OPI Update

Cross-State Project

The Cross State Project invited math leaders from Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa to meet and collaborate.  Fifteen participants from Montana attended meetings in Rapid City, SD; Phoenix, AZ; and Minneapolis, MN.  The meetings covered math content and pedagogy in the classroom, teacher leadership, and creating effective professional learning modules.  The end product of the project was a set of 9 professional learning modules that can be used in any of the four states.  If you are interested in participating in opportunities like the Cross-State Project you should apply to be a Montana Math Leader (Keep Reading!)

Montana Math Leaders

As you know, the State of Montana is geographically very large; for this reason, we need math leadership throughout the state.  OPI is creating a group of math teacher leaders.  These leaders will receive support and training to: create professional learning (PL) materials, present PL, mentor teachers in their area, open their classroom for observations, and facilitate communities of practice.   Teacher leaders will receive stipends for time and travel, extra opportunities for professional learning, and a chance to step into a leadership role while remaining in the classroom.  You can apply here: http://goo.gl/forms/q7KQh8iBiu.

Jacob Warner

OPI Math Curriculum Specialist 

jwarner@mt.gov