From the Conference Program: “Thinking Like Historians: Studying history is so much more than learning facts and dates. Learn new ways to engage students and teach them how to interrogate sources and construct historical arguments while discovering intriguing, under-told Montana stories. The Educators Workshop will begin with Mark Johnson, author of The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky, introducing lesson plans he’s created for teaching Montana’s Chinese history. Teacher Leader in Montana History April Wills will discuss how ChatGPT can improve social studies education, and retired Billings librarians Kathi Hoyt and Ruth Ferris will lead attendees in a gallery walk of primary sources for teaching Indian Education for All. Melissa Hubbard, co-director of National History Day in Montana, will discuss how the program offers students the opportunity to become historians. End the day with a presentation by Teacher Leaders in Montana History Jennifer Graham and Ron Buck, who will share strategies for bringing history alive.”