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1. Leadership Academy - Central RPDC

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: Varies (Varies, MO)

Audience: Building Leaders in Year 3 and Beyond

Dates: 6/13/2022 to 6/14/2023

The focus of Leadership Academy is to ensure success of all students by building leadership capacity. This year-long experience develops effective leaders who:
** Demonstrate their roles as lead learners
** Develop and cultivate positive, productive professional relationships
** Develop skills to effectively develop teachers
** Create and sustain a culture of continuous improvement

Leadership Academy is designed for building leaders in Year 3 and beyond.

The program includes state meetings: Kickoff (June 13-15, 2022), Winter Meeting (Jan. 12-13, 2023), Graduation (June 14-16, 2023) are all held in Columbia and the Outdoor Leadership Experience (Oct. 25-29, 2022) is held at Trout Lodge, Potosi, as well as 4 regional cohort meetings that are subject to some changes.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 9/28
  • Wait: 0/0

2. LETRS: Volume 1 Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling - Cohort 1

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education or Interventionists, & Administrators

Dates: 6/16/2022 to 2/8/2023

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction.

Sessions Include
VIRTUAL 2-Hour Launch Session: Overview and first assignment
Face-to-Face Sessions:
Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition
  • Enrolled: 23/24
  • Wait: 0/0

3. SW-PBS Tier 2 - Foundations & Systems

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Building administrator & at least 2 additional staff members w/expertise and/or interest in specialized behavior support

Dates: 6/29/2022 to 2/23/2023

Starting Soon
Missouri SW-PBS will host a series of 6 sessions for schools that have completed Tier 1 training and are ready to transition to developing Tier 1 interventions for SW-PBS framework. During these sessions, teams receive an overview of Tier 2 purposes, research, and intervention examples. They assess fidelity of Tier 1 implementation and determine their school's readiness for developing a Tier 2 system. As an initial outcome, the Tier 2 team develops a systematic process for identifying students at-risk of developing problem behaviors, which includes use of data decision rules and a teacher nomination process. Teams establish procedures to determine the function of behavior in order to match student difficulties with appropriate interventions. The use of universal screening instruments is considered.

To learn the Tier 2 process, teams work toward implementation of Check-In, Check-Out (CICO), and Social Skills Intervention Groups (SSIG) both of which are research-based interventions. Clear entry and exit criteria are established for the two interventions, and data to be collected for progress monitoring is identified. Teams provide professional development to ensure all school staff understand the interventions and their role in implementing the interventions including promoting generalization of skills across multiple settings. Families receive information about the purpose of the intervention and their role in supporting their child's participation. By the end of Tier 2 training, teams create data rules for making decisions about individual student progress monitoring data and develop plans to fully implement the intervention the following year.

*Participants should bring a device capable of accessing digital documents via the internet (Chromebooks have difficulty accessing UCM Guest Wifi). Access to the internet will be provided via UCM Guest Wifi access.
  • Enrolled: 1/30
  • Wait: 0/0

4. LETRS: Volume 1 Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling - Cohort 4

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education or Interventionists, & Administrators

Dates: 7/14/2022 to 2/7/2023

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction.

Sessions Include
VIRTUAL 2-Hour Launch Session: Overview and first assignment
Face-to-Face Sessions:
Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

  • Enrolled: 13/24
  • Wait: 0/0

5. LETRS: Volume 1 Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling - Cohort 3

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education or Interventionists, & Administrators

Dates: 7/14/2022 to 3/23/2023

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction.

Sessions Include
VIRTUAL 2-Hour Launch Session: Overview and first assignment
Face-to-Face Sessions:
Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

  • Enrolled: 18/24
  • Wait: 0/0

6. LETRS: Volume 1 Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling - Cohort 2

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education or Interventionists, & Administrators

Dates: 7/20/2022 to 3/29/2023

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Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction.

Sessions Include
VIRTUAL 2-Hour Launch Session: Overview and first assignment
Face-to-Face Sessions:
Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition
  • Enrolled: 23/23
  • Wait: 0/0

7. New to School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS)

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: School staff members new to SW-PBS framework

Dates: 7/28/2022

Are you a new teacher or administrator in a SW-PBS school and have never participated in SW-PBS training? We are offering this half-day Training for staff members and administrators new to SW-PBS. The training will focus on understanding the components of the Tier 1 process.

*Participants should bring a device capable of accessing digital documents via the internet (Chromebooks have difficulty accessing UCM Guest Wifi). Access to the internet will be provided via UCM Guest Wifi access.
  • Enrolled: 14/30
  • Wait: 0/0

8. Systematic Approach to Career-Life Preparedness/MSIP 6 and Career Planning

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: MS & HS Counselors, Career Educators, Transition Educators, and Administrators

Dates: 8/4/2022

Schools are where young adults prepare themselves for their future. MSIP 6 contains l standards and indicators that relate to Career Planning and Development. During this training, we will review MSIP 6 directly related to Career Planning. Take a moment and answer these questions - How would my school define - Success Ready Student? Do we systemically support Career Development in our curriculum? Do we believe all students should have a plan? Participants will reflect on current practices, weigh their progress, and establish action steps to reach the desired goals. We will discuss a progression sequence when using worksheets, activities, and assessments within Missouri Connections and introduce the Middle and High School Frameworks to support career development grades 5-12.

This training will be held in person at the Central RPDC in Warrensburg. It will also be zoomed virtually for those who cannot attend in person.
  • Enrolled: 4/27
  • Wait: 0/0

9. MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Teacher Mentors and/or Instructional Coaches

Dates: 8/5/2022 to 3/24/2023

This program offers learning and support for mentor teachers. 

MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.

This opportunity provides:

-coaching, observation, and feedback training and support.

-consultant support

-regional networking with other mentor teachers

-opportunities to apply newly acquired skills with beginning teachers

-competency-based programming

 

MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:

Managing a Classroom: Manages Behavior, Creates & Manages a Learning Environment, Communicates Progress Toward Learning Goals

Being a Professional: Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals

Designing Instruction: Develops Research-Based Instruction

Reflecting on Practice: Sets Growth Goals

Register separately for the Statewide Meeting at MTDS Statewide Meeting

Lunch will be provided.

  • Enrolled: 15/25
  • Wait: 0/0

10. LETRS: Volume 2, Units 5-8 Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, SPED or Interventionists, & Administrators who have completed LETRS Volume 1

Dates: 8/5/2022 to 4/4/2023

This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Participants will link oral language to vocabulary, writing phases of development and spelling. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genre, and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention and spelling. Participants will walk away with strategies to apply in the classroom. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

Participants must have already completed LETRS Volume 1. Each participant must purchase Volume 2 LETRS modules for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1. Please contact Karen McDonald or Sonya Manz kmcdonald@ucmo.edu or manz@ucmo.edu, for further information.

The registration fee for all dates does NOT include the materials fee which is paid separately to Lexia Learning. (1-800-547-6747 ext. 5136) or go to https://store.voyagersopris.com/letrs/
  • Enrolled: 32/40
  • Wait: 0/0

11. MTDS: Survivor Series (Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A)

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: 1st Year Teachers

Dates: 8/12/2022 to 3/23/2023

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

This opportunity provides:

-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

MTDS BTAP meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:

  • Builds Relationships & Culture: Creating culturally responsive relationships built on trust and mutual respect for all
  • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment: Implementing classroom layouts and organizational strategies to:
  • Develops Research-Based Instruction: Using research-based lesson planning models/practices to plan lessons that include:

-lesson targets

-activities, tasks, and/or experiences

-research-based and/or evidence-based strategies

-methods for monitoring/communicating student progress towards meeting lesson target

  • Engages Students in Content: Evaluating lessons to identify engaging qualities of work, high level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies

Location: UCM (Foster Knox Hall) & Leeton School District

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0

12. MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP)

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: 1st Year Teachers

Dates: 8/12/2022 to 3/3/2023

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

This opportunity provides:

-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

MTDS BTAP meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:

  • Builds Relationships & Culture: Creating culturally responsive relationships built on trust and mutual respect for all
  • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment: Implementing classroom layouts and organizational strategies to:

-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

  • Develops Research-Based Instruction: Using research-based lesson planning models/practices to plan lessons that include:

-lesson targets

-activities, tasks, and/or experiences

-research-based and/or evidence-based strategies

-methods for monitoring/communicating student progress towards meeting lesson target

  • Engages Students in Content: Evaluating lessons to identify engaging qualities of work, high level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies

Lunch Provided.
  • Enrolled: 6/25
  • Wait: 0/0

13. MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Regional Cohort

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Teachers, Administrators, and/or GYO Program Leaders

Dates: 8/17/2022 to 3/21/2023

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 cohorts 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 for quarterly meetings 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 cohorts support the implementation and growth of GYO teacher recruitment programs in all Missouri school districts and charter schools. The state MTDS GYO Teacher Development Specialist, a former Ed Pathways Dual Credit Class Teacher & Ed Club Sponsor who completed doctoral work on Missouri's GYO programs, will join Betsy Ridenhour, Regional MTDS Specialist, in facilitating cohort gatherings.

      Lunch will be provided.

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0

14. MTDS Mastering: Professional Development Committee

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: PDC Members and /or Administrators

Dates: 8/31/2022 to 3/28/2023

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)

  • Enrolled: 4/25
  • Wait: 0/0

15. MTDS Teacher Academy

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: A current classroom teacher with 3 years of classroom experience - A teacher with demonstrated classroom effectiveness - A teacher with a commitment to sustained professional growth

Dates: 9/8/2022 to 5/11/2023

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 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

MTDS Teacher Academy emphasizes these MTDS Competencies:

Community Builder: Works in a Community of Practice (Shares innovative practices and revisions to instruction obtained from conducting action research and the use of emerging research within a community of practice)

Reflective Learner: Engages in Ongoing Reflective Practice (Reflects on, in, and for practice, focusing on: (a)directing future instruction by reflecting; and (b)monitoring progress, evaluating results, and adjusting instruction based on the use of action research and student growth data)

Instructional Designer: Uses Data to Make Decisions (Designs and adjusts lessons &/or learning goals in response to ongoing analysis of student needs based on multiple sources of data to meet individual learning needs and promote student progress)

Facilitator of Student Thinking & Learning: Engages Students in Content (Facilitates learning experiences that combine engaging qualities of work, high level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies to engage students intellectually, academically, &/or emotionally in content and in advancing their own learning. Lunch will be provided.

  • Enrolled: 6/30
  • Wait: 0/0

16. MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: 2nd Year Teachers who have completed 1st year Beginning Teachers

Dates: 9/13/2022 to 2/21/2023

You made it through year one, but your learning never stops! Continue your growth as an emerging teacher!

This program offers continued support for early career teachers.

To celebrate the completion of a successful first year of teaching, MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B includes a statewide event featuring Mike Rutherford, author of The Artisan Teacher! Participants will also receive a copy of Mike's book The Artisan Teacher.

MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri.

This opportunity provides:

-access to experts- statewide event with Mike Rutherford!

-access to on-demand learning, including Mike Rutherford's MTDS series

-consultant support

-networking with other teachers

-competency-based programming

MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:

Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs

Design lesson variations to: content, process, product, and/or environment based on analysis of student needs.

Plans Student Progress Monitoring

Plans formal and informal assessment strategies and documentation structures to check and record understanding of lesson targets during instruction.

Works in a Community of Practice

Participates in a community of practice to share evidence of effectiveness and progress towards curricular goals, plan curricular revisions, and discuss meeting student needs.

Register separately for Statewide Meeting at MTDS Statewide Meetings

Lunch will be provided.

  • Enrolled: 5/30
  • Wait: 0/0

17. SW-PBS Tier 3 Foundations

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Building Administrator and at least 2 staff members with expertise and/or interest in specialized behavior support

Dates: 9/14/2022 to 3/14/2023

Missouri School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports will be hosting Tier 3 training designed for SW-PBS school teams that have demonstrated readiness to develop a Tier 3 system of individualized support. School teams build on the established school-wide system to develop an efficient process to serve high-risk students.

Outcomes for these sessions are:
** Purposes of a Tier 3 team
** Establishing data decision rules for student identification
** Conducting a functional behavioral assessment (FBA)
** Using FBA data to develop and implement a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
** Monitoring and evaluating student progress


*Participants should bring a device capable of accessing digital documents via the internet (Chromebooks have difficulty accessing UCM Guest Wifi). Access to the internet will be provided via UCM Guest Wifi access.

Aligns with and supports Missouri Teacher Standards: Standard #2, Quality Indicator 1,#5, Quality Indicator 1, #7, Quality Indicator 6, #8, Quality Indicator 2.
Leader Standards: #1, Quality Indicator 1; #2, Quality Indicator 1; #4, Quality Indicator 1, 2.
  • Enrolled: 4/28
  • Wait: 0/0

18. Building Your Leadership Capacity - Year 1

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Teachers interested in Educational Leadership

Dates: 9/16/2022 to 1/20/2023

Have you thought of becoming a principal, special education director or any other leadership position?
Do you already have your administrative degree but not putting it to use yet?
Do you want to learn more about educational leadership?

If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, please join our 4-day Training where we will cover
* Understanding and Using Leadership Styles
* What it Means to be an Education Leader
* Building Your Brand as an Educational Leader

Lunch will be provided.
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

19. Systematic Approach to Career-Life Preparedness/MSIP 6 and Career Planning

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: MS & HS Counselors, Career Educators, Transition Educators, and Administrators

Dates: 9/16/2022

Schools are where young adults prepare themselves for their future. MSIP 6 contains l standards and indicators that relate to Career Planning and Development. During this training, we will review MSIP 6 directly related to Career Planning. Take a moment and answer these questions - How would my school define - Success Ready Student? Do we systemically support Career Development in our curriculum? Do we believe all students should have a plan? Participants will reflect on current practices, weigh their progress, and establish action steps to reach the desired goals. We will discuss a progression sequence when using worksheets, activities, and assessments within Missouri Connections and introduce the Middle and High School Frameworks to support career development grades 5-12.

This training will be held in person at the Central RPDC in Warrensburg. It will also be zoomed virtually for those who cannot attend in person.
  • Enrolled: 1/27
  • Wait: 0/0

20. SW-PBS Tier 2 Advanced

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Building administrator & at least 2 additional staff members w/expertise and/or interest in specialized behavior support

Dates: 9/20/2022 to 2/16/2023

MO SW-PBS will host 4 full-day training workshops for teams that have effectively developed a Tier 2 system of support and have successfully implemented one Tier 2 Social Behavioral Intervention. Tier 2 Advanced Systems training will focus on using End-of-Year data from previous year, school outcomes from pilot intervention, Intervention Essential Features document and rubric use and quality, development/evaluation of Tier 2 handbook, and new tools and assessments required for continued, sustainable implementation of Tier 2 practices.

Additional days will focus on development and implementation of additional Tier 2 Interventions. Student Self-Monitoring Intervention Training: This training will help teams implement Self-Monitoring Intervention for students whose function of behavior is related to avoidance (attention and task). Teams will learn how to use Self-Monitoring as a fading procedure or modification for SSIG and CICO, as well as its use in generalization and maintenance of target behaviors.

Social Skills Intervention Groups: This training is for teams interested in learning to implement a Tier 2, group-oriented social, emotional, and behavioral skills instructional group.

*Participants should bring a device capable of accessing digital documents via the internet (Chromebooks have difficulty accessing UCM Guest Wifi). Access to the internet will be provided via UCM Guest Wifi access.
  • Enrolled: 10/45
  • Wait: 0/0

21. MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Previous Participants of Teachers Academy

Dates: 9/22/2022 to 2/28/2023

This program offers support for mid-career teachers.

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

-completed MTDS Teacher Academy

-a strong desire for continuous professional improvement

This opportunity provides:

-State event with national expert, John Antonetti

-a copy of John's book: Powerful Task Design

-consultant support

-networking with other teachers

-competency-based programming

MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:

Reflective Learner: Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice (Reflects on, in, and for practice, focusing on: (a) directing future instruction by reflecting; and (b) monitoring progress, evaluating results, and adjusting instruction based on the use of action research and student growth data)

Instructional Designer: Develops Research-Based Instruction (Develops innovative instruction based on conducting and using action research that: (a) emphasizes essential concepts of content; (b) uses supplementary primary sources; (c) connects to student experience and culture; (d) meets the unique needs of diverse learners; and/or promotes student inquiry and interdisciplinary approaches)

Professional: Understands & Promotes the Profession (Gains awareness of the larger professional community, including regional, state, national, and global professional educational communities and governmental bodies that impact the profession; and revises personal philosophy of teaching)

Register separately for Statewide Meeting at MTDS Statewide Meetings

Lunch will be provided.

  • Enrolled: 6/25
  • Wait: 0/0

22. SW-PBS Tier 3 Advanced

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Building Administrator and at least 2 staff members with expertise and/or interest in specialized behavior support

Dates: 9/22/2022 to 2/2/2023

This training is intended for MO SW-PBS schools that have already completed the first year of Tier 3 training. SW-PBS is hosting a series of four training session to assist school teams that are already experienced in FBA-BIP to further develop a team-based approach to intensive, individualized behavior support. Focus will be on-going guided practice with the FBA-BIP process & a deeper understanding of using effective strategies when developing the behavior plan.

Outcomes for these sessions are:
** Review FBA Components and Process using a student scenario
** Use FBA/BIP Rubric to assess quality of existing FBA/BIP
** Organize documentation for Tier 3 referral, FBA/BIP process using the Student File Checklist and digital folders
** Develop an ongoing system for ensuring fidelity of implementation for Tier 3 Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
** Evaluate the school's Tier 3 system
** Intensifying the 8 Effective Classroom Practices for individual students who require Tier 3 supports
** Planning for sustainability

*Participants should bring a device capable of accessing digital documents via the internet (Chromebooks have difficulty accessing UCM Guest Wifi). Access to the internet will be provided via UCM Guest Wifi access.

Aligns with and supports Missouri Teacher Standards: Standard #2, Quality Indicator 1,#5, Quality Indicator 1, #7, Quality Indicator 6, #8, Quality Indicator 2.
Leader Standards: #1, Quality Indicator 1; #2, Quality Indicator 1; #4, Quality Indicator 1, 2.
  • Enrolled: 0/28
  • Wait: 0/0

23. Instructional Coaches Cohort

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Instructional Coaches

Dates: 9/28/2022 to 4/5/2023

Join us for an Instructional Coaches Cohort designed to support K-12 Instruction Coaches through learning and networking with other coaches. Participants will learn practical strategies to get the most out of coaching. This cohort will meet four times throughout the school year.
  • Enrolled: 9/25
  • Wait: 0/0

24. CIS 360 - ICAP Components, Student Course Planner, and District/Site Set Up

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: MS & HS Counselors, Career Educators, Transition Educators, and Administrators

Dates: 10/6/2022

This training will provide an overview of the Missouri Individual Career & Academic Plan (ICAP) available as a part of Missouri Connections CIS360 and how it fits MSIP 6 standards. It is composed of 3 parts:

1. ICAP grade level components. Allows students to choose a career path and explore occupations.
2. Course Planner from the student view. Allows students to enter course selections into their ICAP to be reviewed annually per MSIP 6 standards.
3. Course Planner from the site administrator view which enables each school district to enter subjects, terms, courses, pathways, dual enrollment information and awarding bodies.

This training will be held in person at the Central RPDC in Warrensburg. It will also be zoomed virtually for those who cannot attend in person.
  • Enrolled: 0/27
  • Wait: 0/0

25. LETRS for Early Childhood Educators

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: PreK - Kindergarten Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education or Interventionists, & Administrators

Dates: 10/7/2022 to 3/21/2023

This three-day series is designed to deepen your understanding of the what, why, and how of early literacy and language development, including assessment and instruction strategies. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides the "science of reading” application of research into the classroom no matter the curriculum or program used. The blended learning format of this series includes three days of face-to-face training and self-paced online tutorials/videos of effective early childhood classroom instruction.

Lunch will be provided.
  • Enrolled: 6/28
  • Wait: 0/0

26. Site Administrator Management

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: MS & HS Counselors, Career Educators, Transition Educators, and Administrators

Dates: 10/18/2022

Site Administrators and Staff Account holders are essential to the effective use of Missouri Connections. This training will demonstrate administrative tools to manage student portfolios for schools that do not use Clever to access student portfolios as well as those schools that use Clever.

This training will be held in person at the Central RPDC in Warrensburg. It will also be zoomed virtually for those who cannot attend in person.
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27. Site Administrator Advance Features

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: MS & HS Counselors, Career Educators, Transition Educators, and Administrators

Dates: 10/18/2022

This training will demonstrate administrative tools to create staff and parent accounts, generate summary and detailed reports on assessments results, occupational and educational sorts as well as demonstrate the export for upload feature. You must be a Site Administrator to attend this training.

This training will be held in person at the Central RPDC in Warrensburg. It will also be zoomed virtually for those who cannot attend in person.
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28. What is Media Literacy?

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: K-12 ELA Classroom Teachers and Librarians

Dates: 10/26/2022

What is media literacy, and where does it belong in the curriculum? Heather Knight (DESE Director of Literacy), Lisa Scroggs (DESE Director of English Language Arts), and Stuart Smith (DESE Assistant Director of Curriculum) will explain the many facets of media literacy and their importance for students in school and beyond during this three-hour session.

Content and activities will focus on K-12 ELA classrooms and school libraries, but all are welcome.

Registration and Morning Refreshments begin at 8:30 am with the presentation starting at 9:00 am.
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29. Missouri Connections High School Version

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 Central RPDC (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: MS & HS Counselors, Career Educators, Transition Educators, and Administrators

Dates: 11/8/2022

The Missouri Connections High School version provides an inclusive look at the written curriculum found within the many components of Missouri Connections. The use of this curriculum helps the student learn about themselves and gives them a guided way to explore career paths, occupations, work skills, post-secondary options, scholarships, and the military. We will look at the resume creator and the job search and business finder.

This training will be held in person at the Central RPDC in Warrensburg. It will also be zoomed virtually for those who cannot attend in person.
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