tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57212562473153579002024-02-18T23:53:14.247-08:00Official blog of the South Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-33747245642588517502023-11-07T15:07:00.002-08:002023-11-07T15:11:28.349-08:00Spreading awareness in schools about South Dakota’s American Indian culture<p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt;">By Fred Osborne, Director, South Dakota Office of Indian Education </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt;">The South Dakota Office of Indian Education and the
Wóokiye Project, a Bush Foundation grant project, would like to share some of
our upcoming events and initiatives.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One of our primary goals is to spread awareness and
education in schools about South Dakota’s unique American Indian culture. We
are in the process of sending educational kits promoting the <i>Oceti Sakowin
Essential Understandings</i> <i>and Standards</i> to every school across the
state. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><img align="right" border="0" height="142" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fTSOU7OPL._SL160_.jpg" width="186" /></span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt;">Grade schools have received a copy of <i>Muskrat and
Skunk</i> by Donald F. Montileaux. The book provides an illustrated story of
the origin of the Lakota drum in the Oceti Sakowin culture. <i>Muskrat and
Skunk</i> is written in both English and Lakota to give a language and cultural
experience to children. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Middle and high schools will receive copies of <i>The
Lakota Way</i> by Joseph M. Marshall III. Through traditional stories, the book
provides a deeper understanding of the 12 Lakota virtues that are crucial to
the Lakota way of living: bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect,
honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, and compassion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Additionally, schools received two sets of poster
maps and magnets representing all nine reservations in South Dakota, as well as
information on Native titles and educational kits available from the South
Dakota State Historical Society. Using the maps and magnets, students are able
to identify and locate reservations and their locations using an interactive
teaching tool.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Through these educational kits, we aim to provide
students with more insight and knowledge about the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota
history and culture. Coupled with the Lakota Virtue Videos</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">told by Lakota and
Dakota elders, available free through our office, teachers have useful
resources to engage student learning of the <i>Oceti Sakowin Essential
Understandings and Standards</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Each year, we host an annual summit for educators
and students to learn more about tools and resources to ensure that today’s
Native youth can achieve success both in school and in society. The Office of
Indian Education will host the 2023 South Dakota Indian Education Summit Nov. 16-18
at the Crossroads Event Center in Huron. The summit will kick off on Thursday,
Nov. 16, and continue into the weekend for a youth day on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Youth Day is designed for K-12 students. Please </span><a href="https://sdtribalrelations.sd.gov/indian-education/indian-education-conference.aspx"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">visit
our website</span></a><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> for more information about the summit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For those who have not visited our website, I encourage
you to do so. We have abundant resources including </span><a href="https://sdtribalrelations.sd.gov/indian-education/OSEU.aspx"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">lesson
plans</span></a><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, </span><a href="https://sdtribalrelations.sd.gov/indian-education/virtues.aspx"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">videos</span></a><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, </span><a href="https://sdtribalrelations.sd.gov/indian-education/scholarships.aspx"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">scholarships</span></a><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, and much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><i><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1f; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-43383991737421095432023-10-02T11:50:00.000-07:002023-10-02T11:50:01.651-07:00Making local food part of education in South Dakota<p>October is Farm to School Month, and with South Dakota’s
deep agricultural roots, there’s no better place to celebrate.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The South Dakota Department of Education’s (DOE) Child and
Nutrition Services (CANS) is working to help schools make local food a part of
education for South Dakota’s kids. The Farm to School effort seeks to bring
together agricultural producers and education providers for three main
purposes: </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">to educate children on where food comes from and
the benefits of eating local food,</span><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> <br /></span></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">to maintain strong connections between youth and
agriculture, and</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">to offer opportunities for local producers and
those involved in food programs to network and find opportunities to educate
and feed our students with food grown in South Dakota.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Educators have lots of opportunities to be involved in Farm
to School. Their curriculum, especially in science and math, can incorporate local
foods. There are educational opportunities for students from preschool to high
school. Field trips, tasting activities, cooking classes, in-school gardens,
and school visits from farmers and master gardeners are just some of the ways
that educators can teach youth about food production. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Farm to School is a win-win for students/schools, producers,
and the community. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ultimately, South Dakota’s Farm to School efforts will be
successful when school cafeteria food comes as much as possible from producers
within the state, and those eating the food understand and appreciate the hard
work of those South Dakota farmers and ranchers who grow the food that the
world consumes. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Earlier this summer, a group of stakeholders helped to
develop goals for growing Farm to School in South Dakota. <a href="https://doe.sd.gov/cans/documents/F2S-StrategicPlan.pdf">See the results of their work</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Janelle Peterson<br />
Child and Adult Nutrition Services, South Dakota Department of Education <o:p></o:p></i></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-87745938273073808422023-08-17T06:54:00.000-07:002023-08-17T06:54:47.259-07:00Welcome Back to School<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">One pretty clear indication that I chose the right profession is my feeling about the first day of school. The day you walk in the building and that wonderful amalgam of smells—floor wax, dry erase marker, new bookbag, and school breakfast—coalesce to evoke just one beautiful thought: school!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">In my day, it was the smell of Elmer’s paste (that company’s glue just doesn’t have the same effervescence) that triggered a clamoring for school, but that different bouquet led to the same end, an acceptance of, and excitement for, a new academic year.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Even better than the fragrance of a new school year is the promise of one. This could be the year we turn the corner on elevated levels of absenteeism. The year literacy proficiencies leap forward as the result of a renewed application of the principles of the Science of Reading. The year the varsity football and volleyball teams grab state championships. The year that heals some of the old wounds from the painful COVID years, that changes the ache to a tingle. The year that we make a difference in one more student, one more athlete, one more musician, one more thespian, one more child.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">It's the 4</span><sup style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">th</sup><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> of July, Christmas, your birthday, and Opening Day all rolled into one. And we have the privilege of working with South Dakota’s children, those whom parents place in our care and in our trust.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://doe.sd.gov/images/GravesJoseph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Dr. Joseph Grave" border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="404" height="222" src="https://doe.sd.gov/images/GravesJoseph.jpg" width="193" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">We are a blessed band working in a blessed profession. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">May 2023-24 fulfill every potential and every promise.</span><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sincerely,</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dr. Joseph Graves<br /></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Secretary<br />South Dakota Department of Education </span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></p></div>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-58901179961228606242023-05-04T14:56:00.000-07:002023-05-04T14:56:00.136-07:00Teacher Appreciation Week Communique from the Secretary’s Office<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Four months ago, I left my school district—Mitchell—where I had served as superintendent for more than 23 years. When I did so, I knew there were going to be some things I missed. The students, first and foremost. All the people I worked with. All the sights and sounds of working in a school—the bells, the delightful squeals and chatter of a grade school playground, a freshly waxed terrazzo floor.</span></p><p aria-hidden="true" class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Today, I realize that there is something else I missed that I hadn’t thought about, Teacher Appreciation Week. May 8-12, a never-ending cornucopia of cookies, bagels, homemade treats, Subway sandwiches, heaped in every workroom. I admit I nicked a few. OK, more than a few. But the scones and ginger snaps weren’t really the best part.</span></p><p aria-hidden="true" class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">The best part was all those parents and local restaurants and insurance companies and PTAs who went to all that work, not because they didn’t think we had enough to eat, but because it was their way of showing just how much they really appreciate all of you.</p><p aria-hidden="true" class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Couple that with the knowledge that what you do is meaningful, that you make a genuine difference in the lives of children, and you wind up with a recipe for not just <i>feeling</i> appreciated but <i>being</i> genuinely worthy of appreciation.</p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Not half bad on a sunny day in May, the end of the academic year approaching, snow and ice safely in the past, and a nicely frosted cookie in the shape of an apple just waiting for you.</p><p aria-hidden="true" class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Dr. Joseph Graves</p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Secretary of Education</p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-86235784390335297052023-01-30T12:44:00.000-08:002023-01-30T12:44:12.475-08:00Gov. Kristi Noem proclaims Feb. 6-10 School Counseling Week in South Dakota<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Executive Proclamation</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Whereas</i></b>, school counselors are employed in
schools to help students reach their full potential; and,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Whereas</i></b>, school counselors are committed to helping students explore
their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to
career awareness and development; and,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Whereas</i></b>, school
counselors partner with parents to further the educational and personal growth
of their children; and,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Whereas</i></b>, school counselors work with teachers and other educators to
help students succeed in school and set realistic goals for themselves; and,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Whereas, </i></b>school counselors identify and
utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive
school counseling programs to assist students in becoming productive members of
society; and,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Whereas, </i></b>comprehensive
school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational
process:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Now</i>,<i> Therefore</i>,<i> I</i>,<i> Kristi Noem</i></b>,
Governor of the State of South Dakota, do hereby proclaim the week of February 6, 2023, as </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>School
Counseling Week </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">in South Dakota.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-73861224516852182202022-11-18T14:18:00.000-08:002022-11-18T14:18:34.913-08:00Support for proposed social studies standards<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Public hearings on proposed social studies content standards are underway. Learn more about the <a href="https://doe.sd.gov/ContentStandards/ss-review.aspx" target="_blank">social studies standards revision process</a> on the Department of Education website.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is a collection of op-eds in support of the proposed standards:</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">From Fred Osborn, Director of the Office of Indian Education in the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations. Fred was a member of the Social Studies Standards Revision Commission.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One purpose of the South Dakota Office of Indian Education is to support initiatives in order that South Dakota’s students and public school instructional staff become aware of, and gain an appreciation of, South Dakota’s unique American Indian culture. As Director of the Office of Indian Education and member of both the most recent Social Studies Standards Revision Commission and the previous review team, I can say unequivocally that the current standards provide the most comprehensive framework to date for South Dakota’s students to learn about American Indian history and culture.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The proposed set of standards incorporate more than 70 references to Indigenous/Native perspective. They provide students with opportunities to review a full comprehensive history, from pre-contact Indigenous peoples of America to the revered nine tribes (Oceti Sakowin) in South Dakota today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These standards allow children, Native and non-Native, to learn about the great leaders of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate, such as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Spotted Tail to name a few. They also allow children to learn about and understand the devastating effects of mandatory schooling of Native children at boarding schools, how treaties were made, broken, and sometimes upheld. And the standards are not without highlighting the successes of the nine tribes of South Dakota, making sure to spiral throughout K-12 the identification, sovereignty, and identity of the nine tribes in South Dakota and their historical impact on both the state and the United States of America.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In 2003 over 1,000 people attended the first Gathering and Healing of Nations in Pierre. This event was aimed at promoting reconciliation between Natives and non-Natives. One of the most profound developments from this meeting was ultimately the development of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings whereby all South Dakota’s students, both Native and non-Native, could learn core concepts essential to understanding Oceti Sakowin history and culture. Developing mutual understanding and respectful appreciation of Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota history and culture narrows the divide that so often keeps us from meaningful engagement.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Great care was taken to mirror language and historically important events directly from the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in the development of the proposed Social Studies Standards. Interweaving the essential elements and historical events from the Oceti Sakowin Essential Standards into History, Civics, Economics, and Geography further advances the vision from that initial meeting of the Gathering and Healing of Nations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The proposed Social Studies Standards present an opportunity for an entire generation to learn and appreciate the diverse cultures of the nine tribes in South Dakota – an opportunity for an entire generation to find common respect of each other’s beliefs – an opportunity for an entire generation to learn South Dakota’s history whether it be good or bad. Such an opportunity should not be missed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Social studies standards are meaningful, challenging, empowering</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As an experienced classroom educator, I am excited about the potential of the proposed social studies standards. They provide a framework for students to gain critical knowledge, vocabulary, and understanding in key areas of history, government, geography, and economics.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A strong foundation in social studies is necessary to prepare productive citizens for the future. These standards are both meaningful and challenging and are grounded in democratic principles like civic participation, equality, and individual freedoms. It is important to note the proposed standards are guidelines for addressing what students should know by the end of each school year. These standards do not dictate the curriculum or how a teacher in each district will teach them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When children are challenged with rigorous academic tasks, the results are greater student achievement. These standards allow South Dakota educators the freedom and flexibility to plan their instruction to the rigor level of each standard. By identifying purposeful pedagogy and critical content, the proposed standards build sound foundational skills for children at an early age that will move with them through their K-12 experience and on to college.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These skills, beginning with our youngest learners, will enable students to participate effectively in an increasingly diverse world. I believe one spectacular aspect of the social studies curriculum is that it can be incorporated into many different subject areas. For example, social studies can easily be integrated into language arts. In my classroom, when choosing a book for reading aloud to students, I often think of social studies or when learning history, my students can be practicing their writing or technology skills. Cross-curricular teaching not only saves time in an already busy teaching day but reveals to the students the interconnectedness of learning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These standards were also written with parents in mind. There is a chronological ordering of the standards, which allows students and their parents the ability to see how and when events unfolded in history. The proposed standards spiral between grade levels building on prior knowledge. This fosters a continuum of learning that makes sense and is easily understood.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another important element of the standards is they allow ample opportunities to include, like never before, South Dakota’s rich Native American history. The Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings are referenced throughout the standards. South Dakota students will now learn about the great Chiefs of their state like Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Standing Bear, Crazy Horse, and Spotted Tail and their important contributions. The issue of Native American boarding schools which were, in many cases, a systematic attempt to erase Native American culture, is brought to light. Nothing is sugar coated.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Social studies matters and the democratic traditions of our country deserve a place in today’s classrooms. The proposed standards may seem at first glance to be overly rigorous and time consuming, but complex social studies standards empower students to succeed in school and later in their careers and life. It is something I believe our students deserve. That is why I am excited to support the proposed standards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>--Janet Finzen is a long-time educator who lives in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. She was a member of the Social Studies Standards Revision Commission.</i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">South Dakota Education Standards for South Dakota Kids</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There has been a great deal of public discussion about the proposed social studies content standards that will receive their first public hearing before the South Dakota Board of Education Standards on Sept. 19.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">From local, state, and even national press coverage, to discussions in Main Street cafes, comments on social media platforms, and the public comments submitted specific to the standards, it’s clear a robust public discussion has begun on a process that typically draws little interest outside of the education community.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’d like to take a moment to pull the conversation back to the big picture and offer a few thoughts, not about any particular verbiage included in the standards, or how many times certain words are mentioned, but to ask us to consider what we want our future to be.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The South Dakota Department of Education aspires for all students to graduate from the K-12 system ready for college, careers, and life. This is not something we take lightly. It’s on our website, we discuss it at staff meetings, we share it with teachers and administrators, and we infuse this approach into everything we do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This means that while we certainly want all students to graduate high school, even more than that, we want them to graduate prepared to succeed in their adult lives. We want them to contribute as responsible citizens, voters, board members, and engaged volunteers who recognize how they can impact the world around them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As South Dakotans, we want strong standards to guide our educators as they help our kids learn. Good standards frame out our expectations for what our young people learn and the skills they develop. They also serve as the foundation from which educators develop lesson plans and classroom experiences. With quality standards in hand, great teachers and instructional leaders translate these expectations for students into impactful classroom learning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well-prepared individuals often make the best servant-leaders. The goal of these standards is sound preparation, from which our students can effectively develop into the next generation of city council members, Little League coaches, county commissioners, church leaders, and legislators. These standards are the basis from which they can learn to critically analyze information, practice the art of debate, and see their opportunity to lead, equipped with the lessons of those who came before us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kids are capable of a great deal, often more than we think. Let’s use this opportunity to ensure our expectations challenge South Dakota students to learn and grow and become our next generation of South Dakota leaders.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>--South Dakota Secretary of Education Tiffany Sanderson</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let’s Meet the Challenge</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It’s no surprise to any of us that our civic education needs reforms. From Jay Leno’s joking to our national civics test scores, we’ve known for years our nation faces a grave challenge. Many, including me, have previously stated that our nation’s civic challenges are rooted in our historical ignorance. Having taught at the Air Force Academy and at Dakota State, I have experienced bright students in my class who were unable to do college level work as they did not have command of basic American history. So, in 2015, I organized several colleagues to sign a letter to the State Board of Education to say that more work was needed on those standards. Since then, I’ve served in various roles and kept working on this issue. I’ve researched and learned a great deal about what the root causes are. One of the causes is the belief that learning history doesn’t need to be equipped with historical evidence, but in a skills-based model, students should think critically about history because the students can always google the facts. This is akin to asking students to do math without knowing their numbers and results in students’ frustration and all of us falling further away from the solutions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Fast forward to today, I was glad to serve on the SD Social Studies Standards Commission and believe these standards are a much-needed improvement and part of the solution. They are because the proposed social studies standards, just as math and English standards do, focus on key content early in a child’s education and re-introduces them with greater detail and complexity as the student gets older. Just as we design math instruction so first graders can count in order to do arithmetic, and 4th graders can do arithmetic in order to do algebra as 9th graders, we need to introduce, in a simple and clear way, the things like the Roman Republic in the early years so high school students can understand why John Adams sought to design a better republic in order to avoid Rome’s calamity. Despite this approach in math and English, many are saying Rome is too difficult for youngsters to understand and there’s too much “rote memorization.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But the educational research on this is clear, as the well-known educational researcher E. D. Hirsch wrote, “. . .the idea that there are ages for which particular topics are appropriate has no scientific support." With this in mind, the Commission’s proposed standards introduce the invention of democracy by the Greeks, the fall of the Roman Republic, and other key events that impacted the thinking behind the Declaration of Independence and the formulation of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students then follow the American story along and learn how the American people have often failed and sometimes achieved to meet these high ideals. Students will also gain increased appreciation for how rare, or as one might say, exceptional, our nation is due to the high expectations set by the framers despite their, and our, persistent human failings. With these proposed standards we’re taking the best opportunity we’ve had in a long time to help students do better and meet the civic challenge facing us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>--Ben Jones is the Director of the State Historical Society and former South Dakota Secretary of Education</i></span></p><p><br /></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-82503543593052779682022-10-07T11:37:00.001-07:002022-10-07T11:37:58.074-07:00Governor proclaims Civics Awareness Month<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> the framers of the United States Constitution formed a unique, new form of government intended primarily to protect individual citizens' liberties; and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> for those liberties to thrive, citizens have the responsibility to be well informed of their rights and the structure of their government and to cultivate a lifelong habit of learning about history and civic traditions; and,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> the founders of South Dakota, and the people who have inhabited this great state ever since, have valued education of all kinds, but particularly lifelong learning that sustains our nation's exceptionalism; and,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> the knowledge of our civic past cultivates a patriotism that fosters love of country, through which we hold ourselves to an objective standard of moral right and wrong, celebrating our successes and learning from our failures; and,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> our state and country are safer, stronger, and healthier when all citizens are engaged:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Now, Therefore, I, Kristi Noem,</b> Governor of the State of South Dakota, do hereby proclaim October 2022, as</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Civics Awareness Month</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">in South Dakota.</span></p><p><br /></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-7899665500163593142022-03-23T09:10:00.000-07:002022-03-23T09:10:08.154-07:00Pierre and Brookings teachers receive Milken Awards<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica;">Embracing a Growth Mindset Earns Pierre Math Teacher Nichole Bowman a $25,000 Milken Educator Award</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gsetaSM1dRI" width="320" youtube-src-id="gsetaSM1dRI"></iframe></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">Learn more about Nichole and find photos and video on <a href="https://www.milkeneducatorawards.org/educators/view/nichole-bowman" target="_blank">her Milken Educator webpage</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Brookings Science Teacher Camrin Vaux Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award for Personalizing Student Learning</h1></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/idW6pz4ouP4" width="320" youtube-src-id="idW6pz4ouP4"></iframe></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Learn more about Camrin and find photos and video on <a href="https://www.milkeneducatorawards.org/educators/view/camrin-vaux" target="_blank">her Milken Educator webpage</a>.</span></div>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-16847865578709657032022-02-10T07:45:00.000-08:002022-02-10T07:45:03.115-08:00Nicole Weron: SD School Counselor of the Year<div><i><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFu8GsxCKG9sQEDglrQSpxirafXmIT56cNfCplVFcqeD_zP9E_LPHr67q-0HtOcPndUVkA0I8ADDzA0upjiRNaHeCfnuAsmf2EDI146O3NOshifEZ8kG9hDTU2sxebFqU7mx3VhR4JKq-z28coYrIL2k4pTaGUf3-FG0Xi70Ml8Lm0IWENCFnT4uN4vA=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFu8GsxCKG9sQEDglrQSpxirafXmIT56cNfCplVFcqeD_zP9E_LPHr67q-0HtOcPndUVkA0I8ADDzA0upjiRNaHeCfnuAsmf2EDI146O3NOshifEZ8kG9hDTU2sxebFqU7mx3VhR4JKq-z28coYrIL2k4pTaGUf3-FG0Xi70Ml8Lm0IWENCFnT4uN4vA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Nicole Weron (left) and Randi Hartman, <br />2021 SD School Counselor of the Year, in<br />Washington, D.C., for recognition events</span></td></tr></tbody></table></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">From the <a href="https://schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/9fa4ffda-9426-4dde-a997-fbccf7ce50d4/2022-state-scoy-bios.pdf" target="_blank">American School Counselor Association's 2022 School Counselors of the Year publication</a>:</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nicole Weron
<br />School Counselor
<br />Hill City Elementary School
<br />Hill City, S.D.
<br /><br />A school counselor since 2004, Nicole Weron has a bachelor’s degree in human services and political science and a
master’s degree in counseling and human resource development, both from South Dakota State University.
<br /><br />In her work at Hill City Elementary School, Weron built the
K–5 comprehensive school counseling program and presents biweekly, structured counseling activities in every classroom. Her lessons are structured based on student need and
are an integral part of students’ total educational experience. The school counseling program also incorporates
support and collaboration from administrators, teachers,
students, and the community. Teachers and parents value
the program and consider it an equal partner in the educational process; it promotes the achievement of all students.
<br /><br />“I love caring for students and being a part of their support
system,” Weron said.
<br /><br />Weron is a member of ASCA, the South Dakota School
Counselor Association, the South Dakota Counseling Association and the West River Counseling Association.</span>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-5914008987479184642022-02-08T09:03:00.000-08:002022-02-08T09:03:10.474-08:00Celebrating CTE Month<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqV7C8gFpb1qnBNwwvq-nDVQ63Sq5zevraOCi6cnCyz-RkFsbNSndH_z-5TmRDmtAeDpKg0n31n_bxpaD4uVFeW2bwToeekMakOC4xZm6iA6t5tsPYFlFrLkUXBxsrjMxLiu8GNwKu-FPd8NaiKrx50B3AGsVdm5lFn2DVPoj0jlOW6b1GOVvXS3t3w=s6561" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6561" data-original-width="4376" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqV7C8gFpb1qnBNwwvq-nDVQ63Sq5zevraOCi6cnCyz-RkFsbNSndH_z-5TmRDmtAeDpKg0n31n_bxpaD4uVFeW2bwToeekMakOC4xZm6iA6t5tsPYFlFrLkUXBxsrjMxLiu8GNwKu-FPd8NaiKrx50B3AGsVdm5lFn2DVPoj0jlOW6b1GOVvXS3t3w=w133-h200" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Laura Scheibe</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>Laura Scheibe is the South Dakota Department of Education's director of college, career, and student success.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we celebrate CTE month this February, I would like to
give a shout out to <i>all</i> our teachers who are doing amazing things to
prepare our students for what comes next, whatever that looks like.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We know that the time our children spend within the K-12
classrooms is formative. Every teacher has a role in shaping the path a
child’s life will take. We also know that our CTE teachers play a special
role in connecting students to experiences, content, and skills that will serve
them in the world beyond the safe space of K-12. Every day you work with
students to put together the pieces of core content, CTE learning, and career
exploration and preparation. You are essential to helping our students
see the bigger picture around them, to know what a career in South Dakota can
offer, and the pieces they need to get there. In a time when we are
seeing increased numbers of students disengaged from their learning, you help
them see the relevance. In a time when so many other classrooms across
the country are or have been virtual, you have been there day in and day out,
teaching them safely. In a time when students need to be able to see how
their future connects to their lives today, you give them that vision.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CTE month is an opportunity to celebrate what goes on in our
classrooms every day of the school year. One way we can see the outcomes
of that work is through the higher graduation rates of CTE students – tangible
data that demonstrates the success you help students achieve. You can
find that information and more on the newly-launched CTE report card, found on
the state and district tabs </span><a href="https://sdschools.sd.gov/#/home" style="font-family: helvetica;">here</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. Use this public tool to show your impact. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Connect across your school buildings and across your
communities – share your stories, spread the word, and help make CTE a part of
every student’s academic journey. Let’s make this #CTEMonth epic for
#SDCTE22.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-40335064710824405812022-01-31T14:36:00.001-08:002022-02-02T14:38:54.640-08:00Gov. Kristi Noem proclaims Feb. 7-11 School Counseling Week in South Dakota<p><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;"></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">National School Counseling Week
focuses on the unique contributions of school counselors, highlighting the
tremendous impact they make in helping students achieve school success and plan
for a career. Please take time to thank your school counselor(s) for their
efforts to help students learn, thrive, and grow and to make a positive impact
on student attendance, behavior, and achievement through fostering career,
academic, and social/emotional development.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;"><i>Executive Proclamation</i></b></p><p><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;">, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;">school counselors are employed in schools to help students reach their full potential; and,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><span style="text-align: left;">school counselors are committed to helping students explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to career awareness and development; and,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><span style="text-align: left;">school counselors partner with parents to further the educational and personal growth of their children; and,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><span style="text-align: left;">school counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students succeed in school and set realistic goals for themselves; and,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas, </i></b><span style="text-align: left;">school counselors identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs to assist students in becoming productive members of society; and,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas, </i></b><span style="text-align: left;">comprehensive school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational process:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Now</i></b><b>,<i> Therefore</i>,<i> I</i>,<i> Kristi Noem</i></b>, Governor of the state of South Dakota, do hereby proclaim</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Feb. 7-11, 2022, as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">School Counseling Week</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">in South Dakota.</span></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-41712331812127420592021-11-03T09:28:00.000-07:002021-11-03T09:28:29.256-07:00Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: WoLakota Elder Interviews<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oceti Sakowin [oh-CHEH-tee shaw-KOH-we] means “Seven Council Fires” and refers collectively to the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota people. There are seven <a href="https://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/documents/18-OSEUs.pdf" target="_blank">Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings</a>. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Did you know? </b>The <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project website</a> includes a repository of Oceti Sakowin Elder interviews aligned with the </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 1 -</b> <b>Lands & Environment:</b> The original land base and natural resources of the Oceti Sakowin were under communal stewardship prior to immigrant settlement. Oceti Sakowin have a distinct and unique interrelationship with the environment that is essential to South Dakota. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Lowell Amiotte discusses connections to land and people: </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yuGkJE--5hw" width="320" youtube-src-id="yuGkJE--5hw"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find discussion questions related to the video on this </span><a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-one-lowell-amiotte-connections-to-land-and-people/" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 2 -</b> <b>Identity & Resiliency</b><b>: </b>There is variety and resiliency among individuals within the Oceti Sakowin Oyate [oh-YAH-tay] (people) as identity is developed, defined, and redefined by entities, by organization, and by people. A continuum of tribal identity, unique to each individual, ranges from assimilated to traditional lifestyle. There is no “generic American Indian.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Stephanie Charging Eagle discusses Lakota identity and virtues: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S5GCCDw08c4" width="320" youtube-src-id="S5GCCDw08c4"></iframe></div></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find discussion questions related to the video on this <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-two/oseu-two-interview-with-stephanie-charging-eagle/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 3 -</b> <b>Culture & Language: </b>The origin, thought, and philosophy of the Oceti Sakowin continues in the contemporary lifestyles of Tribal members. Tribal cultures, traditions, and languages are incorporated and observed by many Tribal members both on and off the reservations.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Victor Douville discusses the four values:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vo87MSHQpNQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="vo87MSHQpNQ"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find discussion questions related to the video on this <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-three-four-values-victor-douville/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 4 - Kinship & Harmony: </b>Oceti Sakowin kinship systems provide a framework for both individual and group behavior.
Its unwritten rules promote harmony, compromise, a sense of order, and group cohesion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Jace DeCory discusses sacredness and children: </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oYIir295Jgc" width="320" youtube-src-id="oYIir295Jgc"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find discussion questions related to the video on this <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-four/oseu-four-interview-with-jace-decory/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 5 - Oral Tradition & Story: </b>History told from the Oceti Sakowin perspective, through oral tradition and written accounts,
frequently conflicts with the stories told by mainstream historians. An analysis of multiple perspectives reveals history in a
more inclusive and accurate way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Joseph Marshall III discusses who gets to tell the story:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x_DEYcLoxuY" width="320" youtube-src-id="x_DEYcLoxuY"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find discussion questions related to the video on this <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-five-interview-with-joseph-marshall-iii/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 6 - Sovereignty & Treaties: </b>Federal policies and treaties put into place throughout American history have affected Oceti Sakowin people adversely. Tribes as sovereign nations have the authority to enter into government to government
relationships. Currently, the relationship between each tribe, their state(s), and the federal government is not the same
for each tribe.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Faith Spotted Eagle discusses the input of the grandmothers: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIFozzb7LQw" width="320" youtube-src-id="KIFozzb7LQw"></iframe></div>Find discussion questions related to the video on this <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-six/oseu-six-faith-spotted-eagle-part-1-input-of-the-grandmothers/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>OSEU 7 - Way of Life & Development: </b>The essential philosophy of the Oceti Sakowin wicoun [wee-CHO] (way of life) is based on the
values of the Oceti Sakowin which have created resiliency of the Oyate (people). Tribal communities have put
considerable effort into education and economic development, Tribal universities and colleges, wellness centers, cultural
traditions, and language revitalization.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In this video, Sidney Bird discusses compassion, help, and respect:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o29NO-UyUXk" width="320" youtube-src-id="o29NO-UyUXk"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find discussion questions related to the video on this <a href="https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-seven-interview-with-sidney-byrd/" target="_blank">WoLakota Project webpage</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-50144105676353353462021-11-01T06:40:00.001-07:002021-11-02T14:11:44.501-07:00Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: WoLakota Project<div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We're celebrating Native American Heritage Month by spotlighting resources available to South Dakota K-12 educators to help them incorporate Native American culture and history into their teaching year-round, across all grade levels and content areas. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The <a href="http://www.wolakotaproject.org/">WoLakota Project</a> is a collaborative effort between Technology and Innovation in Education (TIE) and the South Dakota Department of Education. The goals of the WoLakota Project include ensuring that the <a href="https://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/documents/18-OSEUs.pdf" target="_blank">Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings</a>, written by Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Elders in South Dakota, become a rich and respectful part of the learning experiences of students across the state. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/dpjimfICNAY" width="480"></iframe></div>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-81531639014147461512021-08-24T14:22:00.000-07:002021-08-24T14:22:04.663-07:00Celebrating Attendance Awareness Month 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 15.3333px; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Executive Proclamation</span></b></span></p><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: 15.3333px;">Office of the Governor</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: 15.3333px; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">State of South Dakota<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> good attendance is essential to student achievement and graduation, and South Dakota is committed to reducing chronic absenteeism rates; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="color: black;"> chronic absence - missing 10 percent or more of school or just 2 or 3 days a month - is a proven predictor of academic trouble and dropout rates; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>WHEREAS, </b>t</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">he impact of chronic absence affects low-income students who are more likely to face systemic barriers in getting to school – such as unreliable transportation, lack of access to health care, unstable or unaffordable housing; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="color: black;"> improving attendance and reducing chronic absence takes commitment, collaboration, and approaches tailored to challenges and strengths in each community; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WHEREAS,</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> chronic absence can be significantly reduced when schools, parents, and communities work together to monitor and promote good attendance and address hurdles that keep children from getting to school:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, Therefore, I, Kristi Noem, </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Governor of the State of South Dakota, do hereby proclaim September 2021, as<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Attendance Awareness Month<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 22.5pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in South Dakota.</span><o:p style="font-size: 10pt;"></o:p></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-71497303653509251402021-05-25T09:56:00.002-07:002021-05-25T09:57:00.600-07:00Bennett County student earns Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJssfBN4M9r1rqSwiJYObj7RdTOfLS_mBJTp9VoOs4OG972Wy9KMlLu3GzP6_tUB9HIRrHsPekleHva0LT8DZjleDjOdFpEzQYlCYA3c5A9jnMNoXDjdFH8kDj7gcdcFB__ZuGuRvR1Q9O/s1797/Thea+DuBray+scholarship+pic.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJssfBN4M9r1rqSwiJYObj7RdTOfLS_mBJTp9VoOs4OG972Wy9KMlLu3GzP6_tUB9HIRrHsPekleHva0LT8DZjleDjOdFpEzQYlCYA3c5A9jnMNoXDjdFH8kDj7gcdcFB__ZuGuRvR1Q9O/s320/Thea+DuBray+scholarship+pic.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Congratulations to Bennett County High School JAG-SD (Jobs for America's Graduates) senior Thea DuBray on earning a Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship! She is one of only 40 recipients nationwide. Thea plans to attend Black Hills State University to study criminal justice and sociology.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnXwwpSRVPXi5YYAHKeGWEevlO5QeJCMrW2r6Sebe83D72O1pnK1MyJa6rYhe0GHg-4DbUGMOC_W7C157vKq4GcTmb0QVyDxhTqFGT8m8fQ70-aRau9ridwl4c0o5GNOsimv4oulXkJLt/s721/Kim+Claussen.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnXwwpSRVPXi5YYAHKeGWEevlO5QeJCMrW2r6Sebe83D72O1pnK1MyJa6rYhe0GHg-4DbUGMOC_W7C157vKq4GcTmb0QVyDxhTqFGT8m8fQ70-aRau9ridwl4c0o5GNOsimv4oulXkJLt/s320/Kim+Claussen.jpg" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And kudos to Bennett County JAG Specialist Kim Claussen. Thea is Kim's second student to earn this prestigious scholarship since the JAG program started at Bennett County! </span></span></div></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><div><p style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">JAG-SD is a program supervised by the South Dakota Department of Education and is proven to help students persist through graduation. <a href="https://jag.org/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)</a> is a state-based national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting young people of great promise. In its 40-year history, the <a href="https://jag.org/about/#JAGAdvantage" style="color: #990000; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">JAG Advantage</a> has proven to deliver results.</span></p><p style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The JAG-SD mission is to help young people of great promise succeed in both school and on the job, leading to productive and rewarding careers.</span></p><p style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Learn more about JAG-SD on the Department of Education's <a href="https://doe.sd.gov/jag-sd/">JAG-SD webpage</a>.</span></p><p style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship Fund and the Smith Scholars Program were established by the JAG Board to recognize the extraordinary leadership and service of the President and Chief Executive Officer of JAG, Inc., Kenneth M. Smith. Since 2009, the Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship Fund has awarded 229 scholarships for a total of $261,000 for participants enrolled in Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG). Contributions to the KMS Scholarship Fund have come from JAG Board members and partnering corporations who invest in the educational development of students in JAG.</span></p><p style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p></div></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div></div>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-51722734425367577002021-04-30T07:51:00.001-07:002021-04-30T07:51:39.621-07:00Governor Noem proclaims Teacher Appreciation Week May 3-7<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> South Dakotans believe in the importance of education for our students; and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> South Dakota teachers are our state's greatest assets for ensuring student success; and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> teachers are at the forefront of the effort to prepare South Dakota students to graduate from the K-12 system ready for college, careers, and life; and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> highly qualified teachers are trained professionals deserving of the utmost respect for the work they do; and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> our state is dedicated to supporting new and current teachers as well as recruiting future teachers from among the ranks of today's students by elevating the teaching profession; and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Whereas,</b> South Dakota teachers have eagerly and capably stepped up to meet the unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now, therefore, I, Kristi Noem, Governor of the State of South Dakota, do hereby proclaim May 3-7, 2021, as</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Teacher Appreciation Week</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">in South Dakota.</span></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-40384949042138692612021-03-16T14:37:00.000-07:002021-03-16T14:37:51.909-07:00Career Exploration: Why it is important<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdKuBdTsF2dcOwQPOsmXgI477ZheSuMykIe0Y1iawTfKV27pV_9BlK21rfkP4-XnVE_oHmYZ-gaEVyZo_d75iUzZXE54t8umHoAnGHUBXGspUb-w_gjEqR6Vxli-1FVV93Z4lv-cE6GVy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdKuBdTsF2dcOwQPOsmXgI477ZheSuMykIe0Y1iawTfKV27pV_9BlK21rfkP4-XnVE_oHmYZ-gaEVyZo_d75iUzZXE54t8umHoAnGHUBXGspUb-w_gjEqR6Vxli-1FVV93Z4lv-cE6GVy/w400-h210/image.png" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>T</i></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;"><i>he South Dakota Week of Work will take place April 19-23.</i></span><i><span style="text-align: start;"> This exciting week is an opportunity for </span><span style="text-align: left;">10th and 11th grade students to explore career opportunities across the state</span><span style="text-align: start;">, with many activities being held virtually, including live panel discussions with a wide variety of business and industry professionals. </span></i></span><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Registration information is now available on the </span><a href="https://weekofwork.sd.gov/schedule.aspx" style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">2021 Schedule page</a><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> of the </span><a href="https://weekofwork.sd.gov/" style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">South Dakota Week of Work website</a><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">.</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Marcia Hultman is the Secretary of Labor and Regulation. Here she shares her thoughts on why career exploration is so important.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Hi, everyone. I’m Marcia Hultman, Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Labor and Regulation. As a former teacher, I’ve long known the importance of helping students make connections between classroom learning and the world of work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I want to help students like yourselves understand WHY career exploration is so important. What you study in school sets an important stage for effective education and your future success.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">While I was teaching English, I watched many students as they explored career options and made important decisions about their future. Their choices were not always for the right reasons or based on the best information. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now, as a leader of workforce development efforts, I continually see examples and hear stories underlining the importance of making informed career decisions. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Employees in well-matched careers who enjoy their work and find personal value in it are generally more productive. Turnover resulting from employees discovering too late a field of work is not for them is difficult for employers who’ve invested time, money, and resources hiring and training them.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For young people and others choosing a career path, the investment in education and training is often costly. While there is always value in education, the return on investment is certainly better the more direct the path is to related employment. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our state’s employers need workers in many occupations. They offer great opportunities for youth and others in our great state of South Dakota. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Resources to learn about these opportunities and make realistic, informed decisions about careers are invaluable. Our Labor Market Information Center has several career resources readily available. I encourage you to check out the <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Career Exploration and Planning Tools</em> available on our website at<span style="color: #2e2942;"> </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW15002920 BCX0" href="https://dlr.sd.gov/lmic/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007bff; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">dlr.sd.gov/lmic</a><span style="color: #2e2942;">. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The tools include: </span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Age-appropriate K-12 materials for downloading or printing, including fun career awareness booklets and activities. </span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A career interest survey with extensive online resources for learning more about occupations of interest. </span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Exploration of occupations by career cluster. </span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a class="Hyperlink SCXW15002920 BCX0" href="https://dlr.sd.gov/lmic/menu_hot_careers.aspx" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007bff; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hot Careers in South Dakota</a><span style="color: #2e2942;"> </span>and opportunities to learn more about them, including current job openings. </span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">All resources are available at no charge online. I encourage parents to check out what’s available too. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Making informed career decisions is a win-win for South Dakota employers and individuals. It is vital to your success to make a positive impact on our communities and economy as both workers and citizens. Please visit<span style="color: #2e2942;"> </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW15002920 BCX0" href="https://dlr.sd.gov/lmic/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007bff; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">dlr.sd.gov/lmic</a><span style="color: #2e2942;"> </span>to learn more about our career planning and exploration tools. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>The South Dakota Week of Work is sponsored by the South Dakota departments of Labor and Regulation and Education, the Governor's Office of Economic Development, the South Dakota Retailers Association, and the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry.</i></span></p></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-8038252429668400952021-03-04T14:40:00.000-08:002021-03-04T14:40:38.820-08:00Congratulations to 2021 Perkins Reserve grant recipients<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Perkins Reserve grants provide funds to support the purchase of industry-grade classroom equipment or curricula
and high-quality professional development opportunities.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank
you to everyone who submitted a Perkins Reserve grant application this year. The Department of Education reviewed 48 total
applications featuring a variety of projects. It’s exciting to see these innovative
ideas from our state’s career and technical education programs!</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Congratulations
to the following schools on receiving a 2021 Perkins Reserve Grant: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Britton-Hecla<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Modernize
manufacturing program with the purchase of a plasma cutting table<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 30,000.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Corsica-Stickney
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Add
industry-grade welding equipment to enhance the manufacturing program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$
3,970.21 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dakota
Valley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Add
industry-grade welding equipment to increase the student capacity of welding
courses and add dual credit courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 20,790.28 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Deubrook<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enhance
the Intro to Sports Medicine and Medical Terminology courses with industry-grade
equipment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$
7,989.68 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Flandreau<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enhance
opportunities in ag metal fabrication with the purchase of a plasma cutting
table<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 29,750.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gettysburg<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enhance
opportunities in ag metal fabrication with the purchase of a plasma cutting
table<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 28,195.07 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hitchcock-Tulare<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase
industry-grade ag metal fabrication equipment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 12,264.92 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hot
Springs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase
plasma cutting system to enhance curriculum in Ag, Food and Natural Resources
and Manufacturing clusters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 30,000.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">McIntosh<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enhance
the Ag, Food and Natural Resources program with drone technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$
5,156.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Northeast
Technical High School<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase
industry-grade equipment to enhance the Health Science Biomedical program and
allow for increased student participation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 14,888.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Northern
High Tech Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase
an interactive seat to provide a real-life experience with the program’s
heavy equipment simulator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 15,845.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Platte-Geddes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Implement
a middle school MakerSpace Lab to foster career exploration and promote CTE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 19,021.10 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sisseton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Provide
instructor training and course equipment for CASE Animal Science and Plant
Science courses that will provide CTE for Core Content opportunities for
students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$ 22,158.80 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wolsey-Wessington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase
industry-grade ag metal fabrication equipment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">$
2,600.00 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</tbody></table>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-26100131693940051552021-01-28T08:16:00.001-08:002021-01-28T08:16:38.811-08:00Governor proclaims Feb. 1-5 School Counseling Week<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">school
counselors are employed in schools to help students reach their full potential;
and,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><span style="text-align: left;">school counselors are committed to helping students explore their
abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to career
awareness and development; and,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><span style="text-align: left;">school
counselors partner with parents to further the educational and personal growth
of their children; and,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><span style="text-align: left;">school counselors work with teachers and other educators to help
students succeed in school and set realistic goals for themselves; and,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas, </i></b><span style="text-align: left;">school
counselors identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and
complement comprehensive school counseling programs to assist students in becoming
productive members of society; and,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Whereas,
</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">comprehensive school counseling
programs are considered an integral part of the educational process:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Now</i></b><b>,<i> Therefore</i>,<i> I</i>,<i> Kristi Noem</i></b>,
Governor of the state of South Dakota, do hereby proclaim</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Feb.
1-5, 2021, as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">School Counseling Week</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 30.0pt 60.0pt 1.25in 120.0pt 150.0pt 2.5in 210.0pt 240.0pt 3.75in 300.0pt 330.0pt 5.0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">in South Dakota.</span></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-29579183712860821452020-10-23T07:11:00.009-07:002020-12-18T14:41:17.719-08:00Winter sessions added to webinar series for K-12 social studies teachers<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Department of Education is facilitating a series of
webinars during the 2020-21 school year for South Dakota's K-12 social studies teachers. Some
webinars feature national social studies education experts. CEUs are available. Collaborative chats are also offered to
continue the conversation and support learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:melinda.johnson@state.sd.us" target="_blank">Melinda Johnson</a> with the South Dakota
Department of Education.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Find recordings and other information from previous webinars in this <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yWd_2rLjZ49MJMvtVb4BZoUENBvfIl-r?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Social Studies Google Folder</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Schedule and registration links:</b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Jan. 28, 2021, 4-5 p.m. CT: </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Learning About Intellectual Charity with Harvard Fellow Nate Otey</b></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This webinar is open to all K-12 teachers. What is intellectual
charity, and why does it matter? When you hear the word “charity,” you might
think about donating money or time to a good cause. But there’s another meaning
of charity that has to do with how we make arguments. Intellectual charity is a
skill. We practice intellectual charity when we listen to and think about other
people's arguments with precision and care - especially when we disagree. Being
“charitable” in this context means treating other people’s arguments in the
same way you want them to treat yours: as intelligent and well-intentioned.
Give people the benefit of the doubt and try to assume best intentions. Sounds
simple, but this principle is very hard to practice when you disagree strongly.</span></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Why does
intellectual charity matter? If you’ve ever been part of a discussion where a
point of disagreement turns into a wave of assumptions, faulty evidence, and
emotional appeals, you’ve experienced the frustration of arguing without an
honest exchange of ideas. This type of miscommunication happens everywhere -
social media, classrooms, workspaces, and kitchens. The strain of talking past
each other, learning nothing new, and feeling misunderstood often ends the
discussion without making any progress.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Join Harvard
Fellow Nate Otey to learn a simple, practical set of tools that you can use to
improve your students' charity skills so they can discuss current issues with
precision and care.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://state-sd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvcO-orzgpH9SWYDXKohhQVG7-pMlg0d8t" target="_blank">Register</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Feb. 2, 2021, 3:30-5:00 p.m. CT: </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Teaching the Great War with Elementary Students, featuring the National WWI Museum</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br />
</b>Think World War I is only a topic for middle and high school students?
Think again! Join a National WWI Museum and Memorial educator in this exciting
webinar to learn effective teaching techniques for use with elementary school
students as they are introduced to World War I. Learn about engaging classroom
activities, lessons about alliances, trench warfare, and propaganda and ideas
for more in-depth student projects that will develop students’ historical
research skills. In addition, we’ll discuss recommended K-5 reading to enrich
your lessons. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding WWI and its
continued impact and relationship to global situations, such as the current
COVID-19 pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These lessons will address the following South Dakota social
studies content standards:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>K-12.H.1:</b> Students will analyze how major events are
chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>K-12.H.4:</b> Students will identify and evaluate the
causes and effects of past, current, and potential events, issues, and
problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">K-12.H.5:</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Students
will develop historical research skills.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://state-sd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcemvqT4rHNEd-W4jXqBKMtpGhA1B9jrW" target="_blank">Register</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Feb. 4, 2021, 3:30-5:00 p.m. CT: </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Making Connections with World War I for Middle and High School Students, featuring the National WWI Museum<br /></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Need some assistance to help your students recognize the critical
importance of World War I history and its relevance to contemporary life,
especially with the current pandemic in mind? In this webinar led by a National
WWI Museum and Memorial educator, the focus will be on the continued impact
made by the Great War on a global scale and how it shaped the 20th and 21st
centuries. Webinar attendees will spend time beyond the western front,
examining participants from all inhabited continents, how and why they
contributed to the war effort, and effects felt from war outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Content provided will be useful for teachers as they address
the following South Dakota social studies content standards:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>K-12.H.1:</b> Students will analyze how major events are
chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>K-12.H.4:</b> Students will identify and evaluate the
causes and effects of past, current, and potential events, issues, and
problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>9-12.H.4.1:</b> Identify and distinguish between
long-term causes and triggering events of WWI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>9-12.H.4.7:</b> Evaluate the causes and effects of the
First World War on the United States<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
<b><span style="line-height: 107%;">9-12.H.5.1:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Determine the kinds of sources that will be
helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into
consideration multiple points of view represented in the sources, the types of
sources available, and the potential uses of sources.<br />
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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Agar-Blunt-Onida</b> - Susie Rilling</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Avon</b> - Connie Gretschmann</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Belle Fourche</b> - Julie Erskin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Bon Homme </b>- Ashley Armstrong</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Brandon Valley</b> - Michael Zerr</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Britton-Hecla</b> - Beth Renner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Canistota</b> - Crystall Becker</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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two-day live event; however, instead of a cancellation due to Jill Jackson’s
untimely death in August, Jackson Consulting will provide a pre-recorded
Virtual Coaching Summit<b> </b>that will feature Jill Jackson as the facilitator
teaching <b><i>How to Coach Teachers to Teach Almost Anything</i></b>, a
simple, practical plan for knowing how to coach, what to coach, and who to
coach on your staff.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">When:</span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oct. 7-8; 8-5 p.m. (local
time for your Central/Mountain location will be provided)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Audience:</span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Principals and instructional coaches<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Districts involved
in SPDG and SSIP grants<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MTSS districts <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Principal Leadership and Development Program
(PLD) <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">If spots remain, the Coaching Summit will be open
to other districts</span></span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Highlights of what participants will
learn:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">How to set a
principal’s instructional goal<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">How to
differentiate coaching time, focus, and approach based upon individual teacher
needs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">How to approach
teachers for coaching without feeling awkward or evaluative<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> H</span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ow to have a
debriefing that results in action that sticks long-term<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">How to build real
trust with teachers without wasting time building buy-in<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><!--[if !supportLists]--><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Participant Information:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">No registration fee<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Registration
deadline: </span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sept. 25<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">All participants
MUST sign-up</span></u></b><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> at this </span></b><a href="https://southdakota.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=13035"><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">GoSignMeUp link</span></b></a></span></li></ul><!--[if !supportLists]--><p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The registration will require a<b> </b>password:<b> <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Jackson2020</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Registered
participants<b> </b>receive a web link and password each day to access
pre-recorded sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">There is a <u>maximum
capacity of 100 participants</u> for the event, so register early.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b>All participants
will receive the <i>How To Coach Teachers to Teach Almost Anything</i> textbook.<o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul><!--[if !supportLists]--><p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Textbooks will be mailed</span></u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> to participants’ district location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">For more information on contents of the text: </span><a href="https://jackson-consulting.com/coach/order"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">https://Jackson-consulting.com/coach/order</span></a><b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Questions? Email
</span><a href="mailto:Teresa.Berndt@state.sd.us"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Teresa
Berndt</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">.</span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-9255998193600713632020-09-15T12:07:00.004-07:002020-09-15T12:07:56.503-07:00Governor proclaims September is Suicide Prevention Month<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Executive Proclamation<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Office of the Governor<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">State of South Dakota</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b>, suicide is a preventable public health problem. By
knowing how to start the conversation, listen and provide support to someone in
need, we can save lives; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, in 2019, South Dakota had the second highest number
of suicides ever reported in the state; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, in 2019, 23.1 percent of high school students in
South Dakota reported they had seriously considered suicide; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, suicide affects everyone, but some groups are at
higher risk than others. Men are about four times more likely than women to die
from suicide. However, women are more likely to express suicidal thoughts and
to make nonfatal attempts than men; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, individuals are more likely to feel less depressed,
less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful after speaking to someone who
listens without judgment; and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, we all can be the one to help prevent suicide by learning
the five action steps: asking the question, keeping them safe, be there, help
them connect, and follow-up; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WHEREAS</b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, hope, help, and healing is possible. Mental health
and crisis intervention services are available in South Dakota, including the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1.800.273.TALK (8255) and the Crisis
Text Line by text at 741741.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now, therefore, I, Kristi Noem, Governor of the State of
South Dakota, do hereby proclaim September 2020, as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Suicide Prevention Month</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">in South Dakota.</span><o:p></o:p></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-70977847262456446612020-09-14T13:40:00.000-07:002020-09-14T13:40:16.618-07:00Time running out to register for CNA Regional Workshops<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The
South Dakota Department of Education is offering free virtual Comprehensive
Needs Assessment Regional Workshops to all South Dakota schools throughout the 2020-21 school year. <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Limited openings remain in several cohorts (see schedule below).</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Workshops are facilitated by
professionals trained and experienced in the South Dakota Comprehensive Needs
Assessment. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The process
is designed to build a school’s capacity in conducting the needs analysis,
looking at both qualitative and quantitative data sources. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The workshops are intended for schools identified for school
improvement (targeted support and improvement), Title I schoolwide schools, and
any school that would like support conducting a needs analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Title I schoolwide schools are required to conduct a
needs assessment aligned to the framework by the end of the 2020-21 school year
and once every three years. We would encourage Title I schoolwide schools
to participate if they have not. The series consist of five sessions: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1) Half day: introduction
meeting and overview of the process</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2) Full day: in-depth
session on the four components, brainstorm data sources, crosswalk data
sources, engaging stakeholders</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">3) Two full days: data
work, complete summary templates</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">4) Full day: prioritize
needs, root cause analysis</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">5) Full day: action planning</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">School teams must commit to attend all five sessions, send a team of 3-5, and complete the homework assigned between
sessions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To register, email </span><a href="mailto:jordan.varilek@state.sd.us" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">Jordan Varilek</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> with the South Dakota Department of Education.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Wagner area cohort</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Lemmon area cohort</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Aberdeen area cohort</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b>Huron area cohort</b></span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chamberlain area cohort </span></b></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Session 1:</b> SDCNA Overview </span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Sept. 24 (afternoon only)</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Sept. 22 (afternoon only)</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Sept. 21 (afternoon only)</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Sept. 22 (afternoon only)</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Sept. 24 (afternoon only)</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b>Session 2: </b>Components, data sources, stakeholders</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Oct. 8</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Oct. 8</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Oct. 7</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Oct. 8</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Oct. 9</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b><b>Session 3: </b>Data summary templates</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Dec. 14-15</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Dec. 10-11</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Dec. 14-15</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Dec. 17-18</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Dec. 10-11</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b>Session 4: </b>Prioritize needs, root cause analysis</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Jan. 21, 2021</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Jan. 22, 2021</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Jan. 20, 2021</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Jan. 21, 2021</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Jan. 22, 2021</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b>Session 5:</b> Action plan</span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">TBD </span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">TBD </span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">TBD </span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">TBD </span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">TBD </span></o:p></p>
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</tbody></table>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721256247315357900.post-43816086290602665202020-09-11T14:17:00.000-07:002020-09-11T14:17:30.106-07:00No-cost registration available for Community Response to Child Abuse Conference Sept. 30-Oct. 1<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The South Dakota
Department of Education is again partnering with the Center for the Prevention
of Child Maltreatment to provide no-cost registration opportunities for up to two educators from each school district across the state. A
certificate for contact hours will also be available if educators are interested. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If your district has educators who would like to attend this virtual conference,
please contact <a href="mailto:shannon.malone@state.sd.us" target="_blank">Shannon Malone</a> with their name(s), email address, job title, school, and district. As soon as the registration link becomes
available, they will be provided with the registration code. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyJd8ks_86_ekY3XT3Ym-5j12M6ghAcfTz36mGGn6stxMmXR5ngSWJP6f4PsTt6kRWW5EZagdCwIEmK_epuECuNes74rh_G0Q-nsMChWHi6p9b_ItSLsajzuOGC_B_O9iBeTcUsQX17PQ/s1183/CPCM+Flyer+8.26.2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="846" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyJd8ks_86_ekY3XT3Ym-5j12M6ghAcfTz36mGGn6stxMmXR5ngSWJP6f4PsTt6kRWW5EZagdCwIEmK_epuECuNes74rh_G0Q-nsMChWHi6p9b_ItSLsajzuOGC_B_O9iBeTcUsQX17PQ/w448-h625/CPCM+Flyer+8.26.2020.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><p></p>South Dakota Department of Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334489067936169253noreply@blogger.com