S D S T A  -  S D C T M  STEM Ed Conference 

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 SDSTA    

The 32nd Annual Joint Conference (or the 5th Annual SD STEM Ed Conference) will be February 1, 2, & 3, 2024
in  Huron, SD at the Crossroads Hotel & Events Center
( 100  4th  St. SW, Huron, SD 57350  1-800-876-5858 )
The banquet featured speaker is Graham Fletcher.  
 Bobson Wong (Teaching Writing A Focus on Equity in Math Instruction), Cherie Bornhorst (Little Shop of Physics) & Ian Her Many Horses (STEM collaborative), are featured speakers
  

For the Schedule at a Glance:   Friday     Saturday      Updated Feb 1
The latest draft of the Program Booklet:  (is linked here - Feb 2024) 
End of 2024 Conference Survey

 

A message from our Registrar:  On-line registration is open. An Invoice will be emailed to you within two days.

Advance Pre-Registration Form
 for 32nd Annual Conference
Early bird registration (w/payment) ends Dec 20th
Pre-Registration (w/payment) must be completed by January 15.

The online Registration form is available HERE.
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2024 SD STEM Ed Conference Registration
In 2023-24 all registrations will be on-line. Mailing in a check for payment will still be an option. Be sure to include the 2024 SD STEM Ed Conference in your budgets for next year! We would love to see you at the 2024 SD STEM Ed Conference. The conference will be February 1, 2, and 3, 2024. We will once again be in Huron, SD because the Crossroads and Huron Event Center are so very good to us and help us to keep our costs affordable with several “perks” for which we pay a very minimal amount for such as meeting rooms, suites with work space, and conference rooms to name just a few. That being said, food costs have increased and it is necessary for us to raise our rates to cover our increases. It is very helpful to us to have our paid registrations completed two weeks before the conference. The following 3-tier fee structure reflects the cost increase and our efforts to reward early registration.
In 2024,  ALL registrations will be on-line. You will continue to have an option to mail in a check to complete your registration.
Sheila McQuade SD STEM Ed Conference Treasurer & Registrar smcquade@ogknights.org

You are asked to register online.  Within two days, an Invoice will be emailed to the email address you put down.  You may pay online with a credit card or via PayPal ...or you can print out the Invoice and mail it in with your check (postmarked before Jan. 15).  Make check payable to SDCTM/SDSTA JPDC.

If several people (Math/Science/Elem/JrHi/Sec) from your institution register & PAY on the same invoice, a discount will be applied. 

           Noon meals are included.    Friday nite banquet is an additional $35.

 Breakout Session - Submit Here
If you wish to be considered to be a speaker at our February Conference, the above form must 
be submitted by October 31, 2023

(Presenter's Safety Guidelines)

 

BHSU Credit information
Registration information for Graduate Credit is HERE & it is recommended
that you register for credit the first or second day of the Conference.

STEM Ed Conference Exhibitor Registration

Registration is $300 for the first table and $50 for each additional table.  Exhibitor registration includes two conference registrations which includes lunches for the two registrants both Friday and Saturday. Please include first and last name of the representatives planning to attend the conference.

Late sign-ups are welcome but Exhibitor information may not be published in the online conference booklet.

Registration is not complete until payment is received. An invoice will be mailed within 2 business days of completing the registration form. Payment can be made with PayPal, credit card, or by mailing a check with a copy of the invoice.

Tickets for Friday night’s banquet are NOT included in registration. Banquet tickets are available for $35 per person.

All exhibitors are requested to furnish AT LEAST one door prize to be presented at both the Friday and Saturday noon luncheons.

Booths may be set-up after 4:00 PM Thursday and asked to stay until at least 4:00 PM on Saturday. Please check-in with Exhibitor Coordinator prior to setting up.

Standard booth equipment includes two chairs, one power outlet (extension cords not provided), and wireless network access. Each table requested will be a standard 8’ table and will include one tablecloth.

Please be available from 8:00 to 5:00 on Friday and 8:00 to 4:00 on Saturday.

 
A PRINTED copy of the SAAG will be available at the Registration Desk.


Jim Goehring / Ann Veitz Future Leaders Scholarship
Open to teachers in the first year of teaching in South Dakota
Provides a free conference registration to SDCTM and SDSTA members

Marian Fillbrandt graduated from South Dakota State in 1933 with a Mathematics major. She spent many years teaching math and science. She established the Fillbrandt Endowment at South Dakota State to help South Dakota math and science teachers. A committee of faculty, along with Jeff Nelson with the SDSU Foundation, has determined that this endowment can be best utilized by providing $400 stipends to second through fifth year math and science teachers to attend the SDSTA/SDCTM conference. This will allow new teachers in rural areas to interact with their colleagues with similar professional interests.

The $400 stipend intends to defray the costs of conference registration, accommodations, a substitute teacher for the Friday of the conference if a district will not provide one, and other costs associated with conference attendance.

If you are selected for this stipend, you will be required to write a brief report at the end of the conference stating how the stipend benefited you and what you learned at the conference that you plan to use in your classroom. If you are selected, but are unable to attend for some reason, the stipend money will be returned to the endowment fund. The selection committee will take financial need into account during the selection process.

 

The application deadline is December 1st.  To apply, go
 to http://Fillbrandt-Teacher-Stipend.questionpro.com 

or contact 

            Tony Durr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ph: 605-201-5239    tony.durr@sdstate.edu   for more info

 

 “Kelly Lane Earth and Space Science Grant” provided by the NASA South Dakota Space Grant Consortium   Applications must be received by January 17.

 

http://sdspacegrant.sdsmt.edu/KellyLaneTeacherGrant.htm

 

 

The NASA South Dakota Space Grant Consortium invites applications for the “Daniel Swets Robotics Materials Award”.    Applications must be received by January 17.

 

http://sdspacegrant.sdsmt.edu/DanSwetsRoboticsAward.html

 

Vendor Form
Exhibitors are encouraged to register by December 1, 2023 to ensure that space is available and 
that your information is included in our online conference booklet. 

 Conference Brochure
There will NOT be a mailed Brochure.
Keep your eye on the newsletter or website for updates.

SDSTA Shirt

If you are interested in purchasing SDSTA logo merchandise, SDCTM logo merchandise, or SD STEM ED logo merchandise; order & pay before January 15th and get free delivery to the conference.  After January 15, you will pay an additional shipping charge for your item(s) to be delivered to your home.                               https://https-sungoldsports-com.printavo.com/merch/2024-sd-stem/

 

Huron Map
As you arrive in Huron, SD Hwy 37 will take you to 4th or 5th Street. Just one block west is the 
Crossroads Hotel and Events Center. (Located in circles "3" and "12" on the map.) 
Parking is available north, south or west of the Crossroads Hotel.

Conference Pictures-2023

Feb 2018 Conference Pictures

Feb 2017 Conference Pictures
Scrolling pictures of Friday morning, Vendors, Friday PM or Saturday

Feb 2016 Conference Pictures
 Pics as thumbnails  or  Pics that scroll

Breakout Session Proposal: