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Curriculum, Digital Education and Professional Development Leadership Community of Practice Meeting. All are Welcome!

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.

Technology Directors and Coordinators Leadership Community of Practice Meeting Includes Lunch

Since Charting the C’s was cancelled, Region 9 is offering a cross categorical one day Breakout Bonanza. This will cover assistive technology for all levels of need, behavior strategies, sensory strategies, make & takes, and transition topics. Costs: $35 for Region 9 School Districts and $45 for all other school districts. (Includes lunch and session handouts) ***Additional Charges for Make-N-Take Sessions*** Bag Books Make-N-Take $20 Core Vocab Make-N-Take $15 ake & takes, and transition topics.

Lunch and breakfast provided at no cost. There will be a working LUNCH and PBIS Poster Sharing: Teams are encouraged to bring PBIS posters, sample materials, videos, and other PBIS items to share and showcase with other teams! Let’s Collaborate and Learn Together!

The SCSC Writing Contest gives students a chance to express themselves by writing fiction, non-fiction or poetry. This program was established to encourage the love of language and writing for all students and as a way to recognize the talented young writers in south central Minnesota. SCSC is partnering with Minnesota State University, Mankato on this program. Students in grades K-12 attending public, private or homeschools are eligible to enter. Up to three pieces per category and submission in multiple categories are welcome.

Now that you have learned what Structured Teaching is and can identify the three basic elements of Structured Teaching we want to dive deeper into building our skills to apply the elements to our classrooms. Structured Teaching 2.0 will refresh on the basics, learn how to plan for the structure, create a plan for your classroom and plan for implementation. This is really about the metacognition of structured teaching. It is "thinking" structure in all aspects of the educational environment. Goals: -Participants will begin to design a plan to implement the elements of structured teaching. -Participants will begin to learn to "think" structure as he/she develops or fine-tunes programming, embeds other methods of teaching, implements strategies/or interventions. ***Lunch is included***

***Must previously have take Structured Teaching 1.0 or Structured Teaching 2.0*** How to create independent work for students through the use of structured tasks. This session will review the rules of a structured task. We will review the categories of tasks and learn how to organize tasks. We will design tasks to meet the elements of structure teaching. These tasks will minimize or eliminate the need for prompting from staff. We will develop tasks that speak to the student and how his/her autism impacts him/her. We will evaluate tasks and determine if the task meets the expectations of structure and we will create tasks for our programs. Goals: Participants will be able to identify if a task meets the expectations of Structured Teaching Participants will create tasks to meet the elements. ***Lunch and materials is included***

Work on next regional network design

Curriculum, Digital Education and Professional Development Leadership Community of Practice Meeting. All are Welcome! Includes Lunch

8:30 Registration 9:00 Start 2:00 Wrap up

Thank you for your donation or sponsorship for the 2020 Character Recognition Awards luncheon on May 20. Please RSVP your meal selection by May 1 at https://forms.gle/yf7WRxjc657xz1EJ9 Questions? Contact Barb Bergseth at bbergseth@synergyexchange.org or 507-389-5112

The event will be held in the Garden City Ballroom at the Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430. The event includes lunch. Please enter your lunch selection(s) at https://goo.gl/forms/B2GzukeTLi5WqG6I2

***This is a 2 week event 6/8/20-6/12/20 and 6/15/20-6/19/20*** The South Central Construction Trades Boot Camp is a two week, day camp, that will provide hands on learning opportunities in a wide variety of trades: Laborers, Carpenters, Millwrights, Cement Masons, Plumbers, Operators, Electricians.

The Reading Academy offers participants an opportunity to read from one of several lists of books (see link below) and comment (2-3 sentences) online about each book. Then participants come together on June 21 and share ideas and comments about their readings. In the afternoon there is instruction on Increasing Reading Motivation. Each participant receives 25 Clock Hour Units. Lunch is on your own.

Target Audience: K-12 visual and media arts instructors. This thorough hands-on workshop will empower art educators to understand the opportunitites they have to advance art education, increase their ability to create high quality standards-aligned curriculum, and make intentional decisions that support the students they teach. Lunch: participants may either bring their own lunch or go to a local restaurant. to REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8hqQ-d41MgoSciATcDjm0pi6Tvw3wC9HEVq_dOl9lMS7U-Q/viewform If you have questions please contact LORENE McGRANE phone: 763 279 4180 or lorene.mcgrane@pcae.k12.mn.us This event is FREE and CEUs are provided.

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) Scientifically Based Reading 8-9 a.m. 2) Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness 9-10 a.m. 3) Suicide Prevention 10-11 a.m. 4) Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports 11 a.m.-12 p.m. 5) English Language Learners 1-2 p.m. 6) Cultural Competency 2-3 p.m. Note: Technology and Accommodations/Modifications are no longer required sessions. 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.

Your membership supports the Gathering of Champions, WEM Outstanding Educator Awards Program, Minnesota Schools of Character & Promising Practices program, Minnesota Ethical Leadership Awards, Character Recognition Awards and Reach for the Stars catalogue.

Your donation supports the Gathering of Champions, WEM Outstanding Educator Awards Program, Minnesota Schools of Character & Promising Practices program, Minnesota Ethical Leadership Awards, Character Recognition Awards and Reach for the Stars catalogue. If you would like your support directed to a specific program, please email Cassi at cwanous@synergyexchange.org.

Here's a chance to revise your curriculum plan based on the new Minnesota standards in Music. Much of the day will be guided work time, with the chance to talk through your new ideas and get feedback from other participants and the workshop facilitator Wendy Barden. Be sure to bring any curriculum documents/resources you have and a laptop. We will break for lunch. Please plan to bring your own lunch or plan to pick something up at a nearby restaurant. Workshop facilitator is Dr. Wendy Barden, Music Education Specialist in Professional Development and Resource Programs at Perpich Center for Arts Education. There is no cost for this workshop and 5 CEU hours are earned. If you have questions please contact LORENE McGRANE phone: 763 279 4180 or lorene.mcgrane@pcae.k12.mn.us To REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT9V6DycicaaZHnnHwJWjEicfLaQdB6fiPOl_ZxnYCXjnNBw/viewform

In this hands-on workshop we'll draw upon the frameworks of Arts Lit, a free literacy resource from Brown University, to explore ways of entering, comprehending, and embodying different kinds of texts. This work is geared for K-12 educators in theater, dance, English, social studies, and others interested in using the tools of theater and dance to reveal layers of meaning, deepen comprehension, and facilitate community building. We will break for lunch. Please bring your own lunch or plan to pick something up at a nearby restaurant. Workshop facilitator is Mary Harding, Dance Education Specialist and Dr. Stephanie Lein Walseth, Theater Education Specialist in Professional Development and Resource Programs at Perpich Center for Arts Education There is no cost for this workshop and 5 CEU hours are earned. To REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsIBk2kgbnPg8jmIQmab8ntZo3vwj0NMaD_vNlqHGriS8Fjw/viewform If you have questions please contact LORENE McGRANE phone: 763 279 4180 or lorene.mcgrane@pcae.k12.mn.us

Thank you for becoming a Reach for the Stars Affiliate! Your donation makes it possible for students, teachers and families to receive this awesome resource. Be sure to email a program photo and logo to reach@synergyexchange.org by May 1. If paying by check, include "Reach for the Stars" in the memo.

The Southern Regional Implementation Project (SRIP) if offering a "New to PBIS" training. This training is for staff members who may not have had the opportunity to go through the MN PBIS cohort training with their school team. Any school staff members working at schools that previously completed cohort training are welcome to attend. This one day training will not replace the 9 days of cohort training, but we hope it will enlighten participants on the basic framework and components of PBIS.