2011+Application

** Sioux Falls, SD ** ** Applications are due by: March 1, 2011 ** ** Notifications will be made by: March 21, 2011 **
 * 2011 21ST CENTURY MASTER TEACHER ACADEMY **** APPLICATION FORM **
 * April 11-12 & June 6-7, 2011 **

**Teacher** **Academy** **Objectives**
 * Develop a cadre of 70 teachers to serve as 21st century skills master teachers.
 * Assist participants in the use of 21st century tools and real-world applications in their classroom.
 * Design curriculum and instructional practices that support 21st century teaching and learning.

** Master teachers will: **
 * attend a Project Based Learning seminar in Sioux Falls on April 11-12, 2011
 * complete on-line requirements
 * attend the Educators’ Summer Symposium in Sioux Falls on June 6-7, 2011
 * be under contract as a K-12 teacher in a South Dakota school district during the 2010-2011 and the 2011-2012 school years or instructor at a South Dakota Institute of Higher Education
 * develop one unit plan incorporating Project Based Learning during the training session to be posted on the state website/MTA wiki

A $300 stipend will be paid to teachers completing all of the requirements. School districts will be reimbursed for substitute costs for the April dates, not to exceed $100 per day upon receipt of invoice.

Wiki for Master Teacher Academy participants: http://sdmasterteachers.wikispaces.com/ The application must be postmarked or delivered to the following address by March 1, 2011. Please contact Vickie at vvenhuizen@edec.org or Janeen at joutka@edec.org if you have any questions.

This application can also be submitted on-line at []

** ESA, Region 2 ** ** South Dakota Master Teacher Academy ** ** Atten: Vickie Venhuizen ** ** 715 East 14th Street ** ** Sioux Falls, SD 57104 ** 