December News
Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative
From the Director's Desk
Admin. Team: Beth will be in contact with you to schedule GATES Assessments for 8th graders. Also, be watching for a teacher interest survey for SEL training in partnership with the Nate Chute Foundation. Finally, watch for upcoming Virtual Math intervention strategies trainings with Krisitn Hilty Consulting. Many great things are on the horizon to best meet the needs of our amazing co-op educators.
Happy Holidays: May your upcoming holidays be blessed with good times, relaxation, family, friends, and all of the wonderful delights of the season. We appreciate all of your hard-work and dedication to your students, their families, and your school communities as a whole, now more than ever!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
GUEST TEACHER TRAININGS
Call Beth at 752-3302 to register.
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020, 05:00 PM
1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT, USA
The Gifts of Imperfection Book Club
Thurs. 10/29
Thurs. 11/12
Thurs. 12/3
Thurs. 12/17
**Sign up on PIR Net: #9134
Anyone joining late will need to purchase their own materials.
See flyer for more information.
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 04:00 PM
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Follow-Up With Eric Sheninger: Remote and Hybrid Teaching and Learning
Thursday, Dec 10, 2020, 04:30 PM
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Winter 2021 Virtual Math PD With Kristin Hilty
1/5: Math Talk K-8
1/19: Basics of Fractions 3-8
1/26: Place Value K-2
2/2: Fluency Games K-8
2/9: Working with Fractions 4-8
2/16: Problem Solving 2-6
Tuesday, Jan 5, 2021, 04:30 PM
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Social Emotional Learning and the Brain
Co-Op Members who register by DEC. 11th will get a free copy of the book in time for the winter break!
Book summary: "Spurred by her personal experience and extensive exploration of brain-based learning, author Marilee Sprenger explains how brain science-what we know about how the brain works-can be applied to social-emotional learning."
See flyer for additional details.
Register on PIR Net #9139
Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021, 04:00 PM
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Guest Teacher Training
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020, 05:00 PM
1102 Hwy 2 West, Kalispell, United Way Conference Room
Music Collaboration Mtg.
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021, 08:30 AM
1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT, USA
Co-op Finance Meeting
Thursday, Jan 21, 2021, 08:30 AM
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Co-op Management Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan 21, 2021, 09:30 AM
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IEFA Committee
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021, 08:30 AM
1203 U.S. Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT, USA
Mathematics Collaboration: New Date
The day will be structured to allow for topical discussions on practices, instructional pedagogy, and supports in both horizontal and vertical groups throughout the day. This will not be a formal review of standards and curriculum support documents, but rather an opportunity to learn from each other.