Montana
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- Get information about state renewal requirements and the staff professional development process for teachers in MT. Professional Learning Board is an approved OPI renewal unit provider in Montana.
- Find and take classes online for teachers:
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- Save or submit your total hours for renewal.
Start now, select online courses for Montana teachers . . .- $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - The Inquiry-based Learning course details some models that teachers can adapt to meet specific needs of their class, as well as to monitor and enhance the learning of their students. Teachers learn practical and dynamic ways of evaluating their students’ progress while also incorporating technology for better results.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - There are multiple ways in which we are responsible for protecting children. Today’s online world magnifies those opportunities as well as complicates them in ways in which we must be aware. The goal of this course is to increase your awareness of how students today are using technology, as well as helping you understand the risks of the online world. Teachers will be equipped with strategies and ideas to talk about internet safety to students in their classrooms.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Autism impacts a student’s ability to communicate, form social skills, and manage sensory challenges often affecting their academic potential and learning style in the classroom. A person with autism may experience thinking, remembering events, reacting and communicating in a unique way. In this course, educators will find tried and tested strategies, tips, real-life examples and insights to create more inclusive classroom and help students on the autism spectrum thrive.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - This course introduces and examines technology for educators teaching in online, hybrid, and face-to-face classrooms. You will develop a better understanding of how to use technology tools and resources to increase engagement in learning and enhance your instructional practices. Tutorials and tips demonstrate applications and guide teachers in improving tech skills and gaining confidence in use.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Teachers are the strongest and most influential link between high school and college for every student, and are often the best people to guide students in the endeavor to become college and career ready. This course will examine the details of mastering the current needs of students to be college and career ready.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - This course will take teachers through the process of evaluation, elaborate on its guiding principles and criterion, and include strategies and factual information to clearly link teaching quality with student learning. Further, teachers will be shown how to be “participants” in the process rather than being “subjects”. Tips to deal positively with negative feedback are also provided.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - For students to be truly equipped to succeed in the 21st century college scenario or workplace, they must possess a level of mastery in essential project management skills. This course presents project-based learning as a successful strategy to promote project management skill development in students.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - This course explores the latest research to help students develop strong reading comprehension skills. It is full of strategies, illustrations, examples and practical tools that teachers can use in the classroom. Learn about ways to introduce students to new vocabulary, analyze content, develop perspectives and use graphic organizers. Teach students to question, draw inferences, visualize and make predictions. Teachers can use these in a range of subjects including language arts, science, geography, history, arts and music$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Embark on a sustainable professional development journey by integrating successful reflective practices into your teaching. Strategies build on research findings to present reflective teaching as a crucial component in professional development, empowering teachers to make informed decisions about their own learning and every day instruction.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - A rubric is much more than an assessment too. Provide quality formative and summative feedback for students at periodic intervals throughout the year by using consistency when grading student work. Teachers use rubrics to grade a wide range of student work including: solo projects, group work, portfolios, homework assignments, book reviews, and tests.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Build essential communication skills by learning general vocabulary and phrases that assist teachers with understanding Spanish in the classroom and school environment. Through this ‘primer’ for non-Spanish speaking teachers, educators develop the ability to communicate with students and families who speak Spanish as a first language.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - With the effective implementation of portfolios, students can learn to discover their individual talents, strengths, interests, and goals for ensuring success beyond school. The practical tips and suggestions provided in this lesson will take teachers through the process of implementing portfolios in their classrooms, with factual information clearly linking student learning to the actual goal.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Teachers will learn to identify possible early signs of suicide and be introduced to tools that may be helpful to students. Creative activities and strategies can help promote safe classroom environments. The course also encourages teachers to work together with their school in initiating and implementing school-wide policies and programs on suicide prevention.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Information and skills essential to the process of Cognitive/Peer Coaching in their school. Learn about the process of Cognitive Coaching, the roles and responsibilities of the coach and the coachee and how to implement this process in your school, reaping multiple benefits for the school, teachers and students.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Create nurturing, safe and diverse learning environments that enable every child to thrive. Special needs encompass a range of conditions and challenges that affect a child’s academic performance. Students with special needs may need assistance in learning, movement, and/or communication. Support all students’ varying capacities and capabilities regardless of their unique requirements or obstacles.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Through the resources, research-validated strategies and suggestions presented in this course, teachers will be equipped to handle tight budgets, and be frugal in their classrooms by turning to alternative resources. Further, teachers will be provided practical tips that will allow them to adopt methods to make the most of what they already have, end up saving money and still have the needed supplies to provide a quality education.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Educators will learn about the ways in which trauma impacts learning behaviors, and the strategies they can adopt to help students regulate their emotions, build resilience, and thrive both within and beyond the classroom. Packed with innumerable tips, strategies, and real-life examples for teachers who wish to master the art of trauma sensitive teaching, this course is an incredible resource for teachers everywhere.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Students retain information faster, grasp concepts more rapidly, and become more enthusiastic about learning when videos are used in the classroom. This course encourages teachers to use of videos already available online and learn to record, edit, create, embed and share videos. The course presents guidelines and practical tips on choosing the right videos to align with learning objectives.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - Virtual field trips are an effective alternative to traditional field trips because of accessibility, ease and interactivity. They are cost-effective, safe to use and break down geographical and learning barriers. Virtual field trips work well for all types of classrooms. In this course, teacher discover innumerable tips and resources, can plan, create and customize virtual trips to cater to their students’ needs. Take classroom learning beyond the confines of the classroom.$39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - $39 for 5 Hours
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5 Year Access - How do you set strong boundaries with students in the age of social media? How do you report abuse or misconduct effectively? How do you minimize instances of plagiarism in the era of AI? As teachers, we often experience a myriad of ethical dilemmas every day in the classroom, and it can often be challenging to navigate them effectively.$119 for 15 Hours
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5 Year Access - Designed to train and introduce new substitute teachers to a range of topics and skills generally required for teaching in the classroom. Topic area sections covered include overviews of the following: Professionalism: Conduct, confidentiality, and legal responsibilities. Honoring diversity: Basic terminology and appropriate actions. Foundational classroom management techniques: Ways to control a classroom and diffusing conflict. Basic instructional strategies: Effective questioning, assessment methods, and lesson plans. Supporting students with special needs: Basic terminology of disorders and characteristics and appropriate strategies. Working with at-risk youth: Learning traits, characteristics, and appropriate strategies.$119 for 15 Hours
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5 Year Access - $280 for 30 Hours
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5 Year Access - $280 for 30 Hours
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5 Year Access - $420 for 45 Hours
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Pay $55 university credit
Total Price = $195 - Pay $140 today
Pay $55 university credit
Total Price = $195
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