Camelot Intermediate hosts Educator for a Day in Brookings
TOP: Superintendent Klint Willert shared a grain mix with learners and allowed them to take turns feeding his friendly bovine, Malley. BELOW RIGHT: Crystal Levesque, an associate professor of swine nutrition at South Dakota State University, brought a friendly pig and goose to share with learners in Kimberly Ristesund’s classroom. BELOW LEFT: Roger Solum shared his passion for 3D printing and robotics with fourth grade learners during Educator for a Day as part of American Education Week.
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Alison Simon, The Brookings Register
On Wednesday, Camelot Intermediate hosted the eighth annual Educator for a Day event as part of American Education Week. This is the first year the day of learning was held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were about 50 presenters, including parents and community members, who shared their expertise in various topics with learners in each of the Camelot homeroom classrooms throughout the day.
Camelot Intermediate principal, Camrin Vaux, is excited for the return of the event and the opportunity to invite parents and community members to share their knowledge with learners. “I could name so many things that were so cool about the day,” she said. “It was a great opportunity for our learners and for our community to be engaged with our schools.”
Vaux noted that Amie Engebretson was the teacher leading the paperwork and activities that made Educator for a Day a success. the task of organizing parents
Learners could sign up to attend three or four sessions of their choice, each lasting 45 minutes to an hour, exposing them to a different opportunity from a diverse set of workforces. The sessions covered several educational STEM, health, agricultural, artistic and athletic topics that engaged fourth and fifth grade students throughout the event.
Parents were invited first to share their experience with learners, followed by community members. American Education Week’s purpose is to remind and re-inspire Americans to improve the education system and celebrate contributors to education and involves students, parents, educators, scholarships, and communities.
The volunteers who participated in Educator for a Day and their presentation or career were:
Dr. Klint Willert, “Where’s the Beef? A lesson on the beef industry in South Dakota”
Monica Haar, “What makes your body poop?”
Adam Vaux, “Science of Firefighting”
Julia Eberhart, “How Tech Impacts Ag”
Nacasius (Cash) Ujah, “The Value of Money”
Ben Kleinjan, “What is a lawyer?”
Heidi Anshutz, “Dream Home”
Nick Heitkamp, “Advertise with SDSU”
Matthew Asche, “Technology and how it keeps you safe”
Cheyenne Edmundson, “Exploring the Dairy World”
Brandi Brintnall, “Coping Skills”
Kyungnan Min, “Explore Korea”
Kathy Weitala, “Pilates”
Katherine Eberline, “Puppeteering”
Roger Solum, “3D Printing and Robotics”
Mike Walsh, “Performing, teaching, arranging music”
Maria Julius, “Aviation”
Jessica Enderson, “The Power of Yet”
Heidi Sackreiter, “My Favorite Circle”
Nate Hanson, “Español”
Colt Palmer, “Building Birdhouses with CP Construcrtion”
Donna Behrend, “Math and Chocolate,” ChocoLatte
Brandon Whipple, “Optical Illusions of the Brain,” Sanford Animal Medical Science
Theresa Binkley, “Skeletons Build Healthy Bones,” Brookings School Board
VJ Smith, “Grateful Ways, Amazing Days,” author
Dr. Chris Harris, “Smile,” Brookings Family Dentistry
Coach Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University Women’s Basketball
Chuck Bennis, Artist
Tammy Knudtson, Author
Yolanda Sung, 3M Visiting Wizard
Kimberly Burwitz, 3M Visiting Wizard
Mike Jewett, Brookings School District Activities Director
Mike Mogard, Children’s Museum of South Dakota
Charles Stuart, Children’s Museum of South Dakota
Kyla Huntimer, ArcFit
Shayna Rohl, Dog Daycare/Walk and Rohl
Coach John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State University Football
Carrie Green, Children Environmental Identity Research (SDSU)
Randy Grimsley, Habitat for Humanity
Bill DeBlonk, Larson Ice Center
Douglas Humphrey, South Dakota State University Swimming and Diving
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, South Dakota State University Engineering
Crystal Levesque, South Dakota State University Animal Science