A new year brings new opportunities

We have some new opportunities for you that have come in since the first of the year:

For your students:

• University of Great Falls is offering NSF S-STEM scholarships for students.  To find out more, please check out their website. http://www.ugf.edu/Portals/1/MathCenter/S-STEMpacket17.pdf 

For you:

• Intersections, the virtual math community organized by Jake Warner from OPI, is meeting on January 11th at 3:45 PM.  MCTM board member Brooke Taylor will be leading a discussion of alternative assessments.  Click here to join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/846248453
• OPI is bringing "Math Matters" a workshop on incorporating the 8 mathematical practices and rich mathematics tasks to Wolf Point, MT on 2/20/17.  You can receive 7 renewal hours for attending.  To register go to  http://goo.gl/forms/DLMGrCv0ZH
•  Please nominate a teacher for the TNTP Fishman Prize.  The prize honors 100 inspiring public school teachers each year that are creating challenging and engaging classrooms for their students.  Four of the winners receive $25,000.  To nominate go to http://tntp.org/fishman-prize

Happy new year to you all!