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

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

This if for Region 9 SPED teacher's working with students Birth to 2 years old.

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

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

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

SCSC Regional Spelling Bee is for students from pre-registered schools that have won first place in their local Spelling Bees. The school spelling bee coordinator should register one student for the regional bee after the local bee is completed. Please use as much of the student's information as known. Registration should include at least a phone number or email address to contact the student's home directly in case of a weather related postponement.

As part of the 125 clock hour requirement for license renewal, the Minnesota Legislature, by statute, requires ALL teachers to show evidence in the following six areas to renew a license. These sessions are offered in one day and the times and areas are: 1)Scientifically Based Reading 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. 2)Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness 9:00 - 10:00 am 3)Suicide Prevention 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. 4)Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports 11:00 -12 noon 5)English Language Learners 1:00 -2:00 pm 6)Reflection Statement 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Participants may register for all six areas for $350 choose individual sessions for $60. Each session will have a set of materials for further study. Lunch is on your own.

Welcome to the 2019 Young Writers & Artists Conference! We are pleased you will be attending with students and providing them with essential adult supervision. All adults MUST register online even though you attend FREE of charge. Please be careful to use the “Chaperone Registration” and not the “Student Registration”. We hope you will enjoy this special hands-on academic enrichment conference designed with your students in mind! Many of the presenters welcome your assistance with the activities they have planned and may even invite you to help them. Feel free to contribute! Classes are handicap accessible. You will travel between buildings on the Bethany College campus - please dress accordingly. Please contact the conference coordinator to request any special needs.

Students in grades 3-8: Welcome to the 2019 Young Writers & Artists Conference! We know you will enjoy this day of hands-on learning and your creative skills will be improved. Don’t forget to bring your own lunch and a beverage! There will not be food or beverages available for purchase. Don't forget: Book/Art Fair and Author Signing! There will be a book/art fair on-site selling books and other items from many of the presenters you will meet during the day. Please consider purchasing their items at the conference since you will have the opportunity to have them personally autograph your copy! You will travel between buildings on the Bethany College campus - please dress accordingly.

Welcome to the 2019 Young Writers & Artists Conference! We are pleased you will be attending with students and providing them with essential adult supervision. All adults MUST register online even though you attend FREE of charge. Please be careful to use the “Chaperone Registration” and not the “Student Registration”. We hope you will enjoy this special hands-on academic enrichment conference designed with your students in mind! Many of the presenters welcome your assistance with the activities they have planned and may even invite you to help them. Feel free to contribute! Classes are handicap accessible. You will travel between buildings on the Bethany College campus - please dress accordingly. Please contact the conference coordinator to request any special needs.

Students in grades 3-8: Welcome to the 2019 Young Writers & Artists Conference! We know you will enjoy this day of hands-on learning and your creative skills will be improved. Don’t forget to bring your own lunch and a beverage! There will not be food or beverages available for purchase. Don't forget: Book/Art Fair and Author Signing! There will be a book/art fair on-site selling books and other items from many of the presenters you will meet during the day. Please consider purchasing their items at the conference since you will have the opportunity to have them personally autograph your copy! You will travel between buildings on the Bethany College campus - please dress accordingly.

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

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

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

Conference Description: IECMH is a multidisciplinary field that serves to enhance the development of all children by facilitation of strong early caregiver/child relationships and supporting developmental repair for older children who have had these early relationships challenged. Early relationships have a significant impact on a child’s educational and social future. Children with developmental disabilities possess a significantly higher risk for stressed primary caregiver/child relationships. Occupational and physical therapists working with infants, toddlers, and young children will have their practices enhanced by understanding the principles of IECMH and applying these principles to their daily therapeutic interventions with infants and toddlers in their homes and with older children in their educational environments. Course attendees will enhance/develop their abilities to: 1) Understand early dyadic (parent/child) attachment relationships and the significance of attachment to the development of self- regulation as a basis for early learning with an emphasis on sensory-motor development. 2) Understand impacts of stress and trauma (with an emphasis on Neonatal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) on the developing brain and recognize the impacts on motor development. 3) Understand the parental contributions to dyadic attachment relationships while exploring the impact of adult attachment styles, mental illness, domestic violence, substance abuse, developmental delays, and abuse/neglect on children with sensory-motor challenges. 4) Apply principles of IECMH to new and specific occupational and physical therapy treatment strategies to enhance early dyadic relationships, mitigate the effects of trauma and stress, and facilitate a more neuro-typical motoric developmental trajectory for children receiving Early Intervention and Special Education services.

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

In this training, actions and resources are recommended to help educator teams* develop a shared understanding of the 2018 Minnesota physical education standards and benchmarks, and initiate the curriculum review process. By attending this training, participants will develop a shared understanding of the: 2018 Minnesota K-12 Physical Education Standards and Grade-Level Benchmarks, shifts that drove changes in the standards, knowledge, skills and rigor represented in the learning progressions in the benchmarks within and across grade levels, and curriculum review process and action planning as part of a continuous review cycle. *It is recommended that physical educators attend this training in school district teams.

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

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

Students get to interact directly with many working professionals in the health science field through field trips, tours and interactive activities to experience what it would be like to work in a particular career field.

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

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

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