January News
Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative
Director's Desk
Attn: Administrators: Flathead County Schools-Don't forget that January is GATES testing month for your 8th graders. Check the co-op calendar for specific dates. If you have any questions, contact us at the office.
Curriculum Updates:
Science: Registration for the Kirk Robbins April training is open to all teachers in co-op schools through February. Please make sure that if you register, you are committed to coming, as space is limited. If you need to unregister, please call the co-op. Register here: http://bit.ly/2TAqJU4
Health Enhancement: After a very successful hands-on Game Night PIR in December, we will be having our second collaboration meeting on Jan. 8th. This will be a combination of table-top discussions and hands-on demonstrations.
Social Studies: Our third curriculum committee meeting will be on Jan. 29th. We will have a virtual meeting with OPI, have a presentation about the Montana Historical Society, and work on defining grade level expectations.
There will be publisher presentations for Discovery (middle school) and TCI (K-12) materials on January 22nd. Discovery will be a webinar from 8:00-8:45, which will be accessible from the conference room at the coop or remotely from your location. TCI is sending a top trainer from Denver to present in the conference room from 9:00-11:30.
*UPDATE: An experienced Pearson representative will be spending the morning of February 6th with us, from 9:00-11:30. He will share info. about their K-12 social studies program, both the textbook & online compo.nents
Please email Cherie if you will be attending on either or both of these dates, so that we may get you a demo. account for TCI, any other relevant info., and have an accurate head-count for set-up purposes.
Contact Info: Co-op (406-752-3302); Cell (406-871-1775); email
JUST A REMINDER...
NW MT Educational Cooperative
1203 Hwy. 2, West
Suite 39
Kalispell, MT . 59901
Co-op Finance Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019, 08:30 AM
County Supt. Office, 935 1st Avenue West, Kalispell, MT
Co-op Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan 17, 2019, 09:00 AM
United Way Conference Room, 1203 U.S. 2, Kalispell, MT
Substitute Teacher Training
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019, 05:00 PM
United Way Conference Room, 1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT
Social Studies - Publisher Presentations
TCI (Alive!) K-12 Social Studies in person presentation: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019, 08:00 AM
1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT
Social Studies-Publisher Presentations Continued
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2019, 09:00 AM
1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT
Co-op Curriculum Review Committee Meetings for 2018-19
Social Studies Curriculum Committee Meeting (Year 1)
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2019, 08:30 AM
United Way Conference Room, 1203 U.S. 2 West, Kalispell, MT
Music Curriculum Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019, 08:30 AM
United Way Main Conference Room,1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Ending Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019, 01:00 PM
FVCC Arts & Technology Building, Grandview Drive, Kalispell, MT, USA
PIR - Love & Logic in the Classroom
February 13
February 27
Register on PIRnet, session #7937. Cost is $125, payable on first day of attendance. For an additional $125, you can get 1 graduate credit, in lieu of, PIR/OPI credit.
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019, 04:00 PM
West Valley School, Farm to Market Road, Kalispell, MT
New Teacher Follow-Up Meeting
Thursday, Jan 31, 2019, 04:30 PM
1203 U.S. 2, Suite 39, Kalispell, MT, USA
West Valley Professional Development Opportunities-Jan. 21st, 2019
Contact West Valley School for more information: 755-7239
3D Science Teaching with Kirk Robbins
4/5/19: 8:30-3:30 Grades 6-12
Flyer link: http://bit.ly/2RnhV37
To register: http://bit.ly/2TAqJU4