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        • American Indian Sovereignty
        • Birchbark House
        • Boarding School Era
        • Current Events in Indian Country
        • Dance House
        • Early Childhood Literature in IEFA
        • Foundations of IEFA
        • History of the Flathead Reservation
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          • Who Will Tell My Brother?: The Indian Mascot Controversy
          • Honoring Native Women’s Voices
          • American Indian Short Stories
          • American Indian Poetry
          • Biographies of Native Americans
        • IEFA Special Topics 2 >
          • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
          • Fire on the Land
          • Native American Astronomy
          • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
          • If I Ever Get Out of Here
        • Montana Tribal Histories
        • Native American Author Studies
        • Native American Literature Glencoe
        • Plants in MT Native Cultures
        • Seven Essential Understandings
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        • It's Never Too Late
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia
        • MT EPAS Teacher Evaluation on Steroids
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        • Tricks to Turn Even Struggling Spellers-Writers: March 22, 2019
        • Anticipating the ACT: March 1, 2019
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        • MT AGATE Conference, 2019
        • IEFA: History of the Flathead Reservation 1.14.19
        • IEFA: The Boarding School Era, January 2019
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        • IEFA: American Indian Literature 4.2.18
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        • Learn to Identify Young G&T Students Workshop 3.17.18
        • Google Tools for Teachers 3.21.18
        • The Danielson Framework in Action
        • Re-Invigorating the Second-R Writing Workshop 2.23.18
        • Giftedness in Younger Grades Workshop 2.6.18
        • IEFA: Montana Tribal Histories 1.8.18
        • IEFA: American Indian Literature 1.22.18
        • Stacy York Training for Early Childhood 1.17.18
        • Native American Literature
        • Integrating IEFA into Content Area Curriculum
        • Re-Invigorating the Second-R Writing Workshop 12.15.17
        • Mindful Educator's Workshop November 2017
        • MANDT Training October 2017
        • TEAMS work sessions with OPI 2017
        • Conscious Classroom Management
        • August Institute 2017
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        • Love and Logic; April 2017
        • Hacking Leadership (May)
        • IEFA: Montana Tribal Histories
        • McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Under ESSA presentations
        • Mindfulness/Holding Space Workshop
        • IEFA: The Boarding School Era
        • MANDT Training March 2017
        • MANDT Training January 2017
        • Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom
        • Improving Classroom Instruction with MT EPAS
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  • About Us/Home
    • Contact
    • Sign up for our Newsletter
    • About WMPLC
    • Our Team
  • Professional Development
    • Online Courses >
      • Indian Education for All >
        • American Indian Literature K-8
        • American Indian Literature 9-12
        • American Indian Sovereignty
        • Birchbark House (2021-22)
        • Boarding School Era
        • Current Events in Indian Country
        • Dance House
        • Early Childhood Literature in IEFA
        • Foundations of IEFA (2021-22)
        • History of the Flathead Reservation
        • IEFA and the Visual Arts (2021-22)
        • IEFA Special Topics 1 >
          • Who Will Tell My Brother?: The Indian Mascot Controversy
          • Honoring Native Women’s Voices
          • American Indian Short Stories
          • American Indian Poetry
          • Biographies of Native Americans
        • IEFA Special Topics 2 >
          • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
          • Fire on the Land
          • Native American Astronomy
          • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
          • If I Ever Get Out of Here
        • Montana Tribal Histories
        • Native American Author Studies
        • Native American Literature Glencoe
        • Plants in MT Native Cultures (2021-22)
        • Seven Essential Understandings
      • English Language Arts/ Dyslexia/Best Practices >
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia 2021-22
        • Helping Student Writers (2021-22)
        • Language Study for Teachers (2021-22)
        • Learning from Finland (2021-22)
        • Writing Improvement (2021-22)
      • Gifted & Talented >
        • Exploring SENG (2021-22)
        • Nurturing Individual Potential (2021-22)
      • New Teacher/ Improving Teaching Practices >
        • It's Never Too Late (2021-22)
      • Educational Leadership/ Administrators >
        • Introduction to Calibration, June 24, 2021
        • MT EPAS Teacher Evaluation on Steroids for New School Leaders: August 2, 2021
        • Rural Schools: Supervising Teacher (2021-22)
      • School Climate/ MANDT/ L&L >
        • Teacher Self Care through Mindfulness, April/May 2021
        • MANDT/ Behavior De-Escalation, April 30, 2021
        • Mindful Practices for Educators (2020-21)
      • VESi Online Courses
    • Past Courses/Workshops >
      • 2020-2021 Closed Courses >
        • Trauma Support Cohorts (2020-21)
        • MT EPAS Teacher Evaluation on Steroids: March 22, 2021
        • Nurturing Individual Potential
        • Exploring SENG
        • American Indian Literature K-8
        • American Indian Literature 9-12
        • American Indian Sovereignty
        • Birchbark House
        • Boarding School Era
        • Current Events in Indian Country
        • Dance House
        • Early Childhood Literature in IEFA
        • Foundations of IEFA
        • History of the Flathead Reservation
        • IEFA and the Visual Arts
        • IEFA Special Topics 1 >
          • Who Will Tell My Brother?: The Indian Mascot Controversy
          • Honoring Native Women’s Voices
          • American Indian Short Stories
          • American Indian Poetry
          • Biographies of Native Americans
        • IEFA Special Topics 2 >
          • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
          • Fire on the Land
          • Native American Astronomy
          • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
          • If I Ever Get Out of Here
        • Montana Tribal Histories
        • Native American Author Studies
        • Native American Literature Glencoe
        • Plants in MT Native Cultures
        • Seven Essential Understandings
        • Learning from Finland
        • Maximizing Mentor Texts
        • It's Never Too Late
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia
        • MT EPAS Teacher Evaluation on Steroids
        • MANDT/ Behavior De-Escalation, Feb. 12, 2021
        • MANDT/ Behavior De-Escalation, Nov. 20, 2020
        • MANDT/ Behavior De-Escalation, Sept. 28, 2020
        • MANDT Training Aug. 10, 2020
        • It's Never Too Late (Summer 2020)
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia (Autumn 2020)
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia (Summer 2020)
        • Learning from Finland (Summer 2020)
        • Maximizing Mentor Texts (Autumn 2020)
        • Maximizing Mentor Texts (Summer 2020)
        • Exploring SENG (Summer 2020)
        • Nurturing Individual Potential (Summer 2020)
        • Current Events in Indian Country (Summer 2020)
        • IEFA: Literature K-8 (Summer 2020)
        • IEFA: Literature 9-12 (Summer 2020)
        • Native American Literature (Summer 2020)
        • Early Childhood Literature IEFA (Summer 2020)
      • 2018-2019 Closed Courses >
        • August Institute 2018 >
          • August Institute Hotel Blocks 2018
          • August Institute Gifted and Talented workshops
          • August Institute Education workshops
          • August Institute IEFA workshops
          • August Institute Missoula College Floor Plan maps
        • IEFA Essential Understandings: 4.1.19
        • Make the Most of the Final Weeks of School: Active Learning With a Twist for All Subjects/Grades: April 30, 2019
        • Mindful by Nature, April 2019
        • Maximizing Mentor Texts; Jan. 2019
        • Ramping-up K-6 Reading and Writing for End-of-year Results: April 29, 2019
        • EPAS Teacher Evaluation: April 2019
        • MANDT Training: March 2019
        • Tricks to Turn Even Struggling Spellers-Writers: March 22, 2019
        • Anticipating the ACT: March 1, 2019
        • Writing Like a Reader: March 8, 2019
        • MT AGATE Conference, 2019
        • IEFA: History of the Flathead Reservation 1.14.19
        • IEFA: The Boarding School Era, January 2019
        • Webinars: Danielson Framework for Effective Teaching in Practice
        • The Danielson Framework in Action; Jan. 2019
        • Make Your Classroom an Active Literacy Laboratory/Classroom: March 29, 2019
        • Writing Workshops, Nov. 2018
        • MANDT Training November 2018
        • IEFA: The Dance House Online Book Club, October 2018
        • IEFA: American Indian Literature K-8 Online Book Club, October 2018
        • TEAMS work sessions with OPI 2018
        • Reading and Writing Workshops, Nov. 2018
        • Up a Notch 4 Gifted Kids, October 2018
        • Love and Logic; October 2018
        • Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively, October 2018
      • 2017-2018 Closed Courses >
        • 2018 Montana AP® Summer Institute
        • IEFA: American Indian Literature 4.2.18
        • IEFA: History of the Flathead Reservation 4.9.18
        • Learn to Identify Young G&T Students Workshop 3.17.18
        • Google Tools for Teachers 3.21.18
        • The Danielson Framework in Action
        • Re-Invigorating the Second-R Writing Workshop 2.23.18
        • Giftedness in Younger Grades Workshop 2.6.18
        • IEFA: Montana Tribal Histories 1.8.18
        • IEFA: American Indian Literature 1.22.18
        • Stacy York Training for Early Childhood 1.17.18
        • Native American Literature
        • Integrating IEFA into Content Area Curriculum
        • Re-Invigorating the Second-R Writing Workshop 12.15.17
        • Mindful Educator's Workshop November 2017
        • MANDT Training October 2017
        • TEAMS work sessions with OPI 2017
        • Conscious Classroom Management
        • August Institute 2017
      • 2016-2017 Closed Courses >
        • Advanced Placement Courses
        • IEFA: History of the Flathead Reservation
        • EPAS June workshop
        • G&T STEAMmaker Camp
        • Mindful by Nature Workshop; April 2017
        • Love and Logic; April 2017
        • Hacking Leadership (May)
        • IEFA: Montana Tribal Histories
        • McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Under ESSA presentations
        • Mindfulness/Holding Space Workshop
        • IEFA: The Boarding School Era
        • MANDT Training March 2017
        • MANDT Training January 2017
        • Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom
        • Improving Classroom Instruction with MT EPAS
    • August Institute 2021 >
      • August Institute Hotel Blocks 2021
      • August Institute Credit Options 2021
    • Request Workshops/Consulting >
      • Mindfulness Workshops
      • Reading and Writing Workshops
      • EPAS
      • MANDT
      • Standards Based Grading
      • Gifted and Talented
      • Prevention of Bullying/Suicide
  • Technology & school Savings
    • Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula Discount
    • Moodle Classrooms for Schools
    • Medicaid Billing Services >
      • Montana Medical Billing
    • Book Creator
    • Apptegy
    • Simple K12 Discounts >
      • Simple K12 Webinars
    • Silverback Learning Solutions: Mileposts, Teacher Vitae, EdifyAssess >
      • Mileposts
    • SuccessMaker/PEARSON
    • Waterford
    • Fiducius Loan Relief
    • Inspired Classroom Collective Courses >
      • Inspired Classroom IC Challenges™
    • GT Ignite
    • Response to Armed Intruder >
      • Active Resistance Training
Register
Online self-paced Moodle course
If I Ever Get Out of Here
(Part of IEFA Special Topics Course 2)
Open for registration now through April 12, 2021
The self-paced online course is composed of five distinct units. Each unit is the equivalent of 1 University credit or 15 OPI renewal units. Upon registration, participants select which units/how many credits they wish to take. The five units included in Course Two are:
1.) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 
2.) Fire on the Land 
3.) Native American Astronomy 
4.) Book Study: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
5.) Book Study: If I Ever Get Out of Here

Instructors: Sindie Kennedy (sindie.kennedy@gmail.com)
Erin Lipkind (erinlipkind@gmail.com)
Michele McGuire (writersmandala@gmail.com)

Previous knowledge of IEFA and the Essential Understandings is helpful but not necessary for participants to successfully complete the course; prerequisite content will be provided for participant’s perusal.  ​​
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Participants will explore resources developed by the Office of Public Instruction alongside primary source documents and carefully selected literature, both fiction and non-fiction, as they deepen their knowledge of the Essential Understandings. Most required materials will be provided in the course Moodle, though participants may need to seek additional resources at school or public libraries or online as part of the course requirements. 

Course Fees:           
                               OPI Credit        Semester  Credit         UM Credit Fee        Total Cost for Cont Ed 

$135    1 unit          15 hours           1 UM credit                    $155                         $290
$235    2 units         30 hours           2 UM credits                  $155                         $390
$335    3 units          45 hours          3 UM credits                  $155                         $490
$435    4 units          60 hours          4 UM credits                  $155                         $590
$535    5 units          75 hours          5 UM credits                  $155                         $690
NOTE: Semester credit (pending) is an additional fee to the course fee.

This course is the equivalent to 15-75 classroom hours, which is the equivalent of 1 to 5 university credits.  Although this is a self-paced course, do not expect to complete it in one sitting!  Course participants must be comfortable working independently and be self-motivated to complete all work within the flexible time frame (there is no interaction with other participants—only the instructor). 

​THE COURSE PROCESS:
* Complete this form.
* Within a few days, you will receive an invoice via email.
* Pay the invoice/registration fee (online or by check) in order to begin.
* You will receive a username and password and steps to access the Moodle course.
* The instructor will send an introductory email.

* If you are taking the units for OPI renewal units, WMPLC will send you OPI renewal units upon completion of the semester (Summer 2020, or Fall 2020, or Spring 2021.)

* If you are taking the course for University of Montana semester credits, complete the course and submit the appropriate form and additional payment of $155 by the following dates:
(Summer 2020 semester:  August 15, 2020)
(Fall 2020 semester: December 15, 2020)
(Spring 2021 semester: May 15, 2021).

*The semester credit registration form will be shared with you after let your instructor know your semester preference. You will then need to send the completed semester credit form and payment to your instructor by the dates listed above. The instructor will collect all of the registration forms and send them together to the U of M at the end of the semester.

You can register for the course now or any time before April 12, 2021.

Event Number: 21521007
EDU 455 EDU 555​
​Register at: https://forms.gle/ZV4DD1Fu3ZFbtwxX7
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