Montana Digital Academy
Your school district’s partner for supplemental online courses
Created in 2009 by the Montana Legislature, MTDA is the state online program for Montana, supporting instruction for Montana students in partnership with public schools across the state.
Breaking down barriers to a more robust education
MTDA puts no limits on learning. Students can access their classes whenever and wherever they want, eliminating schedule conflicts, and expanding academic options, while helping many students to graduate on time.
- Our extensive course catalog expands access to Advanced Placement® and specialized elective courses, especially for our rural schools
- Courses are offered during fall, spring, and summer terms
- MTDA exclusively uses Montana public school teachers
MTDA Spotlight: Callie Wood, Browning High School Class of 2025
Callie Wood is a busy senior at Browning High School. In addition to her activities as a cheerleader and track athlete, she is one of the top three students in Browning’s Class of 2025. She plans to follow in the family ‘business’ and pursue her post high school education to become a neonatal nurse. Find
Offering Original Credit Core and Elective Courses
Over 75 original credit courses, including AP and Dual Credit offered to High School students across Montana. Contact your local school to enroll!
FlexCAP: Need to make up a required class?
MTDA offers a full range of core FlexCAP courses
(Contact your local school to enroll)
Courses Exclusively taught by Montana Public School Teachers
Dakota Indigenous Language
This course focuses on building Dakota language skills and related cultural knowledge. Students will learn vocabulary, basic greetings, introductions, and simple conversational sentences. Successful students in this course have an intrinsic interest in language and culture. They keep an open mind while learning about cultures that may not be their own. Successful language students also have the courage to record themselves pronouncing the language and receiving feedback to improve their skills.
Nakoda Indigenous Language
This course focuses on building Nakoda (Assiniboine) language skills and related cultural knowledge. Students will learn vocabulary, basic greetings, introductions, and simple conversational sentences. Successful students in this course have an intrinsic interest in language and culture. They keep an open mind while learning about cultures that may not be their own. Successful language students also have the courage to record themselves pronouncing the language and receiving feedback to improve their skills.
Artificial Intelligence in the World
Artificial Intelligence in the World is an introductory course that guides students through the concepts, tools, and building blocks of artificial intelligence. This course provides students with a broad overview of how AI is used in decision-making and problem-solving worldwide. Students will learn how ethics impacts AI and will also have the opportunity to explore the various parts of AI with hands-on activities through the use of chatbots and other exciting interactives.
Middle School French
Middle School French teaches foundational language skills designed to introduce students to French language and culture, and to prepare students for high school language courses. Students learn pronunciation, useful communicative expressions, an introduction to verb conjugation and the principles of gender agreement. Weekly topics include greetings, numbers, age, calendar, the classroom, everyday activities, family, friends, pets, and occupations.
Jobs For Montana Graduates
Jobs for Montana Graduates is a class that enhances students’ exposure to career exploration, employability skills, and business/employer connection. Students will begin with a Career Exploration unit and then will be empowered through Project Based Learning (PBL) to tailor their experience based on their goals or objectives. Students will be expected to connect weekly with their teacher to reflect on their experiences and will be assessed according to the Jobs for American Graduates (JAG) core competencies. Students should also understand that this class will require them to be proactive in reaching out to members of their community to enhance their learning, as well as require them to begin learning and implementing professional communication skills.