IN THIS EDITION.. 2022 Curriculum Design Summer Institutes | Co-op Food Program Full of Awesome! | MT STEM Summer Institute + Survey | New to Campus PD in August | SSoM Program Updates | SSoM Partner Resources | Joke of the Week | Additional Resources | About SSoM

Summer is a great time to refresh and develop your curriculum plans for the next school year! Join MECC and the MSU Education Department for 1 - 2 days of professional learning designed to support you where you are at in your curriculum planning. Choose the location that works best for YOU - click the yellow button below!

FREE REGISTRATION for MECC Member Districts!

SCHOLARSHIPS - limited number available

LODGING DISCOUNTS available!

Are you ready to experience a NEW ERA in our Co-op Food Purchasing Program with more choices, greater flexibility, higher fulfillment rates, less frustration, lower costs, and HAPPIER, WELL FED STUDENTS? Here's a snippet of what you can expect:

Every school in Montana may use this program

Every school receives the same great pricing

Order as needed, receive deliveries as often as weekly

Bid winner will stock our most popular special order items

Access to the distributor's entire warehouse of food & disposables

LIVE order website = increased fulfillment rates and more options!

Every district receives a dedicated Account Manager

Please Note: your district MUST OPT IN to participate. Forms available by request.

NEW! PLEASE TAKE OUR 2 QUESTION SURVEY

(yellow button below)

~ Co-hosted by SSoM and MSU Science Math Resource Center ~

CONNECT with STEM-enthusiasts, educators, and STEM resource providers from Montana exhibitors, Non-profits, and National-level STEM organizations.

COLLABORATE to share and gain strategies and resources on a myriad of topics including computer/earth/physical/life science, math, IEFA, and more, and dig deeper into different priority standards including science & engineering practices and their cross-cutting concepts.

INTEGRATE: Maximize your STEM teaching & learning with real world connections, connecting classrooms to careers, making science meaningful, and learn to integrate these strategies & resources into YOUR curriculum and classrooms where you'll use your new skill sets to teach problem solving and design solutions!

Event Website for ALL conference details

MT SSI 2022 Flyer download and share!

Exhibitors & Sponsors options & booth sign-up

For event questions or feedback, please contact:

Join School Services or Montana for a back to school session on navigating Infinite Campus and Campus Instruction. Whether you have new teachers, returning teachers, or just need a refresher, these sessions will provide all of the basic groundwork needed to start the school year right. Choose the date and time that works best for YOU!

ALL sessions will be led by Campus-Certified Trainers LOCAL to the great state of Montana! Traditional Grading & Standards-Based Grading will be offered in separate sessions. Sessions will be offered in the "new look" of Campus Instruction (see below) and will cover:

(click here for a list of current members)

Contact Tom Franta (tfranta@mt-schools.org) or Mary Anne Skinner

(maskinner@mt-schools.org) for a discount code to register your

entire staff for $250 (SSoM Members) or $375 (general admission).

Details Here | Cool Video Here (00:54)

All Campus Cloud and Cloud Choice customers can now toggle a switch to replace their existing Infinite Campus with a new UI and navigational structure. This new Infinite Campus experience contains all of the same tools as the current Infinite Campus but includes several improvements:

DAY 1: (half-day) Registration and (everyone's favorite) Vendor Show

DAY 2: General Session (morning) and 20+ Breakout Sessions Across 4 Time Slots

DAY 3: In-Depth Sessions featuring PD by Montana Team Nutrition, Farm to School, & OPI; highlights include ServSafe Class, Financial Management, Recipe Crediting, Menu Planning; Evening Banquet

DAY 4: (half day) General Session - presentations & speakers, prize giveaways & send-off

MTAA seeks a full-time STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Lead to grow and accelerate our STEAM reach across the state. The STEAM Lead will serve as the primary contact for all MTAA’s STEAM activities and focus on expanding professional development, partnerships, data collection, and outreach related to the Million Girls Moonshot (MGM) initiative.

Click here to check out their website to learn more about the Montana Afterschool Alliance, Upcoming Events, Initiatives, Resources, and their brand new Job Board!

At Collaborative Classroom, we find joy in supporting educators like you - and in celebrating the success of you and your students! Click HERE to read our May 17th newsletter featuring:

OPI Education Compass - May 2022 Edition

Save the Date OPI Summer Institute - Putting MT Students First

May 5, 2022 | Issue 63

If you are looking for virtual summer PD opportunities, check out the May PBS Educator Newsletter HERE to learn more about the MTPBS Summer Media Lab workshops and our virtual Summer Book Study! Additional featured topics include Lesson Planning with PBS LearningMedia and PBS Media Literacy Certified Teachers.

All 5 Montana CSPDs offer FREE VIRTUAL PD in their regions. Click for details:

Region I (Eastern MT) | Region II | Region III | Region IV (SW MT) | Region V (NW MT)

SSoM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit education service agency committed to unlocking the full potential of every child in each and every school we serve across the state. We accomplish this by providing a wide variety of professional learning activities and business services designed to meet the specific needs of Montana’s excellent educators and administrators. Interested in supporting our work? Click here to make a donation, and be sure to read all about our organization on our website.