Applications for Montana Teacher Externship applications are due by March 1st.
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Teacher externships offer hands-on knowledge outside of the classroom. High school students from across the state will learn from their teachers’ experiences about the work that takes place in Montana’s businesses.
Teachers will:
Participate in three-day externships.
Share lessons learned with fellow educators.
Present what they have learned at various education conferences
Earn continuing education
credits and a $600 stipend upon
completion.
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The 2024 Montana BPA State Leadership Conference will be held in Billings on March 10-12, 2024. Over 1200 members and local chapter advisors from the middle level and secondary levels will attend in a spirit of friendship and goodwill. The conference will take place on the MSUB Campus on Sunday, March 10, and then on Monday, March 11, and Tuesday, March 12, members will be at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center as well as the Montana Trailhead. During the conference, members will be able to participate in the areas of competitive events, leadership, community development, and professionalism.
BPA’s Workplace Skills Assessment Program competitive events provide students with opportunities to vie for top honors while demonstrating proficiency in valuable skills gained in the classroom. With individual and team events, analytical topics and creative ones, and events in a variety of formats, there is an event to match every student’s interest. Events are linked to competencies, standards, and the National Career Clusters® Framework. As an added benefit, some events include aligned industry certification exams—at no cost to the student—as part of the national-level competition.
At the conclusion of the conference, BPA Montana students will have the opportunity to travel to Chicago, Illinois to compete in the 2024 BPA National Leadership Conference which will be held May 10-14, 2024. Business Professionals of America is the leading CTSO (Career Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, finance, office administration, information technology, health administration, and other related career fields.
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Work-Based Learning is an important part of education:
It can provide the relevancy of information learned as well as assist with the knowledge and skills necessary in selecting a career.
Many businesses, agencies, and institutions offer work-based learning experiences, be they from the hosting site, being part of planning teams within state agencies, preparing the workforce through post-secondary institutions, or offering foundational education and training through high school career and technical education programs.
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The outcome is the same—provide work-related experiences that will promote the selection of a career that fits their aptitudes and interests, along with meeting the workforce needs of Montana.
This manual was developed to indicate how to combine efforts, focusing on the student experience at the secondary level. Note, that after the forward section, there are two sections:
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A Work-Based Learning Google Folder accompanies this manual for sample forms and documents. The file is fluid and ever-changing as best practices and resources are shared for inclusion. With that in mind, continually revisit to assist with your work-based learning efforts.
As this is a collaborative project. There are also links provided to other important entities of Work Based Learning provided at the end of the document. Those Resources can also be found here. WBL Manual Resources Page.
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The Office of Public Instruction has developed this webpage to support local school districts concerning financial literacy instruction for K-12 schools.
2023-24 CTE-Perkins Office Hours
Every Wednesday 7:00 am-4:00 pm
Our Office hours are a great place to jump on and ask any question regarding the Perkins process or application. Our Specialists are there to help with one-on-one instruction!
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We are working to recognize the hard work that Industrial Technology Teachers do in their classrooms! What better way to do that than by getting students to nominate their teachers? Please feel free to share this Link with your students or on your school’s social media, so that they can nominate their teachers. The winners will receive a prize and recognition. Thank you for your help getting the word out to students.
If you think your Industrial Tech Teacher goes above and beyond for their students and school please nominate them for ITE teacher of the month!
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Industrial Tech teachers inspire students every day. They give students the opportunities to work with their hands and learn real-world skills in fun and engaging ways. We would like to thank them for what they are doing with a little well-earned recognition!
Who is an Industrial Tech Teacher? This link lists all of the subjects/Classes that an Industrial Technology Teacher Can teach! There are lots of content areas included when you are an Industrial Tech teacher, especially in your shop classes.
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For questions, please contact:
OPI CTE Unit General Questions
Shannon Boswell, Career Technical and Adult Education Director
Eric Tilleman, Agriculture Education Specialist
Jamie Corley, Health Sciences Education Specialist
Kaitlin Trutzel, Industrial Technology Specialist
Eric Swenson, Business Education Specialist
Gayla Randel, Family & Consumer Sciences Education Specialist
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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