Native Youth Community Project Opens Doors for Post-Secondary Education | |
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The NESC, Minnewaukan Public School, Devils Lake Public Schools, University of Jamestown, and Spirit Lake Tribe are in their second year of partnership through the Native Youth Community Project Grant. Together, these entities are working alongside the Minnewaukan secondary students in their preparations for college and career.
A group of junior and senior students recently toured the University of Jamestown campus over two days, spending time with faculty and exploring programs, services, and facilities. They also spent time with their mentors, U of J students in the Educator Preparation Program. The mentors support the students throughout the year in a dual-credit course, providing guidance in application of the course content and skills and perspective in post-secondary education.
Minnewaukan students have also toured Northland Community and Technical College and will soon be touring Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Lake Region State College, and Minot State University. The college tour, dual-credit, and U of J mentor experiences are a portion of the supports available to Minnewaukan Public Schools through the grant, which is funded through the US Department of Education.
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The NESC is partnering with North Dakota After School Network and Million Girls Moonshot to offer professional learning for after school program staff in the ten practices for an engineering mindset. Since September, educators from Devils Lake Central Middle School, Midkota, Minot, and Dunseith have been meeting in-person and virtually. This cohort will complete their professional learning series with a site visit and one final virtual session in March.
One engineering mindset practice addressed during the series was working in teams. In response to the professional learning, one participant noted, “I like to use group work and have done lessons teaching kids how to work in groups.” Another remarked, “I like that everybody is included and made to feel equally a part of the project.” Other practices of focus included using a systematic engineering design process, persisting and learning from failure, exploring materials and their properties, and balancing criteria and constraints. Partnering schools have also been joining the NESC's ConnectEd sessions during monthly Gateway to Science lessons for further engagement with the engineering mindset.
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Congratulations to the following NDASA members for their years of service awards and recent recognition by NDCEL colleagues!
Honorary Life Membership - Scott Privratsky (former Devils Lake Superintendent)
10 Years - Robert Bubach (Munich Superintendent) & Jean Callahan (Minnewaukan Superintendent)
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NESC Learning Opportunities | | |
Paraeducator Online Training is available as a school-wide program with this NO COST opportunity. Paraeducators and tutors will have access to 150+ self-paced modules covering general education and special education environments. Learning modules typically ranges from 45-60 minutes in length, can be accessed using any platform day or night, and can be personalized to fit each individual within your system.
Administrators, simply complete this form to enroll your school district today ($35/person value).
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Assessing to Inform:
Put Your Data to Work For You
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Through hands-on experiences, learn key guidelines and tips for interpreting data and viewing reports at the student, classroom, school, district, and national levels. Learn how to really understand and apply the data to guide instruction and intervention, plan student groupings, etc. See how to use data to facilitate improved educational outcomes for students.
Go to ndrea.org and select Statewide Initiatives / Assessing to Inform to access archived resources and webinar recordings for the following:
- Assessment overview
- ACT & PreACT
- AIMSweb
- FastBridge
- NWEA
- Renaissance STAR
- WorkKeys
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The NESC is partnering with Valley City State
University to offer cafeteria graduate credit to member educators for NESC professional learning events.
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Graduate Level
Professional Development
Credit Courses
(up to nine credits) for $275!
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Purchase an annual subscription to gain access to online Graduate Level Professional Development Credit courses at a significant savings only available to NESC members. You'll be able to take one course each term for a total of three courses per year.
Courses are offered through a partnership with University of North Dakota and Virtual Education Software (VESi).
- Three courses per year (up to nine credits) for $275
- Learn online at your own pace from the convenience of your home
- Choose from over 30 online courses for license renewal and salary advancement
Questions? Call 1-800-313-6744.
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Modern Classrooms Project:
ND Educators Needed
Interested in building a student-centered classroom? Join the Modern Classroom Project’s Summer Virtual Mentorship Program. We offer two 5-week sessions for you: May 20 - June 23 or June 24 - July 28, 2024. In this self-paced, virtual course, you’ll receive personalized feedback on the materials you create. You’ll leave with a complete unit and concrete plan to implement blended, self-paced, mastery-based practices in your classroom. This program is supported by a grant from the Bush Foundation for all educators in North Dakota, with a $500 stipend upon completion! The deadline for the application is May 1, 2024. Please contact Bob Shaw at Modern Classrooms Project if you would like to learn more.
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NESC Partner & North Dakota Learning Opportunities | | | |
Past NESC Workshops - Continued Support | | |
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Who could use a Mattergram today?
“Never doubt that a few words from you at the right time can change a person’s life for good.” Angela Maiers, founder of Choose2Matter and former NESC presenter
What's a Mattergram?
Mattergrams are simple personalized messages to let people know you are thinking of them and that they matter, not just to you, but to the world.
Great news! Angela partnered with Canva to create Mattergram templates! Canva accounts are free for educators and students, so share a Mattergram today!
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Mission
The NESC supports schools through leadership and collaborative opportunities.
Vision
The NESC positively impacts schools' capacity to offer high-quality education.
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