This Academy is an annual gathering of the university faculty and the professional development school's faculty. The PDS Academy offers faculty the opportunity t gather and share ideas and strategies that have been successful in assisting schools and teachers to develop inclusive educational environments. The Academy for Future Teachers is in its sixth year. This project recruits 30 high school juniors and seniors from across the state of South Dakota who have expressed interest in a career in education. These students participate in a four day workshop held on the campus of Black Hills State University.
University students act as mentors and facilitators for large and small group settings.
The participants explore the field of education using a variety of hands-on experiences. These experiences include Lakota language and traditions to understand the diversity of our students, working with students with special educational needs, exploring the world of technology and the classroom, and focusing on the civic responsibility education has to society as a whole. Governor Grant Back to top Biographical Information Teaching has been part of my life for 26 years. I have spent time with students from ages 8 through adult. The last five years have been spent at Black Hills State University in the College of Education.