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Synergy & Leadership Exchange is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaboration to advance the development of ethical citizens, providing educational resources, and celebrating achievement and best practices in Minnesota schools, businesses, and communities. Your tax-exempt donation to Synergy & Leadership Exchange supports the Gathering of Champions, WEM Outstanding Educator Awards Program, Minnesota Schools of Character & Promising Practices program, Minnesota Ethical Leadership Awards, Character Recognition Awards, Reach for the Stars catalogue and much more!

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Join other area teachers to discuss the highs and lows of distance and hybrid learning. Each session will focus on and provide resources for a new discussion topic. Join one or all! Sessions are at 3:30–4:30 p.m. Dates: • Dec. 14: Intentional Station Design for Distance and Hybrid Learning • Jan. 19, 2021: TBD • Feb. 22, 2021: TBD • March 22, 2021: TBDRegister once and we'll send you the zoom link prior to each session.

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Innovation is defined as “the process of making changes to something established by introducing something new.” It applies to “…radical or incremental changes to products, processes or services.” The Minnesota Learning Commons Innovation Special Interest Group is for Educators (K-12 and Post-Secondary) who are interested in exploring education related innovations. This SIG is guided by the Big Question: How should we define, identify and encourage Innovation in our education related settings? This SIG meets online 3-4 times per year and is facilitated by Stephen M. Kelly, Open Education and Innovation Program Coordinator, Academic and Student Affairs, Minnesota State stephen.kelly@minnstate.edu and David Paschke, Socrates Managing Director, South Central Service Cooperative dpaschke@mnscsc.org __________________________

The South Central Service Cooperative is hosting a series of workshops to help teachers and leadership teams build a network of like-minded colleagues, generate feedback on practices, and share ideas and experiences related to current remote learning practices and plans to leverage this work to improve teaching and learning long term. We will explore four key blended learning strategies that should be considered now during distance and hybrid learning times and in the future in order to better meet the needs of all of your students. District Leaders will also focus on support for their teachers, current challenges, share strategies and stories of front-line successes, and look to future needs to design sustainable plans to support digital learning for all learners well beyond the COVID-19 crisis. There is a four workshop series for teachers (12 CEUs) and a Leadership workshop series for individual leaders or leadership teams (15 BOSA Approved Admin CEUs) Each individual workshop is designed to be completed in about three hours with about 1 hour of synchronous instruction and conversations and about two hours of online work. We encourage you to participate in all of these workshops but you are welcome to pick the ones that work best for you. Here is a link to a podcast about this workshop series that you can share with your teachers and leaders https://anchor.fm/clint-link/episodes/PD-during-a-pandemic-ent6m1 The first workshop will start at 4:30 with a kick off meeting on Wednesday Feb 17 at our SCSC Virtual Classroom (link will be sent upon registration). There are leadership meetings prior to this kickoff on Feb 1 and 8. Tuition is $50 per workshop or $150 for the entire series. There is no cost for these workshops for SCSC members. Tuition is covered by a Connect MN grant.

Please plan to join our Regional Community of Practice for Work Based Learning Coordinators, Teachers and Community Partners! An agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting.

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Please plan to join our Regional Community of Practice for Work Based Learning Coordinators, Teachers and Community Partners! An agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting.

Dive into reading with our reading academy series at South Central Service Cooperative Conference Center! Select one of the reading lists, enjoy reading through the books and submit an online review (2–3 sentences) for each book you read. Then convene on Dec. 11, 2020 (Phonemes and Phonics) and/or June 9, 2021 (Reading in the Content Area) for a day of networking, best practices, book discussions and literacy resources.To receive appropriate credit hours and certificate of completion, participants are required to fulfill the requirements on their selected reading list and provide their reaction to the book and how it could be used in the library or classroom setting or incorporated into an activity. All reading reviews must be submitted no later than one week before the workshop date. To view reading lists and submit your reviews, visit www.mnscsc.org/reading.

As part of the 125 clock-hour requirement for license renewal, the Minnesota Legislature, by statute, requires ALL teachers to show evidence in specific areas to renew a license.These sessions are offered in one day and the times and areas are: 1. Cultural Competency* 8–9 a.m. 2. Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness 9–10 a.m. 3. Suicide Prevention 10–11 a.m. 4. English Language Learners 11 a.m.–12 p.m. 5. Reading Preparation 1–2 p.m. 6. PBIS/Accommodations 2–3 p.m.* If attending Cultural Competency, you will receive additional instructions on assignments that need to be completed in advance of attending the session (a self-assessment and multiple readings).Participants may register for all six areas for $350 or choose individual sessions for $60. Each session will have a set of materials for further study. Lunch is on your own.