Thursday, October 21, 2010

NWAS Staff attend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Workshop

In September, Colette Enright, speech clinician, and Cindysue Pederson, early childhood teacher, for NWAS, attended a workshop in Pierre called FASD Understanding the Lifespan, Promoting and Improving Services. The workshop goal was to develop and implement public awareness and strategies for children, teens and adults who have a FASD.
Go to www.chiesman.org and click on the FASD link on the Development area for more information.

Technology Grant available for teachers!!!!

Applications for the Qwest Teachers & Technology Grant are now available!
The Qwest Teachers and Technology grant program will award a total of $25,000 to South Dakota teachers who put today's technology to use for their students.
Up to 10 teachers will receive an award. The award is given through a competitive application process to pre-K through 12th-grade teachers with ideas to use technology in the classroom to engage students, enhance student performance and prepare them for life in a technologically advanced world.
The grant application can be found online at http://www.doe.sd.gov/ofm/qwest.asp and must be submitted to the Department of Education by Nov. 19.


If you have any questions, please contact Erin Larsen at erin.larsen@state.sd.us or by phone at 605.773.2533.