#1 The English Language Arts and Literacy Standards Are In Revision!
Superintendent Arntzen approved Task Force members from the open application to revise the Montana English Language Arts and Literacy Standards! Applicants have been notified and we anticipate the Task Force will be finalized by the end of March! Stay up-to-date with all standards revisions on the
Montana Content Standards Revisions 2022-2026 page.
For more information, please contact the Montana English Language Arts and Literacy Coordinator Stephanie Swigart at
stephanie.swigart@mt.gov
[send.ncte.org]
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) are now accepting session proposals for the 2024 NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference on Elementary Literacy and Mathematics [send.ncte.org], June 17–19 in New Orleans.
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Session proposal submissions [send.ncte.org] are welcome from educators spanning the curriculums of literacy and mathematics that focus on advancing positive outcomes for our students, primarily in the elementary setting, including these content strands:
- Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Meeting the Needs of Every Student in Math and/or Language Arts
- Building on Students’ Strengths: Practices That Challenge, Engage, and Empower
- Beyond the Classroom Walls: Empowerment, Access, and Equity
- Revolutionizing Assessment to Elicit, Illuminate, and Leverage Student Thinking
- Using Literature in Mathematics Classrooms and/or Using Mathematics in ELA Classrooms
- Teachers as Learners: Empowering Teacher Voice, Reflecting on and Refining Practice
Submissions are open for the following grade levels/roles: Pre-Kindergarten; K–2; 3–5; Teacher Education, Teacher Preparation, Teacher Leaders, Coaches; General.
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Proposal Submission Deadline: 9:00 AM ET on Friday, February 2, 2024.
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About the Joint Conference
The NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference on Elementary Literacy and Mathematics [send.ncte.org] will provide elementary teachers and leaders with the opportunity to develop their skills in mathematics and language arts as well as engage in teaching practices and strategies that support connected learning and engagement in both domains.
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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) [send.ncte.org] | The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) [send.ncte.org]
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#3 Celebrate the National Writing Project’s 50th Anniversary
Originating in 1974, the National Writing Project (NWP) is celebrating 50 years of innovation and professional development. NCTE and NWP hold a shared commitment to the expertise of teachers and want to know how NWP has benefited you on your professional journey. We invite you to share your reflections in our short, online form. Beginning this spring, your responses will be compiled in a digital scrapbook and may appear in an NCTE publication.
#4 First Lady of Montana and Dolly Parton Announce Statewide Expansion of Imagination Library
Partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will provide free books to Montana children from birth to age five in every Montana zip code
Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte announced the statewide launch of the Imagination Library of Montana in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The non-profit program boosts early childhood literacy by providing free high-quality, age-appropriate books to Montana children.
“Literacy is critical for our kids and their development. When parents read to their kids or when a child reads, it engages them, it fires their imagination, and sparks their curiosity,” First Lady Susan Gianforte said. “I’m proud of the partnership we’ve developed with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and local organizations throughout Montana. Working together, we’ll make sure all our youngest kids have access to reading resources so they can dream, grow, and reach their full potential.”
Dolly Parton said, “I’m so excited to be launching my Imagination Library statewide in Montana! I want to send my very special thanks to First Lady Susan Gianforte for her partnership in making this amazing gift available to children and families across the state.”
Through the partnership, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will provide a free book each month to any Montana child, ages 0 to 5 years old, who is registered with the organization. A child may be registered at imaginationlibrary.com.
The partnership will assist programs already in place while also expanding programs statewide to every zip code in all of Montana’s 56 counties.
Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has gifted over 200 million free books in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and Local Program Partners. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More.
The program has been widely researched, and results demonstrate its positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
For more information, or to register a child, please visit imaginationlibrary.com.