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Improve vocabulary instruction in your school/district.  This seminar is designed to help educators develop a plan for providing explicit, systematic vocabulary instruction to improve student academic performance in the classroom and on state assessments.  Key academic vocabulary correlated to common core standards in reading, language arts, math, and science are provided along with a five day instructional plan that can be implemented in a single classroom or entire school/district.  Targeted words are embedded into existing lessons and taught in context.  An explicit, engaged instructional approach is used to introduce words followed by the use of center activities for meaningful use/practice of words to ensure long term retention.  Mastery and progress monitoring assessments are provided to monitor student learning and inform instruction. When/Where:
November 8, 2012
Crowne Plaza
27 N 27th Street, Billings, MT
Billings, MT
8:30am-3:30pm (8:00am sign-in and breakfast) Contact:
Sandra
Executive Assistant
Partners For Learning, Inc.
2971 North Mumbarto Ave.
Boise, ID  83713
208-322-5007
sandra@partnersforlearning.org

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What:
This workshop will provide participants with an overall understanding of the major differences in Montana Common Core Standards (MCCS) and how this fits into a Response to Instruction (RtI) model for school improvement. The topics will include: Meeting MCCS standards, developing fidelity, improving lesson planning, improving Tier I & Tier II instructions, available programming options, and diagnostic and progress monitoring assessments for math.

Objectives
Evaluate your current math program's alignment to MCCS Identify the key features of MCCS Improving Tier I math instruction Review Tier II interventions Improve lesson planning for math Understand the role of MCCS for math within an RtI model of school improvement
When/Where:
MSUB College Of Education Building 427
Billings, MT
January 7, 2012
8:30am -3pm
(8am -8:30am registration)

Contact:
Debra Miller at 657-2072 or dmiller@msubillings.edu

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The Montana Autism Education Project is providing a limited number of FREE parent subscriptions for the Autism Training Solutions online autism training program. The subscriptions will begin in mid-December and will last for three months. For each individual subscription, the parent watches short online videos and then answers quizzes. Parents will have 24/7 access to 13 hours of online video lessons teaching: Antecedent Interventions
      Consequence Interventions       Teaching New Behavior       Principles of Behavior: Behavior Reduction       Principles of Behavior: Reinforcement       Introduction to Austim Spectrum Disorders       Teaching to Request/Mand       Instructional Control  
Participants will also be asked to complete a training survey at the conclusion

Special Education and RTI, January 30, 2013 - 5:30-8:00pm
Where do special education students fit in an RTI model? What is the difference between a Tier III intervention and special education services? What is the special education teacer's role in RTI? How do I use RTI in special education eligibility decisions? What are the legal considerations of RTI? This session will cover these and other common questions about special education and RTI implementation.
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Data Analysis and Problem Solving Teams, February 27, 2013- 5:30-8:00pm
Data decision making is at the heart of an effective RTI model. This interactive session will provide participants an opportunity to apply research-based data decision making strategies to determine
1) the effectiveness of core instruction and curriculum
2) student's response to Tier II and Tier III instruction
3) appropriate instructional strategies to meet the needs of learners.
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Utilizing the AIMSweb Advanced Features for RTI, March 20, 2013- 5:30-8:00pm
AIMSweb is a user friendly data system that schools in Montana are using for screening and progress monitoring. This interactive session will demonstrate how some of the advanced AIMSweb features - including the RTI tab, advanced settings, data analysis options, as well as other participant requests - can increase your efficiency and effectiveness in implementing RTI. This session will also present the validity and reliability of these commonly used t

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What:
Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) provide the same content as traditional classroom materials such as textbooks, but deliver the information in a way that students with print-based disabilities can use more easily. Parents, family members, Parent Center staff, and others are invited to attend this webinar to learn about a 4-step process that can be used to determine whether a child with a disability needs AIM and how to work with the school to access them. Presenters from the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials at CAST and PACER Center will use scenarios of children with different types of disabilities to provide examples of how the AIM decision making process works.

When:
12pm - 1pm
Oct. 31, 2012 System Requirements:
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Mac®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet If you have any questions please contact:
gretchen.godfrey@pacer.org

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This webinar will provide participants will an overview and demonstration of apps that lend themselves to being used in group instruction when projecting the iPad image on an interactive white-board, screen or other large display or just using it around a small table. Various methods for displaying the iPad will be demonstrated. Apps that lend themselves to writing instruction, morning gathering, social stories, emotions and language development will be demonstrated and discussed. Participants will see the value of using the iPad with groups to enhance participation, language and routine. Some of the apps that will be highlighted are Clicker Sentences, I Get It My Daily Schedules, Mobile Education Builder apps Writing a Recount and Writing an Opinion by Hatt Designs as well as several others.

When:
Wednesday, February 11, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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Assisting with Reading Fluency in the Classroom will provide the paraeducator with the information and skills needed to assist classroom teachers in meeting the literacy needs of a variety of students. It deals with the specific area of reading fluency. It prepares paraeducators to understand important fluency concepts and terms, and to use a variety of research-based instructional techniques that improve fluency at the word, phrase, sentence, and connected text levels. The Instructional Teamwork Academy academy is designed to help paraeducators work effectively on a team. This course is recommended for teachers as well. Teachers and/or paraeducators may take this course without the other team member, but it is most effective when teams take the course together. The academy consists of four modules consisting of introductory material regarding teamwork, delineation of roles and responsibilities, classroom instruction, and behavior management.

When:
Monday, Spetember 23, 2013
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Columbus High School
433 N 3rd St.
Columbus, MT 59019

Cost:
No cost, lunch on your own

To Register Contact:
Monica Pugh, (406) 322-5298 or ssgpugh11@yahoo.com

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Course # 3238 - 6 OPI Renewal Units

What:
When upper elementary or secondary students fail written assessments, teachers often assume it's because they lack specific content knowledge. But what if it's simply because they cannot read the multisyllabic words? All reading consists of three components: word identification, vocabulary, and comprehension. Word identification is often overlooked and can be the root of students' failure. Hear about new evidence-based data on prefixes, suffixes, and Greek roots occurring most often in content-area words that supports a shared responsibility for strengthening students' literacy skills. Discover quick, formative assessments for upper elementary and secondary teachers that measure students' ability to use knowledge of syllable types, syllable division patterns, and common morphemes (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, Greek roots) to decode multisyllabic words. The CORE Teaching Reading Sourcebook, a comprehensive resource in teaching research based reading instruction, is used during the session as a resource in helping teachers improve instruction in multisyllabic word instruction.

When:
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013
8:30 am - 3:30 pm Mountain

Where:
Bozeman Public Library
626 E. Main
Bozeman, MT

Cost:
No cost

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What:
This academy is intended to give the paraeducator knowledge and skills specific to the use of instructional strategies and methods in the area of math. The academy bases teaching upon the belief that paraeducators must be constantly involved in the dynamic process of analyzing the teaching environment and individual student needs for the particular level of support; degree of adaptation/accommodation or modification and which instructional methods would best facilitate learning. The academy is designed to provide these skills for use by paraeducators supporting students in inclusive classrooms, resource rooms or in self-contained classrooms.
 
When:
Thursday, October 17, 2013
8:00 am - 3:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Robins Administration, Upstairs Meeting Room
425-6th Street
Havre, MT 59501

"Missoula: March 1, 2010 Kalispell: March 2, 2010 What: Experience a differentiated classroom using multi-level instructional strategies and a planning model for all students within one framework. Effectively respond to diverse student learner characteristics using pre-assessment, grouping, and grading strategies. Develop practical strategies for differentiating instructional content, process and product. Create a classroom structure and roles that support effective differentiated instruction. Bring a lesson plan to develop a differentiated lesson! "

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Accessible instructional materials (AIM) options are rapidly expanding. Students need to have ways to access AIM throughout the day and in a wide variety of settings. No longer are students limited to using accessible books on a single classroom computer with stand-alone software. Learn about new technologies like networked software that can be accessed from multiple computers, web-based programs, mobile devices and other solutions that allow students to use literacy software on a home computer. Find out strategies for engaging students with high interest materials and tools that fit their needs. When:
Thursday, March 14, 2013
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain Cost:
$49.00

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Struggling with differentiating instruction to meet Common Core Standards? Looking for results-oriented teaching? Learn how to creatively use apps to transform everyday classroom projects and basic general ed supports into interactive tools for learning and communicating on the iPad! Take a look at how a classroom teacher jump-started her curriculum teaching to differentiate instruction. See how team members taught true understanding of curriculum content tied to the Common Core Initiative.  Go inside a classroom to see how to use these tools and strategies every day for meaningful inclusion by viewing video clips, photo galleries and live app demonstrations. When:
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Mountain Cost:
$55.00 single participant fee, no cancelations or refunds. Group discounts available.

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Behavior Management Academy Overview: The purpose of this academy is to provide the paraprofessional with the information and skills needed to assist classroom teachers in meeting the behavior needs of a variety of students. It deals with rules, routines, and procedures for students. The paraprofessional will be able to identify behavior, the motivations for behavior, and be able to teach and reinforce behaviors. An understanding of the role of the paraprofessional in behavior support will be developed.
Autism Spectrum Disorders Academy Overview: The purpose of this Academy is to provide the paraeducator with information and skills to be able to assist teachers in the instruction of students with autism. It gives factual information to dispel the many myths that abound in the field of autism, and emphasizes the relationship between communication and behavior. It prepares paraeducators to make and use visual supports, to structure tasks and the environment, and to provide appropriate supports for social skills instruction. When:
Monday, March 4, 2013
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain Where:
Columbus High School
433 North Third St.
Columbus, MT 59019 Cost:
Free Registration:
To Register Contact Monica Pugh
Stillwater/Sweet Grass Coop.
(406) 322-5298
ssgpugh11@yahoo.com  

November 12th - Implementing AAC in the Classroom  with Kelly Fonner, Consultant, Fonner Consulting & Training     OVERVIEW:  Challenges are often met when introducing AAC systems from the clinical or
"speech-room" setting into the busy environment of the classroom. The "real-world" of
communication does not always play out easily for the student using AAC. Whether they are using
lo-tech or hi-tech systems there are strategies that can assist staff and families in bringing AAC into
the school day.  During this webinar you will learn to evaluate the AAC-using student's day by
communication contexts and reevaluate the possibilities of how your student can more effectively
communicate, learn vocabulary or communication strategies during the typical activities of their
school day.   
Exciting two part webinar series on Reading Comprehension with Scott Marfilius. It is recommended
that both webinars be attended. The content for these two webinars come from Scott's highly
acclaimed three hour workshop.          REGISTER ONLINE     http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015DFd8XTzVJ3rQKTZEMzE53P63vyJ

Click here to sign up for webinar   What: This presentation will describe a comprehensive school-wide system that maximizes students' academic achievement, creates safe school environments and positive school climates, increases and sustains effective classroom instruction and parent involvement, and collects data to demonstrate student and building outcomes.    We will discuss the six critical components of an effective PBSS system: Social, emotional, and behavioral skills instruction approach The development of grade-level and building-wide accountability systems Staff an

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The Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Outreach Program Sign Language Series is designed to provide instruction and information to families, teachers, and others closely associated with a child or youth who is deaf or hard of hearing using sign language as one mode of communication. The intent of this sign language series is to provide ongoing instruction periodically throughout the school year in response to the needs of its participants. This program embraces the efforts of all individuals wanting to use sign language to communicate with their children or students. When:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
2:00-5:00pm Mountain Where:
Willson Building Library
404 West Main St
Bozeman, Montana

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Region II CSPD is partnering with Havre Public Schools to bring this one-day conference. Keynote speaker, Dr. Dan Mulligan, is a nationally recognized expert and presenter on assessment and instructional best practices in math. He has served many top districts as the Director of Assessment and Accountability, Supervisor of Mathematics, Lead Instructional Supervisor, and as a master teacher in mathematics in New York and Virginia. Dr. Dan Mulligan has received numerous awards such as Teacher of the Year, and has presented hundreds of workshops throughout many states. There will be breakout sessions covering math topics and issues ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade. When/Where:
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Havre High School Auditorium
Havre, MT

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This workshop is designed for all middle or high school teachers interested in "powering up" their instructional practices. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and practice research-based approaches and strategies proven to successfully increase the learning of the secondary student. For this training to be as relevant as possible for each individual, at-tendees are asked to bring information related to the next chapter or unit of study they will be teaching including: critical vocabulary, learnings and objectives, etc. Specific strategies will be presented for: Teaching new concepts, skills or processes Reviewing and practicing previously introduced information Monitoring student progress of materials presented Intended Audience: General and Special Educators Paraprofessionals Agency Personnel, Parents Others who work with middle school and secondary students When/Where:
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Hampton Inn
Great Falls, MT