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Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 9 a.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 8 a.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 10 a.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 9 a.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 11 a.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 10 a.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the Noon recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 11 a.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 1:00 p.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as Noon to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 2 p.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 1 p.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 3 p.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 2 p.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 4 p.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 3 p.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 5 p.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 4 p.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

Congratulations on your nomination as an Academic All-Star! We look forward to recognizing your achievement at the Gathering of Champions statewide event. You have reserved space at the 6 p.m. recognition ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Mall of America in Parkview which is located in the Southwest corner of the Nickelodeon Universe between Flyover America and Hard Rock Cafe. You may check in as early as 5 p.m. to pick up PLEASE NOTE: There is no seating in the waiting area before the ceremony time. It is standing room only. If long periods of standing are difficult for someone in your party, we ask that you wait until closer to ceremony time before entering the waiting area. Once inside the ceremony space there will be seats available. There is no cost for 2018 Academic All-Stars and their guests to attend this event. Photo Slide Show: Submit a photo of your All-Star to goc@synergyexchange.org to have it appear in our slide show before the ceremony. All photos must be received by July 27 to be included. As a participant at the Gathering of Champions, you grant Synergy & Leadership Exchange permission to publish your photo and/or name for promotional purposes. We hope you will enjoy your day at the Mall of America and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gathering of Champions!

A summer institute focusing on blended and online teaching concepts and strategies that can be used to develop and / or evaluate blended instruction that supports Student Centered Learning environments. This Blended Institute is based on the Leading Edge Certification (LEC) curriculum and includes a 6 hour face to face class on August 6 and 12-14 hours of online instruction that can be completed during the summer. The institute is set up so that participants will build a blended unit or course for their students or adult learners to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts covered. There is also an option for administrators or teacher leaders to build an evaluation and coaching module for use with teachers who are using a blended instruction model with their students. Participants will meet about half of the requirements for LEC National Certification during this summer. Cost: $100.00 Opportunities to complete the rest of the requirements and to build a portfolio for certification will be offered during the fall and winter.

A summer institute focusing on developing a Standards-Based Reporting, Grading and Growth Mindset framework that provides students itemized feedback according to your course learning objectives, standards or key learning targets. This framework helps students know what ideas they do and don’t understand. Students practice concepts needing further study in preparation to reassess and show what they have learned. In short, SBG encourages a growth-mindset, practice-until-you-succeed approach to teaching and learning.

Web Accessibility Community of Practice Meeting for all SCSC members. Will review Accessibility and Responsible Learning Practices for Blended and Online Instruction Settings. This is part of the Leading Edge Certification (LEC) course.

STAR Comprehensive Workshop: •Tuesday & Wednesday, August 14 & 15, 2018 •Required for those who have not been trained •Optional for those who have been trained •Cost: $100.00/day per person or $45.00/per person for implementation teams STAR Teams Training (Implementation Teams Only): •Thursday, August 16, 2018 •Required for all teams •Cost: $45.00/per person STAR Workshop Content The instructional methods of discrete trial training, pivotal response training, teaching functional routines, and positive behavior interventions and supports form the instructional base of this comprehensive program. Participants receive examples of STAR Program lesson plans at each instructional level in order to practice their skills in implementing the program. •Learn the STAR Program’s (Arick, Loos, Falco, Krug, 2004) curriculum content • Watch video and demonstrations of the three instructional methods in the STAR Program What You Will Learn • Developmental curriculum content appropriate for students with developmental disabilities curriculum-based assessment techniques for baseline and progress monitoring •To use Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to teach new skills •To teach students to be independent and to generalize skills within their daily routines What You Will Receive •Extensive handouts •One STAR Program student assessment at each level •A certificate for 12 hours continuing education credit

About The Zones of Regulation The Zones of Regulation is a framework and curriculum designed to foster skills in self regulation, including emotional control, sensory regulation, and executive functions. It is a systematic, cognitive behavior approach that uses four colors to help students visually and verbally self identify how they are functioning in the moment given their emotions and state of alertness. The model incorporates Social Thinking concepts to help students use perspective taking, to identify how they are thinking and feeling, and understand how their thoughts and behavior impact those around them. Through using the curriculum individuals become more self aware and learn tools they can use to regulate to a more expected state. The Zones of Regulation curriculum is published by Social Thinking Publishing (www.socialthinking.com). It can be used effectively in home, school, and clinical settings, as well as in conjunction with previously taught regulation strategies. About the Presentation The Zone of Regulation presentation provides teachers, therapists and parents with hands on knowledge on the nature of self regulation and strategies for improving self regulation and emotional control in individuals of all ages. The presentation addresses topics such as the brain’s involvement, typical development, sensory processing, emotional regulation, and executive functioning. Audience participants will learn an explicit, stair stepped method and tools to guide students in utilizing The Zones framework across situations and environments to regulate sensory needs, impulses, and emotional states to social demands. Visuals and student work samples are highlighted to illustrate numerous learning activities. A variety of tools (sensory supports, calming techniques, and thinking strategies) are explored to help students recognize their internal emotions, sensory needs, and thinking patterns in each zone, when shifting from one zone to another, and t

Reach for the Stars programs that make a $50 donation become affiliate members and may include a photo and logo next to their listing in the catalogue. Affiliate donations help support the costs of administering Reach for the Stars. If you choose to be a Reach for the Stars Affiliate, please email a current logo and two to three event photos to reach@synergyexchange.org by June 1. Make checks payable to "Synergy & Leadership Exchange" and mail to: Synergy & Leadership Exchange Attn: Reach for the Stars 2075 Lookout Drive North Mankato, MN 56003

Minnesota’s Regional Center of Excellence in conjunction with SCSC and MDE is facilitating a PLC for principals in with the goal of advancing instructional leadership. This learning community is intended to be a bedrock of support for K-12 principals based on a trusting, supportive and collaborative environment.

Return to Play: 9:00-11:30 Lunch: 11:30-12:30 on your own Return to Learn: 12:30-3:30 Return to Play Troy Hoehn, Past President of the MN Athletic Trainers Association, MATA Secondary School Committee Chair Head, Head Athletic Trainer at Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic and Mankato East High School Athletic Trainer - What is a concussion, testing for concussions, how concussions affect students, communicating with school nurse and families, and returning to athletics Kelly Bredeken, Statewide Traumatic Brain Injury Specialist will briefly discuss 504 Plans, Special Education, when to consider each, the impact of concussions on learning and the importance of communication between coaches, athletic trainers, school nurse, guidance counselors, social workers, teachers, and families. Target Audience: coaches, athletic trainers, athletic directors, school nurses, guidance counselors, general education teachers, occupational therapists, administrators Return to Learn Kelly Bredeken, Statewide Traumatic Brain Injury Specialist will discuss special education evaluation and eligibility for Traumatic Brain Injury, the transition back to school after a brain injury, types of brain injuries, parts of the brain and impact of injury to each area and educational strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury. Target Audience: school psychologist, special education teachers, guidance counselors, school social workers, assessment specialists, case facilitators, school nurses, occupational therapists, general education teachers and administrators.

Discussion of the new competition format for the season, alignment with the overview of curriculum materials, team structure and strategies, practice questions, materials, potential scrimmages, state event, judges, etc. Coaches may meet in person at the SCSC Conference Center, or join via conference call.

Times will be available for small groups of district/building level staff to sit down and have conversations about continuous improvement, goal setting and WBWF with a representative from MDE. For more information visit: https://mnscsc.org/scsc/media/teaching/docs/wbwf-flier.pdf

Times will be available for small groups of district/building level staff to sit down and have conversations about continuous improvement, goal setting and WBWF with a representative from MDE. For more information visit: https://mnscsc.org/scsc/media/teaching/docs/wbwf-flier.pdf

Registration for the 2018-2019 season. Academic Decathlon is a national scholastic competition designed to stimulate intellectual growth and encourage greater respect for knowledge. The format includes students with A, B and C grade-point averages competing in ten curricular areas. Competitions range from local scrimmages to national contests.

This workshop includes the participants reading an outside list of books, which are self-selected from a recommended list. Each participant receives 25 Clock Hour Units.

Teams of five students will participate in individual, team and playoff rounds of competition surrounding mathematical thinking and problem solving.

Teams of five students will participate in individual, team and playoff rounds of competition surrounding mathematical thinking and problem solving.

As part of the 125 clock hour requirement for license renewal, the Minnesota Legislature, by statute, requires ALL teachers to show evidence in the following six areas to renew a license. These sessions are offered in one day and the times and areas are: 1)Technology 8-9 a.m. 2)Scientifically Based Reading 9-10 a.m. 3)Accommodations and Modifications 10-11 a.m. 4)Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness 11 a.m.-12 p.m. 5)Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports 1-2 p.m. 6)Reflection and ELL Statement 2-3 p.m. Participants may register for all six areas for $350 choose individual sessions for $60. Each session will have a set of materials for further study. Lunch is on your own.

This workshop includes the participants reading an outside list of books, which are self-selected from a recommended list. Each participant receives 25 Clock Hour Units.

As part of the 125 clock hour requirement for license renewal, the Minnesota Legislature, by statute, requires ALL teachers to show evidence in the following six areas to renew a license. These sessions are offered in one day and the times and areas are: 1)Technology 8-9 a.m. 2)Scientifically Based Reading 9-10 a.m. 3)Accommodations and Modifications 10-11 a.m. 4)Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness 11 a.m.-12 p.m. 5)Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports 1-2 p.m. 6)Reflection and ELL Statement 2-3 p.m. Participants may register for all six areas for $350 choose individual sessions for $60. Each session will have a set of materials for further study. Lunch is on your own.

A library of online, on demand professional learning on a variety of topics. These can be used for CEU credits or independent learning. Sessions and descriptions can be found at: https://mnscsc.org/teaching-learning/online-learning-center