• Feb 16th

7:00pm A Look at Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children

• Feb 21st

8:30am SMART Board Level 1 (MAC & PC)

• Feb 22nd

9:00am Limited, Short-Call Substitute Teacher Training

• Feb 23rd

8:30am Limited, Short-Call Substitute Teacher Training

• Feb 28th

10:00am Playground Safety Compliance and Maintenance Seminar

• Mar 6th

8:30am Exploring iPods and iPads in Education

• Mar 7th

8:30am Google Apps for Education

ProjectEARTH Conference

The ProjectEARTH Conference is targeted for students in grades 7-8. In addition to a dazzling keynote address, students are able to attend 3 different sessions all science and nature related. These sessions will be taught by experts in the field. This conference is designed to encourage students to experience, appreciate, and become stewards of the natural environment through presentation and hands-on learning. The five key components are:

• Knowledge: To gain a variety of experiences in and acquire a basic understanding of the environment.
• Awareness: To gain awareness and sensitivity to natural processes and issues concerning sustainability, preservation and conservation of the environment.
• Attitude: To acquire values and concerns for the environment and motivation for actively participate in environmental improvement and protection.
• Skills: To learn about the environment through hands-on participation
• Participation: To work towards solving and improving the environment both individually and as a community member.

Science Rocks!

Hands-On Science & Nature Conference

Science Rocks is a conference designed to introduce 5th and 6th grade students to a variety of science and natural elements through presentations and hands-on learning.

The halls of the Wick Science Building on the campus of St. Cloud State University are filled with 5th and 6th grade future naturalists, mathematicians, geologists and computer programmers as over 530 students and educators participate in the annual Science Rocks! Conference (SR!).

Young Authors/Young Artists Conference

May 16, 2012 & May 17, 2012

This conference promotes student enthusiasm and competencies in written communication. Breakout presenters will include: published authors, storytellers, illustrators, poets and teachers of writing. The whole point of the conference is to encourage and inspire students to develop their interests and talents in writing.

Young Authors / Young Artist Conference

INTENT TO PARTICIPATE

DUE: February 10, 2012

This conference promotes student enthusiasm and competencies in written communication. Breakout presenters will include: published authors, storytellers, illustrators, poets and teachers of writing. The whole point of the conference is to encourage and inspire students to develop their interests and talents in writing. NEW! This year we will host YAYA two days.