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Webinar: From Research to Real Life-Increasing Visibility and Use of Family-to-Family Centers December 3, 2012-1pm (Mountain)
Call-in: 866/214-9397, Pin: 5058724774
Webinar Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/familyvoices/join?id=24R5TP&role=attend
The Family Voices National Center for Family and Professional Partnerships is hosting this webinar presented by Suzanne M. Bronheim, PhD of Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Suzanne will share findings from a 2010 research partnership with three Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to better understand how Hispanic/Latino families' and African American families' utilization of F2F HICs might be increased. This research project is based on a social marketing theory that suggests that people try new things if that "innovation" fits with their values and experience, seems to have an advantage over other approaches, is easy to use, can be tried and dropped if they don't like it and if others they know and trust are also aware of it and have used it. The project has used this framework to study how Hispanic/Latino and African American families prefer to receive information and how they view the F2F HICs as a resource. In addition, this project has studied similar issues for the social networks of families to learn how they view and access F2F HICs. Suzanne will be joined by staff of the F2F HICs that partnered in this project to share lessons learned and suggestions of how other F2F HICs can use this framework.  

Click here to register for the webinars   Student Response Apps for iPads, iPods and the Web 90 MINUTES Monday, November 5, 2012 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AND Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
From set up to ideas for classroom use, free, easy-to-use web-based student response apps and programs accessible from iPads, Android tablets, computers and other devices for teaching and assessment will be demonstrated. Learn how to utilize programs (from apps allowing you to run video, sound and drawing tools in a quiz on iPads, to programs that can be run from any and all devices at the same time from the Web) to keep students from falling behind, give them a voice in the classroom discussion, generate reports and monitor progress, even during the classroom lesson. PRESENTER: DAN HERLIHY   Is Your Head in the Clouds?? This can be a Good Thing! 90 MINUTES
Thursday, November 8, 2012&nb

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What:
Through MRESA3, the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics is pleased to offer a two-day workshop designed to help teacher implement the new Standards for mathematical Practice. The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematics educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students. These workshops will focus on the eight mathematical practice standards for all grade levels. Students are expected to: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, Reason abstractly and quantitatively, Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, Model with mathematics, Use appropriate tools strategically, Attend to precision, Look for and make use of structure, Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Teachers that attend the workshop will leave the workshop with an understanding of all eight prac-tices and what these practices look like in the mathematics classroom. College credit is pending.

When:
August 7-8, 2013
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Mountain (both days)

Where:
Montana State University Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101

Cost:
Workshop and

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What:
This webinar will provide participants with a clear description of family-centered care and highlight case studies that showcase effective strategies in delivering that care through practice improvements such as greater use of health information technology, enhanced access to medical professional staff outside regular office hours, feedback mechanisms capturing patient/family experience with care, and including families on advisory boards and as staff. A recently published monograph by the NCMHI will also be highlighted, which features case studies focusing on 17 pediatric practices nominated by their peers or patients as exemplary patient- and family-centered medical homes.

When:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

Details:
This webinar is the fourth in a series that is archived.
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What:
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) are hosting a FREE four part webinar series February through May 2013 on how to effectively deliver care through the medical home model. Building on the success of two previous medical home webinar series (2009 and 2011), the NCMHI will provide engaging educational "how to" presentations focused on several important facets of pediatric care delivery, including empowering youth, reducing health disparities, using data to improve quality, and employing best practices in family-centered care. The webinars will feature expert faculty and provide targeted information and tools; they will feature new products from the NCMHI such as updated state profiles in the Medical Home Data Portal, promising practices regarding language access services, and a new family-centered care monograph.

When:
How To Engage Youth in Health Care
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

How to Enhance Care Delivery for a Diverse Population
To be determined - March 2013

How to Use Data to Improve Care Delivery
Thursday, April 25, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

How To Incorporate Best Practices in Family Centered Care in Your Practice
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
This webinar series is offered free of charge.

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November 5, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Designing and Implementing Services for Gifted Students?(Program Planning)
Course Description: School teams, comprised of teachers, administrators, counselors, specialists, academic coaches or anyone working with programming options for gifted students, will be presented with the OPI Framework for Gifted Education Programs and a Gifted Program Planning Template. This is a working session, at the end of which, the teams will have a firm grasp of the state framework and will use the template to construct a gifted program that fits their district and population. Time will be provided to work on individual program plans.
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November 12: 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Practical Strategies for Meeting the Needs of High Ability Students
Course description: This course will focus on the Identification of Advanced Learners. Topics will include: Working from a collaborative written philosophy; using formative assessment--observing student behaviors, pre-assessment, etc. to modify instruction; using summative assessment--making formal identification of students for services. This will be a hands-on workshop with time for discussion and application of content to specific settings and situations. 
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November 19: 8:30AM to 4:30PM</

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Implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will require changing instructional practices to provide more student-focused, differentiated teaching and collaborative practice daily in small groups. Establishing routines for managing behaviors and utilizing flexible grouping and engaging students in collaborative discussions will be essential. This session provides practical, evidence-based suggestions for understanding CCSS and developing a management system for whole class and small group activities along with suggestions for differentiating teaching and collaborative practice.

When:
February 13-14, 2014
8:00 am - 3:45 pm Mountain

Where:
Fifth Ave Christian Church
2015 5th Ave.
Havre, MT 59501

Cost:
No cost

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What:
Implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will require changing instructional practices to provide more student-focused, differentiated teaching and collaborative practice daily in small groups. Establishing routines for managing behaviors and utilizing flexible grouping and engaging students in collaborative discussions will be essential. This session provides practical, evidence-based suggestions for understanding CCSS and developing a management system for whole class and small group activities along with suggestions for differentiating teaching and collaborative practice.

When:
February 11-12, 2014
8:00 am - 3:45 pm Mountain

Where:
Hampton Inn
2301 14th St SW
Great Falls, MT 59404

Cost:
No cost

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Click here to view the course report for #2901 What:
The purpose of this session is to support students to mave along the path of becoming expert learners. participants will practice differentiating curriculum and will create a unit, or lessons, based on the bvest practices for extending learing experiences for gifted students. When/Where:
April 24, May 1, 2013
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Mountain
Linderman Education Center
233 1st Ave. E.
Kalispell, MT 59901 April 16, 30, 2013
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Mountain
Wingate Hotel
5252 Airway Blvd.
Missoula, MT 59808 Cost:
$35.00 per person

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The purpose of this session is to support students to move along the path of becoming expert learners. Participants will practice differentiating curriculum and will create a unit, or lessons, based on best practices for extending learning experiences for gifted students. Free to all MSUB students in the College of Education. Lunch is on your own. When/Where:
MSU - Billings College of Education Room 122
Monday, March 11, 2013
8:30am - 4:00pm Mountain

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What:
Come and join us in this interactive training which will include:
Representatives from Montana's Office of Public Instruction, Special Education Division, detailing transition activities as required by law. A case study presentation by Libby Johnson, illustrating best practices in developing an effective transition plan. Facilitated transition planning with Margaret Tryon, Dale Anderson, and Libby Johnson. This session is for teams that have been identified by the Region III Cooperative Directors. The selected teams will bring current IEPs and work with the facilitators to brain storm possible goals and activities that are individualized, meet transition requirements, and are considered best practice.

When/Where:
December 1, 2012
MSU Billings Campus
College Of Ed Bldg Rm 122
Billings, MT

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

Click here to download the brochure with registration information for this workshop (pdf) What:
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

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What:
Through MRESA3, the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics is pleased to offer a two-day workshop designed to help teacher implement the new Standards for mathematical Practice. The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematics educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students. These workshops will focus on the eight mathematical practice standards for all grade levels. Students are expected to: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, Reason abstractly and quantitatively, Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, Model with mathematics, Use appropriate tools strategically, Attend to precision, Look for and make use of structure, Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Teachers that attend the workshop will leave the workshop with an understanding of all eight prac-tices and what these practices look like in the mathematics classroom. College credit is pending.

When:
August 5-6, 2013
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Mountain (both days)

Where:
Montana State University Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101

Cost:
Workshop and C

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Each year the National Native American Parent Center presents an annual conference for Native American family members, tribal leaders, health professionals, mental health professionals, tribal, public school professionals, and others who are interested in ensuring the special education needs for Native American students who are ages 0 - 26. This year's conference will be held in Portland Oregon in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Workshops focus on strategies and methods to increase outcomes for Native American students with disabilities, and increase parent involvement in the special education process. We offer information on best practices working with Native American students with disabilities to produce successful educational outcomes. This conference will provide information on: successful strategies that promote collaborative relationships between tribes, schools, and families; successful methods in positive behavioral interventions, the latest research and data on effective classroom practices and strategies for Native American students. When/Where:
January 29-30  2012
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
8235 Northeast Airport Way
Portland, Oregon 97220 If you have any questions call:
503-249-7606

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What:
This workshop will employ the "Many Birds Approach" from the Framework for Implementation of Indian Education for All (IEfA) to support teachers as they develop understanding of IEfA contexts and content, while addressing the skills and concepts required to implement the Montana Common Core Standards. Teachers will leave with a dozen new strategies for close analytic reading practiced in the context of some of the highly developed, and Common Core aligned, IEfA Language Arts, Social Studies and Science lessons. Strategies practiced can be taken the next day into the classroom. Demonstrations will span multiple grade levels and content areas and will be debriefed through the lens of the MCCS and the Framework's approach to integration. If you are looking for a way to jump start your implementation of the Common Core Standards and IEfA, this is the workshop of YOU.  This workshop is available free for MSUB students.

When:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
8:30 am registration
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain (lunch is on your own) Where:
Montana State University Billings, Room 122
1500 University Dr.
Billings, MT 59101 Cost:
$50.00 - MSUB Students get in free. 6 OPI Renewal Credits Contact:
John Keener, MRESA3 Project Coordinator
(406)-657-1743 or mailto:%20john.keene

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What:
Easter Seals-Goodwill is offering a series of classes using Michelle Garcia Winner's "Think Social!" curriculum to help kids ages 9-14 who need extra support in learning and practicing social skills. Group leaders include people with backgrounds in P.L.A.Y. (Play and Language for Autistic Youngsters), social work, special education, and one-on-one work with kids of ranging abilities. Participants will:

* Increase confidence and positive self-esteem
* Improve communication & listening skills
* Practice everyday etiquette & social skills
* Learn to work with others
* Enhance coping skills
* Learn to manage conflict When:
April 17 - June 5, 2013
Each Wednesday at 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Mountain Where:
Easter Seals-Goodwill Children's Services
800 Kensington, Suite 100
Missoula, MT 59801 Cost:
$200.00

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What:
Mindfulness involves the practice of purposeful and immediate attention to feelings and behaviors in our personal and social lives. This means becoming aware of how present-moment experiences influence us. When we are mindfully healthy we demonstrate our ability to find balance in life by appropriately engaging within our current situation and environment, finding joy and contentment in the process and in the moment. Mindfulness practice encourages gifted and talented youth to use emotional intelligence skills more effectively as they face complex issues and conflicts in their lives. They learn to respond in thoughtful, heartfelt, kind and grateful ways to others. Healthy emotional development relates to children's heightened success in school, as well as to their improved relationships with friends and family. When:
Thursday, April 18, 2013
5:30 pm Mountain Cost:
$40.00 per person