- Northern State University

Craig D. Kono - Vitae

Appointed NSU Graduate Faculty - 2001

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience in Education

2001 - Present: Assistant Professor of Education, Northern State University
1993-2001 - Superintendent of Schools, Conde School District, South Dakota
1988-1993 - Secondary Principal, Bowdle School District, South Dakota
1987-1988 - Graduate Assistant, Northern State University
1981-1987 - Classroom Teacher, Conde School District, South Dakota
1979-1981 - Classroom Teacher, Tri-Valley School District, South Dakota
1983-1995 - Summer Driver Education Instructor, Brookings, Conde, Castlewood, Bowdle, SD

Faculty and Administrative Load

Courses Taught via Distance Learning

Professional Assignments

Member NSU Graduate Faculty
Member NSU School of Education Faculty
Member NSU Teacher Educational Council
Member NSU Graduate Council
Member NSU Criterion Four Committee
Member TQE Assessment Committee
Member MAPLE Leadership Council - Midwest Alliance for Midwest Learning & Leadership, 2002-2003
Member Round 2 of the School Improvement Planning Project for Aberdeen Catholic Schools, 2002-2003

Publications & Conference Presentations/Attendance

Publication - Factors That Influence Post-Secondary Educational Choices, Principally Speaking Magazine, May 2005
Publication - Helping New Teachers Succeed: Making a Case for Teacher Induction Programs, Refereed Teaching Journal of the ooi Academy, May 2005
Publication - Factors That Influence Post-Secondary Education Choices, Refereed Proceedings of the Clute Institute, October 2005
Publication - Inquiry and The Learning Cycle, Kono, C. & Jay, J. (2006), Science Scope Magazine (under review)
Presented - International Education Conference of the ooi Academy, Deadwood, SD - May 26-29, 2005, Helping New Teachers Succeed: Making a Case for Teacher Induction Programs
Presented - International College Teaching & Learning Conference of the Clute Institute, Las Vegas, NV - Oct 4-6, 2005, Factors That Influence Post-Secondary Education Choices
Presented - Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI - Jan 6-9, 2006, Factors that Influence Post-Secondary Education Choices
Presented - Aspiring Administrator Workshop - Pierre (spring 2002)
Presented - Aspiring Administrator Workshop - NSU Campus (fall 2002)
Presented - Aspiring Administrator Workshop - Chamberlain, SD (spring 2003)
Attended - Systems Change Conference - Rapid City, SD Oct., 2003
Attended - MAPLE School Improvement Data Retreat - Mitchell, SD Sept., 2002

Research

Doctoral Dissertation - Factors That Influence Post-Secondary Education Choices, (2001) The University of South Dakota

Grants Awarded

OIS Travel Stipend - Clute Institute International Conference on Education, Las Vegas, NV, October 4-6, 2005 (under consideration)
OIS Travel Stipend - Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 6-9, 2006

Service

Assisted Aberdeen Catholic School System in Gates/MAPLE School Improvement Project, 2002-2003

Professional Memberships

Workshop Experiences in K-12 Secondary Education

Dakota Dome Conference on Education & Assessment, USD Campus, Vermillion, SD, 1997
Associated School Boards of South Dakota Annual Conference, Sioux Falls & Aberdeen, SD
Associated School Boards of South Dakota School Law Seminars, Sioux Falls, SD
School Administrators of South Dakota, Superintendent's Conference, 1995
School Administrators of South Dakota, Area Legislative Meetings
School Administrators of South Dakota, Legislative Update Annual Meetings
The American Revolution in the South - Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge, Charlotte, NC to Philadelphia, PA, 1995
The American Civil War in the West - Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge, Jackson, MS to Atlanta, GA, 1992
The American Revolution in the North - Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge, Boston, MA to Philadelphia, PA, 1991
The American Civil War in the East - Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge, Richmond, VA to Philadelphia, PA, 1990

Certification in K-12 Education - South Dakota