REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE DESE DEADLINE OF JULY 15, 2025 TO REGISTER FOR MATERIALS AND ONLINE ACCESS THRU MISSOURI READ, LEAD AND EXCEED.

Volume I includes 4 on-line units of study, complemented with a textbook manual for study. The online platform makes up the biggest portion of the work for course completion. Participants must complete a six-hour face-to-face training for each unit. All-day, in-person attendance is required, and missed sessions must be made up. Units include: The Challenge of Learning to Read; The Speech Sounds of English; Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling; and Advanced Decoding, Spelling and Word Recognition. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students. Participants will complete a portfolio of Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

NOTE: Materials are provided to participants by the MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education only if they have applied to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Participants should also note that registration using the Frontline system only schedules the required face-to-face training sessions - it does NOT initiate a materials order by the Heart of MO-RPDC.

If a participant is not part of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed program, there will be charge of $1040.00 per participant. Contact instructor listed below for possible funding solutions.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE DESE DEADLINE OF JULY 15, 2025 TO REGISTER FOR MATERIALS AND ONLINE ACCESS THRU MISSOURI READ, LEAD AND EXCEED.

Volume 2 includes 4 on-line units with a face-to-face training for each unit. All components are required and participants must attend all four face-to-face trainings. Units include: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary; Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension; Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction; and The Reading-Writing Connection. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students, Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

NOTE: Teachers must have successfully completed all components of LETRS Volume 1 in order to register for LETRS Volume 2.

This program offers support for mid-career teachers.

MTDS Teacher Academy is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has:

*completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program

*completed at least 3 years of successful teaching

*a strong desire for professional improvement

This opportunity provides:

*two statewide events with national expert, John Antonetti

*a copy of John's book: 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong

*access to on-demand learning modules to enrich teacher learning anywhere and anytime

*consultant support

*networking with other teachers

*competency-based programming

There will be a January State meeting with John Antonetti and a May meeting and those dates are to be announced at a later time.

Fee schedule to be determined.

This learning opportunity is designed for LEAs starting or developing a comprehensive literacy plan (CLP). The training helps districts understand literacy improvement purposes and effectively use Steps to Success Guidance materials to create K-12 literacy plans based on Comprehensive Literacy Needs Assessment results. This framework provides administrators and teachers with guidance on integrating literacy instruction with state standards and evidence-based practices for long-term student success. Enrollment requires commitment to four trainings: two in-person and two virtual sessions over the school year. We request district leadership and literacy leaders attend (minimum two per district).

There will be 2 face-to-face trainings and 2 virtual trainings (with two different meeting times offered each session).

These workshop sessions focusing on current literacy needs for SECONDARY STUDENTS with Reading Success Plans. Topics could include: data analysis and goal writing; progress monitoring and intervention structures; qualification or dismissal requirements; reporting and maintaining documentation. Participants will be encouraged to bring relevant data based on their district data cycle and the DESE assessment windows.

Each session will have a learning progression which will build off of the previous learning session, so we encourage participants to sign up for the complete cohort. However, if participants cannot attend all sessions, attendance will not preclude from attending individual sessions.

Workshop sessions focusing on current literacy needs for students with Reading Success Plans. Topics could include: data analysis and goal writing; progress monitoring and intervention structures; qualification or dismissal requirements; reporting and maintaining documentation. Participants will be encouraged to bring relevant data based on their district data cycle and the DESE assessment windows.

Each session will have a learning progression which will build off of the previous learning session, so we encourage participants to sign up for the complete cohort. However, if participants cannot attend all sessions, attendance will not preclude from attending individual sessions.

Beginning teachers are one of our greatest assets. Yet, 17% of teachers leave the career within the first five years (Gray et al., 2015). Effective professional development is a key factor of teacher retention (Podolsky et al., 2018).

This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.

MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP1) meets the first year of Missouri's BTAP certification requirements.

This opportunity provides:

*consultant support

*networking with other new teachers and educational consultants

*just-in-time learning (critical firsts)

*awareness of the phases of a new teacher

*relationship-building skills

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE DESE DEADLINE OF JULY 15, 2025 TO REGISTER FOR MATERIALS AND ONLINE ACCESS THRU MISSOURI READ, LEAD AND EXCEED.

Volume 2 includes 4 on-line units with a face-to-face training for each unit. All components are required and participants must attend all four face-to-face trainings. Units include: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary; Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension; Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction; and The Reading-Writing Connection. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students, Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

NOTE: Teachers must have successfully completed all components of LETRS Volume 1 in order to register for LETRS Volume 2.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE DESE DEADLINE OF JULY 15, 2025 TO REGISTER FOR MATERIALS AND ONLINE ACCESS THRU MISSOURI READ, LEAD AND EXCEED.

Volume 2 includes 4 on-line units with a face-to-face training for each unit. All components are required and participants must attend all four face-to-face trainings. Units include: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary; Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension; Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction; and The Reading-Writing Connection. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students, Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

NOTE: Teachers must have successfully completed all components of LETRS Volume 1 in order to register for LETRS Volume 2.

Are you a teacher who has alternative certification or working toward it? Join our PLN once a month to collaborate with other teachers! We will cover a variety of topics, including certification, parent/teacher conferences, classroom management, grading practices, lesson planning, and much more! Sign up even if you can only make it a few times!

All meetings will be held virtually. The link will be emailed prior to the meeting.

RYA Coordinators in the Central and Northeast regions are invited to join quarterly virtual roundtable meetings designed to foster collaboration, resource sharing, and mutual support. Facilitated by RYA Consultant, Angie Fadness, these sessions provide targeted professional development through engaging, peer-to-peer discussions focused on expanding and enhancing work-based learning opportunities for students.

This session is for teachers who are already enrolled in Aspire training to make-up the missed Aspire Day 3 session. If you are interested in learning more about registering for Aspire training, please contact the facilitator listed.

These sessions are for teachers who are already enrolled in LETRS training through MO Read, Lead, Exceed to make-up a missed LETRS session. If you are interested in learning more about registering for LETRS training, please contact the facilitator listed.

These sessions are for teachers who are already enrolled in LETRS training through MO Read, Lead, Exceed to make-up a missed LETRS session. If you are interested in learning more about registering for LETRS training, please contact the facilitator listed.

Session Description:  The morning session will focus on:  In this training, behavior consultants will provide administrators with alternatives to suspension that keep students in school.  The afternoon session will focus on:  Social Emotional Learning- CCC Framework Curriculum:  When looking at the future for our students, soft skills are important as an adult to maintain employment. Experiences to support Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for our students should become an embedded practice utilized throughout all content areas at school. This process includes intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies to build skills for our students in 4 areas:

1. Assertiveness

2. Self-efficacy

3. Self-regulation

4. Conflict management

This ongoing process creates opportunities for student success, as well as postsecondary opportunities. In addition, other resources will be available for review. There will also be time for question and answers.

8:30-9 (arrival/registration)

9-11:30 morning session

11:30-12:30 Lunch on your own

12:30-3:30 afternoon session

Location:  Rock Quarry Center, 1400 S Rock Quarry Rd, Columbia, MO 65201, Room Q148.  (When arriving to the building, go to the entrance that is marked #6.)

This session is for teachers who are already enrolled in Early Childhood LETRS training through MO Read, Lead, Exceed to make-up a missed LETRS session. If you are interested in learning more about registering for LETRS training, please contact the facilitator listed.

These sessions are for teachers who are already enrolled in LETRS training through MO Read, Lead, Exceed to make-up a missed LETRS session. If you are interested in learning more about registering for LETRS training, please contact the facilitator listed.

These sessions are for teachers who are already enrolled in LETRS training through MO Read, Lead, Exceed to make-up a missed LETRS session. If you are interested in learning more about registering for LETRS training, please contact the facilitator listed.

English Learners thrive when every educator feels confident and equipped to support them. This full-day, hands-on workshop will lead administrators and EL educators to explore practical models for supporting staff and delivering effective professional development that empowers their classroom teachers to meet the needs of multilingual learners. Participants will examine essential knowledge every educator should have and explore how to translate that knowledge into meaningful professional development.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Explain key principles of Second Language Acquisition and how they impact classroom instruction.

Analyze WIDA ACCESS score reports to inform instructional planning and differentiation.

Use Language Acquisition Plans (LAPs) as instructional tools rather than compliance documents.

Identify cultural factors that influence student engagement and learning.

Model and share high-impact EL strategies that benefit all learners.

Design a structured professional development plan to build staff capacity in supporting Multilingual Learners.

Through guided discussion, collaboration, and planning time, attendees will begin designing a clear plan for delivering impactful staff training and building a school culture where multilingual learners are seen as assets.

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