Call for submissionsOur UPDATE newsletter will be coming out the end of August. Do you have something to share with other English-Language Arts teachers?  We are looking for the following:

• Lesson plans
• Suggestions on how to survive COVID-19
• Classroom management ideas
• Tips for new teachers
• Book reviews
• Diversity and culture ideas
• Incorporating news into literature
• Differentiating facts from opinion
• News on conferences
• English news
• Professional development opportunities
• Any other topics that fit our vision and mission

Please submit all articles via the form on our website: https://www.matelamt.com/publications.html

February 8th 
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
at Montana State University Bozeman (Reid Hall)

Please let us know if you can attend or would like to attend remotely. We will send you a link to join us! Use the contact form and explain in the comments that you would like to have a link to join remotely.

• Elk River Writing Project Invitational Leadership Institute 2019 - Join the ERWP for an incredible writing project experience. This workshop includes face-to-face learning June 17-June 28 at MSU-Billings, then coursework online and final Teacher Inquiry Project Presentations on August 8.
  
• World’s Apart, Not Strangers - Billings, June 9-15, 2019. Worlds Apart But Not Strangers: Holocaust Education and Indian Education for All is designed for individuals and teams interested in finding relevance for today in Holocaust Education and Montana-mandated Indian Education for All. In this experiential, inquiry-based seminar, participating educators will discover ways to find connections between these two topics. Find out more.
  
• Yellowstone Writing Project is offering its Invitational Summer Institute in Bozeman, June 18-27, 2019. Earn up to six graduate credits through this wonderful and intensive writing institute for educators.
  

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Christy Mock-Stutz, ELA & Literacy Instructional Coordinator
cmstutz@mt.gov   |    444-0736
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​This 3-day Summer Writing Intensive (offered at no cost!) provides Montana teachers with a community of learners, writers, and practitioners in writing and science in implementing the new Montana Content Standards for Science, while using writing to connect ourselves, our students, and our communities to the content.

Teachers will learn specific ways to support writing in the content areas while integrating Indian Education for All seamlessly throughout instruction. Educators will visit the Berkeley Pit, discuss the Silverbow Creek cleanup and create a writing in science passion project that will become a unit or lesson for their classrooms. Suitable for all grade levels.
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July 7-9, 2019
Fairmont Hot Springs
Workshop: No Cost!
Participants pay lodging ($95/night)
25 Renewal Units
Register early, it is filling up quickly! Limited to 30 participants. Email Christy Mock-Stutz, or call 406-444-0736, if you have any questions.

We are excited to announce that applications are open for the 4th cohort of the Montana Teacher Leaders in the Arts (MTLA) program. This incredible year-long program develops teacher leaders who can support other teachers statewide in integrating the arts into their classrooms. We are currently recruiting 18 educators (from all subject areas and grade levels!) to join the 36 educators who have previously completed the MTLA program.

This initiative supports training cohorts of educators to serve as coaches, mentors, and advocates in their schools and communities for an arts-integrated approach to teaching and learning. The program consists of a week-long residency at the Salish Kootenai College, completion of a field project (including a $300 materials reimbursement for their projects), and a final Capstone weekend in Livingston, MT in April 2020.

Funded by an NEA Artworks Grant and a partnership between the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Montana Arts Council (MAC), this program is in the 4th year of providing high-quality professional learning and leadership for teachers across Montana. Application link here.  Find program information and frequently asked questions here. Applications close May 31st.
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Questions? Christy Mock-Stutz, OPI,, 444-0736, or Monica Grable, Montana Arts Council, Monica Grable, 444-6522.

​Preserving Identity in the Modern World
Discover a Native community located in the central Great Lakes that is working to preserve their traditional ways in the modern world. This collection introduces students to the Native communities of the central Great Lakes region and their languages, culture, and rich history. Explore Collection .

As the school year comes to an end, make plans now for next year’s professional development! 

​Register now for the NCTE Annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, November 21-26. NCTE discount codes for travel and hotel are available.

Registration for the 2019 Montana Advanced Placement Summer Institute is now OPEN!

Register NOW to ensure space is available.

• Sessions fill up quickly, so register NOW. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Successful registrants will be notified by email. When a session is full, names will be placed on a waiting list.
• Each participant will receive materials on a USB drive and/or in a binder. A variety of applicable textbooks and other resources will be available for review and, in some cases, will be distributed to participants.

 
Costs

• $625 registration fee includes lunch Monday through Thursday. Additional $50 Lab fee applies to the Biology Course only.
• Travel, lodging, and other meals are the responsibility of school districts or participants.
• $198 for optional, two graduate continuing education credits from Montana State University Billings.
• No additional cost for 30 Montana teacher renewal units.

Scholarships Available

The Montana OPI’s Montana RESA Network is offering a limited number of scholarships for this institute in the amount of $250. To apply for this scholarship, Montana teachers must submit an application to apsi.montana406@gmail.com. Applications will be evaluated based on demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning through Advanced Placement. Scholarships will be reviewed and considered as received, so act fast!

Scholarship Link
 

 Girls Just Want to Have Fun(damental Rights)
The Women's Movement was a diverse social moment in U.S. history. It sought equal opportunities for women in all aspects of their lives — personal, political, economic, etc. Explore Resource Collection, 
Or
Delight Your Class With Sesame Street
    Discover More    
Or 
Get a Reaction with This Series for High School Chemistry Students
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​Or
Explore World Cultures with Lessons on Food, Folktales, and Art
    Discover More    ​  

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The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national education project that empowers high school students to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder over Thanksgiving weekend using the StoryCorps App. This classroom assignment will help your students understand how to plan for and conduct an interview, how to listen critically, and help them to understand more about our shared history by experiencing a story as told through someone else's eyes. Explore Collection

Award Details
​Nomination Deadline:  November 1
Purpose:
Established in 1995 to recognize a distinguished national or international educator who has made major contributions to the field of language arts in elementary education.
Award Criteria:
Nominees must have dramatically influenced literacy classroom practice, made ongoing contributions to the field of literacy, obtained national and/or international influence in literacy teaching and learning, contributed a body of work that is compatible with the mission of NCTE.
Award Specifics:
The award recipient is presented a plaque at the Elementary Section Get-Together during the NCTE Annual Convention.
Judging:
The Elementary Section Steering Committee determines the winner based upon nominations received each year from NCTE Elementary Section members. Only one nomination may be submitted per member.
Nomination Form

2018 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION

Register now for the best rates. Prices go up after November 5th. Let your affiliate members know that if a school or district sends 10 or more teachers to the convention, registration is only $150 per person! Details here.

Halloween is a great time for teachers to encourage children’s imagination and creativity. Explore a collection that offers PreK-12 teachers an easy way to integrate Halloween themes into your classroom. Explore Collection

Looking to add a bit of change to the same old writing program? Why not have kids write blogs, create a website (coordinate with the social studies teacher for content?) or just have them use Pages for their projects instead of Word. It just might put a twist that will get kids excited again. 

​Check out these suggestions, but please be sure to follow COPPA. Be kid-safe if the site requires a log in (some sites, like Weebly, allow a teacher to create accounts, manage passwords, and keep information private, etc). Read more to find the apps!