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2017 Minnesota Lutheran Education Conference October 19, 2017

DATE: August 25, 2017 TO: Ministers of Religion, Commissioned Early Childhood Directors & Teachers Concordia University Retired Educators Candidate/Non-Candidate Members Lay Teachers/Lay Workers FROM: Mr. Sean Martens, Assistant to the President Education SUBJECT: Education Conference Registration Materials

Kingdom Impact—Look In, Look Up, Look Out!

Hebrews 12:1-2: Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith. At one time, I was an avid recreational runner. I enjoyed the time of introspection my mind went through while my body was “pounding the pavement.” Unfortunately, in my 30’s, my knees started having problems and continued to degenerate until I had them replaced. While I’m happy that I am again mobile, averaging 10K steps per day walking, the fact is that I will never again be a runner. I learned that physical activity is important and that there are other rewarding and beneficial physical activities other than running. Are you encumbered in your ministry? Is there something weighing you down? Our work in sharing Jesus’ love through education ministries is often encumbered by challenges. Sometimes we need to change the activity that we are doing. Sometimes we need to take a hard look at what we can control and what is be-yond our control to influence. Through it all, we need to discover what is most important. We can rest assured that when we look to Jesus as the “founder and perfecter of our faith,” our work for the Church WILL have Kingdom Impact. God is blessing your efforts. Yet, our work is an endurance race, with many miles to go before we hit that finish line. We invite you to The 2017 Minnesota Lutheran Education Conference being held at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato on Thursday, October 19, 2017. We pray that the conference will be a time to reener-gize you as you re-discover what is really important in your ministry work in the context of today and be “unencumbered” from whatever is weighing you down. You are receiving the program schedule, description of sectionals, registration form, and hotel information to use prior to the conference. Please note that we have sent only one copy of each to save copying and mailing cost; feel free to copy the materials for your respective personnel and/or share the conference links from our website www.mnsdistrict.org/2017-educators-conference The conference is one day only and includes a light breakfast and banquet lunch. We have partnered with

the Mankato Chamber of Commerce ( Greater Mankato!) to coordinate a badge discount with participat-

ing Mankato businesses. We encourage conference participants to stay in Mankato for dinner with long-

time friends or together with your staff after the conference.

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Please note the following: 1. There will be no business meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 19. The election of officers and

various committees will be done by electronic means and sent to you following the conference (MNS District Only).

2. If you have a resolution for the conference, please send it via e-mail to Gae Ash at gae.ash@mnsdistrict.org or mail to 14301 Grand Ave. S., Burnsville, MN 55306 no later than Septem-ber 30, 2017.

3. The Conference evaluation form will be sent to you for completion via electronic means after the end of the conference .

4. A block of rooms will be held at the designated hotels until September 18/27, 2017. (see page 5) 5. Questions concerning the conference may be directed to Mr. Sean Martens

sean.martens@mnsdistrict.org or to Gae Ash at gae.ash@mnsdistrict.org (952-223-2156).

Logo design by Chris Roth Art Numerous small circles create four arrows while subtly suggesting both motion and an impact. Together, the arrows create a cross shape. The three dots in the “A” suggest “Look In, Look Up, Look Out,”

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MINNESOTA LUTHERAN EDUCATION CONFERENCE October 19, 2017

Verizon Wireless Center - Mankato, MN

“Kingdom Impact—Look In, Look Up, Look Out!” Hebrews 12:1-2

Please type or print the following information:( Administrators, please make a copy of the form for each educator) School/Congregation: Address: City State Zip Code Name: Email: Check One:

Teacher _____ DCE _____ DCO _____ Deaconess _____ Music Dir._____ Student.______ Emeritus_____ Other_____

Registration

Please indicate the sectional (number) you plan to attend in each time period: Thursday at 11:15 am: Thursday at 2:30 pm: Thursday at 3:45 pm:

Sorry, I cannot attend the conference. Reason:

Please indicate if you will be at: Banquet Lunch - YES or NO

Check if you need gluten-free

*If nothing is checked we will consider it a NO

Educators’ Conference Registration Fee is $90.00 per person. Registration Fee includes program, Thursday light breakfast, Banquet, and snacks at break on Thursday (see schedule). *Emeritus registration fee is $20.00 *and there is no cost for Student Teachers, but please fill out a registration form. Make check payable to Minnesota South District and mail to: Gae Ash MNS District Office 14301 Grand Ave. S. Burnsville, MN 55306 Total Enclosed: $________ Registration deadline is October 2, 2017 OR You may register individually online at www.mnsdistrict.org/2017-educators-conference You have the option to pay online with credit card. Please click on link above to register

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Minnesota Lutheran Education Conference October 19, 2017

Hotel Accommodations

Please note that the Lutheran Education Conference will be held at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato, MN, and housing is available at: Mankato City Center Hotel $99.00 plus tax, per room (507-345-1234) 101 Main Street, Mankato, 56001 Hilton Garden Inn $119.00 plus tax, per room (507-344-1111) 20 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, 56001 A block of rooms have been reserved under Lutheran Education Conference or Lutheran Educators and will be held until September 18, 2017 (City Center Hotel) September 27, 2017 (Hilton Garden Inn) Please mention Lutheran Education Conference when making your reservations, in order to receive the special rates for the conference.

Verizon Wireless Center and Hotel Directions From the North: (Twin Cities, St. Peter, LeSueur) South on 169, take the Mankato/North Mankato Downtown Exit. Take a left at the light and cross the bridge, using the far right lane. Take the Main Street Exit and continue straight ahead on Second Street, crossing Main Street. One block up take a right onto Walnut Street and proceed down to the Depot Parking Ramp or, to unload, take alley to Loading Docks. From the West: (Lake Crystal, Madelia, Fairmont) Hwy 169 to Riverfront Drive Exit, take right off that exit, to the Depot Parking Ramp. If necessary to use the Loading Docks, continue on Riverfront Drive to Main Street; right on Main Street one block to Second Street; right one block on Second to Walnut Street; right on Walnut Street. Proceed down to either the Depot Ramp or the alley to the Loading Docks. From the West: (New Ulm, etc.) Hwy 14 to Riverfront Drive Exit, turn right on Riverfront Drive to Main Street (Holiday Inn on corner), turn left onto Main Street, 1 block up turn right onto Second Street, 1 block up turn right onto Walnut Street, proceed down to the Depot Parking Ramp or, to unload, take alley to Loading Docks. From the East: (Rochester, Owatonna, Waseca) Hwy 14 to Riverfront Drive Exit, turn left on Riverfront Drive to Main Street (Holiday Inn on corner), turn left onto Main Street, 1 block up turn right onto Second Street, 1 block up turn right onto Walnut Street, proceed down to the Depot Parking Ramp or, to unload, take alley to Loading Docks. From the South: (Wells, Mapleton) Hwy 22 to Hwy 14 to Riverfront Drive Exit. Left off of exit on Riverfront Drive to Main Street (Holiday Inn on corner), left onto Main Street, 1 block up turn right onto Second Street, 1 block up turn onto Walnut Street, proceed down to the Depot Parking Ramp or, to unload, take alley to Loading Docks. Parking is available in downtown parking ramps on Hickory Street and Walnut Street. Handicapped parking is available in designated areas.

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Minnesota Lutheran Education Conference October 19, 2017

Verizon Wireless Center- Mankato, MN

Jubilarian Recognition

A jubilarian is one who celebrates a jubilee commemorating personal service in a state of life or profession. The conference will recognize special milestones of the educators who are currently serving in various ministries in the Minnesota South District and Minneso-ta North District, as well as those who have retired and are observing the anniversary of their original graduation date.

Each educator is asked to fill out the following form, if applicable, and return to the Minnesota South District by September 19, 2017. Due to the 2016 President’s Conference we did not recognize the 2016 Jubilarians. Please note we will recognize both the 2016 and 2017 Jubi-larians. If you reached your special milestone in 2016 or 2017 please complete the form be-low. Jubilarians will be honored at the banquet. Please return to the Minnesota South District, 14301 Grand Avenue South, Burnsville, MN, 55306, or email: gae.ash@mnsdistrict.org no later than September 19, 2017

Name: School/Congregation: Address:

City State Zip Please check the number of completed years of service in Lutheran schools or the number of years since your graduation date (for those who have retired). Thank you. ___ 15 years ___ 20 years ___ 25 years ___ 30 years ___ 35 years ___ 40 years ___ 45 years ___ 50 years ___ Other - Please state:

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ATTENTION

LUTHERAN EDUCATORS

ANNOUNCING NOMINATIONS FOR:

Minnesota Lutheran Education Conference 2017 OUTSTANDING LUTHERAN EDUCATOR

Please take the time to nominate a fellow Lutheran educator from the Minnesota South or Minnesota North District for this annual award of the LCMS. Whether it is a classroom teacher, principal, DCE, DCO, or other professional involved in Lutheran education, your nomination of this servant who is “outstanding” is re-quested. The Outstanding Lutheran Educator of the Minnesota Lutheran Education Confer-ence is someone who has contributed to the total ministry of education within or without the parish setting. This involvement and contribution to Christian Educa-tion can be witnessed by performance in any one or more of the following areas: Classroom teaching Educational innovations and research Administration Guidance The Outstanding Lutheran Educator is also recognized as being involved not only with the Lutheran school, but also with any aspect of the educational ministry within the congregation and community. The Outstanding Lutheran Educator shows by personal example, Christ’s love in his or her ministry. Please complete the attached form to nominate a fellow servant in the Minnesota South or Minnesota North District as the 2017 OUTSTANDING LUTHERAN EDUCATOR and return the form by September 29, 2017 to:

Gae Ash Minnesota South District, LCMS

14301 Grand Avenue South Burnsville, MN 55306

gae.ash@mnsdistrict.org

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MINNESOTA LUTHERAN EDUCATION CONFERENCE OUTSTANDING LUTHERAN EDUCATOR AWARD

Official Nomination Form

I wish to nominate the following Lutheran Educator, either a DCE, DCO, Director of Parish Music, Deaconess, Director of Family Life, Certified Lay Minister, Principal, or a teacher (Early Childhood, Elementary, High School) currently serving in one of the Lu-theran churches or schools in the Minnesota South or Minnesota North District, who has given unselfishly of time and talents for the work of the Kingdom and is truly wor-thy of recommendation and nomination.

NOMINATOR: Signed Date Name Position/School or Church Address City State Zip Phone # Email

NOMINEE:

First Name Middle Initial Last School/Church Position Address City State Zip Phone # Email

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. You may wish to consult the nomi-nee for needed information. How long has nominee been at present ministry? Nominee’s total years of ministry?

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Nominee’s school/DCE, DCO, etc. activities and leadership roles: Nominee’s membership/leadership in professional organizations: Nominee’s church activities and leadership roles (outside of job requirements): Nominee’s community activities and leadership roles: Nominee’s District/Synodical activities and leadership roles: Nominee’s membership/leadership in professional organizations: Please attach a brief description of the special characteristics the nominee has that makes him/her worthy of this special recognition as “Outstanding Lutheran Educator.” The committee will notify nominees of nomination. Send nominations by September 29, 2017 to:

Gae Ash Minnesota South District, LCMS

14301 Grand Avenue South Burnsville, MN 55306

gae.ash@mnsdistrict.org

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The Lutheran School Shepherd Award The Lutheran School Shepherd Award will be presented annually by the Minne-sota South District. It is given to honor pastors who have provided outstanding support and service to their Lutheran school or early childhood center. This award recognizes, honors and attempts to replicate pastors who are engaged at a high level in a significant way with their schools. With this recognition, we hon-or many pastors who provide extraordinary support, service and encourage-ment for Lutheran early childhood centers or elementary schools throughout the District. Recipients of the award will be recognized at both the Educator’s Conference and the Pastor’s Conference. The MNS district School Shepherd may be eligible for the National School Shepherd Award when the school is NLSA accredited.

Eligibility Principals, teachers, and NLSA visiting team captains are encouraged

to nominate pastors for the School Shepherd award Nominations shall be considered based upon evidence presented.

A Pastor who is nominated should: Understand and possess a clear philosophy of Lutheran education. Provide spiritual encouragement, guidance and support for the school. Engage regularly with school activities. Work well with the school board and/or parent advisory association. Support school administration. Engage the congregation and community in providing financial support

for the school. Receive endorsements from the principal, faculty members, school

board members and parents. Receive the endorsement of the district education executive and dis-

trict president. Have a minimum of 3 years of service at the school in which he serves.

Please complete the attached form to nominate a fellow servant in the Minneso-ta South the 2017 School Shepherd and return the form by September 29, 2017 to:

Sean Martens Minnesota South District, LCMS

14301 Grand Avenue South Burnsville, MN 55306

sean.martens@mnsdistrict.org

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School Shepherd Award Nomination form

I wish to nominate the following pastor currently serving in one of the Lutheran church-es or schools in the Minnesota South District, who has given unselfishly of time and tal-ents for the work of the Kingdom and is truly worthy of recommendation and nomina-tion. NOMINATOR: _______________________________________________________________ Signed Date

_______________________________________________________________ Name Position/School or Church

Address City State Zip

Phone # Email

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NOMINEE: First Name Middle Initial Last

School/Church Position

Address City State Zip

Phone # Email

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. You may wish to consult the nominee for needed information. How long has nominee been at present ministry? Using the nomination criteria listed on the previous page, please explain why this pastor is notable to be the MNS School Shepherd award recipient (feel free use additional pages if necessary):

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2017 MINNESOTA LUTHERAN EDUCATION CONFERENCE

“Kingdom Impact—Look In, Look Up, Look Out!”

HEBREWS 12:1-2A

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM REGISTRATION - LIGHT BREAKFAST, COFFEE, JUICE WILL BE AVAILABLE 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM WORSHIP WITH COMMUNION 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM KEYNOTE—TIM AND JON SCHMIDT 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM ANNOUNCEMENTS - BREAK 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM SESSION #1—VERIZON CENTER 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM BREAK 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM RECOGNITION BANQUET-– EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, JUBILARIANS, INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW TEACHERS TO DISTRICT—BALLROOM 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION #2—VERIZON CENTER 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM BREAK 3:45PM - 4:45 PM SESSION #3—VERIZON CENTER 4:45 PM CLOSING PRAYER/DEVOTION (AT YOUR LAST SECTIONAL) 5:00 PM ENCOURAGEMENT TO SPEND DINNER IN MANKATO WITH STAFF

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5 Killer Leadership Questions From the Summit of Mt. Rainier

5 questions to compel leaders to take action on their goals, obstacles and classroom/church impact

Tim Schmidt is an executive leader at Thrivent Financial.

Jon Schmidt (Tim’s son) is the owner and operator of Mocha Monkey coffeehouse in Waconia,

MN. He is also a passionate potter with a ceramics studio on-site at the coffee house. On any

given day you will find Jon hand forming ceramics on a potters wheel, or creating the perfect

specialty mocha with fresh ground beans and homemade whipped cream.

Keynote Presentation

by

Tim and Jon Schmidt

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Sectional Descriptions

Directions: Please choose one sectional for each time period and record the number of the sectional on the registration form.

100 Tierney Bros. Tech Tour Tierney Brothers’ award winning classroom technology tour is coming to the Lutheran Education Conference. Join Tierney’s K-12 Education Team and see the latest 21st Century Classroom Technology Solutions. Freely explore Google Classroom, Class VR, SMART classroom solutions, zSpace, Clevertouch, Copernicus, FrontRow and other

classroom technology solutions with Tierney’s experienced integration specialists. For more information on Tech Tour, see https://youtu.be/_3QjhDsFaXI Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Technology requirement)

101 With Faith, Hope, and Love: Responding to 13 Reasons Why Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford

With Faith, Hope, and Love : Responding to 13 Reasons Why (a Netflix series) and the real life

struggles it portrays, (i.e. suicide, bullying, sexuality) Rev. Dr. Lucas V. Woodford is the Sr. Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church and School in Mayer, MN

(since 2005). He has two master’s degrees (M.Div. 2002; STM 2003) from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and received his Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Outreach from Concordia Theo-logical Seminary in Fort Wayne in 2011. He is the author of the book, Great Commission, Great Con-fusion, or Great Confession? The Mission of the Holy Christian Church, along with other professional journal articles, and regular contributions to The Lutheran Witness. He serves the MN South Dis-trict of the LCMS as 2nd Vice President. He also serves on the Synod’s task force on sexuality, is a spokesman and support of Lutherans in Africa (LIA), serves as a Fellow for DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Institute of Spiritual Care and Counsel, and is a frequently invited speaker. He is married to his wife Becca and they have five beautiful children with a six due Oct. 29. He is an avid reader, hunter, and outdoorsman, enjoys talking theology and politics, and is passionate about proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ and reclaiming family virtue for the good of society and the growth of God’s Kingdom.

Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Key Warning Signs of Early-onset Mental Illness requirement)

October 19 (Thursday) 11:15 am–12:15 pm

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102 Thinking in STEM Education Tim Morrison STEM learning is effective when thinking about problem solving first, then moving to project-

based learning. A short presentation will be followed by a small group discussion time, concluding with a large group sharing time.

Tim Morrison is currently full time faculty at Crown College, primarily responsible for elementary mathematics and science methods courses. He is completing his Ph. D. in mathematics education at the University of Minnesota. Before teaching at Crown Tim taught first, second, fifth, sixth and 11th grades in Bloomington, Hopkins and Las Vegas - 14 years in public schools and ten years in Christian schools.

Group Level: Elementary 103 Faith and Development Laura Langhoff Arndt Passing on the Word of God and what He has done for His people and doing our part in helping

grow faith is the most important thing we do as Christian people and parents. This session inte-grates faith building and child development. When adults have a greater understanding of how children develop it becomes much easier for them to encourage faith growth in meaningful ways when teaching or raising children. This information will help professional or volunteer church edu-cators feel more comfortable and confident in teaching at any grade level.

Laura Langhoff Arndt is a woman with a mission. She is a professional educator with over 15 years

of experience teaching middle and high school students in both traditional and charter public schools and Lutheran schools. She holds a B.A. in Secondary Education and an M.A. in Classroom Instruction as well as school board leadership and administrative experience. She is also a certi-fied Director of Christian Education (DCE) in the LCMS. Her mission is to equip and encourage those involved in education in the church whether it be for confirmation, Sunday School, or excel-lence in Lutheran schools. She has written the books, The Art of Teaching Confirmation, Bible Read-ing Workbooks, and I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb: God’s Gifts at Baptism. She has presented at circuit meetings, conferences, and district workshops. Look for her upcoming book The Art of Teaching Sunday School that will help Sunday School teachers become more comfortable and confident in who and what they are teaching at any level.

Group Level: All 104 Designing Dynamic School Chapels Richard Schumacher Learn a strategy that will help add pizazz to your chapel messages and children’s talks. Participants

will receive a template and work together to construct several chapel ideas they can take back to use at their schools.

Richard Schumacher is the Director of Programs & Services for Lutheran Special Education Minis-tries based out of Detroit. Richard is a product of Lutheran schools who prior to working at LSEM has served as a teacher, youth director, principal and university professor.

Group Level: All

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105 Turning Obstacles into Opportunities Tim Schmidt Where are you stuck? This is a ‘roll up your sleeves’ workshop where we will identify aggressive

goals for your classroom/school, unpack the obstacles, and create strategies for making it happen. Tim Schmidt is an executive leader at Thrivent Financial Group Level: All

106 Key Warning Signs for Early Onset Mental Illness in Children Michelle Frauenshuh We will discuss symptoms, identification, intervention, and suicide prevention. Michelle Frauenshuh is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has been in practice for 20

years. Michelle is the program director at Live Development Resources. She is also a mom of six children of whom one is SED.

Group Level: Middle School High School, and DCE/DCO (Meets MN Licensure—Key Warning Signs of Early-onset Mental Illness requirement

107 Accommodating Students with Learning Needs Kara Bratton

This sectional will discuss the needs of different learners commonly seen in elementary and middle school settings. Along with their needs, strategies for making accommodations and modifications to the classroom setting and curriculum will be discussed to help these students achieve all that God intended for them. Kara Bratton is the Resource Center Director for Lutheran Special Education Ministries. She has

degrees in Elementary Education, Special Education and Gifted and Talented Education and is cur-rently working on a degree in Special Education Leadership. She has worked for LSEM since 2001, first as a resource room teacher and now administrator.

Group Level: Elementary/Middle School (Meets MN Licensure—Accommodations, modifications, and adaptations of curriculum)

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108 Building Their Foundations Brick by Brick Sue Starks When teachers put first things first, brick by brick, children’s foundations are built serving as the needed base for their educational journey, and for life. Come discuss four significant bricks— child development, relationships, social emotional, and play that intertwine and cement together as part of this needed foundation. Dr. Sue Starks has served in the teacher education department at Concordia University since August of 2004. She coordinates the early childhood licensure program, teaches within the K-6 and Birth to Grade licensure tracks, and supervises early childhood field experiences. Prior to her time at Concordia, Dr. Starks worked as a preschool teacher and program administrator for over 15 years. She currently trains for the state of Minnesota on the Social Emotional Pyramid Model and also spends time in classrooms working with and coaching teachers, observing, and interacting with young children on a regular basis. In addition, Dr. Starks presents at conferences sharing her knowledge and expertise, alongside of learning a tremendous amount from other early childhood professionals. Group Level: Early Childhood (Meets MN Licensure—Positive Behavioral Interventions Strategies requirement)

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200 Tierney Bros Tech Tour

Tierney Brothers’ award winning classroom technology tour is coming to the Lutheran Education Conference. Join Tierney’s K-12 Education Team and see the latest 21st Century Classroom Technology Solutions. Freely explore Google Classroom, Class VR, SMART classroom solutions, zSpace, Clevertouch, Copernicus, FrontRow and other classroom technology solutions with Tier-ney’s experienced integration specialists.

For more information on Tech Tour, see https://youtu.be/_3QjhDsFaXI

Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Technology requirement)

201 With Faith, Hope, and Love: Responding to 13 Reasons Why Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford

With Faith, Hope, and Love : Responding to 13 Reasons Why (a Netflix series) and the real life

struggles it portrays, (i.e. suicide, bullying, sexuality) Rev. Dr. Lucas V. Woodford see bio on page 14 Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Key Warning Signs of Early-onset Mental Illness requirement)

202 Understand Classical Education Andrew Boll In response to the myriad of failed educational models that have been tried by the secular progres-

sive school systems, many traditional schools have turned once again to the time-tested model of classical education. Come learn about this exciting old method of instructing young minds in a de-velopmentally appropriate way!

Andrew Boll has been a Lutheran teacher for thirteen years. His publications include “The Hero

and the Dragon: Building Christian Character through Fantasy Fiction”, “Building Christian Char-acter through The Hobbit”, and “The Armory: Equipping Warriors of the Faith”.

Group Level: All 203 “To All Generations” Grants Sean Martens

Do you need seed money to start something new in your ministry? “To All Generations” is a special appeal to enhance Christian Education throughout our district. All funds generated through the effort will be granted to congregations and schools for projects and programs that enhance educa-tion ministries through innovative processes, leadership development, and collaborative efforts. In this sectional you will learn about “To All Generations,” the process to request grant money, and the criteria the committee will utilize to select grant recipients.

Sean Martens is the Assistant to the President for Schools and Commissioned Ministers of the Minnesota South District. Sean has served as a principal, middle school and high school science teacher, and has coached football on the high school and college levels. Sean’s personal mission is to be a catalyst for growth to the people God has called him to serve.

Group Level: All

October 19(Thursday) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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204 Timeout! A Look at Sport and the Church Mike Millington We’ve all experienced it in ministry or in our personal lives. How does the church compete with

sports? Is it really a competition? In this presentation, we’ll talk about ways we can equip students, parents and coaches in our congregations for ministry both on and off the field.

Mike Millington served as DCE at Living Christ Lutheran Church in Chanhassen, MN before join-ing staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Mike serves as the Southwest Metro Area Rep for FCA serving coaches and student athletes on 10 High School campuses and 3 Middle School Campuses. Mike has been married to Janelle for 19 years and has 3 children ages 18, 14 and 12. Mike enjoys spending time with his family and also playing hockey in the Fall/Winter in an FCA Men’s Hockey League

Group Level: Middle School/High School/DCE/DCO

205 Teaching Reading With or Without a Basal Cassandra Wagener

This sectional will count towards the reading requirement for licensure. We will discuss the 5 components of literacy—Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary. No matter what subject matter you teach, you ARE a Reading teacher. We will talk about ways to supplement the weaknesses in Basal Reading Series. Learn ways to help struggling readers be successful in comprehending material that is taught. A list of helpful resources will be given.

Cass Wagener recently retired after 43 year of teaching. She has a Masters Degree in Literacy and is a licensed Reading Specialist.

Group Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School

(Meets MN Licensure—Reading Preparation Requirement)

206 Trends Beyond the Trendy Michelle Frauenshuh Identity gender in our ever changing world. Current issues facing our youth and families today. Michelle Frauenshuh is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has been in practice for 20

years. Michelle is the program director at Live Development Resources. She is also a mom of six children of whom one is SED.

Group Level: All

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207 Mental Health 101 and QPR Suicide Prevention* Kay King

THIS IS A 2 HOUR SECTIONAL. FOR THE QPR SESSION, PLEASE REGISTER FOR SECTIONAL 307

*Kay King from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will be presenting 2 back-to-back sectionals. In the first

hour she will present mental illness basics and start QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Please note this sectional will continue in Sectional 307 with more on QPR Suicide Prevention..

Mental Health 101 will feature basics about mental wellness, mental illnesses, treatment and edu-

cational resources.

Kay King is Older Adults Program Coordinator and Community Educator at NAMI Minnesota (the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota). Kay is the former Executive Director of a retire- ment community in the Twin Cities that offers both independent and assisted living services. She managed a home health care agency. She also was a hotel and resort manager with over 25 years of hospitality industry experience nationally and internationally. Kay is a family educator who teaches NAMI’s Family-to-Family 12-week education course and she is a Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor. King is a family member whose grandmother, mother, sister and niece (four generations) lived/lives with a mental illness

Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Key Warning Signs of Early-onset Mental Illness requirement)

208 Growing Friendship Skills Part 1 Sue Starks

Part 2 will continue in Sectional 308 Growing friendship skills must be part of holistic curriculum for young children as these skill sets lead to success as partners in play and learning. Saying yes to the challenge of highlighting social emotional development, amidst an educational context that may not always embrace this belief, puts children first! Sue Starks—see bio on page 17 Group Level: Early Childhood (Meets MN Licensure—Positive Behavioral Interventions Strategies requirement)

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300 Tierney Bros Tech Tour

Tierney Brothers’ award winning classroom technology tour is coming to the Lutheran Education Conference. Join Tierney’s K-12 Education Team and see the latest 21st Century Classroom Technology Solutions. Freely explore Google Classroom, Class VR, SMART classroom solutions, zSpace, Clevertouch, Copernicus, FrontRow and other classroom technology solutions with Tier-ney’s experienced integration specialists.

For more information on Tech Tour, see https://youtu.be/_3QjhDsFaXI

Group Level—All (Meets MN Licensure—Technology requirement)

301 DCE Meeting— (Meeting is off site) All DCE, DCO, and affiliated members: please join us for our fall Association meeting. The meeting

will be at Pub 500 (500 S. Front St., Mankato) for happy hour! The meeting will start at 3:45 pm. We will be holding our Executive Board elections and have discussion on the upcoming year calen-dar. Appetizers and drinks are provided by the MNS DCE Association.

302 Building Christian Character Through Fantasy Fiction Andrew Boll Is “fantasy fiction” a friend or foe to Christian readers? This sectional will address some of the

dangers and pitfalls found in fantasy literature, but also present some incredible opportunities for teaching Christian truths using the symbols and archetypes of swords, dragons, wizards, and much more!

Andrew Boll has been a Lutheran teacher for thirteen years. His publications include “The Hero

and the Dragon: Building Christian Character through Fantasy Fiction”, “Building Christian Char-acter through The Hobbit”, and “The Armory: Equipping Warriors of the Faith”.

Group Level: All

303 After the Trinity Ruling: The New Landscape in Parental Choice in Education Frederic Hinz

In its recent Trinity Lutheran decision, the Supreme Court has reached a landmark decision which

will likely have positive and far-reaching implications for our Church and its school ministries. As a result, the government will no longer be allowed to operate as though there were two different citizenship classes in which basic benefits are granted to some (secular) but not to others (religious) under the cover of “separation of church and state”. In this session we’ll discuss the spe-cific issues dealt with in the ruling and look forward to its practical effects on our schools and churches.

Rev. Fredric Hinz is a former teacher in our Lutheran High School system. He is also a former busi-

ness owner and operator and served for 21 years as a parish pastor. The past three years he has been a member of the Minnesota South District staff acting as the Public Policy Advocate for both Minnesota North and South Districts

Group Level: All

October 19(Thursday) 3:45pm– 4:45pm

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304 Schoolyard Gardening Marilyn Vollbrecht Ideas and resources to start your own Schoolyard Garden Marilyn Vollbrecht has been teaching at Emanuel Lutheran School, Hamburg, MN, for 25 years.

She is coordinator of Emanuel’s School Garden for the past 5 years. Group Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School 305 Mutually Humble Collaboration Don Bouchard Application of the Biblical principles of humility within a dialogical pedagogy of literacy instruction with regard to teachers and students whose past educational or life experiences have discouraged them from engaging in the risky business of academic learning. The session is based upon my dis sertation titled Mutually Humble Collaboration in College Literacy Courses: Same Papers, Dialogical Responses. Self-efficacy (Bandura), Growth vs. Fixed Intelligence (Dweck), and Grit (Duckworth) are used as frameworks. Don Bouchard is married 37 years to the love of his life. Four children, three (plus) grandchild dren, one grand-dog. He is a Licensed English and history teacher since 1984-present Taught English and history, grades 7-12 1984-2004 Taught summer migrant education 2000-2004 Teacher Education professor at Crown College 2009-present

Completed UMN PhD in C&I Literacy May 2017

Group Level: All

306 Continuing Education and Relicensure Relicensure Committee If you have questions about renewing your Minnesota State Teaching License this sectional is for

you. The Continuing Education Committee will provide an overview of procedures and require-ment for relicensure and renewal for those who hold a Minnesota teaching license. Time will be allotted for questions and discussion.

Group Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Accommodations, modifications, and adaptations of curriculum)

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307 QPR—Suicide Prevention (continuation of Sectional 207)* Kay King Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) - Learn the three steps anyone can take to help prevent suicide.

Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is the most widely taught gatekeeper training program in the Unite States, and more than one million adults have been trained in classroom settings in more than 48 states.

Kay King—see bio on page 20 Group Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School , DCE (Meets the NEW MN Licensure requirement of ONE HOUR of Suicide Prevention-0 Understanding the key

warning signs of early on-set mental illness/Suicide Prevention)** 308 Growing Friendship Skills—Part 2 Sue Starks Continuation of Session 208— Growing friendship skills must be part of holistic curriculum for young children as these skill sets lead to success as partners in play and learning. Saying yes to the challenge of highlighting social emotional development, amidst an educational context that may not always embrace this belief, puts children first! Sue Starks—see bio on page 17 Group Level: All (Meets MN Licensure—Positive Behavioral Interventions Strategies requirement)

309 To All Generations” Grants Sean Martens

Do you need seed money to start something new in your ministry? “To All Generations” is a special appeal to enhance Christian Education throughout our district. All funds generated through the effort will be granted to congregations and schools for projects and programs that enhance educa-tion ministries through innovative processes, leadership development, and collaborative efforts. In this sectional you will learn about “To All Generations,” the process to request grant money, and the criteria the committee will utilize to select grant recipients.

Sean Martens see bio on page 18 Group Level: All