Due to COVID-19, professional learning opportunities may be cancelled. OPI staff will make every attempt to keep the OPI Learning Opportunities current and accurate. Please see https://covid19.mt.gov/ for additional details impacting events.
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ENROLLMENT OPENS Jan. 24, 2021 – Instructional Strategies for Paraeducators (Feb. 14 – Mar. 27, 2021)
Paraeducators must understand individual student needs for the particular level of support, the degree of accommodation or modification, and instructional method that would best facilitate learning. This course is designed to provide these instructional strategies for use in inclusive classrooms, resource rooms, and self-contained settings. Created by the University of Colorado, Par2a Center. Enrollment opens Jan. 24, 2021 20 […]
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ENROLLMENT OPEN for Winter 2021: Paraprofessionals Achieving Standards Successfully – Reading and Math (Feb. 1 – Apr. 16, 2021)
This is the 1st of a two-part series (Reading and Math) that provides participants with important skills in classroom management as well as proven strategies in reading, writing, and math instruction. A nationally developed assessment is built directly into the course, assuring that paraprofessionals who take the course can demonstrate evidence of content mastery to […]
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Professional Learning Provider Network Monthly Collaborative
Professional Learning Provider (PLP) Network Collaborative On the third Tuesday of each month from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., the OPI will host a conference call for education-related providers in the state of Montana. The following links contain calendar invites that provide the information on how to log-in to the conference call. Gmail calendars Outlook calendars […]
Find out more »Poverty & the Brain, Literacy & Family Engagement webinar series
The Region I CSPD is hosting a webinar series with Dr. Linda K. Bone. This unique proposal is a response to five critical needs of the Eastern Montana population of teachers and leaders. 1) The need triggered by the Covid-19 Pandemic to address the delivery and availability of virtual and hybrid delivery systems for professional […]
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