April 4, 2018 Edition
42 HILARIOUS CLASSROOM STORIES
GUARANTEED TO GIVE YOU A LAUGH
  
Like this one: I recently ran into an old student of mine who said,
"I always  liked  you. You never had favorites. You were mean to everyone."  ~ click  HERE  for Readers Digest article ~
IN THIS EDITION:   2018 Montana AP® Summer Institute in Missoula  |  Science Summer  Institute Aug. 13-14 in Bozeman  |   Fall 2018 Co-op Food Order Opens May 1  |   IEFA Online Book Study May 15 - July 15  |    Technical Difficulties Push Back New Website   |   J oke of the Week  |   Addt'l Professional Learning  / Resources / Discounts  |  Newsletter Archive  
  
2018 MONTANA Advanced Placement® SUMMER INSTITUTE
June 25 - 28  |  Missoula, MT
  
AP® Summer Institute workshops are directed by exemplary teacher presenters who have been selected for this work by the College Board. Workshops are open to both new and experienced AP® teachers and teachers who serve as distance learning facilitators for AP® courses through Montana's Digital Academy or other remote providers. Subject areas include: 
  
AP® Calculus AB  |  AP® Chemistry  |  AP® English Literature and Composition

  
Register before April 25 for early-bird pricing.  Low
enrollment may cause cancellation of some subject areas.
  
2018 Montana APSI Flyer  |  Click HERE to register
~CHECK YOUR IN BOX THIS WEEK FOR A REGISTRATION LINK~
1st ANNUAL SCIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTE
MAKING SCIENCE MEANINGFUL
'Navigating the New Montana Science Standards'
August 13 & 14, 2018  |  Bozeman, MT
  
Join us this summer for a fantastic two-days immersed in science education best practices and content just before school starts! Session strands include:
  • Using Science Notebooks in the Classroom, K-5
  • Genius Hour for Science Teachers, K-12
  • Design Thinking Through Novel Engineering, K-8
  • Designing and Planning Investigations, Grades K-5
  • The Magic of C-E-R, K-12
  • Outdoor Science = Engaged Students, K-12
  • IEFA Traditional Ecological Knowledge and STEM 
  • ...and so much more! 
Click HERE for a LIVE List of Sessions & Descriptions

We are featuring TWO amazing keynote speakers at this event - Brandon Rodriguez,  the Educator Professional Development Specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and Emily Morgan, author, science consultant, and former middle school and elementary science teacher. BOTH keynotes will offer a session strand to attend. Registration coming soon!
  
Jeff Blessum  |  jblessum@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 2
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~ SAVE THE DATE ~
FALL 2018 CO-OP FOOD
ORDER  OPENS MAY 1
  
Food Service Managers, mark your calendars for the Fall 2018 Order Window May 1 - 22, 2018. Our distributors are busy sharpening their pencils to give our schools the lowest prices possible on 430+ items, many of which are only available through this program. SWMSS will award the bid April 26th.
  
Last year our program saved schools over half a million dollars.
What part of that was yours?
  
For more information click HERE; to register as a new user, please contact:
Jennifer Brekke  |  jbrekke@swmss.coop  |  (406) 624-3336 ext. 0
IEFA ONLINE BOOK STUDY
MAY 15 - JULY 15, 2018


Earn 30  OPI Renewal Units by completing this 2 -month independent study involving classroom applications. Your $85 registration fee includes: a mentor read-aloud text,  Sweetgrass Basket , a poetry-prose genre by Marlene Carvell, and supporting books  My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling   (a historical fiction journal)  and picture book award winner Shi-shi-etko . Discover how to use all three books in classroom book club structure that transcends curriculum.
 
Led by SWMSS Instructors Kim Quigley & Melissa Tovaas
  
Click HERE 
for Registration :)
Guess who ran into technical difficulties? WE DID.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
  
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & RESOURCES
THANK YOU TO OUR 
BUSINESS SPONSORS & PARTNERS:
  
2018 CONSUMER SHOWS 
Butte - April 16  |  Helena - April 17
Bozeman - April 18  |  Billings - April 19
Click HERE for Details