Max and Jeanne Gonzenbach gather with scholarship recipients and USD faculty and staff.
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Greetings,
During the month of November, those of us in the School of Education were humbled to witness outstanding accomplishments by our faculty and students while also honoring those who make that success possible.
Last week, the School of Education presented Jeanne and Max Gonzenbach with the EDGE Award, which recognizes excellence, dedication, generosity and empowerment. Jeanne and Max Gonzenbach graciously and selflessly support teacher education students through their
scholarship endowment
. School of Education graduates Randi Johnson and Alanna Schmeichel, as well as current students Samantha Hyronimus and Morgan McAllister, gathered with us to celebrate their accomplishments and honor Jeanne and Max's incredible gifts. The laughter and tears over lunch served as a reminder that donations are not merely numbers in bank accounts — they are heartfelt gifts that impact students in very tangible ways.
By reading our newsletter and staying in touch, you too are supporting the School of Education, and we are thankful for you.
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Dean Donald Easton-Brooks, Ph.D.
University of South Dakota School of Education
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USD Reading Council
Book Fair
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The USD Reading Council hosted a book fair November 14 - 16. Students
, faculty and staff stopped by to pick up books for their families and their classrooms. The USD Reading Council aims to promote high quality literacy instruction and encourage the lifetime habit of reading.
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Kappa Delta Pi Induction Ceremony
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Congratulations to the newest members of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education! 21 individuals were welcomed into the Alpha Iota Epsilon Chapter, and new officers were added to the group's leadership team. Please join us in celebrating the members' commitment to promoting and improving education!
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Teacher Candidate Networking Event
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The School of Education hosted the 4th annual Teacher Candidate Networking Event on Friday, November 16. More than 80 students attended the event to connect with school districts and educational agencies from across South Dakota and neighboring states. Thank you to all who attended!
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Sport Entertainment and Venues Tomorrow
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Students and faculty in the Division of Kinesiology and Sport Management presented at the Sport Entertainment and Venues Tomorrow conference in Columbia, South Carolina.
Robin Ammon, Ed.D., shared research on the underlying principles of the policy decisions surrounding “Baseball Rule” v. “The Distraction Theory”. Six KSM students also attended the sport management conference and participated in a case study competition in which they responded to a scenario and developed a sports marketing strategy. The team earned 3rd place in the contest.
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Supporting the Urban Education Collaborative
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Dean Donald Easton-Brooks, Ph.D., attended the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Urban Education in Nassau, Bahamas. The School of Education was proud to provide financial support for the event.
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Susan Curtin, Ed.D., published research outlining the challenges of recruiting and retaining teachers in rural areas.
The study, published in
Voices of Reform: Educational Research to Inform and Reform
, addresses a gap in literature regarding administrators’ perceptions of factors impacting teacher recruitment and retention in rural areas.
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Dyanis Popova
Dyanis Popova, Ph.D.'s paper, "Classroom Management in Urban Schools: Proposing a Course Framework" (co-authored with Altheria Caldwell and Manya Whittaker), was accepted and presented at the International Conference on Urban Education earlier this month. The paper will be published by
Teaching Education.
Popova also contributed to the Empowered Youth Development Initiatives Workshop in Sioux Falls by leading the workshop "Embracing Culture and Identity in Schooling."
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Craig McGill, Ed.D.'s article “The Professionalization of Academic Advising: Where Were We Before 2010 and Where Are We Now?”, has been accepted for publication in
NACADA Journal
. In the article, McGill discusses the history of academic advising in higher education, the debate and controversy about establishing it as a profession, and the characteristics and obstacles of professionalization leading to the current state of the profession.
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Science of Learning Research Group
The Science of Learning Research Group's study, "Can They Do It? A Comparison of Teacher Candidates' Beliefs and Preschoolers' Actual Skills with Digital Technology and Media," was accepted for publication in
Computers & Education. The Science of Learning Research Group includes
School of Education faculty Daniel Mourlam, Ed.D., Gabrielle Strouse, Ph.D., and Lisa Newland, Ph.D., along with former student Haoyu Lin.
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Alumni Share
Hometown's Fallen
Research with Community
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Matthew Hilson, Lexy Zimmerman and Paige Wright graduated from the School of Education and are now teachers in South Dakota, and they continue to give back to the community using their undergraduate research.
On
November 1 and November 15, the alumni — who previously took SEED 415: 7-12 Social Science Methods with Jing Williams, Ph.D. — presented their research on Clay County's fallen veterans at Vermillion Lion's Club events. Paige Wright shared research on Raynold Peterson, whose sister was able to attend the meeting and celebrate her brother's legacy on her birthday. Lexy Zimmerman and Matthew Hilson presented their research, as well. Audience members asked questions and noted that this project had inspired them to explore their own family histories.
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KSM Students Manage SDHS Football Championship
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31 students in KSM 450: Sport Facility & Event Management had the opportunity to apply their studies to a major event by managing and coordinating the South Dakota High School Football Championships. South Dakota is the only state in the United States that allows the final game of their state tournament to be managed by students, thus providing USD students with an exceptional and rare opportunity to manage such a well-attended event. Please join us in congratulating the kinesiology and sport management students on their hard work and successful outcome!
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If you have a news item that you'd like to submit for an upcoming issue of our newsletter, please reach out to Bailey at [email protected]
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