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 Allyson Fraser

406-444-3599
Teaching & Learning Hub Coordinator

Work-Related Duties:

  1. Develop and design engaging and accessible online professional learning courses within the Learning Hub, ensuring high-quality and effective development opportunities.
  2. Establish and uphold standards for designing professional development courses, offer technical support for the Learning Hub, and collaborate with diverse education agencies to ensure equitable access.
  3. Collaborate on designing, implementing, and evaluating strategic planning goals; analyze data for informed improvements in content delivery; and prepare insightful reports for critical stakeholders and education associations.

As the Learning Hub Coordinator for the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI), Allyson Fraser brings over 15 years of diverse education experience to her role. Allyson is a dedicated and innovative educator driven by a passion for improving access to quality learning experiences, empowering teachers, and fostering more equitable learning opportunities for students. She prioritizes human-centered design in the development of her professional training programs.

Allyson's journey began as an elementary school teacher in Winslow, Arizona, and later as a Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa, where she played a crucial role in developing a pilot literacy program and provided comprehensive curriculum development and professional development for teachers.

Allyson's professional background includes serving as an English Language Support Specialist in Colorado, where she supported English Language Learners, co-taught and provided culturally and linguistically responsive professional development for teachers. She later served as a Student Data Support Specialist in Montana, actively contributing to school and district professional development, championing data-driven instruction practices, and fostering Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) practices.

Allyson holds a Master's degree from Boston College in Curriculum and Instruction: Global Perspectives in Education, specifically focusing on social justice and human-centered education reform that centralizes culturally responsive education practices. In her leisure time, Allyson finds joy in family moments, tending to her garden, and exploring the picturesque Montana outdoors. She loves paddleboarding, camping, and fishing. She has a particular fondness for ice fishing in the winter.

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 Kate Gammill

406-444-0716
HUB Instructional Coordinator

Work-Related Duties:

  1. Provides technical assistance for the Learning Hub.
  2. Collaborates with OPI personnel in designing, implementing and delivering high quality online learning content.
  3. Finalizes production of online professional learning courses in accordance of OPI professional development policy.

Accessibility to excellent online professional development remains the #1 goal for the Learning Hub. Our vast state brings both challenges of distance and time for education professionals to engage in many professional development opportunities. Kate strives to bridge that gap through supporting Montana's dedicated educators by maintaining and providing the Hub as a free Professional Development Unit provider. With 10 years of k-8 teaching experience in Class C schools, she understands the power of partnering with educators to support them in their practice. Just before coming to Montana's Office of Public Instruction she served as a Training Manager for a Montana based technology company. In this role she and her team developed an online university for clients to learn how to use digital products. Kate is thrilled to apply her knowledge of Online Learning Management Systems in a way that will support her fellow educators.