 There are many myths and misconceptions about dyslexia. It’s time to flip the script and rethink how we screen and support students who show early signs. Students struggling to read or spell may simply need a little extra support, and The Montana Dyslexia Screening and Intervention Act, passed in 2019, can help them on their way. Check out the new ReThink Dyslexia 30 second video overview and educator resources on the OPI’s ReThink Dyslexia website!
Are you passionate about serving students in rural communities? Would you like to earn a degree in counseling? The Rural Mental Health Preparation Practice Pathway (RMHP3) is a federally funded grant program designed to prepare counselors for Montana’s rural schools and communities. Accepted applicants will complete a graduate degree program in School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Counseling and serve for one year as a school counselor/mental health professional in a rural school or community.
Start the year with inquiry, building and inventing! MIT has programs available for teachers and students to follow a natural progression up the Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid to get students into higher-level thinking and learning right from the start:
MIT’S FULL STEAM AHEAD INITIATIVE CURATES ONLINE CONTENT FOR K-12
When schools began to close this spring due to COVID-19, LMIT joined forces with MIT’s J-WEL, Open Learning and the PK12 community to offer free, online, educational resources for students and teachers. We put together two different packages on inventing. Check them out!
NEW JV INVENTEAMS ACTIVITY GUIDE ON GREEN CHEMISTRY
Developed with Beyond Benign, our new JV InvenTeams Green Chemistry Activity Guide teaches students in grades 6-10 how to invent sustainable, biodegradable materials for the future using green chemistry.
On the Local front, you can engage your students in engineering with the sample lesson available in our new Hub Course, Montana Science Standards 501: IEFA and Equity, which gives an excellent example of a place-based lesson that can include an engineering component!
Standards, Instruction and Professional Learning Contacts
Colet Bartow, Senior Manager, Teaching and Learning Department, 406-444-3583
Stephanie Swigart, English Language Arts Coordinator, 406-444-0736
Michelle McCarthy, Science Coordinator, 406-444-3537
Marisa Graybill, Mathematics Coordinator, 406-444-0706
Terri Barclay, Montana Comprehensive Literacy Project Manager, 406-444-0753
Carli Cockrell, Professional Learning Coordinator, 406-444-0769
Jessica Bryant, Teacher Learning Hub Coordinator, 406-444-3557
Allyson Briese, Teacher Learning Hub Content Specialist, 406-444-0716
Marjorie O'Rourke, Professional Learning Data & Information Specialist, 406-444-3538
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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