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 * Teacher to Teacher Support Network (TTSN) Program Outline **

** SD TTSN (SD Teacher to Teacher Support Network) Goal: ** · Establish an online network of educators who will advance teacher quality in the interest of student learning.

** Program Partners and Funding Agencies: ** · SD Department of Education. Office of Accreditation & Teacher Quality. Title IIa · TIE – Dakota ASSETS federal grant

** Teacher Quality Foundation Documents/Organizations: ** · National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Core Propositions · Partnership for 21st Century Skills

** Online T2T Network ** · The network consists of a Ning social network and associated wikispace. The network is developed, supervised, and maintained by program staff. []. · The network is open, available to educators who support the network goal and demonstrate professionalism in network communication. · The network consists of both public and private discussion groups that are established by program staff. · Participation is voluntary and not compensated. · A select education leadership cadre provides online support within the network groups. This leadership cadre is selected by program coordinators and compensation is provided through partner funding.

**How TTSN is accomplishing the overall goal:** · Network membership is open and relies on the professionalism of those who choose to join to maintain professional dialogue that is respectful of diverse views; · The Grade Level Groups are the core of the network. Members determine the content of these groups through the discussions that they initiate and their involvement in their colleagues discussions; · Through the initiated discussions, members share current educational challenges, insights, and successes; · Discussions foster multiple perspectives about complex educational issues; · Discussions foster reflective practice, both in the framing of discussions that are initiated and in the responses that are posted; · Discussions foster continual dialogue about both the craft and the art of accomplished teaching; · The network offers an opportunity for South Dakota educators to support one another’s efforts in a community of practice.

**Additional educational perspectives that are needed:** · School administrators; · State and district policy makers; · Post-secondary educators, and · Future educators. Educating our children is a collaborative endeavor and we will be more successful when we honor, understand, and support one another’s’ role and efforts.

** SD TTSN Coordinators: ** · Lanette Johnston (SD DOE- OATQ) lanette.johnston@state.sd.us · Marléne Rothermel (TIE) mrothermel@tie.net · Debbie O’Doan (TIE - DakotaASSETS program network support) dodoan@tie.net