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We work to support local growth, empower individuals and families, and create lasting positive impact across the region.

📚 **Professional Learning—On YOUR Schedule!**Did you know MTPLC offers an **Online Self-Paced Learning Library**? 💻✨ Bui...
08/25/2026

📚 **Professional Learning—On YOUR Schedule!**

Did you know MTPLC offers an **Online Self-Paced Learning Library**? 💻✨

Build your skills anytime, anywhere with practical learning designed for educators, paraprofessionals, and school teams!

⭐ **Featured Courses Include:**
🧠 Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
🤝 Supporting Students Through Behavior Intervention & Collaboration: A Guide for Paraprofessionals & Support Personnel
♿ Inclusive Practices
🌱 It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Practices
➗ Teaching Math K–12

https://www.mtplc.org/mtplc-online-courses.html

✨ **MTPLC MEMBERS SAVE 20%!**
Give your staff access to powerful, flexible professional learning while stretching your PD dollars further.

👉 **Not an MTPLC member? Become one today!**
https://www.mtplc.org/mtplc-membership-plans.html

**Learn anytime. Grow your practice. Better support students.** 💙

Become a MTPLC Member Four Membership Types: ​

📚 **LAST DAYS TO REGISTER! UFLI IN ACTION STARTS THIS FRIDAY!**Looking to strengthen your implementation of **UFLI Found...
08/24/2026

📚 **LAST DAYS TO REGISTER! UFLI IN ACTION STARTS THIS FRIDAY!**

Looking to strengthen your implementation of **UFLI Foundations**? Join MTPLC for **UFLI in Action: From Foundations to Implementation**, a virtual professional learning series with follow-up consultation and support!

📅 **Virtual Training**
• August 28 | 8:30–11:30 a.m. MT
• September 4 | 8:30–11:30 a.m. MT

💻 **Follow-Up Consultation**
• September 23 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. MT
• October 21 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. MT

⭐ **8 OPI Renewal Units**
💲 $625 Regular Registration
💙 **MTPLC Members: $500**
👥 Group discount available for 3+ participants

**Registration closes soon—don't miss this opportunity for practical UFLI training AND implementation support!**

👉 **Learn more & register:**

UFLI in Action: From Foundations to Implementation Virtual Dates and Times Workshop Sessions August 28, 2026 — 8:30 AM–11:30 AM (MST) September 4, 2026 — 8:30 AM–11:30 AM (MST)...

🤖 **Montana School Leaders: Build Your AI Knowledge with MTDA!**The **Montana Digital Academy (MTDA) Frontier Learning L...
08/24/2026

🤖 **Montana School Leaders: Build Your AI Knowledge with MTDA!**

The **Montana Digital Academy (MTDA) Frontier Learning Lab** is offering its next **Montana AI Educator Coach Program** cohort specifically for school leaders!

📅 **September 14–October 8, 2026**
👥 Designed for **superintendents, principals, heads of school & other school leaders**
💻 Self-paced learning + live discussions
🚨 **Only 9 spots remain!**

AI is already impacting our schools, classrooms, and communities. This is an opportunity to build practical AI literacy alongside other Montana administrators and become better prepared to guide conversations and decisions in your own school.

👉 **Learn more & apply:**
https://forms.gle/xSjtssVVA812vD2Q6

❓ Questions? Contact **Caitlin Byers at Montana Digital Academy:** [email protected]

The Montana AI Educator Coach Program was designed by MTDA's Frontier Learning Lab in order to build a statewide network of K-12 educators empowered with AI literacy and skills. By combining self-paced online learning with live discussion sessions, this program prepares educators for an AI-integrate...

🍎 **Get Your Staff CharacterStrong Ready for 2026–27!** 💪MTPLC is offering **virtual CharacterStrong professional learni...
08/21/2026

🍎 **Get Your Staff CharacterStrong Ready for 2026–27!** 💪

MTPLC is offering **virtual CharacterStrong professional learning this September** for both **K–5 and Grades 6–12 educators!**

These trainings are a practical, cost-effective way to:

✅ Prepare new staff for CharacterStrong
✅ Refresh returning staff
✅ Build shared language and consistent practices
✅ Strengthen relationships, belonging & student support
✅ Get your team ready for successful implementation in 2026–27

📚 **K–5**
📅 Sept. 9 & 23 | 4–6 PM MT
🔗 https://www.mtplc.org/kndash5-characterstrong-sept-2026.html

🎓 **Grades 6–12**
📅 Sept. 16 & 30 | 4–6 PM MT
🔗 https://www.mtplc.org/6-12-characterstrong-sept-2026.html

🌾 **RURAL SCHOOLS — ASK US ABOUT SPECIAL PRICING!**

MTPLC has negotiated a **special pricing structure for rural schools** to help make CharacterStrong professional learning and implementation support more accessible.

📩 Contact **Meaghan Houlihan Schrader, M.Ed.** at [email protected] for pricing information or additional CharacterStrong training, mentoring, and implementation support.

💙 Get your staff ready. Build consistency. Start the year CharacterStrong!

https://www.mtplc.org/workshops--trainings.html

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6-12 CharacterStrong Professional Learning Registration: Level 1 Foundations + Level 2 Staff Readiness Training Virtual 📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026 📅 Wednesday, September 30, 2026 🕓...

🚨 **FINAL DAYS TO REGISTER — Registration closes August 27!**📚 **Virtual: UFLI in Action — From Foundations to Implement...
08/12/2026

🚨 **FINAL DAYS TO REGISTER — Registration closes August 27!**
📚 **Virtual: UFLI in Action — From Foundations to Implementation**
Looking for practical, hands-on support for implementing **UFLI Foundations** in your classroom or school?
Join us for a virtual professional learning series designed to help educators move from **learning UFLI routines to confidently putting them into practice**.
✨ **Your registration includes:**
✅ Two 3-hour interactive workshops
✅ Two follow-up consultation sessions
✅ Guided practice with UFLI instructional routines
✅ Implementation support and problem-solving
✅ Collaboration with fellow educators
✅ **8 OPI Renewal Units**
📅 **Workshop Sessions**
August 28 | 8:30–11:30 AM MST
September 4 | 8:30–11:30 AM MST
💬 **Follow-Up Consultation**
September 23 | 4:00–5:00 PM MST
October 21 | 4:00–5:00 PM MST
💻 **Investment: $625/person**
🏷️ **MTPLC Members: $500/person (20% savings!)**
👥 **Groups of 3+: $531.25/person**
Professional learning of this scope can typically cost a district approximately **$8,000** when contracted independently. This cost-sharing opportunity makes high-quality training and continued implementation support available for a fraction of that investment.
⏰ **DON’T WAIT — Registration closes August 27!**
👉 Register today:

UFLI in Action: From Foundations to Implementation Virtual Dates and Times Workshop Sessions August 28, 2026 — 8:30 AM–11:30 AM (MST) September 4, 2026 — 8:30 AM–11:30 AM (MST)...

**New Support for Montana Educators & Schools!**MTPLC is excited to offer **Instructional Excellence & Educator Developm...
08/11/2026

**New Support for Montana Educators & Schools!**

MTPLC is excited to offer **Instructional Excellence & Educator Development** services with **Shawn Harris**—an experienced Montana educator, instructional coach, curriculum specialist, and professional learning designer with more than 30 years of experience.

Support is customized to YOUR school, educators, and goals and may include:

🍎 **Instructional Coaching** — individualized coaching, classroom support, lesson design, instructional strategies & mentoring

👥 **Instructional Leadership** — administrator coaching, walkthroughs, feedback practices & leadership development

➗ **Mathematics, STEM & Curriculum** — math instruction, problem-based learning, STEM integration, curriculum implementation & PLC support

📚 **Advanced Placement (AP)** — AP teacher coaching, course planning, new course implementation, program development & expansion

💻 **Professional Learning & Future-Ready Education** — customized PD, technology integration, AI & cybersecurity education, PLCs & professional learning cohorts

Support can be **onsite, virtual, or hybrid**—from a single consultation to ongoing coaching and school-year partnerships.

💲 Professional consultation and direct services: **$132/hour**

Not sure exactly what support you need? That's okay! Tell us about your goals or challenges, and we'll work with you to identify an approach that fits.

👉 **Learn more or request support:** https://forms.gle/9u2et62MRbVqH4xn9

Let's continue building teacher capacity, strengthening instruction, and improving student learning across Montana! 🌟

The Montana Professional Learning Collaborative (MTPLC) provides customized consultation, instructional coaching, and professional learning for Montana schools and districts through Shawn Harris, an experienced Montana educator, instructional coach, curriculum specialist, and professional learning d...

🚨 **FREE MANDT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR MONTANA EDUCATORS!** 🚨Join MTPLC this October for **The Mandt System® – Relation...
08/10/2026

🚨 **FREE MANDT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR MONTANA EDUCATORS!** 🚨

Join MTPLC this October for **The Mandt System® – Relational Level Training**, offered virtually in three convenient 2-hour sessions.

⭐ **Registration is completely FREE through our Stop School Violence Grant if you:**
✅ Work for a **Montana Small Schools Alliance (MSSA) member district**
✅ Work **on an Indian Reservation** or serve a **majority Native student population**
✅ Work in a **Montana Class C school district**

📅 **Virtual Training Dates**
October 2 | 12:00–2:00 p.m.
October 9 | 12:00–2:00 p.m.
October 23 | 12:00–2:00 p.m.

🎓 **Earn 6 OPI Renewal Units**

The Mandt System® Relational Level focuses on practical strategies educators can use to:

🤝 Build positive, respectful relationships
💬 Strengthen communication
🧩 Prevent conflict before it escalates
📉 De-escalate challenging situations
❤️ Support emotional and psychological safety
🌱 Apply trauma-informed and person-centered practices
🏫 Create environments built on dignity, respect, and trust

**Facilitator:** Ashley Campbell, BCBA
MTPLC Behavior & School Safety Support Specialist

💻 **100% Virtual**

💲 Regular Registration: $99
🏷️ MTPLC Members: $79.20
👥 Groups of 3+: $84.15/person
⭐ **Eligible MSSA, reservation/majority Native, and Class C schools: FREE!**

Virtual: The Mandt System® – Relational Level Training This virtual training consists of three 2-hour workshops : 📅 October 2 | 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. 📅 October 9 | 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. 📅...

📣 **NEW ONLINE COURSE FOR K–12 MATH TEACHERS!** ➕➗✏️**From Standard to Practice: Teaching Math K–12 Using the Standards ...
08/07/2026

📣 **NEW ONLINE COURSE FOR K–12 MATH TEACHERS!** ➕➗✏️

**From Standard to Practice: Teaching Math K–12 Using the Standards for Mathematical Practice**

This **3-credit, virtual, self-paced course** helps K–12 educators move beyond learning about the Standards for Mathematical Practice to actually **rehearsing, implementing, and receiving feedback on them in practice.**

🍎 Designed for K–12 classroom teachers
💻 Virtual & self-paced
🎓 45 OPI Professional Development Units OR 3 semester credits*
💲 Registration: $399
⭐ **MTPLC MEMBERS SAVE 20% on registration!**

Every module includes examples from both elementary and secondary classrooms, making this a great professional learning opportunity for math educators across grade levels.

👉 Learn more & register:

​ REGISTER From Standard to Practice Teaching Math K-12 Using the Standards for Mathematical Practice ​ This three-credit, virtual, self-paced course moves from learning about the Standards for...

🌟 NEW SELF-PACED COURSE: Inclusive Practices (2026–2027) 🌟Creating an inclusive classroom isn't about adding "one more t...
08/03/2026

🌟 NEW SELF-PACED COURSE: Inclusive Practices (2026–2027) 🌟

Creating an inclusive classroom isn't about adding "one more thing" to your plate—it's about designing instruction that works for every learner from the start.

Whether you're a classroom teacher, special educator, administrator, instructional coach, or district leader, this new MTPLC online course will help you build practical, sustainable systems that support students with diverse learning needs while strengthening instruction for all.

Participants will learn how to:
✅ Implement IEPs and 504 Plans with confidence
✅ Use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to reduce barriers before they occur
✅ Distinguish accommodations from modifications
✅ Create accessible assessments and grading practices
✅ Strengthen collaboration between general and special educators
✅ Use data to improve instruction and student outcomes

📚 Course Details
💻 Self-Paced Online
🎓 Earn 45 OPI Renewal Units or 3 University of Montana Semester Credits (additional UM continuing education fee applies)
💲 $399 | MTPLC Members: $319.20 (20% Off!)

Participants have one full year to complete the course, allowing you to learn on your schedule.

This course is perfect for:
🍎 General Education Teachers
📘 Special Education Teachers
🏫 Principals & Assistant Principals
🤝 Instructional Coaches
📋 Special Education Directors
👥 District Leadership Teams

Move beyond compliance and build classrooms where inclusion is simply the way great teaching happens.

🔗 Learn more and register:

REGISTER ​ Inclusive Practices This three-credit, virtual, self-paced course is designed for general and special educators, instructional coaches, and school leaders seeking to build systems,...

📚 **Calling All Montana AP Teachers!**Teaching an Advanced Placement course is rewarding—but it can also feel isolating,...
08/03/2026

📚 **Calling All Montana AP Teachers!**

Teaching an Advanced Placement course is rewarding—but it can also feel isolating, especially in rural and small-school settings.

Join the **AP Success Series: A Year of Support for Advanced Placement Teachers**, a unique year-long professional learning cohort led by **Shawn Harris**, who brings more than 30 years of experience in Montana education and over a decade supporting **Pre-AP and AP programs with the College Board**.

Instead of a one-time workshop, you'll receive **monthly coaching, collaboration, and practical support** throughout the school year to help you:

✅ Strengthen instruction
✅ Improve pacing and assessment practices
✅ Use AP Classroom data to guide teaching
✅ Prepare students for AP Exams
✅ Increase access to AP courses in your school
✅ Connect with fellow Montana AP educators

📅 **Virtual | Third Wednesday of each month**
🕖 **7:00–8:30 PM (MT)**
📆 **September 2026 – May 2027**

🎓 **Earn 14 OPI Renewal Units**

💲 **Registration:** $249 per participant
👥 **Bring your team!** Schools registering **3 or more educators receive a 10% discount**, reducing the cost to **$224.10 per participant**.

For less than **$18 per hour**, you'll receive **14 hours of direct mentoring and professional learning**, plus session recordings and year-long access to an experienced AP mentor. This is an outstanding value for sustained support that helps you improve instruction all year—not just for one day.

⚠️ **A minimum of 5 participants is required for the cohort to run**, so register early and invite colleagues!

Learn more and register today:

About the Facilitator Shawn Harris has served Montana students and educators for more than 30 years as a classroom teacher and instructional leader. She spent over a decade working with the College Board, supporting Pre-AP and Advanced Placement programs and helping educators strengthen instruction,...

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