CSI Update

UPCOMING EVENTS

Content Standards and Instruction Team Jael Prezeau, Director | [email protected]

MT WRITING TEACHERS ONLINE PLC Second Wednesday of the month at 3:45 pm https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/842676717

Learning Opportunities Portal

May 2016 Tara Steinke | [email protected]

Improvements to the OPI Website! 1) You may have noticed a new page on the OPI website - the Teaching & Assessment page (http://opi.mt.gov/Curriculum/Index.html). Formerly 'Curriculum & Instruction,' this new page has three categories to bring OPI's teaching and learning support into one place for Montana educators: • Professional Learning Tools - featuring links to the Hub, Learning Opportunities Portal, and more • Montana's Academic Standards - including a link to info about Montana's process for revising academic standards • Professional Learning Resources - sharing support for IEFA, Early Childhood, Special Education, and more 2) Beginning on April 29th, the calendar button at the top of OPI website will direct you to a list of three calendars that house events and deadlines for Montana schools: • the Learning Opportunities Portal contains information about trainings and conferences; • the Collections, Deadlines, Notices, and Data Verification Calendar (located in GEMS) allows users to find everything required by the OPI in a given time period; and • the State eCalendar lists OPI meetings that fit public notice requirements. The OPI hopes this change will make it easier for users in the field to locate the type of events they find most useful.

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The Hub is a free, online resource for teachers to receive renewal units. Not the typical click play and walk away online PD – every course has interactive components. Back by popular demand, new sections of facilitated courses! Teaching and Assessing English Language Learners, Orientation to Special Education (registration for both to open May 20th) www.opi.mt.gov/learninghub

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Jessica Bryant | [email protected]

Christy Mock-Stutz | [email protected]

MT Writing Teacher On-line PLC- Professional Learning Community of teachers across Montana. On the second Wednesday of every month at 3:45! Link is listed in the upcoming events. Teacher Leader in the Arts- Applications now being accepted for this wonderful leadership opportunity in the arts! See upcoming events for more information. Various Montana Writing Projects- See Upcoming Events for specific dates and events! o Elk River Writing Project: http://elkriverwritingproject.weebly.com o Yellowstone Writing Project: [email protected] o Montana Writing Project: thememoriallibrary.org/satelliteprogram/montana

MONTANA DATA USE CONFERENCE Bozeman, MT May 10 For info: [email protected] FIRST FOLIO with MATELA Shakespeare’s first folio U of M, Missoula, May 9-31 May 20– Student Performances May 21—Teacher Workshops FIRST FOLIO VIRTUAL WRITING EXPERIENCE Grades 5-8 May 3 and 5 at 10:00 am For more information, contact: Kathleen Dent [email protected] TEACHER LEADER IN THE ARTS June 20-29 Salish Kootenai College Register Here: http://tinyurl.com/h3py7pv MBI CONFERENCE June 20-24, Bozeman, MT Register: after March 31, 2016

https://tofu.msu.montana.edu/cs/mbi_2016

ELK RIVER WRITING PROJECT June 13-July 1 MSU – Billings YELLOWSTONE WRITING PROJECT Advanced Summer Intensive Bozeman MONTANA WRITING PROJECT Worlds Apart but Not Strangers with IEFA July 31-August 6, Missoula ADVANCED PLACEMENT® Summer Institute June 27-30, Bozeman

http://opi.mt.gov/programs/Gifted_AP/Index.html

MPRES Trainings Montana Partnership with Regions for Excellence in STEM http://www.mtscienceducation.org/ MOODLE MOUNTAIN MOOT July 6-8 Helena, MT http://www.mountainmoot.com/

LIBRARY MEDIA AND INFORMATION Colet Bartow | [email protected]

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• April’s School Library Month has been rich with celebrations and recognition of the vital role teacherlibrarians and school libraries play in the social and academic success of students. Check out my Twitter feed (@cbartow) for some of the great resources and ideas. At the recent Montana Library Association Conference, Lisa Lykins and Kerrie More accepted the School Library Program of the Year Award for Glacier High School in Kalispell. Governor Bullock also recognized April as “School Library Month” in Montana in a letter to the Montana Library Association. The 2015-16 Digital Blast series continues on May 10 with “BFFs for Learning!” Christy and I will share a quick version of this presentation that highlights collaboration and resources. Find the link to this upcoming live session and links to recordings from previous sessions at the Montana Teacher Librarian site.

MATHEMATICS

Jake Warner | [email protected]

Bring Math Matters to your school! Email [email protected]. No cost if surrounding area schools are allowed to attend. Math Teacher Circles will be starting this spring. The vision of the Montana Math Teachers’ Circle is to invigorate middle school and high school mathematics teachers through problem solving activities, facilitate connections among and between mathematics teachers and mathematicians, and to create an ongoing, supportive, and collaborative community. http://hs.umt.edu/math/mtmathteacherscircle/default.php • • • • •

Billings – May 20, 6-8 pm Great Falls – May 20, 5-7 pm Helena – May 14, 9-11 am Missoula – May 11, 5:30-7:30 pm Polson – May 11, 4:30-6:30 pm

LIAISON CONTACT INFO CENTRAL Sheila Lovato [email protected] | 406-534-4246 FOUR RIVERS Virg Hale [email protected] 406-660-1512 HI LINE AND NORTH CENTRAL Diana Knudson [email protected] | (406) 788-2962 NORTH EAST Cathryn Sugg [email protected] | 406-671-0659 NORTH WEST Eliza Thomas [email protected] | 406-752-3302 SOUTH CENTRAL Pat Baltzley [email protected] | 410-979-1594 SOUTH EAST Kim Stanton [email protected] | 406-853-1908 WESTERN Kathleen Dent [email protected] | 406-544-0475

M Cubed: The Montana Math Meet (M Cubed) is a brand new conference and professional development opportunity sponsored by the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics. M Cubed is a unique professional development opportunity for anyone teaching math at any level K-20. M Cubed is different than other conferences you have attended in the past. M Cubed will be held at Montana Tech in Butte on August 10th and 11th. For more information about the conference or to register, please see the conference website (https://sites.google.com/site/mctmmcubed/). Registration is FREE for MCTM members.

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Michelle McCarthy | [email protected] New Montana content standards are on the way. The OPI is accepting feedback on a survey regarding the economic impact statement and will present the results at the May 9 Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting. Click here to complete the survey: http://app.keysurvey.com/f/1029374/212f/ HUB courses: Science Engineering, Cross-cutting Concepts, Standards-based Grading NESSP – Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline o MT teachers are incorporating NASA and Earth and Space Science lessons into their classrooms o NESSP will provide professional development of 3-dimensional learning NESSP is a partnership with Washington, Oregon, the Washington Aerospace Museum and Museum of the Rockies. Recently, this partnership held teacher workshops in Hardin and Browning on rockets and robots! Be sure to check out the OPI Learning Opportunities portal for Professional Learning Opportunities near you!