SEEC Monthly
news & updates
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We're back... and we're here for you! |
Welcome back, everyone! A new school year has begun and we're all taking it step by step. Although there can be a lot of uncertainty focusing on something steady throughout the year may be the the best cadence and rhythm to keep you grounded and focused. Know that the health of YOU and YOUR STUDENTS should always rise above all else - making sure we can all safely be in school while also having a good mental and emotional state that is ready to teach & learn is key!
Take a breath, scroll through what is happening and available to assist you WHEREVER YOU ARE or WHENEVER YOU NEED IT. The SEEC knows everything listed in these newsletters can seem overwhelming but know that no one needs everything at this moment. But keep us in your back pocket and when you have a question, a need, a friend - call us! We're happy to help in anyway we can and we're only a call, email, or video chat away!
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What's new with SEEC?
- SEEC Summer Recap + New Faces at SEEC
- We're Hiring! Marketing, Training & Office Coordinator, Afterschool Program Coach & Staff
Member HIghlights:
- New Member District Superintendents
- Wyndmere receives National Blue Ribbon Award
- Richland spotlighted in WestEd publication
- Sargent County news on Science of Reading
Program/Service Updates:
- Beginning Teachers, English Learners, Literacy Opportunities, Standards
- NDMTSS update: Building Your System & Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations
- ND Afterschool Opportunities: ND Quality Standards for OST Programs, Lights on Afterschool
Shared Resources & Outside Opportunities
- College & Career Readiness, SEL, Behavioral Health
- Choice Ready, Grants, Mental Health, Innovation Academy, SLDS
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SEEC news... come and get it! |
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Summer always provides great opportunities for our larger conferences, summits, etc. to take place and we would usually get to see you all in person! This year was a bit different as all were delivered virtually! We still had wonderful participation - and maybe some new from those not typically able to
- NDMTSS Conference
- Personalized Learning Institute
- Direct Instruction Training
- ND OST Conference
- Healthy Schools Summit
- School-Based Medicaid Consortium
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We're excited to welcome and introduce to you three new faces on the SEEC Team!
- Austin Volk, Benefits Coordinator
- Danette Brown, Professional Learning Specialist
- Brandie Ulland, NDMTSS Behavior Coordinator/Coach & Professional Learning Specialist
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We're hiring!
As any organization does we have some staff turnover and have some open positions to fill:
Marketing/Communications, Trainings & Office Coordinator
Afterschool Program Coach
+ we are always looking for additional help/support within our afterschool programs
ND Reading & Math Corps Tutors
We still have some locations needing to be filled for these tutor slots!
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A warm welcome
to our new SEEC Superintendents!
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The case study examines the benefits of social emotional learning (SEL) in two rural school districts: Richland and Wilton Public Schools.
To fuel greater adoption of whole-person approaches to learning by districts across ND, a team of leaders from DPI and NDREA sought to identify districts experiencing success with using whole-person practices. Two districts rose to the top as SEL exemplars: Wilton & Richland #44 School Districts.
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N.D. Science of Reading aligned Literacy Opportunities |
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Considering a new ELA Curriculum?
SEEC & CREA have worked collaboratively to develop a guidance document based on conversations/work with stakeholders and national guidance documents. We hope this will help guide your discussions and decision-making process - also check out the K-6 ELA Curriculum Fair details below!
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Program/Service Updates & Opportunities |
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It's not too late... you can still join in for FREE!
Welcoming 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-year teachers!
BTN sessions provide a forum for discussing topics that arise from the teachers’ day-to-day practices. Sessions offer an opportunity for professional growth, collegial dialogue, support, and guidance. Key ideas include classroom management, standards, assessment, and responding to students’ needs. BTN is supported by a grant from the North Dakota Teacher Support System and Southeast Education Cooperative and is available to teachers in their first, second, and third years of teaching.
It’s not too late to join us. In order to get you properly registered and allow you to select the options that fit you best, we ask you to formally register via this link. Participants are also able to earn graduate credit for their participation in BTN. Please consider joining us as we work to support your individual needs as a beginning teacher!
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Anyone newly assigned to the EL teacher or EL coordinator role - this is FOR YOU! Many participants come back year after year to stay up on changes in the EL field.
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Dec. 2, Virtual - FREE
This training will help schools prepare evidence for their desk audit or site visit from DPI's federal programs office.
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(Aligned with Science of Reading!)
Virtual Cohort begins Oct. 4!
Virtual Cohort begins Oct. 5
Virtual Cohort begins Nov. 15
(Improving Literacy through Self-Regulation)
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[Self-Paced Webinar Series]
FREE! | Individual and Team-Based Options
Engage in a crash course on Prioritized Instructional Planning and receive access to the resources, processes, and supports available to ND Educators to ensure the most effective and meaningful learning experiences for students.
Participants will gain insight about how to determine what students need to learn and how to effectively plan for teaching the most critical content, including an overview of eight steps for planning instructional cycles that include high-quality instruction and assessment.
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5, 4-hr Virtual Sessions during 21-22 SY
Nov. 15 | Dec. 13 | Jan. 24 | Feb. 28 | March 28
$3,000/team | 2 Grad credits available
The NDMTSS State Team is excited to announce that we are resuming Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations - PBIS Year 1 training and support for our ND schools in 2021-22! This training focuses on establishing clear Tier 1 behavioral expectations within an MTSS/Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) framework. Evidence supports this approach as beneficial for students and staff alike and relies on clear and consistent instruction, modeling, and coaching of behavior expectations to promote pro-social competencies in our students and effective learning environments in our schools!
We are excited to also announce that our colleagues at the University of South Florida have also redesigned and enhanced the Tier 1 training to include:
New Training Curriculum Enhancements: Trauma Informed Practices; Integration of SEL into Tier 1; and Restorative Practices.
New Resources: support positive outcomes for all students to your school’s PBIS system: Action Plan and Early Warning System.
Additional NDMTSS Supports: Don Kincaid facilitating, virtual sessions, and new NDMTSS Behavior Coordinator/Coach Brandie Ulland is here schools get signed up or back on track!
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Outside opportunities worth checking out |
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Oct. 11 | Fargo | FREE! (lunch provided)
School Accountability Reports are coming out for the 20-21 school year and the Choice Ready Framework is a key component of our accountability system and worth 129 points or 21% of the total.
It measures whether our high schools produce students who are ready for success upon graduation.
This is a must-attend event for superintendents, high school principals, counselors, choice-ready coordinators, CTE personnel, and special education staff.
These Regional Workshops provide key updates, review the Choice Ready data, and provide numerous breakout sessions to assist school personnel in helping our ND students graduate Choice Ready.
Topics:
- Recommendations for showing growth
- State legislation
- Funding Choice Ready
- Presentations from NDDPI and NDCTE staff including Ross Roemmich, Jane Hovda, Wayde Sick, Lea Kugel, Jim Upgren, Davonne Eldredge, Laurie Matzke, and others!
This event is being offered through sponsorship and collaboration between the N.D. Department of Public Instruction, the N.D. Department of Career and Technical Education, and the N.D. Regional Education Association.
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Oct. 8 Registration Deadline | FREE!
Registration is open to ALL ND schools and students, grades 3-12!
This experience allows students to use STEAM along with 21st Century
Skills to solve real, present-day problems. Students work as a team (company) to find a unique solution and then present their proposals to a boardroom.
You're Hired! can be an introduction to project or problem-based learning. There is no right answer to the problem presented within each of the You're Hired! modules.
These problems are designed to engage students in the 4 C's (communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking) and STEAM. With this event, the process is more important than the
product, although the students delight in showcasing the product!
Participating students will engage in the following You're Hired! activities:
- Company Role and Responsibility Development
- CTE & Career Exploration
- 4 C's Study and Application
- Company Name, Logo, & Slogan Development
- Solution Research, Planning, Designing, Prototyping, Testing, and Evaluation
- Presentation Planning and Delivery
- Application and Execution Reflection
As a culminating activity, student teams will present their solutions to a "board room"
of community members who will provide feedback regarding team solutions,
presentation skills, and 4 C's applications.
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Highlights / Articles Worth Sharing |
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CASEL released two new SEL videos this summer - check 'em out below!
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What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)? CASEL defined the term 26 years ago and is joined by educators, students, parents, and community leaders to help answer that question.
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How can you bring social and emotional learning to your community? CASEL's framework for social and emotional learning (SEL) takes a systemic approach, identifying five core competence areas and four key settings.
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Doosan Bobcat is offering grants of $500 to accredited middle schools to support STEM Education in communities where it has operating plants or offices. We proudly support classroom projects focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) because we firmly believe in the communities we serve and know that STEM fields are vital to the future of our company.
Who can apply?
Educators (grades 5-8) are encouraged to apply if their school is located in communities where Doosan Bobcat has facilities.
What kinds of classroom projects will be considered?
Creative classroom projects dealing with science, technology, engineering or mathematics will be considered. Ideas are limited only by your imagination!
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Toolkit highlights programming, resources, and/or strategies related to the up-and-coming in the education world. In this month’s case, for many educators, Parent-Teacher Conferences are on the horizon! The strategies and suggestions found in the attached resource guide can help teachers be thoughtful about the opportunities presented before, during, and after conferences to establish or enhance meaningful connections. Whether conducting teacher-, parent-, or student-led-conferences, these strategies are B-HERO—endorsed for positive relationship-building with caregivers.
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Golden Path Solutions helps to unlock every single student’s natural talent and match that talent with employers who desperately need it. We use the student’s real-world school year experiences to help them better understand their traits, talents, and potential career fits. At the same time, we work with employers to identify traits and talents that lead to success in specific roles and communicate that to students to drive awareness and interest. Finally, we can facilitate matches between an employer’s needs and a student’s skills and experiences and establish agreements where employers can influence a student’s educational path in exchange for a work agreement and tuition reimbursement. Go to www.goldenpath.net, Facebook, or LinkedIn to learn more.
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SafetyCare Training - (Available only to districts within the South Valley and Rural Cass Special Education Units) The Safety-Care core curriculum is presented in the least to most restrictive format designed to provide staff with skills for prevention, minimization, and management of dangerous or challenging behaviors.
The Well-Equipped Therapist OT/PT Conference - SEEC, in partnership with ApplyEBP is hosting its first every School-Based OT/PT Conference in West Fargo on Nov. 506, 2021. There are discount codes for SEEC member districts and all Unit directors have been provided these codes! Early bird savings end Oct. 8, 2021!
Exact Path - NDDPI is continuing to fund Exact Path for students, schools, and districts who have implemented the program by Sept. 20, 2021 (licenses funded through Sept. 2023). To register, reach out to Ann Ellefson at aellefson@nd.gov.
NDCEL Innovation Academy - Sessions held once per month from November - April focused on four "Big Shifts" that deeper learning schools make: Higher Level Thinking, Student Agency, Authentic Work, and Technology Infusion.
SLDS 101 - Oct. 12 virtual session introduction and student-level reporting. Review and analyze district-level student data including enrollment, assessment, accountability, and attendance.
SLDS 102 - Nov. 10 virtual session on trend and current student-level data; trend data for continuous improvement, and create reports using SLDS Analysis.
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What's coming up on the SEEC Calendar...
(Events with active links are open for registration.)
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Anytime:
October:
14: NDSoR LETRS For Teachers - Cohort A
18: NDSoR LETRS For Teachers - Cohort D
20: CHAMPS & DIscipline in the Secondary
26: NDSoR LETRS For Teachers - Cohort B
27: NDSoR LETRS For Teachers - Cohort C
November:
12: CHAMPS & Discipline in the Secondary
December:
2: NDMTSS Evaluating Your System
6: NDSoR LETRS for Teachers - Cohort D
9: NDSoR LETRS for Teachers - Cohort A
13: NDMTSS Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations
14: NDSoR LETRS for Teaches - Cohort B
15: NDSoR LETRS for Teachers - Cohort C
16: NDMTSS Developing Academic Pathways
22: CHAMPS & Discipline in the Secondary
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