2022 Montana Traffic Education Conference
The Changing Landscape of Traffic Education
April 24-26, 2022
Delta Marriott Colonial Inn, Helena Montana
Delta Marriott Colonial Inn, Helena Montana
Photo credit: Helena Delta Marriott Colonial Inn. Click on photo to visit website.
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The annual spring Montana Traffic Education Conference, jointly sponsored by the Montana Traffic Education Association (MTEA) and the Office of Public Instruction (OPI), is open to traffic education teachers, traffic safety professionals, and anyone interested in traffic education and teen driver safety. Must pre-register by April 15, 2022 |
Keynote Speakers Coming to the 2022 Spring Conference
Chase Mielke is an award-winning educator, writer, and speaker focusing on preventing teacher burnout and increasing student engagement. He has been awarded multiple honors, including being a Michigan Teacher of the Year nominee and an Allegan County “Outstanding People for Education” recipient. For his work in minimizing the achievement gap with at-risk high schoolers, his Positive Psychology program received a Michigan Association of School Administrator’s “Winner’s Circle Award.” As an engaging, nationally recognized speaker, he has traveled across the nation and world to speak with students and educators on topics of resilience, mindset, applied neuroscience, and positive psychology.
In addition to modeling excellence as an educator, he is the best-selling author of The Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again. His writing has been featured on Educational Leadership, WeAreTeachers, Huffpost, Edutopia, and EdPost. His viral blog and video “What Students Really Need to Hear,” which has been viewed millions of times across the world to motivate students. Learn more about Chase Mielke.
In addition to modeling excellence as an educator, he is the best-selling author of The Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again. His writing has been featured on Educational Leadership, WeAreTeachers, Huffpost, Edutopia, and EdPost. His viral blog and video “What Students Really Need to Hear,” which has been viewed millions of times across the world to motivate students. Learn more about Chase Mielke.
Tim Beckham has been a good friend and partner with MTEA for many years and involved with traffic safety education since 2012. He was an instructor at the Oregon Driver Education Center (ODEC) and worked his way up to the Vice President of the company until August of 2021. At ODEC he trained teens, adults, and instructors. He became a Trainer of Trainer with Western Oregon University in 2016, where he loves training adults to become instructors.
Tim now works at Highway Safety Services (HSS) as a Project Specialist. HSS manages the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) and has contracts with National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) where they work on national driver education initiatives. Tim will be presenting the closing keynote address on "The Future of Traffic Education".
Tim now works at Highway Safety Services (HSS) as a Project Specialist. HSS manages the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) and has contracts with National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) where they work on national driver education initiatives. Tim will be presenting the closing keynote address on "The Future of Traffic Education".
Plan Ahead for the Spring Conference
The Traffic Education environment is constantly changing. The 2022 conference will focus on increasing student and teacher engagement, research-based outcome strategies, growth through academic risk-taking, roundtable discussions on "how I teach," sharing the roadway, SPED ideas, school size comparisons, BTW strategies, MT DRIVE Workshops, intersection/roadway design, curriculum modules, CDTP, the future of TE, and more!
Many of you know that our conference is a collaborative effort, made successful because of our many generous member volunteers. Here are some ways you can be involved and help support the 2022 spring conference:
Many of you know that our conference is a collaborative effort, made successful because of our many generous member volunteers. Here are some ways you can be involved and help support the 2022 spring conference:
- Plan to attend! The costs of attending the conference are considered to be an allowable traffic education program expense for professional development under OPI guidelines. The fee is $215 and includes a one-year MTEA membership.
- We need items for door prizes and the Silent Auction! Start gathering or soliciting donations for door prizes and silent auction items now, so you’re ready to bring them to the conference in April.
Conference Logistics
- PRE-REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE STARTING IN MARCH 2022: All attendees must pre-register with MTEA. The registration fee is $215 and includes five meals. Walk-in registrations will not be allowed. Cancellation policy: Upon written notice of cancellation, $135 of the $215 registration fee is refundable. The registration form will be available in March.
- LODGING AT THE DELTA-MARRIOTT COLONIAL INN located at 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, MT. Call (406) 443-2100 and mention the Montana Traffic Education Association to get the group rate of $139 plus tax. This rate is good until April 9.
- COLLEGE CREDIT OR RENEWAL UNITS: Register for one semester credit through MSU-N at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 24. The cost is $150. MTEA/OPI will make available, at no additional cost, up to 15 renewal units which can be used with your Montana educator license renewal. You may register for college credit OR renewal units, but NOT BOTH.
- SCHEDULE/AGENDA: Registration packets will be available beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 24. The first general session will begin at noon. The conference ends at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 26.
What past attendees have stated about the Montana Traffic Education Conference:
- Love sharing ideas and the Lesson Slam.
- Really connected with other teachers.
- Excellent group of people.
- Always organized, informative and fun!
- I learned more about tires in five minutes than I’ve known in my lifetime.
- Certainly the best conference I've been to in 40 years of teaching.
- I always take a lot away from the conference and feel that it is a good value for my time.
- Teacher networking and presentations by colleagues.
- Nicely organized.
- Informative, interesting and useful.
- Ideas for hands-on activities.
- Keeping it simple and scheduling workshops so we didn't miss out on anything.
STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE MONTANA TRAFFIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND MTEA!
- Read about past conferences in the MTEA Newsletter
- Download past conference presentations and handouts.
- Like MTEA's Facebook page to be notified of conference registration and upcoming events.
