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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello, SIM Professional Developers!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We have a very special opportunity in front of us. This June 14-15, 2022, Dr. Bradley Kaffar and I will be co-hosting an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i><u>in person</u></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Upper
Midwest Regional SIM Update Conference at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minnesota</b>. Bradley is a Co-Director of the Institute for Strategic Math Interventions at the CRL, a SIM Professional Developer, and university faculty at St. Cloud. This will
be the CRL’s first face-to-face SIM conference since early 2020! We do sincerely hope you will be able to join us.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our agenda includes a keynote focused on math vocabulary and conceptual learning, several breakout sessions on a range of literacy topics applicable to both LS and CER, an Ed Camp
protocol for thought exchange, and lots of informal time to get to know each other. To learn more:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://sim.ku.edu/2020-upper-midwest-regional-sim-update" title="https://sim.ku.edu/2020-upper-midwest-regional-sim-update"><span style="color:#954F72">https://sim.ku.edu/2020-upper-midwest-regional-sim-update</span></a>.
(Early bird registration of $350 ends April 15<sup>th</sup>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are not able to join us in person and prefer a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i><u>virtual</u></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SIM update conference option, consider
registering for the Northeast SIM Update, which will be a hybrid of asynchronous (through video-recorded sessions in Canvas) and a synchronous live event on July 18<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from 9-11 am Central with several opportunities
for discussion. To learn more:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://sim.ku.edu/2022-ne-virtual-sim-conf" title="https://sim.ku.edu/2022-ne-virtual-sim-conf"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://sim.ku.edu/2022-ne-virtual-sim-conf</span></a>
(Cost: $375<span class="apple-converted-space">)</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration for either conference includes two-years of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>StrateWorks</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(built into the fee), so by attending
the conference you will have active status as a SIM Professional Developer and access to all the online assets this provides for two years. If you are retired or thinking of retiring, we have many opportunities for referrals for SIM work, so join us to renew
your active status.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Note: We started including<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>StrateWorks</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in conference fees in 2021.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SIM Specialists (those micro-credentialed in a single CER or LS) and guests (non-SIM Professional Developers, such as teacher leaders, administrators, colleagues) are invited to join us as well.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for considering, and hope to see you IN PERSON or ONLINE soon!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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