Event Information

Venue

Travel

  • Fairmont does not offer shuttles.

  • Ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft are available.

  • Carpool with a friend(s)!

Meals

  • Coffee, tea, and lunch will be provided.

  • Breakfast and dinner will be the responsibility of our attendees. Click to view dining options located at Fairmont Hot Springs and nearby:

    • Waters Edge Dining Room (Located at Fairmont Hot Springs)

      • Fine dining - full menu of Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest favorites including Montana Beef, Fresh Seafood, and Poultry plus Vegetarian and Gluten free items.

    • Springwater Cafe (Located at Fairmont Hot Springs)

      • Casual dining - Scrumptious sandwiches,  tasty paninis, bountiful salads, our FAMOUS fish-n-chips, and local favorites like the “Pork Chop Sandwich” will keep you coming back for more. For children 12 years and under, Fairmont offers lots of kid-friendly choices for our younger diners.

    • Minerals Lounge (Located at Fairmont Hot Springs)

      • Full-Service Bar, Wine Menu, Microbrews, and seasonal specialty drinks. Snacks, appetizers, and meals are also available.

    • O'Bella- Italian Restaurant (Located in Anaconda, MT. Approx. 8 miles away)

      • Italian, Pizza

    • Barclay II (Located in Anaconda, MT. Approx 8 miles away)

      • Fine Dining - Steak, seafood, gluten free options available

      • Closed on Mondays

    • Panda Cafe (Located in Anaconda, MT. Approx 8 miles away)

      • Chinese

    • Gallicanos Pizzeria (Located in Anaconda, MT. Approx 8 miles away)

      • Stone oven pizza, vegetarian and vegan friendly

    • Dining options in Butte, MT

Credits

There are three ways that an educator can earn credit during this event:

MONTANA OPI Professional Development Units

These are provided through the state’s OPI system. Conference attendees can earn up to 16 PDUs:

  1. At the beginning of EACH conference day, you must SIGN IN on your session’s printed “MT OPI PDU Participant Sign-in Sheet” to confirm your attendance.

  2. After the conference, you will be emailed your Certificate to fill in with your specific info and submit to the state to record your credit.

    *NOTE: Non-Montana educators may be able to earn similar credit in their licensure state(s) by submitting this certificate to their respective educational agency.

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA (UM) - 1 graduate-level credit

CRN 202540/40053 - EDU 555 Instructional Strategies for Optimal Engagement & Learning, Extended Summer Semester 2025

THIS FORM & PROCESS ARE THE SAME FOR EITHER CONFLUENCE TRACK

  1. Complete this Credit Registration Form. Printed copies are available from your Confluence hosts, Brightways Learning.

  2. The Credit Recording Fee is $155, payable to the University of Montana, either by check or by credit card using the registration form.

  3. Return your completed registration form with payment to Kersch/Brightways Learning before the end of the conference.

  4. There will be a brief, follow up course assessment that will be sent to you by email for you to complete by July 15.

  5. From UM staff, students will be emailed registration confirmations/receipts and given their UM student ID numbers.  Also included in the email are instructions on accessing grades and unofficial transcripts on UM’s CyberBear, plus how to order official transcripts. It is the student’s responsibility to verify the transferability of courses to their degree-granting institution and intended major.

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (UAA) - 1 graduate-level credit

Please do this immediately, so we can help you address any registration issues while on-site together and that may take a day or more to resolve.

  1. Make sure you have an active login account on the UAA Genius platform. Returning users can login; New users can create an account.

  2. Document your intent to register for credit by submitting your Intent to Register / Credit Sign-in using your Confluence Track’s Google form.

  3. Add your Course Registration through your UAA Genius account (deadline to register is July 25):

  4. Course fee is $79. Full payment for this course MUST be submitted online at the time of registration. Credit/Debit payments must be made through your UAA Genius account. Check payments must be mailed to UAA; please contact PACE if you plan to pay by check.

  5. There will be a brief, follow up course assessment that will be sent to you by email for you to complete by July 15.

  6. Grades for this course may not be available for transcripts until August 11, 2025.

  7. UAA Course Evaluation - Your feedback about course structure, content and the instructor is invaluable. Responses and comments are collected anonymously; results of the evaluation are not reviewed or shared until after grades have been posted.

  8. If you receive an error or have difficulty during registration and need additional assistance, please contact the PACE office or UAA IT Services:
    kabrennan@alaska.edu /907-786-1934 or uaa.techsupport@alaska.edu /907-786-4646.

Medical Care

Questions?

Ask your Facilitator or another Brightways Learning staff person to assist you.