Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Wednesday Early Birds

 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. 

• Day-to-Day with DreamBox: Monitoring Essential Student Data (FOR MAST PILOT SCHOOLS), Natalee Hawks, MA, DreamBox

• Transforming Education through Advanced Opportunities, Krystal Smith, MS, OPI

• Early Childhood Education 101: Everything You Wanted to Know about Working with Four-year-olds, Dr. Christine Lux, MSU

• Pathway to Algebra and Beyond! The Newest Program from EdReady Montana, Jaime Middleton, MTDA

• Revisions in the Montana Perkins State Plan, Jacque Treaster, OCHE

• Sentence Expansion: An Effective, Creative Strategy that Engages Learners and Integrates Writing and Grammar Instruction, Dr. Beverly Chin, UM

• EdReady English Exploratory Experience, Jacquie Teasdale, Virg Hale, MTDA

• Check In Check Out (CICO) and Check and Connect (C&C), Joe Moriarty, MA, OPI

Wednesday Door Prizes & Keynote

8:30a.m.-10:00 a.m.

• Navigating the Future: Harnessing the Power of Montana’s Graduate Profile, Mary Anne Moran and John Clements, Co-Principals, Nipmuc School, Mass.

Wednesday Morning 2-Hour Workshops

10:15a.m.-12:15 p.m.

• Inclusive Leadership: The Heart of the Matter, Dr. Zelphine Smith-Dixon, Rockdale Schools

• From Idea to Action: Bringing the Graduate Profile to Life in your School, Mary Anne Moran & John Clements, Nipmuc

• Secondary MTSS Systems, OPI MTSS Coaches: Michelle Trafton, MEd, Keith Hoyer, MEd, Lindsay Winn, MEd & MSC

• Different, Not More!  Strategies to Support Gifted Learners, Dr. Estee Aiken, UM-Western

• Utilizing Discovery Education Experience Creation Tools: Studio & Quiz! Grades K-12, Allison Nys, MEd, Discovery Education

• Bring Native Languages to Your Schools, Matt Bell, OPI

• MAST Implementation - Content Alignment & Reporting (REPEAT SESSSION), Aimee Konzen, MEd, & Marie Judisch, MEd, OPI

• Implementing Montana’s Dyslexia Law, Rachel Gott, PhD, OPI

• Data Literacy, Sara Evans, MEd, and Sheila Lovato, MEd, AIR MTSS and Progress Centers

WORKSPACES

• KITE (MAST) Platform Lab, Cedar Rose, MEd, and Tressa Gravely, MS, OPI

• Accreditation Process Year 2 Work Session, Crystal Andrews, MEd, and Ellery Bressler, OPI

• Comprehensive School Support Workspace (Invitation Only), Lindsay Mahoney & School Support Team, OPI

• UM RURAL INSTITUTE Workspace BY APPOINTMENT, Dr. Susan Bashinski & UM Rural Institute Staff

No Lunch & Learns on Wednesday

Wednesday Afternoon Session Block

1:15 .pm.-4:15 p.m.  

• A Tiered Framework of Supports: Keeping Students First, Dr. Zelphine Smith-Dixon, Rockdale Schools

• Teaching Practices that Work in Any Classroom--High Leverage Practices for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Estee Aiken, UM Western

• Intervention Pathways, Carla Heintz, MA, and Sandy Elmore, OPI

• Foundations of Restorative Practices, Sara Cole, MEd, Kalispell SD

• Secondary Transitions - A Panel of State Agencies to Share Their Information, OPI & Panel Members 

• Building a Modern Math Classroom Community, Hollee Goody, MEd, Capital HS, Helena SD

• New Montana Math Standards - What You Need to Know Before Implementation, Katrina Engeldrum, OPI

• Revolutionary Women: Over, On and Behind the Lines, Dr. Dana Haring, UM & Kalispell SD

• Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS)-Flavored FBAs: Ross Greene’s ASUP as an Alternative Interview Tool, Dr. Daniel Hyson, University of Wisconsin

• Progress Monitoring, Sara Evans, MEd, and Sheila Lovato, MEd, AIR MTSS and Progress Centers

• Supporting Reading Comprehension with Executive Function Skills and Critical Thinking, Kari Dahle-Huff, PhD, MSU - Billings

• Early Childhood (P-3rd Grade) Best Practices, Dr. Christine Lux, MSU