2019 Montana Traffic Education Conference
Teaching the Whole Student
April 28-30, 2019
Copper King Hotel and Convention Center, Butte, Montana
April 28-30, 2019
Copper King Hotel and Convention Center, Butte, Montana
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Visit the Past Conferences page to download handouts. Plan ahead for the 2020 conference - Great Falls, April 26-28, 2020!
The annual spring Montana Traffic Education Conference--jointly sponsored by the Montana Traffic Education Association (MTEA) and the Office of Public Instruction--is open to traffic education teachers, traffic safety professionals, and anyone interested in traffic education and teen driver safety.
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
DOWNLOAD DRAFT AGENDA
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About the Copper King Hotel in Butte, Montana!
The annual spring Montana Traffic Education Conference--jointly sponsored by the Montana Traffic Education Association (MTEA) and the Office of Public Instruction--is open to traffic education teachers, traffic safety professionals, and anyone interested in traffic education and teen driver safety.
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
DOWNLOAD DRAFT AGENDA
DOWNLOAD SPEAKER BIOS/SESSION DETAILS
About the Copper King Hotel in Butte, Montana!
This year's theme is Teaching the Whole Student with sessions on teaching from the heart; sharing the road with bicycles, motorcycles and semis; parent meetings; tire safety; teen vaping/smoking; healthy back exercises; and more! As always, there will be an OPI report on traffic education in Montana and DOJ/MVD staff will give a CDTP update and answer your driver licensing questions.
PRE-REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE: All attendees must pre-register with MTEA by Monday, April 22, 2019. The registration fee is $205 and includes three meals. Tear off the registration form below, complete, and mail to MTEA with a check for $205. Walk-in registrations are strongly discouraged. Cancellation policy: Upon written notice of cancellation, $135 of the $205 registration is refundable.
BOOK YOUR ROOM BY APRIL 1: The 2019 conference takes place at the Copper King Hotel and Convention Center, 4655 Harrison Avenue, Butte. The room rate is $109/single or $119/double (plus tax) and breakfast is included. A credit card is required to book a room. Call the Copper Inn Hotel at (406) 406-565-5001. Identify yourself as a member of MTEA to get the special group rate. Cut-off for the group rate is April 1, so reserve your room now.
COLLEGE CREDIT OR RENEWAL UNITS: Register for one semester credit through MSUN at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 22. The cost is $150. OPI will make available, at no additional cost, up to 15 renewal units which can only 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 28. The first general session will begin at noon. The conference ends at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 30.
DOOR PRIZES & SILENT AUCTION
Please plan to bring an item to give as a door prize and consider donating items for the MTEA silent auction!
PRE-REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE: All attendees must pre-register with MTEA by Monday, April 22, 2019. The registration fee is $205 and includes three meals. Tear off the registration form below, complete, and mail to MTEA with a check for $205. Walk-in registrations are strongly discouraged. Cancellation policy: Upon written notice of cancellation, $135 of the $205 registration is refundable.
BOOK YOUR ROOM BY APRIL 1: The 2019 conference takes place at the Copper King Hotel and Convention Center, 4655 Harrison Avenue, Butte. The room rate is $109/single or $119/double (plus tax) and breakfast is included. A credit card is required to book a room. Call the Copper Inn Hotel at (406) 406-565-5001. Identify yourself as a member of MTEA to get the special group rate. Cut-off for the group rate is April 1, so reserve your room now.
COLLEGE CREDIT OR RENEWAL UNITS: Register for one semester credit through MSUN at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 22. The cost is $150. OPI will make available, at no additional cost, up to 15 renewal units which can only 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 28. The first general session will begin at noon. The conference ends at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 30.
DOOR PRIZES & SILENT AUCTION
Please plan to bring an item to give as a door prize and consider donating items for the MTEA silent auction!
What participants like 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.
