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COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT REGION II

Coordinating personnel development to meet the needs of all children and youth in our unique region.

CSPD is a vital component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Montana State Plan for Special Education. CSPD provides pre-service, in-service, and technical assistance for parents, general and special educators, administrators, and other service providers with the end result being better programs and services for all children and youth. 

CURRENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Statewide CSPD Professional Learning


In this live schedule, you will find all updated professional learning sessions provided by the five CSPD regions. These trainings are free of charge and offer OPI Renewal Units.

Montana Autism Education Project


The OPI Montana Autism Education Project offers free autism trainings and consultations to Montana public schools educating students with autism. For trainings, consultations or other needs please contact Doug Doty at ddoty@mt.gov.


You can view a complete description of these services on the OPI Montana Autism Education Project web page


NEW - Language of Emotions (virtual training) - April 15th


NEW - Building Functional and Creative Learning Systems - Kalispell - June 10/11

 

NEW - iPad Boot Camp - Missoula - June 13/14

 

NEW - Refresh Your PECS (virtual training) - June 20th

 

NEW - Teaching Critical Communication Skills - Missoula - June 12th

 

NEW - The Teachers Guide to Organizing and Maintaining Your Classroom (virtual training) -  June 21st

 

You can find more information and registration links here


Rescheduled: The Impact of Trauma on Brain Development and Strategies to Support These Students

Presented by:  Stacy York Nation
April 5, 2024 |   8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Virtual
5 OPI Renewal Units Available


Participants will explore the brain science behind development, how trauma and toxic stress can impact that development, and learn strategies for helping students navigate these impacts. Participants will leave with a better understanding of emotional regulation and the classroom strategies that work to assist students in navigating their stress response systems. These strategies support all students.


There will be two additional sessions on April 17th and May 1st from 4-6 p.m. via zoom.  Keep scrolling for details.

How Does Your Past Impact Your Classroom? 

Presented by Stacy York Nation

April 17, 2024  |  4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
2 OPI Renewal Units Available


Educators cross the thresholds of their classrooms every day and bring their own experiences with them. Participants will explore how they are emotional wired and how these blueprints impact their teaching and their students. We will also explore and discuss strategies for educator wellness. 


Positive Behavior Support and Interventions 

Presented by Shawna Heiser

April 22nd, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Great Falls College MSU/Heritage Room

2100 16th Avenue S.

6 OPI Renewal Units Available


A thorough presentation of positive behavioral supports and interventions in a variety of school environments will be presented to conference attendees. Discussion will center around types of behaviors; task avoidance, escape motivated, attention seeking, behaviors that produce sensory consequences, and the role motivation plays in behavioral success in many settings. The audience will be able to apply the information presented through videos, activities, and examples of how to set up positive plans for the students in a variety of environmental settings immediately in their respective situations. The training will also contain discussions about setting limits that work and the application of positive interventions in the regular education setting.  We will examine the common pitfalls that sabotage behavioral intervention plans and what to avoid when wanting to make significant behavioral changes. Discussions of how to implement 504 accommodations in a regular education setting, how to conduct data collection for a variety of specially designed treatment strategies in the classroom.  Using Antecedent/Behavior/Consequence ABC data collection and other simple data collection systems will be presented to the conference attendees.

 

Throughout the presentation, the attendees will receive a vast amount of information on what seems to work best for the children and adolescents with various disabilities, and how to set up positive behavioral supports and interventions for the individuals and track the progress of the students they are serving.

Content areas included: 

Xo Elementary/Middle School

Xo Secondary School

Xo Collaboration/Team Building

Xo Neurodiversity

Xo Data Collection and Tracking Strategies

Xo Differentiated Education

Xo Behavior Management

Xo Behavioral Assessment Systems

Xo PBIS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Trauma-Responsive Strategies that Create Resilience in Your Classroom 

Presented by Stacy York Nation

May 1, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
2 OPI Renewal Units Available


Participants will dig into the science behind behaviors and learn brain-informed strategies that assist students in the classroom. Our stress response system is like a rubber band. The more stressed we are, the more stretched we are. Student’s needs strategies to manage their stress and this class will help educators help students. 


Summer 2024 Montana Petroleum Resources Workshop

June 10th - 14th | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
MSU - Billings Campus


This Workshop provides an opportunity for Montana teachers to learn more about the Petroleum industry and its impact on the people and economy of Montana and the nation. 

Hess Corporation is sponsoring the expenses of the Workshop.  All lodging, meals, and course materials will be provided for the participants at no charge. Attendance at the Workshop can earn either 31 OPI License Renewal Units or 2 Graduate Professional Development credits from Montana State University-Billings (MSU-Billings).

Lodging, meals, and classroom facilities for the 5-day Workshop will be on the MSU-Billings campus.

Prompt registration is encouraged, as the Workshop will be limited to 20 participants. 

Conscious Discipline

Created by Dr. Becky A. Bailey

Presented by Angela Frayley.

July 30th | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Havre Best Western Inn & Suites

1425 US Highway 2 W

6 OPI Renewal Units Available



What is Conscious Discipline?

Conscious Discipline is an adult-first transformational, trauma-responsive approach to self-regulation that integrates:


In this one-day Conscious Discipline training, the participants will learn and practice classroom management and social-emotional learning skills and techniques. Conscious Discipline utilizes everyday events rather than an external curriculum, and addresses the adult's emotional intelligence as well as the child’s. The participants will learn to respond to daily conflict in a way that transforms it into an opportunity to teach critical life skills using the components of safety, connection, and problem solving in the classroom, as they create a School Family.


Angela Fraley has shared her passion for Conscious Discipline for over 15 years, which includes the past 6 years of work in Montana that began with the Montana Preschool Grant.  She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Central Oklahoma with teaching certifications in Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Intermediate Mathematics, and Mild to Moderate Disabilities. She earned a master’s degree in Prevention Science and an IC & RC Certified Prevention Specialist credential at the University of Oklahoma.

Conscious Discipline.com