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NCIC staff members are willing and available
to assist member districts with staff development presentations.
Some of the staff development options are listed below.
Please contact Sharon Johnson to discuss your district's needs and
find out if NCIC may be a resource or partner for you.
507-376-3300
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2 hour workshop |
Leadership: An Art of Possibility |
This training is based on the video by Drs.
Ben and Roz Zander entitled: Leadership: An Art of Possibility.
It is inspirational and generates positive discussion amongst
leaders. |
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Three-day
seminar |
Many Faces
of Southwest Minnesota: Best Practices in working with immigrant
families
Available as a
summer session, if requested. |
Open to professionals who want to
explore the cultural mosaic of Southwest Minnesota, dialogue with
individuals who have im-migrated to this area and network with
other professionals who are working with an increasingly diverse
population. This course will feature a blend of research based
instruction, small-group dialogue & immersion experiences.
Certificates of attendance will be provided. (24 clock hours)
Ethnic lunches will also be provided.
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seminar |
Moving from Cultural
Collisions to Cultural Competence and Beyond |
This seminar is appropriate for
anyone who works with culturally diverse individuals. It
specifically addressed the cultural continuum, cultural metaphors,
cultural collisions and the underlying reasons for them. The
seminar challenges individuals to reflect on their own attitudes
and actions, seek increased knowledge and experience with other
cultures and share insights that they have learned. |
| 1.5 - 2 hour workshop |
Voices of Immigrants |
Participants will view and
discuss the Voices of Immigrants documentary. NCIC staff
will facilitate group discussion on cultural similarities and
differences and how they relate to the modern day immigrant's
experiences and integration into American society. |
Staff Development Programs that NCIC staff could lead for member
districts:
Presentations
- Best Practices in
Working with Immigrant Families
- Parent Involvement
Strategies
- What’s going on
with immigration and how does it affect Nobles County
- Out of School
Time: How to effectively engage older youth
Book Clubs
- Culturally
Proficient Instruction
- We Can’t Teach
What We Don’t Know: White Teachers in Multiracial Schools
- Cultural
Intelligence
- Tangled Threads
(fiction)
- Hidden Heritage:
Paul LaRoches’ (Brulé) book
- Latino Culture
- Mexicans and
Americans: Cracking the Culture Code
Interactive
Programs
- Panel Discussions
on a specific culture or region
- Developing a
Parent Involvement Plan
- Intergenerational
Dialogues on Integration or Diversity topics
- Cross-Cultural
Dialogues: overcoming cultural collisions
Video & Discussion
- Voices of
Immigrants – local documentary- available in March, 20
- Leadership: An Art
of Possibility – Drs. Ben and Roz Zander
Teacher Exchange
Visits or Networking Meetings
- Teachers of same
grade level or content area would visit each other’s classrooms
- Teachers would
meet together to discuss effective practices in their areas and
brainstorm new ways to address common challenges.
Library of
Resources
- NCIC is developing
a library of resources which is available for teachers to check
out. It includes CDs, Videos, Books and some magazines
- A detailed list of
resources available will be published on our website later this year
Business
Tours
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JBS Swift & Company, Worthington's largest employer
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Businesses owned by ethnically diverse individuals
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