2018 Montana Traffic Education Conference

Focus on Success
April 22-24, 2018
​GranTree Inn, ​Bozeman, Montana
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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Registration forms will be mailed to all traffic education programs with the Spring MTEA News or DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM. Please register by April 16, 2018.

We will have another LESSON SLAM, so get your lesson ideas ready!
​The annual spring 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 CONFERENCE AGENDA. Guest speakers include Harry Amend, a retired coach and school administrator who now consults on Leadership Development, Kelly Browning from Impact Teen Drivers, Jeffrey Weldon on crashes and courts, Stephanie Harrell on new car technology, and the ever-popular Rich Hanson. Back by teacher demand is the Lesson Slam lesson exchange. Bring a favorite traffic education lesson that can be shared in a three-minute, interactive exchange at your table and with a larger group.

Montana traffic educators and others will present on teaching at small schools, intersections, parent meetings, special needs students, teacher health behind the wheel, and the latest from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. 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.

A pre-conference workshop on navigating the OPI’s new website and changes to the Traffic Education curriculum will be offered on Sunday morning.
​PRE-REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE
All attendees must pre-register with MTEA by Monday, April 16, 2018. The registration fee is $205 and includes five meals. Download the registration form, 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
The 2018 conference takes place at the Best Western Plus – GranTree Inn, 1325 N. 7th Avenue, Bozeman.  Room rate is $99.00 (plus tax) for a single or double room. Attendees will be asked for a credit card to secure a room.
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Call the GranTree Inn at 406-587-5261 or 1-800-780-7234 or the Days Inn at 406-587-5251.  Mention the group name (Montana Traffic Education) to get the special rate. Cut-off for the group rate is March 30 so reserve your room early.

COLLEGE CREDIT
Register for one semester credit through Montana State University-Northern on opening day of conference. Write a paper due in late May. The cost to MSUN is $150. 

RENEWAL UNITS
The Montana Office of Public Instruction will issue, at no additional cost, up to 16 renewal units which can only be used for your Montana educator license renewal.

​You may register for college credit OR renewal units, but NOT BOTH.
DOOR PRIZES & SILENT AUCTION
Please 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.