2014 We Day in Minnesota Event!
 What's We Day? Youth coming together to make the world a better place. Each year, We Day hosts a series of stadium-sized events, one of which will take place in St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, Nov. 12. We Day brings together world-renowned speakers and performers—from Lt. Colonel Eileen Collins to Malala Yousafzai to Shapeshift—with tens of thousands of youth to kick-start a year of action through We Act. You can’t buy a ticket to We Day—you earn it by taking on one local and one global action. Hope to see you there!
Visit We Day website for more information.
Minnesota Teacher Receives $25,000 National Milken Educator Award
Angela Harvala, a fifth-grade teacher at Princeton's North Elementary School, was surprised by the Milken Family Foundation as Minnesota’s latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. The national award recognizes outstanding excellence in education and includes a $25,000 cash prize. Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and Dr. Jane Foley, foundation senior vice president for the Milken Educator Awards, were among the leaders participating in the surprise celebration.
Read news release.
Facts and Information About Ebola
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is working with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to provide information about the Ebola virus to schools. And though, officials and health experts continue to stress that the risk to Minnesotans is currently very low, Governor Dayton and and MDH Commissioner Ehlinger have convened leaders in the health, human services and public safety sectors to develop prevention and, if needed, rapid response plans for our state. Call the Ebola Information Line: 651-201-3920 or 1-800-657-3903.
Visit the MDH Website for additional information.
Green Strides Best Practices Tour
The U.S. Department of Education's 2014 Green Strides Best Practices Tour, with the theme “Healthy Schools, High-Achieving Students, wrapped up in Minnesota and Maryland.
Read the feature about Prior Lake-Savage
Read the feature about Waconia Public Schools.
November 17-21 is International Education Week.
Celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Visit U.S. State Department website.
November 11 is Veterans Day
Historic Date, November 4, 1922 - King Tut's Tomb Discovered
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Twin Cities Schools Win Big at Ballot Box, Again
It was another good year at the ballot box for local schools with suburban districts in the Twin Cities winning voter support for new taxes for operations, facilities and technology. Read more at Pioneer Press.
"Smartest Kids" Author Ripley to Keynote AchieveMpls Event
Amanda Ripley is the author of “The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way,” a best-seller since its 2013 release. Read more on MinnPost.
Several Minnesota School Districts Get the Go Ahead to Build
Several of the state's school districts got approval from voters Tuesday to move forward with big construction projects, security improvements and technology initiatives paid for in part with money from local taxpayers. Read full story at MPRNews.
Guest Blog: College Knowledge Month -by Rebecca Schmitz
As the 12th grade counselor, my goal is to create a great College Center that is an accessible, information-gathering place for students to utilize at Washington Technology Magnet. Read BloggED.
Targeted Technical Assistance: Navigating Annual Goals and Short-Term Objectives
Training for Special Education Providers and Teachers on developing annual goals and short-term objectives that meet compliance standards. The training will also address the impact that goals and objectives have on effective implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEP), and progress reporting to parents. Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Conference Center A, Room CC-14 at the Minnesota Department of Education, 1500 Highway 36 W in Roseville.
Register by November 16.
Calling All Kid Filmmakers!
 Entries into Minnesota’s 90-Second Newbery Film Festival Now Being Accepted! Kid filmmakers of all ages are invited to submit their most creative ideas into a film that compresses the entire story of a Newbery-winning book into about ninety seconds. Teachers, Librarians, Media Specialists and Parents are encouraged to visit the 90-Second Newbery website to learn more. Deadline for submitting films is December 20, 2014!
Questions? E-mail Jennifer Verbrugge or call her at: 651-582-8356.
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