IN THIS EDITION.. Free Year End Infinite Campus Training | SSI 2022 Proposals Due 4/20 | Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Montana | SSoM Program Updates | SSoM Partner Resources feat. MT Afterschool Alliance is Hiring! | Joke of the Week | Addt'l Resources | About SSoM

The Infinite Campus Training Team is offering FREE, live training sessions to help you close out the school year. Anyone with a Campus Community account can join live sessions for free from May 3-5, 2022. Districts with a Campus Passport subscription will have the added benefit of accessing recordings through July 1, 2022. Sign into your Campus Community account, then click on any of the hour-long course links listed to register. Courses include:

Join us to facilitate a breakout session at the annual Montana Science Summer Institute! We are seeking proposals for breakout sessions that help provide educators with practical strategies, ideas, and resources to boost STEM-focused curriculum and instruction.

Conference Dates: July 25-27, 2022

Location: Montana State Univ.-Bozeman

We are launching a grassroots effort to promote and support high-quality social emotional learning (SEL) across Montana. Sign up now to stay informed and join our effort at sel4mt.org, or visit sel4us.org.

CTE Curriculum Review 8:30 - 11:30am April 26 via Zoom

Register Here to confirm your attendance and provide background info about your CTE interests and needs to the facilitators.

CO-OP FOOD PROGRAM UPDATE

There will NOT be a Fall 2022 order window beginning May 1, 2022. The revised program will begin July 1, 2022. Opt-in forms will be available before school is out for the summer. For details, contact: Jennifer Brekke, SSoM Purchasing Manager, @ 406-580-7547

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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!

Thursday, April 14, 2022, 6:30 - 8:30pm, Bozeman

21+ Event | $15 or included with Elemental membership

Join the Montana Science Center and the SSoM Director of Technology Education & WSET Level II Master of Spirits, Sabrina Holland-Kump, for an exciting Science of Whiskey event! Explore the science behind distillation (focusing on whiskey) with tasting lessons and samples of various Montana whiskies. Click here for more information & to RSVP.

Collaborative Classroom's mission as a nonprofit is to help students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers while they develop the social and emotional skills necessary to thrive. They have evolved into a partner for schools and districts that is dedicated to transforming the school experience, developing students, and empowering teachers as they engage students.

Twitter Chat - Resources & Strategies to Support English Learners

April 21, 2022 @ 5pm MST

Login to Twitter and join us using hashtag #collabclasschat; follow us on Twitter

OPI Education Compass - April 2022 Edition

Save the Date OPI Summer Institute-Putting MT Students First June 20 - 24, 2022, MSU - Bozeman

130+ Sessions, MSU residence hall lodging @ $50/night

FREE registration coming soon!

Yellowstone's 150th birthday is a special occasion to reflect on the science and conservation accomplishments that have brought us to the present day, as well as a time to envision solutions for some of the grand challenges facing Greater Yellowstone's future. This conference is an opportunity to gather, share discoveries and ideas, find common ground, and examine different ways of understanding natural and cultural resources.

Nature Quest Week offers everyone an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors! Events include a nature quest, online auction, virtual trivia night, fun run, and an Earth Day festival from 10am - 3pm on Saturday, April 23 in Bozeman.

Registration | About Project WET

Understanding climate change requires a basic understanding of water. How much do you or your students understand our local water resources? This interactive workshop features hands-on activities & new lessons to teach about local water resources and climate change in Montana. Educator guides, renewal units, & lunch provided!

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 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.