events

Advanced Word Processing Beginning Word Processing Business Presentations Desktop Publishing Excel Customer Services Principles of Bookkeeping Keyboarding Keyboarding for Computers Intro to Compuers

Advanced Word Processing Beginning Word Processing Business Presentations Desktop Publishing Excel Customer Services Principles of Bookkeeping Keyboarding Keyboarding for Computers Intro to Compuers

Advanced Word Processing Beginning Word Processing Business Presentations Desktop Publishing Excel Customer Services Principles of Bookkeeping Keyboarding Keyboarding for Computers Intro to Compuers

Advanced Word Processing Beginning Word Processing Business Presentations Desktop Publishing Excel Customer Services Principles of Bookkeeping Keyboarding Keyboarding for Computers Intro to Compuers

Advanced Word Processing Beginning Word Processing Business Presentations Desktop Publishing Excel Customer Services Principles of Bookkeeping Keyboarding Keyboarding for Computers Intro to Compuers

Module 1: Promoting Children's Success: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments.Participants will be introduced to the importance of building relationships with children and families. Topics covered will include: describing relationships between children's social-emotional development and challenging behaviors, describing how challenging behaviors serve as a function for children, setting up environments that support all children, Identify strategies that: (1) build positive relationships, (2) design environments, schedules, and routines, (3) structure transitions, (4) help children learn rules and routines, and (5) plan activities that promote engagement. Participants will be able to use descriptive acknowledgment and encouragement to support children's positive social behaviors once these strategies are introduced in this session.

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.

Please save the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 3rd for the next committee meeting. As previously discussed, there was interest in learning more about a specific legislative priority to get a deeper dive into an issue and potential solutions. The plan is to then invite other commissioners who do not serve on the committee but may have an interest in the specific topic to join us. There was recommendation to invite Thad Shunkwiler to present on the opioid epidemic and other substance abuse and prevention strategies. Thad presented to the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) (of Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur & Waseca Counties). He has agreed to present to our group on Wednesday Oct. 3rd at 5:30 pm at the South Central Service Cooperative. Thad Shunkwiler, LMFT, LPCC, RPT, ACS, CCMHC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00 fee***

Agronomy Livestock Production Soils Related Welding Electrical Wiring Machine Assembly & Reconditioning Applied Math for CTE Small Gas Engines

Agronomy Livestock Production Soils Related Welding Electrical Wiring Machine Assembly & Reconditioning Applied Math for CTE Small Gas Engines

Agronomy Livestock Production Soils Related Welding Electrical Wiring Machine Assembly & Reconditioning Applied Math for CTE Small Gas Engines

Agronomy Livestock Production Soils Related Welding Electrical Wiring Machine Assembly & Reconditioning Applied Math for CTE Small Gas Engines

Module 1: Promoting Children's Success: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments.Participants will be introduced to the importance of building relationships with children and families. Topics covered will include: describing relationships between children's social-emotional development and challenging behaviors, describing how challenging behaviors serve as a function for children, setting up environments that support all children, Identify strategies that: (1) build positive relationships, (2) design environments, schedules, and routines, (3) structure transitions, (4) help children learn rules and routines, and (5) plan activities that promote engagement. Participants will be able to use descriptive acknowledgment and encouragement to support children's positive social behaviors once these strategies are introduced in this session.

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

Best Practices for the 2018-19 School Year! As teachers and school leaders, we are always looking to innovate and grow. It is essential that we try new things to add to our bag of tricks. It's also important to focus on purpose and intentionality - not on quantity. What really matters more than "always trying something new" is the reason behind why we do what we do. Spend a day studying some of Hattie’s top effect size strategies to change and improve what and how we teach: Assessment Capable Learners, Teacher Clarity of Learning Intentions, Teacher-Student Relationships, Classroom Discussion, and Meaningful Feedback.

Small Gas Engines Basic Electrical Basic Engine Performance Brakes Introduction to Auto Technology Starting & Charging Systems

Small Gas Engines Basic Electrical Basic Engine Performance Brakes Introduction to Auto Technology Starting & Charging Systems

Small Gas Engines Basic Electrical Basic Engine Performance Brakes Introduction to Auto Technology Starting & Charging Systems

Small Gas Engines Basic Electrical Basic Engine Performance Brakes Introduction to Auto Technology Starting & Charging Systems

Module 1: Promoting Children's Success: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments.Participants will be introduced to the importance of building relationships with children and families. Topics covered will include: describing relationships between children's social-emotional development and challenging behaviors, describing how challenging behaviors serve as a function for children, setting up environments that support all children, Identify strategies that: (1) build positive relationships, (2) design environments, schedules, and routines, (3) structure transitions, (4) help children learn rules and routines, and (5) plan activities that promote engagement. Participants will be able to use descriptive acknowledgment and encouragement to support children's positive social behaviors once these strategies are introduced in this session.

Join us for this free workshop presented by Dr. Michael Rodriguez from the University of Minnesota and Holly Pope from MDE. Participants will receive an update on the redesign of the Benchmark Reports, information on the new reports available on the Minnesota Report Card, discuss the potential of formative assessments, develop classroom formative assessments, review the new teacher Testing 1, 2, 3 website, and explore the principles of educational measurement and assessment. More information can be found here: https://mnscsc.org/scsc/media/teaching/docs/using-assessment-data.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.

Welcome to the 2018 Science & Nature Conference! We are pleased you will be attending with students and providing them with essential adult supervision. All adults MUST register online even though you attend FREE of charge. Please be careful to use the “Chaperone Registration” and not the “Student Registration”. We hope you will enjoy this special hands-on academic enrichment conference designed with your students in mind! Many of the presenters welcome your assistance with the activities they have planned and may even invite you to help them. Feel free to contribute! Classes are handicap accessible. Please contact the conference coordinator to request any special needs. You will travel between buildings on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus - please dress accordingly.

Welcome to the 2018 Science & Nature Conference! Please attend with a responsible adult. Remember your lunch! There will NOT be food or beverages available for purchase. You will travel between buildings on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus - please dress accordingly.

Fall Wellness Coordinators Meeting open to all School and CCOGA Wellness Coordinators. You will have the opportunity to network with other Wellness Coordinators. Discover what new products and services are available to you. Through the expanded SCSC Wellness Program.

Medical Terminology Introduction to Medical Careers Basic Nursing Stress Management Is there a need for CPR &/or EMT? Others?

Medical Terminology Introduction to Medical Careers Basic Nursing Stress Management Is there a need for CPR &/or EMT? Others?

Structured Teaching is the foundation to classroom engagement. It is creating systems for students to be independent and increases the level of engagement by providing the visual clarity and structure to the student day, segments of the day (such as teaching time, independent work) and to the work the student needs to complete. It focuses on generalization of skills in other environments allowing the student to function independently with visual and structural prompts versus requiring a person to provide verbal prompts. Utilizing the elements of Structured Teaching sets the stage for staff to implement other evidence based practices and best practice instructional methods for people on the ASD spectrum and other disabilities. Goals: -Gain an understanding of the components of structured teaching strategies -Identify the three basic elements of structure and their benefit to students -Understand how to use structure to design a daily schedule, work system, and tasks ***Lunch is included***

Where could we find a powerful reading strategy for the regular K-12 classroom and for our intervention time? Look no further! The Reciprocal Teaching strategy is a powerful tool for you to bring back to your work! Reciprocal teaching is an advanced discussion technique that includes Predicting, Clarifying, Questioning and Summarizing (the Fab Four). This strategy is supported by the work of John Hattie and has an effect size of .72. It is also widely used in the AVID classroom. Effective use of Reciprocal Teaching includes skills in cooperative learning, metacognition, questioning strategies and discussion strategies. Spend the day studying and learning techniques to make this Fab Four work for your students.

Today is a NEW! opportunity to collaborate with area colleagues to improve student learning in music. Together, we will examine: • Principles of "standards-based grading" in music • Numerous checklists and rubrics for feedback and assessment • A music-specific perspective in teacher evaluation. We will also look ahead at the new Minnesota standards in music. What are the new standards? How do they compare to current Minnesota standards? What can you be thinking about? Take away practical ideas from the presenter and area colleagues! This workshop is facilitated by Dr. Wendy Barden, Music Education Specialist in Professional Development & Resource Programs at the Perpich Center for Arts Education. There is no cost for the workshop. More information and registration: http://perpich.mn.gov

Machine Trades Print Reading Basic Lathe Basic Milling Bench-Saws-Drilling Basic Shop Math

Machine Trades Print Reading Basic Lathe Basic Milling Bench-Saws-Drilling Basic Shop Math

Machine Trades Print Reading Basic Lathe Basic Milling Bench-Saws-Drilling Basic Shop Math

Machine Trades Print Reading Basic Lathe Basic Milling Bench-Saws-Drilling Basic Shop Math

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00/day fee***

Lunch is included at no charge.

The Writers Studio offers students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to work directly with professional authors, provide and receive feedback from other participants, and showcase their work. Students will meet in the fall for a day-long writing workshop, interact electronically throughout the year and convene in the spring for an open-mic event.

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.

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00 fee***

Quality social studies instruction can prepare students for lives as informed consumers of media products, courteous community members and wise decision-makers. Participants will learn how to infuse civic reasoning skills while implementing the Minnesota Academic Standards in Social Studies at the K-8 level. Laura Tessmer and Patti Strukel, the presenters for this event, are board members of Minnesota Council of History Education, an organization that aims to promote meaningful and effective history education. Take away resources to enhance instructional practices.

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00 fee***

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.

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00/day fee***

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00 fee***

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.

Working lunch from 12:00-12:45 pm. ***There is a $15.00 fee***

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.

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 luncheon and Reach for the Stars catalogue.

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

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