Mindsets in the An Emerging We Must Master to Classroom Technologies Truly Transform Amelia Rose Guide to AR Our Schools K Bailey Kowalski Kim Clark SLO Success! Developing Leaders Uncovering a Professional Through the AdvancEd Real System of Conversation as Accreditation Process Accountability the Keystone to Barb Honeycutt & Robin Curtis the SLO Process Robert Aberle Rich Mittelstedt Supporting Teachers Without Removing Creative Partnerships It’s Not Easy Them From the for Professional Being New Classroom Development Deb Johnson & Becky Nelson & Laurie Daily Diane Olson Teresa Berndt How to Put Off What Increase Motivation & You Want Now For Motivating Students Meet Standards in Something Better Later: with Literacies STEM with Digital Exploring the Power of Shannon Amiotte Resources Support Delayed Gratification Jane Healy Len & Maggie Austin Making Customized Learning for Students a Reality Sherry Crofut & Lennie Symes

Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom Travis Lape

Customizing Learning Through Differentiated SLO Goals Rich Mittelstedt

Breakout Session 5

3:30 - 4:30 PM

*Customized Learning Here and Doing Fine…. Kevin Lein & Ryan Rollinger Increasing Engagement with Games Dan Henry *Principal Effectiveness & Teacher Effectiveness Models as a Framework for Coaching Based Supervision Katie Bray TEAMWORK! Collaboration Between General Education and Special Education Beth Schiltz & Jimmie Schmidt Designing Learning Engaging Kids Mari Biehl

Dual Credit Policy and Procedure * repeated session Amber Rost

Friday, October 16 Strand/Room

Breakout Session 6 • 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 7 • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

New Content Standards

Using Photographs and Historical Fiction to Foster Students’ Historical Empathy Jing An

Science Standards Course Pathways Sam Shaw

*Principal Effectiveness and Teacher Effectiveness Models as a Framework for Coaching Based Supervision Katie Bray

Customizing Online Learning; Matching the Right Option to the Right Student June Preszler & Connie Godfrey

*Free PD Training Opportunities for Schools Through SDEA’s Great Public Schools Grant Rich Mittelstedt & Mary McCorkle

First Years, Great Career! Rich Mittelstedt

Overloaded, Overwhelmed and Over it! Denise Ryan

A Conversation: Education; Segregation; Civil Rights Treopia Washington

Howe Accountability/ Customized Learning Wheeler Professional Support Glass Motivation & Mastery Hale

12:15 PM

Snacks, Bottled Water and PRIZES to go! Check the card attached to your bottle of water on your way out.... Fifteen of them have a $20 Amazon gift card hiding inside! PLUS one lucky winner will find a $100 Amazon gift card! (one per person, please)

*repeated session