This course will be offered by the GTCC Summer Institute, and does require a registration fee. The course will be held online July 10th & 11th, and teachers will earn 15 OPI renewal units. In this course we will explore both computer science and Artificial Intelligence, including easy to use, teacher and student friendly tools and resources. BPS teachers will need special approval for step-up and/or PIR Day Trade.

This workshop will focus on the multimodal tools and formative assessment features within Seesaw that help students make their thinking and learning visible. Teachers will learn how to utilize the multimodal tools within Seesaw to help students share their learning, and explore Seesaw activities that are already created that align with district adopted resources. We will also explore the formative assessment creation tool within Seesaw and teachers will have the opportunity to create formative assessments to support our district adopted standards and curriculum. 

Join Montana PBS and special guest Traci Piltz  to learn the ins and outs of making media with elementary students. Montana PBS Media Lab is an interactive and hands-on virtual learning experience! 

K-5 teachers will learn about the PBS Media Literacy framework encompassing six dynamic approaches: Spark, Model, Explore, Create, Document, and Share. Teachers will create projects and share them at the end of the workshop! 

Seesaw Connect is a free virtual conference featuring workshops and presentations for educators, by educators from around the world. Teachers will learn ways to effectively utilize Seesaw in their classes, as well as other topics for integrating technology into their classrooms like STEM, NGSS practices, maker spaces and classroom routines.  Receive OPI credit for the sessions you attend live by submitting your completion certificates at bit.ly/24connect.

Earn your PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification and collaborate with other teachers across Montana and Idaho to achieve 8 microcredentials demonstrating your understanding of media literacy. OPI renewal units available through Montana PBS by participating in the online cohort.

This self-paced Seesaw Learning Pathway is made up of five courses to help beginning Seesaw users learn the basics: 

• Starting Your Seesaw Journey

• Personalizing Learning Experiences with Seesaw

• Integrating Seesaw into your Instructional Routines

• The Seesaw Learning Loop

• Seesaw Messages

Become a Seesaw Pioneer to jumpstart your Seesaw community journey and learn within a supportive group of educators. Seesaw Pioneers are beyond the Seesaw basics and are ready to take the next step to grow alongside others. No OPI renewal units awarded.

🌟Gain ideas and inspiration from community experts

🌟Connect in a supportive community of global educators 

🌟Access exclusive resources and community events

🌟Grow as a leader within your school

This is a blended course where you will learn and earn on your own using Go Guardian University and then meet for a collaborative session to discuss best practices. There will be several options for the collaborative session. 

This training will be blended and flip. You'll start out by joining a Google Classroom as a learner to flip your learning on screencasting. Then we will meet via Zoom to collaborate and answer questions. Finally you will create for your students and reflect on screencasting as a tool for learning. 

This 4 hour training will be blended and flipped. You'll start out by joining a Google Classroom as a learner to flip your learning on Canva. Then we will meet via Zoom, new date TBD,  to collaborate and answer questions. Finally you will create for your students and reflect on Canva as a tool for learning. 

Blended sessions on Tuesdays during the year will teach you all about the Google Suite. We will explore Classroom, YouTube, Forms, Sheets & Sites while you show your skills by earning your Ninja Badges. 

These sessions are funded by grants through MRESA III, at MSUB, and are free to you. Learn more and register here. 

These do work for trade and step up but you'll need to do the paperwork. 

Earn Google Ninja badges on two Google tools of your choice while participating with Google Meet and Google Classroom. The course requires a 1.5 Google Meet and then submission in Google Classroom. Register on Midas. Remember to fill out the appropriate process to earn step up hours, it is approved for 6 hours.