S1.1 Butte-y with Leah Juelke of Spark Teaching Group

Butte-y ND Education

Leah Juelke is an incredible North Dakotan teacher who has won many local, national, and global awards for her practice. In this podcast, she shares with us the unique professional development organization she's a part of, Spark Teaching Group, and also shares about the class offering she is doing through North Dakota State University titled "Journey to America" where participants get the chance to read North Dakota refugee and immigrant students' writing and consider the power of student voice.

If you'd like to join in on that class, look here: https://www.ndsu.edu/dce//courses/info/18348

BBT travel - educators travel across the world to view different ed-experiences - https://www.bbttravel.com/

Spark Teaching Group - A professional development organization where the facilitators all have earned the honor of state teacher of the year.

Journey to America class - https://www.ndsu.edu/dce//courses/info/18348 read and learn from North Dakota refugee and immigrant student experiences.

Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students: Strategies for K-12 Teachers - pre order this book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1032000082?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

If you'd like to nominate someone for North Dakota Teacher of the Year, look here: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/educators/awards/north-dakota-teacher-year/north-dakota-teacher-year-application

If you'd like to find Leah on social media, her Twitter and Instagram handle is @ndtoy18. If you'd like to keep in touch with Spark Teaching Group, check out their Twitter @SparkTeachingGroup.

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