Teachers Learn on Students' Day Off

Students may have enjoyed a holiday today, but teachers in our area were back in the classroom fo...  More »

Students may have enjoyed a holiday today, but teachers in our area were back in the classroom for a mandated refresher course. In andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/glenburnandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Glenburnandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;, as andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/debbie-kuehnandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Debbie Kuehnandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; found out, that meant some group 'therapy' for some... Becky Kraft loves coming to work each day... (Becky Kraft, Glenburn)n andamp;quot;They're always full of warm fuzzies. They always make you feel real good.andamp;quot; Her kindergarten students here in Glenburn can usually make her smile... But Kraft admits there are days when she could use a friend... someone who can relate to what it's like to try to keep a room full of six-year-olds entertained... This ...is something of a group session for kindergarten teachers. It's one of many sessions available to educators through the Mid Dakota andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/educationandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;educationandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; Cooperative's fourth annual professional development conference. Here, teachers can brush up on everything from classroom discipline to robotics. Organizers say it's a great way to recharge... (Kathryn Pederson, MDEC Dir.) andamp;quot;And then we had change and motivation... which we get that every time, every year. Everyday change is something we have to deal with all the time. And motivation is something I t hink we all struggle with in January in andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/north-dakotaandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;North Dakotaandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;.andamp;quot; (Becky) andamp;quot;It's nice to get together as a group and that's at the same level as you are and get some good ideas about what people are trying... what's working, what's not working... that sort of thing.andamp;quot; (David Wistoff, Glenburn Supt.) andamp;quot;Seems to be a time when they pick up some valuable information... and they get to share good things that they're doing.andamp;quot; Pederson says it takes the better part of a year to put together a conference like this. The two-day event also features appearances from nationally and internationally-known speakers. Tomorrow's guests include a andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/nasaandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;NASAandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; specialist and a former andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/footballandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Footballandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; player. (Kathryn) andamp;quot;So what happens after they go to these 'Let's Talk' sessions, they can continue th ose discussions online with their peers in these other schools. And if this little break makes coming to work a little more pleasant, Then it's worth coming to work on a holiday! In Glenburn, Debbie Kuehn KX News. Cam 1 - 3Shot / Last Look Pederson says about 185 teachers attended today's conference.  « Less