Office of the Governor
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 30, 2002
For More Information: Nicole Nordbye 773-3661 or Tammy Bauck 773-6118

Nearly 2,000 Teachers Flock to TTL Academies to Further Their Own Education

(Pierre) – Beginning June 3 and continuing through July, nearly 2,000 of South Dakota’s educators will head back to the classroom to learn how to better integrate technology into their teaching.  This year’s participants in the state’s Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL) academies will join the ranks of 4,800 graduates of the program who have already been trained since Gov. Bill Janklow launched the program five summers ago.  

“We began the TTL academies in 1997 with 135 teachers and now, with this summer’s academies, we will have reached 54% of the teaching force in South Dakota with Basic TTL,” Janklow said.  “We have to make sure every student is able to gain the maximum advantage from the technology that is available to them.  Teachers won’t be able to fully use technology in their classroom if they aren’t trained properly and that means some kids won’t have the opportunity to make the most of what’s available.”

Regional TTL academies will be held in June and July at Beresford, Bon Homme, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Canistota, Castlewood, Chamberlain, Custer, De Smet, Dell Rapids, Eureka, Florence, Freeman, Groton, Hanson, Huron, Irene, Lemmon, Madison Central, McIntosh, Meade, Milbank, Mitchell, Mount Vernon, Pierre, Platte, Rapid City, Redfield, Sioux Falls, Sioux Valley, Shannon County, Spearfish, Sully Buttes, Tri-Valley, Vermillion, Viborg, Wagner, Wall, Watertown, West Central, Winner and Yankton.

TTL participants are immersed in technology training for 200 classroom hours during the course of the four-week academy.  They learn basic computer applications, including word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, web authoring, and presentation programs.  Each TTL participant receives a $1,000 stipend for attending the academy and $1,000 to take back home for their school district to buy technology.  

No other state has a program similar to South Dakota’s TTL academies.  Janklow started them as a key  part of his systematic approach of infusing technology into education: wiring the schools for technology, connecting the schools to each other and training the teachers to integrate technology into lesson plans and daily classroom activities.  The comprehensive approach to technology in education has won South Dakota national awards and recognition, including being ranked No. 1 in the nation in use of technology for education in the Digital State annual survey.

The TTL menu of teacher training also includes Advanced TTL, a two-week course at Dakota State University in Madison, Northern State University in Aberdeen, Black Hills State University in Spearfish, and the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.  These advanced sessions focus on higher-level technology skills, including advanced web design, video editing, classroom use of personal digital assistants and global positioning units, and digital photography and editing.  The Advanced TTL sessions will be held at DSU, NSU, and BHSU June and again at DSU and USD June 17-28.

Other specialized TTL courses include, Distance Teaching and Learning (DTL) for teachers to create, implement, and deliver distance courses using the state’s Digital Dakota Network; and courses for network administrators (TTL NA) and school administrators (TTL SA).

Regional DTL sessions in June will be held at Canton, Dupree, Faith, Hamlin, Meade, Parker, Parkston, Sisseton, and Wessington Springs and in July at Bristol, Dupree, Hamlin, Sisseton, and Spearfish.   TTL NA sessions will be at Mitchell Technical Institute and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.  TTL SA sessions will be held at Black Hills State University and the University of South Dakota.

The TTL academies are staffed by K-12 teachers who serve as instructors, with leadership provided the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, the Governor’s Office, and Technology and Innovations in Education (TIE).  

For more information, visit the South Dakota TTL web site at http://www.sdttl.com/. An Issue Brief that provides a deeper look at the TTL academies can be found at www.state.sd.us/news. 

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Read the Issue Brief about the TTL Academies: http://www.state.sd.us/news/issues/26.pdf

Following is a list of academy locations and site coordinator contact information:

Basic TTL:  June 3-28   
  Site Coordinator Phone Site Coordinator Email
Beresford Dawn Coggins 763-2145 dawn.coggins@k12.sd.us
Bon Homme Doni Bridge 589-3388/369-2282 doni.bridge@k12.sd.us
Brandon Valley Missy Johnson/Dian Versteeg 582-3211 missy.johnson@k12.sd.us; dian.versteeg@k12.sd.us
Canistota  Carole Wilson 296-3458 carole.wilson@k12.sd.us
Castlewood Jerry McPartland 793-2497/793-2532 jerry.mcpartland@k12.sd.us
Chamberlain Tim Mitchell 734-4477/730-0637 tim.mitchell@k12.sd.us; tmitchell@chs.k12.sd.us
Custer  Lynette Burke 673.2356/673.4483  Lynette.Burke@k12.sd.us
De Smet Sharry Knock 854-3176/3963 sharry.knock@k12.sd.us
Eureka JoLeen Schafer 284-2875 joleen.schaffer@k12.sd.us
Freeman Jeff Danielsen/Brian Field 925-4214 Jeff.Danielsen@k12.sd.us
Groton Laura Schuster/Chris Nyberg 397-8381 laura.schuster@k12.sd.us
Irene Dave Hutchison 263-3311 dave.hutchison@k12.sd.us
Lemmon Jolinda Goldsmith 374-3762 jolinda.goldsmith@k12.sd.us
Madison Central Nancy McGowan 7703 256-7714/256-7703 nancy.mcgowan@k12.sd.us
McIntosh Connie Klaudt 273-4227 connie.klaudt@k12.sd.us
Meade1 JoAnn Jackley 347-2523/2686 joanne.jackley@k12.sd.us
Milbank Jodi Schwab 432-5579 jodi.schwab@k12.sd.us
Mitchell1 Bruce Blumer 995-3051 bruce.blumer@k12.sd.us
Mount Vernon Brenda McPeek 236-5237 brenda.mcpeek@k12.sd.us
Pierre1 Hyrma Zakahi 773-7300 hyrma.zakahi@k12.sd.us
Platte Sara Kraft 337-3391 #133 sara.kraft@k12.sd.us
Rapid City-Mac1 Lennie Symes 394-4031/6877 rcasttl@rcas.org
Rapid City-PC2  394-4031/4083 mkenefick@rushmore.com
Redfield Mary Schwartz 472-0560 mary.schwartz@k12.sd.us
Sioux Falls Jackie Pommer 367-4460/367-7920 jackie.pommer@k12.sd.us
Sioux Valley Sue Hegg 627-5657 Suzanne.Hegg@k12.sd.us
Sully Buttes Jeannene Libby 258-2618 jeannene.libby@k12.sd.us
Tri-Valley Lyle Stabbe 446-3538 lyle.stabbe@k12.sd.us
Viborg Wendy Christiansen 766-5418/766-5134 wendy.christiansen@k12.sd.us
Wagner Lorean Schoepf 384-3677 lorean.schoepf@k12.sd.us
Wall Mary Williams 279-2156 #22 mary.williams@k12.sd.us
Watertown Pat Johnson/Lorna Hofer 882-6312 pat.johnson@k12.sd.us; lhofer@wtn.k12.sd.us
Winner Melody Witte 842-0880 melody.witte@k12.sd.us
Yankton1 Kevin Dick/Joyce Wentworth 665-3999/2419/ joyce.wentworth@k12.sd.us

  
Basic TTL July 8 - Aug 2   
Brookings Bill Everding/Dave Fiedler 696-4403 bill.everding@k12.sd.us; david.Fielder@brookings.k12.sd.us; everding@brookings.net
Dell Rapids Dane Stone 428-5473 dane.stone@k12.sd.us
Florence Mary Kay Black 758-2412 mary-kay.black@k12.sd.us
Hanson Steve Pociask 239-4387 steve.pociask@k12.sd.us
Huron Dr. R.A.Zitterkopf 353-6990 R.A.Zitterkopf@k12.sd.us
Pierre2 Hyrma Zakahi 773-7300 ZakahiH@pierre.k12.sd.us
Rapid City-PC1 Lennie Symes 394-4031 symesl@rcas.org
Shannon County  Jim Weber 288-1813 weberjd@scpschls.k12.sd.us
Spearfish Jo Ann Claggett 642-1215  Ext 3054  joann.claggett@k12.sd.us
Vermillion-PC Jim McGuire 677-7041 James.Mcguire@k12.sd.us
West Central  Mark Hofer 528-3217/3799 mark.hofer@k12.sd.us
Yankton2 Brooks Schild 665-1416 brooks.schild@k12.sd.us

Advanced TTL
DSU June 3-14 & June 17-28 Lynette Molstad 256-5161 lynette.molstad@dsu.edu
NSU June 3-14 Bill Wieland 626-2499 wielandb@northern.edu
BHSU June 3-14 Donald Chastain 642-6224 donald.chastain@bhsu.edu
USD June 3-14 Mike Hoadley 677-5839 mhoadley@usd.edu

DTL June 10 - 28
Canton1 Rebecca Heikkila 764-2706 rebecca.heikkila@k12.sd.us
Dupree1 Monica Stambach 365-5140 Monica.Stambach@k12.sd.us
Faith Sharon Anderson 967-2152 sharon.anderson@k12.sd.us
Hamlin Heidi Noem 783-3631 heidi.noem@k12.sd.us
Meade Bev Rosenboom 347-2686 bev.rosenboom@meade.k12.sd.us
Parker Bill Leberman 297-3456 bill.leberman@k12.sd.us
Parkston Rob Monson 928-3368 rob.monson@k12.sd.us
Sisseton1 Cheryl Jenner 698-7613 cheryl.jenner@k12.sd.us
Wessington Springs Vicki Harmdierks 539-9500 Vicki.harmdierks@k12.sd.us

DTL July 8 - 26   
Bristol Sue Wattier 492-3149 Sue.Wattier@k12.sd.us
Dupree2 Monica Stambach 365-5140 Monica.Stambach@k12.sd.us
Hamlin Heidi Noem 783-3631 heidi.noem@k12.sd.us
Sisseton2 Cheryl Jenner 698-7613 cheryl.jenner@k12.sd.us
Spearfish Penny Lensgrave 642-1229 PLENSEGR.WESTPO@spearfish.k12.sd.us

Basic TTL NA June 3 – June 14
Mitchell Tech. Institute Dan Muck 996-3024 dmuck@mti.tec.sd.us

Advanced TTL NA

Windows 2000 Administration June 3 - June 14
Mitchell Tech. Institute Dan Muck 996-3024 dmuck@mti.tec.sd.us
SDSM&T John Lofberg 394-2448 jlofberg@taz.sdsmt.edu

LAN/WAN Security June 17 - June 21
Mitchelll Tech. Institute Dan Muck 996-3024 dmuck@mti.tec.sd.us
SDSM&T John Lofberg 394-2448 jlofberg@taz.sdsmt.edu

Multimedia & Web Authoring June 24 - June 28 
Mitchell Tech. Institute Dan Muck 996-3024 dmuck@mti.tec.sd.us
SDSM&T John Lofberg 394-2448 jlofberg@taz.sdsmt.edu

TTL SA June 17 – June 28
BHSU Donald Chastain 642-6224 DonaldChastain@bhsu.edu
USD Mike Hoadley 677-5839 mhoadley@usd.edu