SDEA practices what it preaches, continued Roberts. For the eighth consecutive year, SDEA is offering Current Trends in Education workshops at three sites in Eastern South Dakota. She went on to say that the workshops cover a wide variety of subjects including discipline, alternative assessment, literature and writing, and integrating technology into the classroom. All of the workshops may be taken for graduate or certificate renewal credit and space is still available for most workshops. A recent poll by Public Agenda showed that 71 percent of parents want to become more involved in their children s education, concluded Roberts.
Summer s a great time to take the plunge.
The sound you hear will be your child s next teacher applauding. Summer Learning Fun is available free from the SDEA Communications Department. The winning students and the teachers that were honored in the winning essays were recognized at a luncheon May 19 in Pierre. SDEA President Elaine Roberts says that SDEA sponsors the Teacher to Remember essay contest to give students the opportunity to write about a teacher who has had an impact on their lives. Talented teachers are the most basic ingredient for good schools, said Roberts.