The Montana Professional Learning Collaborative (MTPLC) is an ESA and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes for students by providing comprehensive professional development and support services to educators and schools. MTPLC serves schools of all sizes, including those in extremely rural and tribal communities. MTPLC offers affordable self-paced online courses for continuing education credit through the University of Montana focusing on English Language Arts, Gifted Education, and Indian Education for All (IEFA), a Montana constitutional mandate that all students learn about the history, diversity, cultures, and sovereignty of Montana’s tribes. Other program areas include in-person and virtual workshops on such topics as Artificial Intelligence in Schools, Dyslexia, Behavioral and Mental Health and hosts the yearly August Institute, a three day hybrid conference currently in its 28th year.
MTPLC also delivers specialized consulting and administrative support in the areas of special education, teacher mentorship, Title I program development and monitoring. Finally, MTPLC administers a Stop School Violence Grant, which includes programs like Montana Cares, Mandt training, and Character Strong, providing mental health support and social emotional skill development for rural and tribal students.
If you are interested in taking any online Indian Education for All courses, visit IEFA Courses - MTPLC.ORG for information on registration and further course description.
All Courses are available for Undergraduate or Graduate Credit, unless noted. Students must complete the course through MT-PLC, with a passing grade, before registering for credits. If you were not instructed by MT-PLC to use one of the portals below, please do not register for any open section. If your portal is not displayed below, please email coco.ponce@mso.umt.edu
To see all available IEFA courses from MTPLC please check: https://www.mtplc.org/iefa-courses.html
