Opportunities & resources for educators

Travel and work in South America
Teach English in Chile, most expenses paid. MEA-MFT member Susan Barfield participated in this program last year.

NEA Foundation grants
Apply year-yound.

MEA-MFT's "New Teacher ASSIST"
Resources, help, and advice for new teachers

Montana Professional Teaching Foundation
Many opportunities for educators: National Board Certification scholarships & assistance, Karen Cox Memorial Grants, Montana Teacher of the Year program, and Montana Educator Forum.

MEA-MFT PASS program
Helping hundreds of Montana paraprofessionals meet the "highly qualified" requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

Montana curriculum group web sites

NEA web site
Tons of resources for educators

AFT web site
More great resources for educators

ER&D: spreading the gospel of great teaching
MEA-MFT and American Federation of Teachers offer the best in professional development for our members

2008 summer film courses for teachers
Offered at University of Montana

Indian Education for All resources
From OPI, online resources for MT teachers.

PTO Central - parent involvement resources

Asian curriculum for Montana schools

Montana Afterschool Network
Resources for educators.

Wired-MT: resource for librarians

Great learning resources
Good stuff for all year long.

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Resources for educators on many children's health topics.

Getting boys to read
It can be done. Here's how.

Teachers Count
New organization devoted entirely to teachers.

Teach for Peace Corps

Tons of grants and grant-writing information

Exemplary Teaching Methods from National Board

Early Childhood Atlas

Rewarding kids for kindness
Kind Acts Foundation launches pilot project in Montana.

Testing, testing
Montana Commission on Teaching offers resouces.