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March 16, 2022 | 8:30am - 3pm | Kalispell, MT

LOCATION: Flathead Valley Community College

Arts & Technology Building

777 Grandview Drive, Kalispell MT, 59901

FEATURING: Jordann Lankford-Forster (Bright Trail Woman) and Miranda Murray,

award-winning Montana educators

HOSTED BY: School Services of Montana and Kalispell Public Schools

TAKEAWAYS: foundational information concerning the seven “Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians”, tools to implement Indigenous content into your curriculum, support and sustainable resources to advance cultural content and Native resources in your classrooms

AUDIENCE: K-12 educators, no matter where you are on the path to IEFA implementation

SSoM MEMBER PROMO CODE: getssom

Not sure if your district is a member? Click here for a current list of member districts.

Science Summer Institute 2022 July 25 - 27 @ MSU-Bozeman Campus IN PERSON

Fall 2022 Common PIR Day Sept. 23, 2022; location TBD IN PERSON

Contact: Melissa Tovaas, Director of Education Services, mtovaas@mt-schools.org

CO-OP FOOD PROGRAM SPRING 2022 DETAILS [more info here]

DELIVERY SCHEDULE #2: 2/21 - 3/11 | #3: 3/21 - 4/8 | #4: 4/18 - 5/6 | #5: 5/23-6/10

Contact: Jennifer Brekke, Co-op Purchasing Manager, jbrekke@mt-schools.org

LEVERAGING ASYNCHRONOUS COACHING April 7 | 2-3pm MST

Explore how using technology can deepen curriculum-based professional learning. Hear about the impact from a panel of coaches and educators. Details & Registration

3/3 SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) grades K - 12

3/8 Being a Writer, grades K - 5

3/9 Being a Reader, grades K - 2

3/10 Making Meaning and Book Clubs, grades 3 - 6

Looking for more learning opportunities? Visit our Events Calendar.

OPI Education Compass - March 2022 Edition

FREE IEFA ETHNOBOTANY 2-PART SATURDAY WORKSHOP SERIES

...featuring a tribally-specific window into the practical, cultural, ecological, medicinal, and/or ceremonial importance of Montana's native plant series. Each session, presented by a tribal expert in ethnobotany, will provide a unique demonstration with their own personal stories. OPI renewal units available! Full details & registration here : )

WLI is offering 4 week-long sessions of dynamic and engaging Language & Culture Camps for kids ages 5-17 in Spanish, French*, German, Mandarin, & Arabic*. Camps are filled with fun games, traditional art & cooking activities, storytelling, songs, and more, all led by experienced Language Coaches. Camps are held M - TH, 9am-3pm. 10% OFF early bird registration ends April 1st. Click here for details!

SEND A MESSAGE TO THE MOON Deadline is March 11

Montana State University's RadPC, a new type of space computer that can operate in the harsh radiation environment of space while performing faster than existing space computers, has been selected by NASA to go to the Moon on an unmanned mission to test it out. Submit your message here: https://www.montana.edu/blameres/moon.html

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)

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