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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tuesday Early Birds 

7:15  - 8:15 AM

  • From Planning to Practice: Common Lit for Everyday Instruction | Dana Haring, UM and Kalispell Public Schools

  • MAST 101: Introduction to MAST | Cedar Rose, OPI

  • Math Discourse: 4 Talk Moves, Scaffolding & Orchestrating Conversations | Becky Berg, Billings Public Schools

  • Nervous System Reset and Immersive Sound Experience | Katie Mayfield, Full Circle Wellness

  • Nutrition and Student Health - To Infinity and Beyond! | Molly Stenberg, & Kate Huston, Montana Team Nutrition, MSU

  • Strengthening the School-Community Fabric: Reaching Your Goals Through the Community School Strategy | Christa Rowland, Western Regional Director, Coalition for Community Schools

  • Unsession: Using Online Learning to Support Professional Development Plans | Kate Gammill, OPI

Tuesday Welcome & Keynote

8:30 -10:00 AM

  • Superintendent's Message and Education Commission of the States President

  • “Built for Belonging” | Superintendent Susie Hedalen & José Muñoz, Education Commission of the States

Tuesday Morning 2-Hour Workshops

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

  • INVITATION ONLY: MAST TEACHER LEADER COHORT | Knowledge Works and Marie Judisch, OPI

  • "From ACEs to HOPE: Understanding and Supporting Students with Internalizing Behaviors | Brooke Hathaway Angst, Angst Learning Services & Wendy Ekegren, UM Center

  • A Comprehensive Approach to School Mental Health: Strengthening Systems, Skills, and Student Outcomes | Jennifer Reed, Courtney Sommer, and Nate Musser, JED Foundation

  • Attendance Matters 2.0: Monitoring, Measuring, and Sustaining Attendance Gains | Tammy Hall, Michelle Clawson, Terica Schaumloeffel, & Lindsay Mahoney, OPI

  • Best Practices for Early Literacy Instruction | Jackie Ronning, OPI

  • Different by Design: Honoring Student Strengths While Building Belonging | Sara Cole, Kalispell Public Schools

  • Education Commission of the States | Isaiah Torres, Dr. Daniel Lee, Erin Ellis

  • From Hub Courses to Collective Practice: Elevating Online Professional Learning Through In-Person Discussion & Professional Goal Setting | Allyson Fraser & Kate Gammill, OPI

  • MAST Tech Lab: Hands-On Training for NEW System Test Coordinators | Tressa Graveley , Cedar Rose, & Erin de Graw, OPI

  • Math as a Lens for Our Stories: Cultivating Curiosity with Data (K-5) | Katrina Engeldrum, OPI

  • MTSS Intervention Pathways  | Carla Heintz, Sandy Elmore, & Michelle Trafton, OPI

  • Simple Writing Protocols That Work Across the Curriculum (Grades 5-12) | Dana Haring, UM and Kalispell Public Schools

  • Special Education Series: Writing Present Level of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance (PLAAFPs) and Measurable Annual Goals (MAGs) | Crystal Wright & Jillian Bellah, OPI

Tuesday Lunch & Learns

1:00 - 2:00 PM

  • An Introduction to Montana's 2027 ELA and Literacy Content Standards | Aimee Konzen, OPI

  • Collaborate Mathematically via Collaboration Stations - A Simple, Yet Powerful Engagement Routine | Becky Berg, Billings Public Schools

  • Introducing the MAST Science Pilot for Grades  6–8 | Marie Judisch, OPI

  • Leveraging the Early Identification System (EIS) to Strengthen Tiered Mental Health and Behavior Supports in Montana Schools | Wendy Ekegren & Karlee Tchida, UM Center for Children, Families, & Workforce Development

  • MAST 101: Introduction to MAST | Cedar Rose, OPI

  • Special Education: My Student is turning 18! Supports for Decision Making | Theresa Baldry, UM Rural Institute & Isaac Baldry

  • Whispers of Harm: Unmasking the Exploitations and Trafficking Epidemic | Tina Hayes, UM Safe Schools Center

Tuesday Afternoon 2-Hour Workshops

2:15 - 4:15 PM

  • Anticipation Guides: An Effective Pre-reading Strategy that Engages Students’ Curiosity about Guiding Questions and Text Sets | Beverly Chin, UM

  • Attendance Tracking & PEAK Attendance Project Data Overview | Paige Sedahl, UM Safe Schools Center and Lindsay Mahoney, OPI

  • Early Literacy Skills for Lifelong Learning | Dr. Nanci Red Bird, Ashland Public Schools & Formerly UM-Western

  • Evidence-Based Behavior Management Strategies for Today's Classroom Ashley Campbell, BCBA, OPI 

  • Leading with HEART: Building Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Classrooms | Dr. Sarah Ruff, Frazer Schools & Julie Alexander-Ruff, MSU Nursing

  • MATH: K-5 Number Sense Routines | Becky Berg, Billings Public Schools

  • MTSS: Leveraging Implementation Science & Data-Based Decision Making for Systems Change- A Professional Learning Model | Michelle Trafton, Jenny Jarvis, and Lynsey Heiken, OPI

  • Parents as Partners: Promoting Collaboration in Special Education | Mandi Gibbs, Annette Gorton, Marvin Williams, Kathleen Nerison, Linda Maass, OPI

  • The School Vibe Check: A Data-Driven Roadmap for School Climate  Data | Sarah Music, OPI

  • Thinking Through MAST Score Reports to Improve Student Achievement (for Teachers) | Tressa Graveley, Cedar Rose, & Erin de Graw OPI

Best Practices Expo 

4:30 - 5:30 PM

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