Save the Date for OPI Summer Institute
The OPI Summer Institute is back!
Please save the date to join us from June 20-24, 2022 for the OPI Summer Institute!
The conference venue will be at MSU Bozeman. More information to be announced soon.
Questions for the Standards, Instruction, and Professional Learning Senior Manager?
Contact Colet Bartow | cbartow@mt.gov or 406.444.3583
Teacher Learning Hub News
Provisional Teachers - This is For You! - Don’t Miss Out!
Are you, or someone you know:
- Teaching under emergency authorization or on a provisional license?
- Assigned outside your grade level or subject area?
- A beginning teacher in a rural school?
Over 150 master teachers across the state have stepped up to help support Montana’s underprepared teachers and improve retention! They’ve joined the MentorMT initiative to provide FREE assistance. Here’s what’s in it for YOU:
- One-to-one mentoring that addresses teachers’ needs and respects their time
- Experienced mentors assigned by similar grade level and subject area
- Non-evaluative support for content, curriculum, and instruction
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No cost to schools and a $500 annual stipend for participating teachers
Apply today with the MentorMT Teacher Enrollment Application!
We have enrolled nearly 50 new teachers and still have room for more! All grade levels and subject areas are eligible. Teachers working in rural schools will receive priority consideration.
Questions? Contact Anne Keith, MentorMT Outreach Specialist (anne.keith@montana.edu).
March is Roarin’ in with Great Courses!
Set your sails and get ready to refresh all those winter doldrums with some facilitated professional development courses that are sure to provide a breath of fresh air as you head into the last few months of what we hope has been a great school year for you! The Enrollment opening date, renewal units, and run dates are listed at the end of each course title:
There are a number of other March courses that were advertised previously in the February Compass. Enrollment for those courses began February 13th, and you may still enroll! If you would like to refresh your memory on those, please click this link to our facilitated calendar and check out March 2022!
Lucky You! Four Leaf Courses at Your Service!
If Leprechauns could award ratings to Hub courses, they would surely give these courses ‘four-leaf’ ratings! Not only are they great courses, but they are self-paced and ready when you are!
Spring Forward and Finish Strong!
In just a few short months you will say goodbye to your students for the summer once again. This portion of the school year flies by so quickly and will play a lasting role in their memories of you, your classroom, and their general school experience. As students leave your classroom or school at year’s end, how will you be remembered by each little soul that was entrusted to you? We hope you finish strong, with positive memories that last them a lifetime as reflected in this free verse poem by Joanna Fuchs.
I'll Remember You Always
Rarely does someone
get to influence a person's life
in a positive way
for a lifetime,
as a teacher can,
fostering optimism and confidence
providing knowledge that leads to success,
and being a good role model,
as you have,
and you are,
and you will...
forever.
I'll remember you always.
Thank you.
Helpful Hub Tip of the Month: If you are having a technical issue or question related to the operations of the course in the Teacher Learning Hub, click the red HELP button on the right side of the Hub homepage. We can serve you much more quickly if you do so. If you have a question about the content in your course, or how to do something regarding an assignment or forum in a course, contact the facilitator of the course. That email is always located in the content support box on the right-hand side of the homepage.
May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks,
May your heart be as light as a song!
~ Irish Author Unknown
Visit us at the link above to set up an account and sign up for courses.
Course List | Catalog | Calendar
Questions? Contact Allyson Briese or Marti Paugh
opilearninghub@mt.gov | 406.444.3557
White House Recognizes Two Outstanding Montana STEM Teachers with Presidential Award
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are given only to exemplary STEM teachers. The following individuals will receive special recognition from the President, an all-expense paid trip to Washington DC to attend PAEMST events, and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. Congratulations to Christina and Shianne!
Christina Pavlovich
East Side Intermediate School
Livingston, MT
Shianne Schmidt
Olney-Bissell School
Whitefish, MT
Read more about the highest U.S. award for science and math teachers on the White House Briefing Room webpage. Do you know an amazing STEM teacher like Christina or Shianne? Sign up to be notified when nominations are open on the PAEMST webpage.
Questions for our Science Instructional Coordinator?
Contact Michelle McCarthy | mmccarthy5@mt.gov or 406.444.3537
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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