The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to promote the professional sharing of current educational issues, to provide a forum for dialogue concerning relevant educational topics, and to share University of South Dakota faculty research interests. The proceedings are comprised of 10 presentations: (1) "Japan Related Education in North and South Dakota Schools" (Robert Reinke and Robert W. Wood); (2) "Science for Native Americans: An Elementary School Teacher Inservice Project" (Paul B. Otto); (3) "How I Was Taught, How I Learned, and How I Plan to Teach Mathematics" (Constance L. Hoag); (4) "Computer Programming Contest Problems: Hypercard as a Tool for Student Preparation" (Deborah A. McAllister); (5) "A National Survey of University Reading Clinics" (Garreth B. Zalud); (6) "Stress! Who Me? Never!" (Maurine V. Richardson, James A. Richardson, and Donald L. Mattson); (7) "Doing Business in Taiwan: Going Beyond the Readily Observable Cultural Differences" (Lynne Roach and Hui-Ching Chang); (8) "The South Dakota Head Start/Public School Transition Project: An Overview" (Linda Good, Ray Thompson, Marilyn Urquhart, and Michael Madden); (9) "A Case for Implementing Law and Civic Education" (Roger Wolff); and (10) "What Methods are South Dakota Teachers Using To Teach Science in K-4 Public Schools" (Kathleen L. Matthew). (LL)