Thank you to all who took the time to complete the In-Service survey that was distributed to our staff.

The valuable feedback provided by our team members will greatly inform our future planning for In-Service Days.

The recipient of the $10 Loud American gift card is Allison Schubauer. She was the 100th person to fill out the survey!

Although AI is a going to be a huge time saver for teachers, there is concern about how teachers can gauge authentic learning. This article, Harnessing Technology for Engaging Learning Experiences could provide teachers with new, more engaging ways for students to show what they know.

Deliberate Practice or Deliberate Play? A podcast by The Creative Classroom with Dr. John Spencer, dives into Intentional skill development versus a more holistic approach. He explores both in this 20 minute episode.

Read on to find out how one teacher created space for reflection in her classroom.

Using HMH in your Science classroom? Check out the live events in the Teacher’s Corner! Upcoming events include Instructional insights for Learning Leaders and Keep Calm with Fool Proof Pretesting Self Care.

1. Log in to HMH

2. Go to Teacher’s Corner

3. Select Live Events

If you are taking advantage of these low-cost credit hours, here is what you need to know:

1. Inservice Credit vs CECHs

1. To receive Inservice credit, you must register and pay for the credit through the University of Sioux Falls.

1. Go to http://reach.usiouxfalls.edu

2. Select "Browse by Partner"

3. Search "MSD" in the "Word or Phrase to Search" field

4. Select your course offering by clicking "Sections"

5. Select "Register me"

2. If you did not sign up for a transcripted credit through USF, you will receive CECHs or Continuing Education Credit Hours. These certificates will be distributed after the April 19th Inservice.

2. Book Studies

1. Meade has seven book studies open. Available Book Studies. To receive these credits, you must:

1. Pay for the credit through USF - See instructions above. Search for your book by title

2. Turn in your reflection essay OR demonstrate through online discussion/ or group meetings (depends on the book study) that you read the book and fully participated in the content. This content should be turned in via your Google Classroom.

   
   

3. b. To "PASS" the book study:

1. Write a reflection: To account for time, individual teachers must write a reflection of their learning that includes the following:

• A Brief Synopsis of the book/component that was studied: What was read? What was learned? How did this impact your understanding of the topic?

• Reflect on Practice: How did this influence your practice? What did you implement in your classroom as a result of this influence and a brief description of the results of those changes.

• Align to Framework for Teaching: Describe how the components in the book(s) and or/ video(s) aligns to the SD Framework for Teaching (Danielson) OR how the components in the book(s) and or/ video(s) align to specific target areas of the teacher’s previous evaluation.

• Submit reflections to the designated Google Classroom

​*Some Book Study groups chose to discuss and record notes while others chose the online format of question and response per book chapter. These will be accepted if they demonstrate consistent engagement and meet the above requirements of reflecting on practice.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions or concerns.

• Beth Johnson, Director
• Email: meade.help@k12.sd.us
• Location: 1610 Fulton Street, Sturgis, SD, USA
• Phone: (605) 347-4454