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Celebrate in your school!
Visit the ASCA website for fun, engaging ways to celebrate school counseling week.
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February 7 - 11, 2022 is National
School Counseling Week!
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National School Counseling Week 2022, “School Counseling: Better Together,” sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 7–11, 2022, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
CREA would like to give a shoutout to our school counselors! Kayla Henes, Megan Storbeck, Amber Vollmers, Ramona Westergren, and Jackie Geiger!
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CREA would like to give a shoutout to our school counselors,
Kayla Henes, Megan Storbeck, Amber Vollmers, Ramona Westergren, and Jackie Geiger!
Thank you for all your do!
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Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota | |
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This month, CREA will feature information about two of the five federally-recognized tribes that share geography with North Dakota – the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota tribes from Standing Rock Sioux tribe and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation from Lake Traverse. These tribal lands are each located along the southern parts of North Dakota, and both cross our state’s borders into northern parts of South Dakota. The Standing Rock Reservation encompasses all of Sioux County and is located 60 miles straight south of Mandan, west of the Missouri River, and the Lake Traverse Reservation is located just west of Wahpeton in the southeast corner of North Dakota.
Please visit CREA’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts or our blog throughout the month of February to learn more!
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Student of the Month
Congratulations to January's Student of the Month in the area of Health Science, Jada Bonogofsky from Flasher High School.
The following is what instructor Lorie McCarthy had to say about why she nominated Jada:
Jada has completed the online Medical Careers course and is currently enrolled in Advanced Medical Careers. Furthermore, she completed the fall Certified Nursing Assisting semester course moving on to pass the state certification exam officially licensing as a CNA. Jada states "I just enjoy helping people and the first aid instruction in 6th grade kind of really got me hooked ... radiology caught my attention when I almost shattered my kneecap and the radiology tech was really nice and knew his job".
Throughout these courses, she is responsible for completing the assignments along with communicating effectively with instructors and classmates. She maintains a positive attitude, uses technology and her time efficiently and appropriately, and asks questions to understand. It is my sincere belief that she is college and career ready for her future plans in radiology or as a nursing instructor. Lastly, this Spring she plans to become BLS CPR certified with a handful of other students from Flasher. Her best piece of advice is from her mother "If the dream is big enough the odds don't matter".
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WesternND CTC Course Catalog
WesternND CTE (CRACTC, RACTC, GNWACTC, and Great Western Network) worked together this year to create a one-stop-shop catalog for our schools! The catalog is at the printers as we speak and will be on its way to your school soon! In the meantime, feel free to check out a digital copy here.
We've also updated our registration spreadsheet. Changes to look for include:
- A space to mark if a student is an English Learner
- A space to note which provider the course you're selecting is from (CRACTC, RACTC, etc..). This way you can include registrations for multiple entities all on one registration.
- For all ITV courses, there is now a space to list which instructor the course is with.
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Celebrate State and National
CTE Month
February is CTE Month! ND CTE has announced the theme this year is "CTE Champion!" Download the picture to the right and have your students, teachers, and staff take a photo with it. Email it to alissa.thiele@k12.nd.us and we'll share it on our social media and send it to ND CTE to share on their website also!
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Tier 3 System Support
Behavior Interventions to Support All Tiers (Formerly known as FBA/BIP):
Ideal for educators who are responsible for implementing FBAs/BIPs, lead teachers, special educators, and educators who provide behavioral consultation to teachers.
Spring Series: Feb. 15th, Feb. 22nd, March 1, and March 8th
Register | Flyer
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Trauma Sensitive Schools
Virtual Training
By understanding how trauma impacts students and adopting a trauma-informed approach, educators can play a crucial role in mitigating both the short and long-term effects of trauma. This virtual, interactive workshop will leave you with a renewed commitment to reach some of the most vulnerable students and their families.
June 6-10, 2022 - 9-11 AM CT
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Training of Trainers
Assist your school in meeting the mandated legislative criteria for mental health professional development in a meaningful manner with the TSS professional learning curriculum.
Self-Study - June 10-27 (coaching available upon request.)
Resource Review - June 27th, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Small-Group Teach-Back Session - June 28-29
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Foundations of Reading -
One Series, Multiple Locations
The Foundations of Reading Learning Series kicked off this week in Bismarck, Jamestown, Minot, and Williston. This series is designed to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to address a variety of students’ needs in reading. This training targets the Five Big Ideas of Reading (phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary) in three key areas: instruction, assessment, and intervention.
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Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers
Attendees from Williston, Jamestown, Fargo, Minot, and Bismarck met for day 1 of this two-day series to learn how to assist struggling readers at the secondary level through concentrating on 3 essential elements: curriculum-what we teach, instruction-how we teach, and assessment data needed to guide the process. A large portion of the course will be designated to diagnosing student reading needs and how to match those needs with appropriate instructional strategies.
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