Teaching Montana’s Constitution: A Summer Workshop for Educators will bring together Montana teachers for an in-person professional development opportunity focused on incorporating the story of Montana’s Constitution in their social studies, history, ELA, and/or government curriculum.
Fast Facts
- Dates: June 14-16, 2026
- Place: MSU Billings Campus
- Renewal Units: 12
- Cost: FREE! Lodging, two meals per day, and travel stipend provided
- Target Audience: Middle and High School social studies and ELA teachers
- Registration link: Register - Teaching Montana’s Constitution
Learn More
Organized by the Friends of the Montana Constitution, a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit, this workshop assembles constitutional experts, historians, retired public servants, and current educators to dive deep into the history of Montana’s unique 1972 Constitution and the people who wrote it. Teachers will leave the workshop not only with new materials and resources, but also with new strategies for incorporating Montana history and government into their classrooms in exciting and engaging ways.
- Session Topics Include:
- A primer on Montana’s Constitution
- Stories of the delegates to the 1972 Constitutional Convention including C. Louise Cross
- The role of judges
- The history of MT in the 1960’s & 1970’s
- Montana Constitutional Law
- How Article X led to Indian Education for All
- Understanding the initiative process and the role of the legislature, and more!
Presenters Include: Betsy Griffing, retired adjunct Professor of Montana Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Litigator; Pat Cotter, retired Montana Supreme Court Justice; Constance Van Kley, Assistant Professor with the Alexander Blewett III School of Law; Emily Cross, Billings Attorney and Granddaughter of constitutional convention delegate C. Louise Cross; Brad Faulhaber, Gov’t and Criminal Law Teacher with Sidney Public Schools; and Susan Fox, Retired Legislative Services Director.
Sponsors: This workshop is organized by the Friends of the Montana Constitution with support and funding from the Montana 250 Commission and the Montana Historical Society.
Questions?
Contact: Julia Gustafson, Coordinator, coordinator@montanaconstitution.org or 406-422-2920.
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