SDCTE Annual Spring Conference

Mark your calendars!  SDCTE has reserved Cedar Shore for the 2004 Spring Conference:  

March 26-27, 2004


Spring 2003 Conference

"Celebrating the Classroom Teacher," the 2003 SDCTE Spring Conference, began at 9:00 AM on Friday, March 28.  Highlights included:

Roundtable Discussions (Friday, 10:15-11:50)

Teaching in the Block

Preparing for College English

Getting Students Published

Comments on the Revised SD Language Arts Standards

Preparing Students for Standardized Testing

Implications of "No Child Left Behind"

Lunch, featuring Tim Duggan's Shakespeare Set to Music (Friday, 12:00-1:30)

Twelve Breakout Sessions

"Learning with the Lewis and Clark Journals" by Tom Gasque (1:40-2:40 Friday)

"Top Ten Reasons for Reading Literature" by Sharon Olbertson (1:40-2:40 Friday)

"What's New in Young Adult Literature? Titles, Resources, and Classroom Ideas" by Lisa A Hazlett (2:50-3:50 Friday)

"The Great Questions Strategy" by Marian Reed (2:50-3:50 Friday)

"Technical Writing: An Integral Component" by LeeAnn Overbay (4:00-5:30 Friday)

"Rhetorical Analogies: Teaching Language with Art" by Dan Weinstein (4:00-5:00 Friday)

"Strategies for Success: Getting Ready for College English at SDSM&T" by Jo Lee and Al Boysen (8:30-9:30 Saturday)

"Breathing New Life into Old Texts: Shakespeare in the Classroom" by Tim Duggan (8:30-9:30 Saturday)

"Surviving and Thriving Your First Years of Teaching" by Jennifer Mueller (9:40-10:40 Saturday)

"A Tale of Two Projects: Encouraging Student Research" by John Laflin (9:40-10:40 Saturday)

"Integrating the WWW into the English Classroom" by Patricia Schulze and Darcy Randle (10:50-11:50 Saturday)

"Making Every Teacher a Reading and Writing Teacher" by Nancy Moose (10:50-11:50 Saturday)

Awards Banquet featuring SD author Jean Patrick (6:30 Friday)

DWP Writing Marathon (1:00-4:30 Saturday)

Registration for both days 2as $70 for members, $95 for non-members, and $50 for students.  Registration included both the Friday lunch and the Friday Awards Banquet.  


Jean Patrick Scheduled was Featured Speaker at Spring Conference 2003

Jean Patrick was the featured speaker at the 2003 Spring Conference.  Patrick, who lives in Mitchell, is the author of The Girl Who Struck Out Babe RuthThis children's book is about Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year-old pitcher who struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a 1931 exhibition game.


Read About the 2002 Spring Conference