2026 Fall Conference
Virtual Conference
*info coming in the Spring*
North Dakota Kindergarten Association
#NDKARocks
Conference
On-Line Registration
1) Complete PayPal/Credit Card payment = $75/person
2) Payment option allows 1-4 participants to register.
3) Pay first with PayPal and then Return to Merchant
for official NDKA registration (Google Form).
2026 Conference
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Conference Date....
Saturday, October __, 2026
Hosted by: NDKA Executive Board
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Virutal Conference Kick-off
TBA
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Participants will get more information later.
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Registration due:
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Location:
Virtual...you can attend from anywhere!
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2026 Keynote...
Planning is in progress!
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Registration & Credit option:
Step 1) Use our on-line registration through PayPal to register for the conference. You will be all set for our 2025 Fall Conference.
*Conference Only = $75
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Step 2) Are you interested in a credit? The credit registration will be available once you arrive in Bismarck. Please click the link below to see the approved syllabus through VCSU. Look through the syllabus to see if you want to move forward with the book study to earn enough hours for credit.
*Credit Fee through VCSU = $50
*2025 Syllabus
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Step 3) The PD credit will be using the book "Strive for Five" as our required resource. Please click one of the links below to order your book if you are participating in book study. Order and receive the book as soon as you want to. Get your book in advance.
1) Amazon
2) Scholastic
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Book Study assignments will start being posted after the face-to-face conference on October 5th.
Cost Break-down:
Face to Face Conference = $75
Grad Credit = $50
Book = approx. $30
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Notes:
The Graduate PD Credit through VCSU will show up on your ND University System (NDUS) transcript when completed at the end of the Fall 2025 Semester.
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The conference registration fee of $75 goes to the NDKA organization. This fee encompasses our keynote speaker cost, conference food, and organization costs.
The fee for Graduate Credit of $50 goes to Valley City State University and is a pre-set fee for all universities.
2025 Hotels
We are working on getting some hotels blocked under the name
"North Dakota Kindergarten Association" (or) "NDKA."
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If you would like to pick your own hotel, click the link below.
Click here for more Bismarck hotels
through Bismarck Tourism.
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2025 Conference Schedule:
Agenda for Saturday , October 4th:
8:00 - 8:30 Doors open and grab some eats!
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome by NDKA
8:45 - 10:15 Presentation
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Presentation
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 2:00 Presentation
2:00 - 2:15 Break
2:15 - 3:30 Presentation
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Friendship
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collaboration