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It’s Testing Season: What to Know and How to Support Your Children

K-12 testing is happening in schools starting this month and next for the South Dakota ELA, Math and Science assessments. In 2020 the testing window for K12 ELA and Math opened March 4 in South Dakota, the ELA and Math Alternative Assessment starts March 16, and Science and Science Alternative opens April 1. English Learners …

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Learn: Test Prep Success

Join this Nearpod lesson by entering your name (or group name) and click the blue ‘join session’ button. Students can complete the lesson individually, or it can be presented as a group lesson. If you enter or submit answers, we’ll receive them at SD SFEC – so we’ll know you are using it! Be sure …

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Learn: Navigating Tests

Join this Nearpod lesson by entering your name (or group name) and click the blue ‘join session’ button. Students can complete the lesson individually, or it can be presented as a group lesson. If you enter or submit answers, we’ll receive them at SD SFEC – so we’ll know you are using it! Be sure …

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What is SEL?

The South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center (SD SFEC) is working to unite students, families, schools, and communities together by focusing on learner needs from “cradle to career.” In this article we focus on social and emotional learning (SEL).  Teachers and employers agree that SEL offers positive results–at  school and at work. According to the …

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Showing Up! Reduce the Fear: attendance can eliminate the stigma of “I can’t do this!”

Showing up matters. It might sound obvious, but it’s worth remembering and reminding because when we are not present, we are missing an opportunity to meet our full potential. When students miss just two days of school per month, that adds up to nearly 10% of the school year. There were 16,601 chronically absent students …

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Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop – Four Regional Trainings

Ideal for people who work directly with children and youth everyday, like teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, administrators, secretaries, and childcare providers. Four Regional Trainings: (9:00am to 4:00pm with 1 hour lunch) October 5 – Rapid City – TIE Office 1925 N Plaza October 26 – Sioux Falls – Siouxland Downtown Library Meeting Room B January 25 …

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