23rd Annual State Conference and Annual Meeting

Aberdeen Simmons Middle School

Friday Feb 13th, 2009

There will be no evening session for this year's state conference

Reservations can be made at

Comfort Inn
226-0097                 25 Doubles $64.99 + Tax
Release Date 1/12/2009

Super 8 West   
229-5005                  10 Singles $55.00 + Taxes
Release Date 1/12/2009  5 Doubles $60.00 + Taxes

Super 8 North  
229-5005                  4 Singles $50.00 + Taxes
Release Date 1/12/2009  8 Doubles $55.00 + Taxes

Keynote and presenter is Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell has been a middle level geography teacher for the past 16 years and still loves it!!  She is a native of South Dakota and a graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota.  Kim also has her administration degree from Wayne State University in Wayne, Nebraska.  Kim is very involved in her school and has a variety of roles.  Currently, she is a part-time Mentor Teacher who helps new teachers in her school district.  The other half of her job is a part-time geography teacher for 7^th graders. Kim is also a team leader, a member of the Equity Team, and a member of the Literacy Team.  Kim recently started an after school program called Students on Academic Rise (SOAR).  SOAR is a program for students who demonstrate academic potential and live in poverty.  In 2004, Kim was a semi-finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year, and was recently chosen by the local TV, Fox 9 News, as one of their nine “Top Teachers” of the year. She has also been published in the New England Journal for Middle Schools on literacy strategies across the content area and in Middle Ground on ways to effectively implement homework.

 Kim is currently a consultant for the National Middle School Association and has traveled the country facilitating workshops for middle level educators.

Conference Schedule 

      8:00-9:00             Registration
                                     Visit Exhibits

9:00 -10:15          SMS entertainment (main gym)

                               Kim Campbell-keynote (main gym)

 10:30-11:30        1^st Breakout Session
 
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11: 30-12:30       Lunch and visit Vendors

        The following presenters will present ONE extended session:  12:45-2:55

        Kim Campbell – Student Motivation             
        Janelle Klapperich- The Framework of Poverty 

 12:45-1:45           Session 2

1: 55-2:55            Session 3

     2:55                     Door Prizes

VENDORS: Take this opportunity to meet one-on-one with professionals who are valuable resources for advice on new products and materials appropriate for the middle level and aid you in implementing NCLB. See what’s new for teaching and learning. Exhibits will be open Friday.

REGISTRATION: Please register early. Deadline is Jan 31, 2009. Get registration materials from www.sdamle.org

Credit: NSU will grant one undergraduate or graduate credit for the State Conference. Your submitted work will be due by April 3. Participants may sign up at the conference and get details at that time. Contact person will be Janelle Klapperich and her mail is janelle.klapperich@northern.edu