Professional Learning
formerly MLPPDMS
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Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning
Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 5/31/2023 to 8/8/2023
Location: To Be Announced (To Be Announced, MO)
Dates: 8/14/2023 to 4/1/2024
Location: Bolivar, Missouri (Bolivar, MO) [map]
Location: Forsyth High School Cafeteria (Forsyth, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/15/2023 to 4/8/2024
Dates: 8/28/2023 to 3/11/2024
Dates: 8/30/2023 to 2/16/2024
Location: Park Central Office Building (Springfield, MO)
Audience: First / Second year teachers that were unable to attend the first session
Dates: 9/8/2023
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 (BTAP) meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements. This opportunity provides:
MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements.
-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
-on-demand learning, including videos by Mike Rutherford
Dates: 9/8/2023 to 2/1/2024
MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Network
Missouri students need great teachers. Your role as a builder of the next generation of educators is SO important! Together we can help build the future of Missouri teachers.
Regional Grow Your Own networks are designed:
-to connect district GYO program designers/facilitators through active collaborative groups.
-to promote resource/information sharing among colleagues.
-to create opportunities that inspire students to become great educators.
-using the Aspiring Level state competencies as a focus.
Join us if you are a designer/facilitator of a GYO club/chapter or class who wants to:
-connect with other leaders who work with the next generation of educators.
-hear relevant guest speakers.
-learn about resources and opportunities that support your program.
-share the fantastic happenings of your group of future teachers.
Regional networking sessions support the implementation and growth of GYO teacher recruitment programs in all Missouri school districts and charter schools. The state MTDS GYO Coordinator, Sandy Humbyrd, a former Ed Pathways Dual Credit Class Teacher & Ed Club Sponsor, who completed doctoral work on Missouri's GYO programs, will be facilitating network gatherings.
Location: TBD (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 9/11/2023 to 3/4/2024
Location: Alumni Center, 300 S Jefferson, Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/11/2023 to 2/26/2024
Dates: 9/12/2023 to 2/13/2024
Location: Conway Elementary / Ezard (Conway, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/15/2023 to 4/12/2024
Dates: 9/18/2023 to 1/22/2024
Dates: 9/19/2023 to 1/23/2024
Dates: 9/20/2023 to 4/9/2024
Dates: 9/25/2023 to 1/29/2024
Dates: 9/29/2023 to 2/28/2024
Dates: 10/2/2023 to 3/5/2024
Dates: 10/3/2023 to 2/6/2024
Dates: 10/5/2023 to 5/14/2024
Location: 6 West Plains (MSU-West Plains--Lybyer Center) (West Plains, MO) [map]
Audience: First year teachers
Dates: 10/12/2023 to 2/21/2024
Dates: 10/16/2023 to 3/18/2024
Dates: 10/17/2023 to 2/6/2024
Dates: 11/3/2023 to 3/6/2024
Location: Online Learning (Online Learning, On)
Dates: 11/13/2023 to 4/15/2024
Dates: 11/13/2023 to 4/22/2024
Dates: 11/29/2023 to 4/2/2024
Audience: First and Second year teachers needing to complete the BTAP requirements.
Dates: 1/19/2024 to 5/1/2024
This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System This opportunity provides:
Emerging A meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
-promote student interaction
-meet student needs and well-being
-minimize disruption
-allow teacher movement for monitoring student progress
-increase & manage student productivity
-encourage self-directed student learning
-lesson targets
-activities, tasks, and/or experiences
-research-based and/or evidence-based strategies
-methods for monitoring/communicating student progress towards meeting lesson target
Location: Virtual Meeting (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 2/1/2024 to 4/4/2024
Dates: 2/2/2024 to 4/29/2024
Dates: 2/6/2024 to 5/7/2024
Location: Mountain Grove Elementary School (Mountain Grove, MO) [map]
Dates: 2/19/2024 to 4/29/2024
Location: Exceptional Pupil Cooperative (Bolivar, MO) [map]
Dates: 2/23/2024 to 4/12/2024
Dates: 3/11/2024 to 5/17/2024
Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]
Audience: Registered Youth Apprenticeship Coordinators; CTE Directors; Superintendents/Principal; H.S. Counselors
Dates: 4/3/2024
Location: Park Central Office Building Room 209 (Springfield, MO)
Audience: k-5 teachers, coaches, interventionists, special ed teachers
Dates: 4/4/2024
Dates: 4/5/2024
Location: Lebanon: Robert W Plaster Center for Student Success (Lebanon, Mo) [map]
Dates: 4/30/2024
Location: Springfield, MO (Springfield, MO)
These sessions are designed for members of professional development committees who want to provide powerful professional development opportunities for their schools and districts.
Participants will:
-Understand the roles and responsibilities of effective Professional Development Committees (PDCs)
-Examine the relationship between student growth, educator evaluation and professional learning
-Explore the criteria for evaluating professional development and the appropriate budgeting of funds.
- Draft or review their PDC Plan for the school year using Missouri Professional Learning Guidelines (revised 2020) and district/building goals.
This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (mo-mtds.net)
Suggested items to bring to aid in discussion:
-Current PDC Plan
-CSIP
-Building school improvement goals
-Needs assessment results (if available)
-District/building focus areas for educator evaluation and teacher growth plans (if available)
Dates: 5/1/2024 to 7/25/2024
Dates: 5/2/2024
Location: 5. Virtual (Virtual, MO)
Audience: 6-12 teachers, coaches, interventionists, special ed teachers
Dates: 5/9/2024
Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]
Dates: 5/10/2024
Location: Virtual (any place, MO)
Dates: 5/16/2024
Dates: 5/20/2024
Dates: 5/21/2024 to 8/7/2024
Dates: 5/28/2024 to 8/6/2024
Dates: 5/30/2024
Dates: 6/5/2024
Learning Blade is an online system that allows ANY teacher to provide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), Computer Science (CS) and Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Dates: 6/6/2024 to 6/7/2024
Dates: 6/11/2024 to 8/5/2024
Dates: 6/13/2024 to 8/8/2024
Dates: 6/17/2024 to 6/21/2024
Dates: 6/24/2024 to 6/28/2024
Dates: 6/26/2024
Participants also receive access to an A.I. Survival Guide with over 25 pages of additional resources.
Duane Martin and Emily Omohundro from Ed Counsel Law Firm will also discuss legal and policy ramifications.
Dates: 7/25/2024 to 1/31/2025
Location: Bolivar - Lime Bank (Bolivar, MO) [map]
Audience: Teachers with an Initial Certificate or considered Teachers of Record in their District in their first 2 years of teaching.
Dates: 7/29/2024 to 3/24/2025
MTDS BTAP meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements.
Dates: 7/30/2024 to 3/25/2025
Dates: 7/31/2024 to 3/26/2025
Location: Hollister Central Office (Hollister, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/1/2024 to 3/27/2025
Dates: 8/2/2024 to 8/7/2024
Dates: 8/5/2024
Dates: 8/5/2024 to 8/6/2024
Dates: 8/6/2024 to 12/9/2024
Audience: Administrators, Behavior Coaches, Leadership Teams, Lead Teachers, Behavior Interventionists
Dates: 8/8/2024
Dates: 8/12/2024 to 2/27/2025
Audience: Early Childhood Special Education and Elementary Paraprofessionals
Dates: 8/12/2024
Location: Forsyth R-3 School District (Forsyth, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/13/2024 to 4/7/2025
This Vol. 2 professional learning series focuses specifically on oral language and vocabulary, understanding reading comprehension, text-driven comprehension instruction, and the reading-writing connection.
The 'blended learning' format of Vol. 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates and an online course license (through Lexia Learning) that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.
Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their manuals from DESE. If you are not a MO RLE recipient, contact Melinda Odom for ordering your manual. DO NOT purchase your own materials! NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award (for our records only).
Meeting dates:
For any additional questions, contact Melinda Odom
Audience: New teachers, new leaders/administrators, new implementers, new behavior coaches/interventionists
Dates: 8/13/2024
Dates: 8/15/2024 to 3/27/2025
Audience: Secondary Paraprofessionals
Dates: 8/15/2024
Dates: 8/16/2024 to 2/17/2025
Dates: 8/22/2024 to 1/30/2025
Location: Weaubleau Elementary School (Weaubleau, MO) [map]
Audience: K-5 classroom teachers; SpEd; literacy/instructional coach or interventionist
Dates: 8/26/2024 to 4/14/2025
(1) There are four 'face to face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:
(2) Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact janaloge@missouristate.edu for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for approximately $425.
(3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!
For any additional questions, contact JennyDunagan@MissouriState.edu
Audience: MAP-A Teachers, DLM Coordinators
Dates: 8/26/2024
Dates: 8/27/2024 to 2/6/2025
Dates: 8/28/2024 to 1/22/2025
Dates: 8/28/2024
Dates: 8/29/2024 to 1/30/2025
SPECIAL NOTES: Participants must attend a 90-minute virtual launch in August (dates/times will be sent via email).
(1) There are four 'face-to-face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:
(2) Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients. Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact Melinda Odom for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for $399. (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!
For any additional questions, contact Melinda Odom Meeting dates:8/29/24. 10/1/24, 12/19/24, 1/30/25
Audience: Classroom Teachers and Instructional Coaches with a minimum of 3 years teaching.
Dates: 8/29/2024 to 4/3/2025
-completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in MO
-completed at least 3 years of successful teaching
-a strong desire for professional improvement
This opportunity provides:
-Statewide event with national expert, John Antonetti
-a copy 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
Dates: 9/3/2024 to 2/25/2025
Audience: Teachers who are mentors, or are wanting to become mentors.
Dates: 9/4/2024 to 2/19/2025
This program offers learning and support for mentor teachers.
MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.
-coaching, observation, and feedback training and support.
-regional networking with other mentor teachers
-opportunities to apply newly acquired skills with beginning teachers
Dates: 9/5/2024 to 2/20/2025
Location: Pleasant Hope R-VI (Pleasant Hope, MO)
Dates: 9/9/2024 to 1/27/2025
Dates: 9/9/2024
Audience: Teachers with Initial Certificates or in their first 4 years of teaching; focused on creating engaging lessons and formative assessment.
Dates: 9/9/2024 to 2/24/2025
You made it through year one, but your learning never stops! Continue your growth as an emerging teacher!
Purposeful Lesson Planning (formerly BTAP B) offers continued support for early career teachers.
MTDS: Purposeful Lesson Planning is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri.
-access to experts- statewide event with Mike Rutherford!
-access to on-demand learning, including Mike Rutherford's MTDS series
Audience: Long-term substitute teachers in special education classrooms, process coordinators, directors.
Dates: 9/16/2024
Dates: 9/16/2024 to 2/3/2025
(2) Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients. Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need to contact Melinda Odom for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for $399.
Meeting Dates: 9/16/24, 10/21/24, 12/9/24, 2/3/25
Dates: 9/17/2024 to 2/4/2025
Audience: Teachers who have completed Teacher Academy.
Dates: 9/19/2024 to 4/3/2025
This program offers support for mid-career teachers. MTDS: Developing Stories Through Powerful Task Design is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has:
-a strong desire for continuous professional improvement
- It is recommended to attend MTDS Teacher Academy prior to attending this program, but it is not a requirement
-State event with national expert, John Antonetti
-a copy of John's book: Powerful Task Design
Dates: 9/20/2024 to 1/31/2025
Dates: 9/23/2024 to 2/5/2025
Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their manuals from DESE. If you are not a MO RLE recipient, contact melindaodom@missouristate.edu for ordering your manual. DO NOT purchase your own materials! Registration for four F2F dates includes parking and hot breakfast for $300 (This is waived for MO RLE recipients.). Lunch is on your own.
Meeting dates: 9/23, 10/28, 12/16/24, 2/5/25
Dates: 9/23/2024 to 2/10/2025
Dates: 9/24/2024 to 2/10/2025
Dates: 9/26/2024 to 2/18/2025
Audience: ECSE teachers, Paraprofessionals, Process Coordinators, ECSE Directors
Dates: 9/27/2024
Location: SPS Professional & Virtual Learning Center (Springfield, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/27/2024 to 2/24/2025