Calibration for School Leaders
In this course, you will learn inter-rater reliability and creating high-quality feedback based on the district’s instructional framework. Dr. Jo Swain facilitates small cohorts using the Teach Forward Align Platform to acquire calibration competency. School leaders are encouraged to create collaborative groups to practice capturing classroom observation evidence and crafting high-quality feedback.
General School Issues and Administration
Data Talks: The Process
| It is important for school staff to Understand Data Literacy and the importance of data literacy in relation to student achievement. School staff should collaboratively establish a clear plan for measurable targets of progress based on data analysis. As a result of completing this course, districts will be more focused on strategic planning, decision-making, and improving educational outcomes. Districts will cultivate a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and reflecting on data, adjusting strategies as needed, and celebrating successes. |
Mindfulness for Teacher
A 5-week Group Book Study using the Book Mindfulness for Teachers by Patricia Jennings. You will earn 14 CEU’s to participate in reading the book, answering 10 discussion questions and attending 4 one-hour webinars.
Early Childhood, Lower Elementary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Post Secondary
- General School Issues and Administration, Integration with Other Subjects (Cross-Curricular), Social/Emotional/Behavioral
- Online
- OPI renewal units only
- $100 before June 15, 2024 $200 After June 15, 2024
- Contact:The Montana Mindfulness Project – courtnay@mtmindfulness.org
Instructional Teamwork for Paraeducators
This course is designed to help paraeducators work effectively on a team. The course consists of introductory material regarding teamwork, delineation of roles and responsibilities, classroom instruction, and behavior management. Can be taken by individual paras and teachers, but is most effective when teams take the course together.
This course is for paraeducators or para/teacher teams.
IRIS Professional Development Modules
| Self-guided and self-paced, IRIS PD Modules cover numerous relevant topics in a way that is in-depth but approachable. These online resources can be used to improve educator’s knowledge of:
-Evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices OPI Renewal Unit Provider
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N2X STEM Pathways
Through our interactive audio you can listen anywhere, at anytime to the content and conversations within STEM education which include “STEM Education”, “STEM Project Based Learning”, “STEM Applications”, and “STEM Pathways”. This technology was developed to fit into the margins of your busy life. Listen while you drive, talk a walk, or work in your garden. The interactive features will ask questions, record your reflections on our servers for verification of completion, and link you to additional resources. When you have completed your desired clock hours we update your Montana Renewal Units professional development account. Then you are done! All without ever having to attend a weekend conference or Zoom meeting, it really is that easy and will change how you think and interact in your educational practice!
In the N2X STEM Pathways course we explore where STEM can take a student. The sky’s the limit with STEM! Our interactive audio host, Dave Gamon, interviews some rock star women of STEM in diverse fields of practice, covering the many diverse options for STEM careers, how the future of STEM education might look, computer science in the classroom and how to assist students to be successful in STEM.
OPI Renewal Unit Provider
Register Here: N2X – Consulting, Professional Development, Educational Digital Media
N2X STEM Empathy and Equity in Education
Explore with N2X what a STEM Education can look like. What are the 5 W’s of STEM, how can we have better empathy for our students that leads to an empowered student who is ready to investigate and engage in the scientific process. What are some of the ways educators can reach their minority students and have a more equitable approach to all student’s education? Lastly, what does STEM look like in the K5 classroom and how can teachers be training their students at the elementary level to approach their education utilizing the methods embraced in STEM education.
OPI Renewal Unit Provider
Register Here: https://n2x.co/
N2X STEM Empathy and Equity in Education
| Explore with N2X what a STEM Education can look like. What are the 5 W’s of STEM, how can we have better empathy for our students that leads to an empowered student who is ready to investigate and engage in the scientific process. What are some of the ways educators can reach their minority students and have a more equitable approach to all student’s education? Lastly, what does STEM look like in the K5 classroom and how can teachers be training their students at the elementary level to approach their education utilizing the methods embraced in STEM education.
OPI Renewal Unit Provider Register Here: N2X – Consulting, Professional Development, Educational Digital Media |
Safe and Caring Schools: Role-Play Simulation
| Playing the role of an educator, users reflect on the steps they can take to create a safe and caring school, learn how to recognize signs that a student may be in distress, understand potential resources of support, and engage in a caring conversation in a safe practice environment. Users also explore ways to recommend appropriate actions when they hear something of concern. |
OPI Teacher Learning Hub 2022-2023 Course Catalog
View the full OPI Teacher Learning Hub 2022-2023 Catalog by clicking this link.