Monday, June 15, 2026

Monday Keynote

 8:30-9:30 AM

• A Cast of Thousands: Reconsidering the Role of Expertise in an AI Dominated World | Jason Neiffer, MTDA

MONDAY Full Day 6- Hour Workshops

9:45 AM - 12:45 PM

• Full Day: A Practical Guide to Using Restorative Practices and Relationship Building Skills to Promote Student Success | Matthew Johnson, National Native Children's Trauma Center

• Full Day: CPS-flavored BIPs: Ross Greene’s Plan B Collaborative Discussions as an Alternate Component of a Behavior Intervention Plan | Dr. Daniel Hyson, University of Wisconsin

• Full Day: From Experience to Insight - Debriefing and Utilizing Mental Health Simulations for Educators | Dr. Stacy Stellflug, MSU Nursing and Lee Roberts & Susanne Hill, Simulation in Motion Montana

• Full Day: What the Research Says—and What It Looks Like in Writing Instruction | Ashlie Buresh, Helena Public Schools and STRIVE

MONDAY Morning 3-Hour Workshops

9:45 AM - 12:45 PM

• Assessing and Developing Creativity in the Classroom Jeb Puryear, UM

• Literacy Lab: From Systems to Students—Designing and Teaching High-Impact Secondary Literacy Interventions | Faith Howard, Side by Side Consulting

• Making Sense of the Noise: Using NotebookLM for Professional Thinking | Jason Neiffer, MTDA

• MATH: Are We Implementing the Standards… or Just Saying We Are? | Katrina Engeldrum, OPI

• MTSS: Tier 1 Overview: Systems, Data, and Practices | Michelle Trafton, Carla Heintz, Jenny Jarvis, and Lynsey Heiken, OPI

• Special Education from Referral to Graduation: A Roadmap for Quality and Compliance | Danni McCarthy, Jillian Bellah & Crystal Wright, OPI

• The Great 8: Effective Classroom Practices | Joe Moriarty and Keith Hoyer, OPI

Monday Lunch- No Sessions

Registration & College Credit Info Desk

MONDAY Afternoon 3-Hour Workshops

1:45 - 4:45 PM

• “Let Me Put My Glasses on So I Can Hear You!”  Improving Outcomes for Students with Sensory Impairments and High Intensity Support Needs | Kerri Norick & Alice Anderson, MSDB and Theresa Baldry & Kari Tarter, UM Rural Institute

• Comprehensively Addressing Generative AI Use in Education & Making Choices about AI Tools for Schools | Mike Agostinelli and Caitlin Byers, MTDA

• From Exposure to Ownership: Evidence-Based Literacy Practices That Drive Retention, Vocabulary, and Fluency in Secondary Classrooms  | Faith Howard, Side by Side Consulting

• MATH: Solving Word Problems with Read-Draw-Write & Tape Diagrams in Grades 1-6 |  Becky Berg, Billings Public Schools 

• Patterns, Play, & Purpose: Beadwork as a Gateway for Mathematical Thinking | Katrina Engeldrum & Julie Jeffers, OPI 

• Personalized, Competency Based Education (PCBE): What Is It & Why Are People Talking About It?  | Sara Cole, Kalispell Public Schools

• Secondary MTSS Systems | Michelle Trafton & Keith Hoyer, OPI 

Monday After Hours

• Team Time | OPI MTSS Coaches