INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL (IEFA)
   
  ​PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
School Services of Montana offers a variety of professional learning options to support teachers with the integration of the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians and content standards. Our staff and consultants stay up to date with the latest in resources and implementation strategies. 

​Contact us to discuss a professional learning plan for your IEFA needs. Options include:
  • Customized Professional Learning (in-person or virtual): we will customize the professional learning to support the needs of your teachers and students. Sessions range from 1-1/2 hours to full day sessions. 
  • Regional professional learning institutes: group together with nearby schools to offer a day of learning on a mix of IEFA topics. SSoM will coordinate, contract with presenters, process registration, and communicate details with presenters and participants.
  • IEFA Books
  • Virtual Courses​
ARCHIVE: Flathead Valley IEFA Institute
May 17 & 18, 2023  |  8am - 3pm each day
Hosted by School Services of Montana & Kalispell Public Schools​​
The Flathead Valley IEFA Institute will provide foundational information concerning the seven Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians and tools to implement Indigenous content into your curriculum. Participants may not feel comfortable or know where to begin, and that is okay! The facilitators will provide you with the support and sustainable resources to advance cultural content and Native resources in your classrooms no matter where you are in your IEFA implementation. Participants will gain instruction and crucial essential understandings as diverse perspectives are important for all students’ success. Click the Registration button below for a list of key learning objectives and more!
COST
​$20 per day per participant
​Join us for one or both days of IEFA learning
LOCATION
Flathead Valley Community College
Arts & Technology Building Room 139
777 Grandview Dr, Kalispell MT 59901
We are pleased to announce that this IEFA Institute will be facilitated by award-winning Montana educators, ​Jordann Lankford-Forster (Bright Trail Woman) and Miranda Murray.
To schedule IEFA professional learning for your district, please contact:
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​Genevieve Thomas
​SSoM Director of Professional Learning
Email: gthomas* (see footer)
Phone (406) 300-2561