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in title, tags, annotations or urlLevel 2 Gifted & Talented Training - Workshops - Multiple Dates - 0 views
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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</
Indian Education for All Opportunity - Missoula - June 18 & 19, 2012 - 0 views
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The Indian Education Division is providing a free institute explicitly modeling strategies to develop 21st Century skills through robust implementation of Indian Education for All. You will not want to miss this transformative institute employing place-based and inquiry-driven strategies to fulfill your goals of developing college and career ready skills while learning about Montana Tribes.
The instructors will guide participants through a series of experiences that model best practices and explore concepts and content embedded in the Montana Tribal Histories and Framework documents. The place and inquiry based strategies you will experience can be taken directly into your classroom, with content from any domain, to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Bring your walking shoes, and your creative and adventuresome spirit. You will leave this workshop with renewed energy to take a leadership role in your school, implementing Indian Education for All and the Common Core Standards with both stronger content knowledge, and fantastic instructional strategies to add depth and meaning to all your school improvement efforts.
There is no fee but pre-registration is necessary; register with Joan Franke at jfranke@mt.gov or call 444-3694 by May 25th. Workshop participants are limited to 75. There is a block of rooms reserved at $87 under MT opi until June 3rd. Please call 406-721-8550 to reserve your room.
opi will be providing 13 renewal units for the training. When/Where:
June 18 & 19, 2012
Holiday Inn Parkside in
Missoula, MT
Working in the Arts with Children on the Autism Spectrum - Great Falls - April 28, 2012 - 0 views
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A free workshop for teachers, teaching artists, staff of arts organizations, parents and paraprofessionals -- lunch will be provided. Participants will learn: How school-based teasing, taunting, bullying, harassment, and physical aggression need to be addressed through comprehensive, evidence-based, and ecologically-sound assessment to intervention approaches at the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels; How to apply Project ACHIEVE's "Special Situation Analysis" approach to interventions at these three levels ; How to leverage social skills training, peer-mediated approaches, school-wide accountability systems, school safety systems, and home-school collaboration to address these situations; Why interventions need to focus on the bullies, victims, and bystanders who are involved in these inappropriate interactions. When:
Saturday, April 28, 2012
8:30am - 4:00pm Mountain Where:
2400 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT
Autism Trainings - Kalispell - Aug. 26-29, 2010 - 0 views
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Click here to download the full brochure (PDF) Autism Trainings: Discipline for the Elementary Age Child on the Spectrum, Monday, Aug 26 @ 4:30-7pm (Free - 2 OPI credits) Preventing and Managing Challenging Behaviors, Tuesday, Aug 27 @ 9-4pm ($35 with 6 OPI credits) Building Friendship Skills and Friendships with Classmates, Wednesday, Aug 28 @ 9-4pm ($35 with 6 OPI credits) Increasing the Odds for a Successful Transition to Middle School, Thursday, Aug 29 @ 9-4pm ($35 with 6 OPI credits)
Transition from High School - Webinar - Multiple Dates - 0 views
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The OPI-Division of Special Education will be offering a series of 5 webinars on secondary transition. Providing great secondary transition services to high school youth can be challenging. This webinar series, presented by Montana teachers and providers, will give multiple strategies on implementing secondary transition in a rural district or a large district that has provided great results for the Montana school districts that have used them. A flyer with descriptions of each of the webinars can be found at: http://www.OPI.mt.gov/pdf/SpecED/Link/10NovWebinarBestPractices.pdf The webinars are free and no registration is required. The webinars will start at 3:30 p.m. and last about an hour each. One renewal unit will be offered for each live webinar. The webinars can be attended individually or the whole series. The webinars will be posted on the OPI Web site after the live webinar. Please forward this information to high school teachers and other personnel that you think may be interested. Questions regarding this series can be sent to Nikki Sandve at nsandve@mt.gov or call (406) 444-0299.
OPI: Speech Stipend Program - 0 views
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The Office of Public Instruction, Division of Special Education, is pleased to announce that the Speech Language Pathology Traineeship program is now accepting applications for the July 1-June 30 fiscal year. The Speech-Language Pathology Traineeship was created to encourage and support individuals in pursuing a speech-language pathology license. The OPI is now offering two separate traineeship stipends: $1,500 per year for up to three years for leveling coursework and $3,000 per year for up to three years for master's coursework
Montana Performance under IDEA: District Public Reports - 0 views
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In accordance with the requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the state must report annually to the public on the performance of each local educational agency located in the state on the targets in the State's Performance Plan. Because baseline data and/or performance targets have not been established for all of the performance indicators, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), has informed states that they are only required to report district performance for students with disabilities on indicators 1-5 and 8-12 this year. These performance indicators address the following: Graduation, Dropout, Assessment, Suspension/Expulsion, Least Restrictive Environment (ages 6-21), Parent Involvement, Disproportionality As A Result Of Inappropriate Identification, Child Find Timelines, and Early Childhood Transition (transition from Part C to Part B). The district's performance data is 2008-2009 data that was submitted by the district to the OPI as a part of its child count, exiting, student discipline collections and/or collected during a compliance monitoring record review. Performance data for performance indicator #8, Parent Involvement, is based on parent survey data. The Parent Involvement Survey was distributed to districts that were compliance monitored in school year 2008-2009. Districts were asked to provide a copy of the survey to all parents of IDEA-eligible students receiving special education and related services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The District Public Reports can be found on the OPI Web site at: http://data.OPI.mt.gov/SPEDReporting/ .
American Indian Heritage Day - Sept. 23, 2011 - 0 views
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What: The fourth Friday of September was designated by the 1997 Legislature as American Indian Heritage Day, in recognition of Montana’s constitutional commitment to preserve the cultural integrity of American Indians. The definition of a quality education in Montana includes specific language for the integration of Indian Education for All throughout the curriculum. MCA 20-9-309. Activities that celebrate American Indian Heritage Day can create sustained interest in learning about the distinct and unique cultural heritage of American Indians, setting the tone and creating connections for a year of integrating Indian Education for All. Spark interest with these activities… Display information about Montana tribes – tribal specific posters, maps, and books. Learn the names of all Montana reservations, tribes that live on them and languages spoken there. Research how names of the tribes are spoken in their own languages. Explore nearby Montana Indian cultural and historical sites and community museums. Invite cultural resource experts from Montana’s tribal nations to visit. Display OPI Indian Education for All curriculum materials. Through the study of Montana Indian cultures and peoples, all students become more self-aware of their own cultures and develop a reference point to support greater understanding of others. Explore the OPI Indian Education website for links to DVDs, websites, publications and lessons for most content areas and grade levels: http://OPI.mt.gov/Programs/IndianEd/Index.html When: Friday, September 23, 2011
Aspergers will no longer exist after May of 2013 - 0 views
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The American Psychological Association (APA) is changing the definition of Autism Spectrum Disorders, a change which will occur in May of 2013. Click here to review he changes that will be included in the DSM-5. Note: A diagnosis of Aspergers does not qualify a student for eligibility under the disability category of Other Health Impairment. The OHI criteria require that the student has a health problem and Aspergers is a psychological disorder. There are several changes which concern parents, education professionals and people with autism spectrum disorders. Very briefly, these changes are: The new APA criterion for autism spectrum disorders is different from the current APA, IDEA and Montana educational criteria for autism spectrum disorders. Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) will no longer exist as separate APA diagnostic categories, but will be subsumed in the revised APA criteria for "Autism Spectrum Disorder." Aspergers and PDD will no longer exist. What will these changes mean for students with autism spectrum disorders in Montana's public schools? Montana is unlikely to change the current criteria for identification of a student as having autism until the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) is reauthorized.The IDEA was last reauthorized in 2004 and the revised regulations were published in 2006. There is no anticipated date for when the next reauthorization will occur. Contact: ddoty@mt.gov Doug Doty, Statewide Coordinator OPI Montana Autism Education Project 406-459-5303
Designing and Implementing Services for Gifted Students - Polson - Apr. 25, 2013 - 0 views
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School teams comprised of teachers, administrators, counselors, specialists, academic coaches, or anyone working with programming options for gifted students will e presented with the OPI Framework for Gifted Education Programs and a Gifted Program Planning Template.
When:
Thursday, April 25, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain
Where:
KwaTaqNuk Resort
Hwy 93 South,
Polson, MT 59860 Cost:
$35.00 per person, group discount available
OPI Title I Conference - Missoula - April 25-26, 2012 - 0 views
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The keynote speaker this year is Manuel Scott, one of the original Freedom Writers. District and school staff who are interested in attending should register now and contact the hotel for reservations. The conference will be capped at 300. Electronic registration will close on April 18, 2012, at midnight. The cost of the conference is $125 per person. For more information, contact Jack O'Connor at joconnor2@mt.gov or 406-444-3093 When:
April 25-26, 2012 Where:
Holiday Inn - Downtown
200 S Pattee St
Missoula, MT
Stepping Outside the Boxes: Statewide Assessment/Data Conference 2012 - Helena - January 18-20, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to register!Whats and Whens:Pre sessions, Wednesday, January 18, 1-4 pm include workshops on: Proposed Montana Common Core Standards Math Proposed Montana Common Core Standards in English Language Arts Instructional Uses of English Language Proficiency (ELP), WIDA assessment results ACT Plus Writing training Thursday, January 19, 8:30-4:25 pm 8:30 am, Keynote: Tony Alpert, CEO of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium, will provide updates and insights on the adaptive online assessment implementation in 2014-15. Friday, January 20, 8:30-11:30 am 8:30 am, Keynote: Montana GEMS data warehouse project. Conference presentations include sessions on assessment and data training for the 2012 MontCAS CRT test administration. Regularly updated information about the conference offerings and a call for proposals can be found at http://www.opi.mt.gov/curriculum/MontCAS/#p7GPc1_ Where:Red Lion Colonial InnHelena, MontanaContact:Judy SnowPhone: 406- 444-3656.
Montana Office of Public Instruction Title I Conference - Billings - Apr. 23-24, 2014 - 0 views
Montana OPI: 2010 Early Childhood Conference - Missoula - Aug. 2-4, 2010 - 0 views
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Click here to download the full flyer with agenda and registration form When: August 2-4, 2010 Where: Missoula, Hilton Garden Inn What: Kindergarten Transition and Model Kindergarten Curriculum The Center on the Social Emotional Foundation for Early Learning (CSEFEL) LETRS for Early Childhood Educators
Implementing Secondary Transition Assessments: Case Study Group - Billings - Nov. 15, 2010 - 0 views
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Region III CSPD, in cooperation with OPI, is offering a hands-on training for special education teachers working with students ages 15 and older. Participants will have an opportunity to network with other special education teachers and share ideas and discuss best practices. Participants are required to bring two or three student files which they will work on during the session. Teachers participating in this training are required to watch the four OPI Secondary Transition webinars located on the OPI website prior to attending the Implementing Secondary Transition: Case Study Group. Participants are required to complete a brief evaluation to document attendance and participation for each webinar.
OPI Annual Application for IDEA Funding Comments Needed - 0 views
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Montana's Annual Application for Funding Under the IDEA is available for public comment until April 24, 2010.
MT OPI: Legislative Audit Report on the Security of Montana's Student Information System - 0 views
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The Montana Legislative Audit Division has completed its information systems audit of OPI’s statewide student information system, AIM – Achievement in Montana. The purpose of the audit was to 1) Verify controls are in place to ensure the availability of real time data in AIM; 2) Ensure controls are in place to prevent unauthorized access to student data in AIM; 3) Verify processing controls are in place to ensure AIM data completeness; and 4) Ensure AIM is generating accurate reports. Click here to review the audit report Achievement in Montana: Security of Student Information for the Office of Public Instruction.
OPI "Talent Pool" Recommendations - 0 views
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Do you know an educator who demonstrates exceptional instructional ability, is inspiring and exhibits professional leadership? Each year, the Office of Public Instruction asks for recommendations of outstanding educators and administrators for the Superintendent's Talent Pool. Please take a moment to submit names of remarkable people from your area to be included.
The Montana OPI Presents: Best Practices in Gifted Education - Billings - Jan. 21, 2011 - 0 views
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Identifying High-Ability/High Potential Students What: A hands-on workshop on best practices in Identification for Gifted Education Programming for Administrators, School Psychologists and Gifted Education Coordinators. Participants will gain information about achievement and ability testing, observation tools, portfolios and using multiple criteria for identification. Opportunities for discussions to allow for adaptation of material for each school setting will be included. Featured Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Karen L. Westberg is a faculty member in the Gifted/Creative/Talented education program at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. She spent ten years as a faculty member at the University of Connecticut where she was a principal investigator at the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) and taught coursework in gifted education and research methodology. She began her career as a classroom teacher and gifted education specialist in Minnesota schools. She has served on the Executive Committee of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and is a member of the Gifted Child Quarterly Editorial Board. Her research interests include classroom practices, gifted education identification, program development and differentiating instruction. When: Friday, January 21, 2011 Where: Montana State University-Billings Student Union Building Lewis/Clark Room 8:30 A.M. – 4 P.M. Registration: There is no fee for the workshop, but registration is required. Lunch is provided and OPI renewal units will be available. For Registration Contact: Deb Poole, Gifted and Talented Specialist, at debpoole@mt.gov (406) 444-4317
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Youth Days has positively impacted schools across Montana. This year, the incorporation of the 8 Conditions that need to be in place if students are to strive for and fulfill their academic, personal and social promise, will begin with Belonging and proceed through Heroes. We will focus on how to belong and how to help others to belong in our schools, communities and on a bigger picture in our world. When/Where:
Great Falls - November 4-5
Bozeman - November 11-12
Billings - December 2-3 CHECKLIST FOR ITEMS TO BRING TO YOUTH DAYS Students Prizes Ideas for service in your area Non-perishable food items Contact: Susan Bailey-Anderson
State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) Director
CSPD Coordinator/MBI Coordinator
Special Education Division
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
406-444-2046
Fax 406-444-3924
sbanderson@mt.gov
www.opi.mt.gov