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1. 25-26 LETRS V2: Language Comprehension Cohort #104 (Bolivar)-invitation only

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Bolivar, Missouri (Bolivar, MO) [map]

Dates: 8/13/2025 to 2/9/2026

LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) units address each essential component of reading instruction and the foundational concepts that link each component. Skilled reading comprehension includes two domains, Word Recognition (Vol. 1 Units 1-4) and Language Comprehension (Vol.2 Units 5-8). 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. Completion of LETRS Vol. 1 (Units 1-4) is a prerequisite to Vol. 2. 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. Lunch is on your own. NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award (for our records only). If you have any questions, please contact janaloge@missouristate.edu

2. 25-26 LETRS V2: Language Comprehension C#110 - Republic-invitation only

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Republic R-III Central Office (Republic, MO)

Dates: 9/10/2025 to 4/8/2026

DESE MO Read, Lead, Exceed participants only. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) units address each essential component of reading instruction and the foundational concepts that link each component. Skilled reading comprehension includes two domains, Word Recognition (Vol. 1 Units 1-4) and Language Comprehension (Vol.2 Units 5-8). Vol. 2 professional learning focuses specifically on oral language and vocabulary, understanding reading comprehension, text-driven comprehension instruction, and the reading-writing connection. Completion of LETRS Vol. 1 (Units 1-4) is a prerequisite to Vol. 2. For more information, contact Amber Perryman at amberperryman@missouristate.edu

3. 25-26 LETRS V2: Language Comprehension Cohort #24

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 9/16/2025 to 1/20/2026

DESE MO Read, Lead, Exceed participants only. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) units address each essential component of reading instruction and the foundational concepts that link each component. Skilled reading comprehension includes two domains, Word Recognition (Vol. 1 Units 1-4) and Language Comprehension (Vol.2 Units 5-8). Vol. 2 professional learning focuses specifically on oral language and vocabulary, understanding reading comprehension, text-driven comprehension instruction, and the reading-writing connection. Completion of LETRS Vol. 1 (Units 1-4) is a prerequisite to Vol. 2. For more information, contant Annette Tankersley at annettetankersley@missouristate.edu

4. 25-26 LETRS V1: Word Recognition Cohort #12

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Plaster Student Union, MSU Campus (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 9/22/2025 to 3/30/2026

Limited to MO READ, LEAD, EXCEED Participants Only. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings. Contact Annette Tankersley for more information: annettetankersley@missouristate.edu

5. 25-26 LETRS V2: Language Comprehension Cohort #22

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Plaster Student Union, MSU Campus (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 9/22/2025 to 2/24/2026

6. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 1 - UCM

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: All K-5 educators.

Dates: 9/29/2025 to 3/16/2026

LETRS 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” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.

7. Southwest Region Teacher Leader Cohort

Program: MTDS

Dates: 9/29/2025 to 4/6/2026

Closed

This is a "by invitation only" program. The SW Regional Teacher Leader Cohort is a multi-district PLC made up of teacher leaders in our region. The group meets once a quarter at the SW RPDC (Agency for Teaching, Leading, and Learning). Each year participants work on an action research project that often spans over several years and has some aspect that reaches beyond their own classroom/district.

8. Special Education Teacher Network

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 10/2/2025 to 3/25/2026

New to Special Education or need a more thorough understanding of the Golden Thread? Teachers will have a clearer understanding of the Standards and Indicators, Specially Designed Instruction, Goal Writing, Progress Monitoring, and Developing a Quality IEP. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to network with fellow Special Educators.

Lunch provided. Graduate credit available

9. LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Cohort 3 (SJSD only)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: PreK - K Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

Dates: 10/10/2025 to 4/10/2026

Closed

This four-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 four days of face-to-face training and self-paced online tutorials/videos of effective early childhood classroom instruction.

10. Resources for Students with Visual Impairments

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Audience: All educators who serve students who are blind/visually impaired. Teachers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and administrators.

Dates: 11/4/2025

Blind Skills Specialists presents Resources for Students with Visual Impairments. In this workshop we will list the many resources available to educators, students and parents of students with visual impairments. The resources will cover assistive technology, literacy, and much more. ACVREP RPPL credit of up to 3 hours may apply to attendees. Please note: If you register after Thursday, October 30th please contact RubenBerry@MissouriState.edu to have the parking email sent to you.

11. 26-27 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 10-Blue Springs School District

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: Blue Springs School District Office (Blue Springs, MO)

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 1/1/2026 to 5/6/2027

Closed

Limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed Participants Only.

Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.
LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Launch date/time-to be determined

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

12. Big Behavior Basics - Lamar (Invite Only)

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Lamar Jr. High School (Lamar, MO) [map]

Audience: any teacher supporting students with big behaviors

Dates: 1/5/2026

Closed

This full day workshop is designed to help teachers support students with big behaviors. Teachers will gain strategies in the following areas: proactive classroom management, function based thinking, responding to students during and after behaviors, communicating with parents, regulation, and addressing missing behavioral skills. This workshop is designed for any teacher supporting students with big behaviors.

13. 25-26 Early Childhood LETRS C#2 Spring Session

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 2/2/2026 to 4/27/2026

LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write. This professional learning experience: *Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills. *Provides the "why” and "how” of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional. *Empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning. This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components: LETRS Online Learning Platform LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional Learning Sessions (Live In-Person or Live Online). Mo RLE participants cost is covered and materials will be ordered by DESE. For more information, contact Amber Perryman at amberperryman@missouristate.edu. Please Note: IF you register after 8:00am on Thursday, January 29th, please email RubenBerry@MissouriState.edu for parking permit as parking has already been sent. Thank you.

14. Accessibility for Students with Visual Impairments

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Audience: All educators who serve students who are blind/visually impaired. Teachers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and administrators.

Dates: 2/5/2026

Blind Skills Specialists present Accessibility for Students with Visual Impairments. This workshop will guide the attendees on how to create accessible educational materials for students with visual impairments. Please Note: IF you register after 8:00am on Thursday, January 29th, please email RubenBerry@MissouriState.edu for parking permit as parking has already been sent. Thank you!

15. Assessing Skills of Orientation and Mobility Skills

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Alphapointe (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Dates: 4/17/2026

The subject of this professional development will be assessment. We will discuss what the BRITE Act requires in O&M assessments, formal assessments such as TAPS and the New Mexico O&M Inventory, informal assessments that we use, report writing, and how to develop goals for IEP's. ACVREP CEU's will be offered.

16. School Leaders: Navigating the Increase in Student Behavior and Alternatives to Suspension

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 4/23/2026

This full day workshop is designed to support school leaders as they navigate the increase of severe student behaviors. The following components will be addressed: alternatives to ISS and OSS, decreasing the cognitive load for educators, supporting and protecting teachers with challenging students, effective systems of behavior support, and analyzing trends in behavior referrals. This workshop is designed for Building Leaders, Special Education Directors, Behavior Intervention Specialists, Counselors and Instructional Coaches. Registration and a light breakfast will begin at 8:30.Lunch and parking are included. Please note: If you register after 8:00AM on Thursday, April 16th, please email RubenBerry@MissouriState.edu for parking pass as parking information has already been sent to registrants. Thank you.

17. Evidence Based Practices for Students with Severe Behaviors

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Audience: special education teachers, regular education teachers, paras, counselors, administrators and/or any team member working with students with challenging behavior

Dates: 4/24/2026

This workshop will help participants choose and implement interventions proven to be effective for students experiencing severe behaviors. This training will discuss multiple strategies for behavior change, including antecedent interventions (changes to the environment), teaching replacement behaviors, and altering consequences. Participants will gain knowledge in how to match interventions to the four functions driving behavior (sensory, escape, attention and tangible). This workshop is designed for special education teachers, regular education teachers, paras, counselors, administrators and/or any team member working with students with challenging behaviors. Registration and a light breakfast will begin at 8:30. Lunch and parking are included. Please note: If you register after 8:00AM on Thursday, April 16th, please email RubenBerry@MissouriState.edu for parking pass as parking information has already been sent to registrants. Thank you.

18. 26-27 LETRS V1: Word Recognition Cohort #15 Marshfield (by invitation only)

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Dates: 5/4/2026 to 4/5/2027

Limited to MO READ, LEAD, EXCEED Participants Only. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings. Contact Amber Perryman for more information: amberperryman@missouristate.edu

19. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 1)--Waynesville Teachers by INVITATION ONLY

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 Waynesville - Parker Educational Center (Waynesville, MO)

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

Dates: 5/12/2026 to 2/5/2027

Closed

Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.

Kick-Off: May 12, 2026 (Time: 8:00-10:00)

Unit 1: August 3, 2026

Unit 2: October 26, 2026

Unit 3: December 7, 2026

Unit 4: February 5, 2027

LETRS 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. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Volume I LETRS Manual needed for each session.

Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
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

Presenter: Malinda Beushausen (mbeushausen@mst.edu)

A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

20. Northeast 6-8 ELA Consortium - Meeting 2

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: 4 Macon Co. R-I (Macon, MO)

Audience: Grades 6-8 ELA Educators

Dates: 6/3/2026

DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

TIME: 9:00am-2:00pm

LOCATION: Macon R-I District Office Building - 902 N Missouri St, Macon

COST: Free - lunch on your own

Middle school literacy instruction continues to evolve, bringing new expectations for how we support adolescent readers. Join middle school educators and administrators for collaborative learning focused on supporting adolescent readers and strengthening literacy instruction.

Topics for this meeting will include current Reading Success Plan guidance for grades 6-8, intervention supports, morphology, grammar and language instruction, assessment tools, and practical strategies that can be applied immediately in classrooms and schools.

21. MLDS Year 1 Emerging

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Year 1 Building Leaders

Dates: 6/5/2026 to 5/27/2027

Welcome to MLDS NEW LEADERS YEAR 1. The Missouri Leadership Development System provides training and support to new principals and assistant principals through research-based learning experiences. NEW LEADERS YEAR 1 and their mentors will participate in five regional meetings that provide practical knowledge, skills, along with networking opportunities for building administrators. One of the meetings includes a coaching lab that provides hands-on, practical experiences for leaders to improve their skills in developing and growing teachers. The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is an important component to support the effort of all buildings.

The NEW LEADERS YEAR 1 level is the initial phase of MLDS support and is designed for first year principals and assistant principals. Principals will be guided by an established mentor during this year of learning. Participation in both Year 1 and Year 2 completes DESE requirements for new administrator mentoring.

Mentors will register using the MLDS Year 1 Mentor link.

22. MLDS Year 1 Mentor

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: MLDS Year 1 Mentors

Dates: 6/5/2026 to 4/22/2027

Mentors of MLDS Year 1 Principals Register here

23. Leadership Academy 41 (2026-2027)

Program: DESE - Leadership Academy

Location: Varies (Varies, MO)

Audience: Principals or those in a leadership role in year 3 or more in administration

Dates: 6/8/2026 to 6/10/2027

Starting Soon

As a member of this year-long academy, your learning will be focused on Missouri Leadership Development System competencies for the developing leader. Leadership Academy is part of the MLDS as an intensive year of leadership development for building level administrators. It is recommended that leaders complete two years of engagement at the Emerging Level prior to participation. The Leadership Academy emphasizes the importance of building capacity of instructional practices correlated to high academic achievement for students. Total Registration cost will be made payable to your local RPDC. $300 will be made payable to YMCA of the Ozarks Outdoor Learning Experience and is located in Potosi MO at the YMCA. The dates kickoff are June 8-9, 2026, in Columbia. All times and locations are subject to change. Please contact your MLDS Specialist to confirm times and locations prior to any statewide event. *** You must also register regionally with your local RPDC

24. 26-27 MLDS: Missouri Leadership Academy

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: School Leaders with at least three full years of administrator experience

Dates: 6/8/2026 to 4/29/2027

Starting Soon

The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is a continuum of learning and supports provided to school leaders from aspiring to retiring. In addition to content available for aspiring school leaders, five levels of support comprise MLDS: New Leaders Year I, New Leaders Year II, Sustaining Leadership Year III, Sustaining Leadership IV and Transformational Leadership V & VI.

Missouri Leadership Academy:
Leadership Academy is part of the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS), which develops effective school leaders who: Engage with school and community, serve as catalysts for meaningful and productive change, recognize and develop excellent instruction, and create and sustain a culture of continuous learning. Leadership Academy is comprised of school leaders across the state of Missouri and aims to promote the success of each student by building leadership capacity in the following domains: Relational, Instructional, Visionary, Innovative and Managerial. Leadership Academy offers four regional meetings, a three-day outdoor learning experience and statewide meetings. Statewide meetings will be held in mid-Missouri and Potosi areas, and regional meetings will be conducted in cohorts in your area.

25. SW*MELL Virtual Summer Book Study

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Virtual (online, MO)

Dates: 6/8/2026 to 6/12/2026

Starting Soon

Assessment in TESOL: A Course for K-12 Teachers of Multilingual Students in the U.S., by Andrea B Hellman and Angela B Bell provides practical guidance for evaluating academic and language progress in K-12 classrooms. Through detailed examples and proven strategies, educators learn to design assessments that soundly measure both content knowledge and language development. *June 8-12 (Mon-Fri) *9am-1030am The book is available for purchase on Amazon, https://amzn.to/49gHahp or on Books-a-million, https://bit.ly/4tG2FjX.

26. From Chaos to Calm: Strategies for Navigating the Acting Out Cycle

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Educators, Administrators

Dates: 6/9/2026

Starting Soon

The Acting Out Cycle consists of four key phases: prevention, escalation, crisis, and recovery/restoration. This session will equip participants with the skills to recognize each phase and implement effective intervention strategies.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

27. Proficiency Scales in Practice: Aligning Learning, Feedback, and Assessment (St. Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 6/9/2026 to 6/10/2026

Starting Soon

What is the purpose of a proficiency scale? A clear learning target provides students with what they should know, but it does not provide guidance regarding the building blocks necessary to attain the goal. Proficiency scales articulate learning progressions for each prioritized standard. Well-articulated sequence of knowledge and skills makes it much easier to provide students with feedback.

Once proficiency scales have been created, how do you use them to assess a student's level of proficiency? We will explore different assessment methods, look at sample assessment questions that align to scales, and have the opportunity to generate summative scores.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you complete additional course work.

28. 2026-27 Teach NOW (Joplin area) Alt Cert Institute

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Webb City Student Services Center (Webb City, MO)

Audience: Teachers who are entering the profession through non-traditional pathways.

Dates: 6/10/2026 to 6/17/2026

Starting Soon

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways. Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs. **Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification. Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

29. Portrait of a Graduate: The WHAT, the WHY, the HOW

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Educators, Counselors, Administrators

Dates: 6/11/2026

Starting Soon

This half-day session is designed to provide foundational information to school leaders and teachers around the importance of defining a district level and/or building level 'Portrait of a Graduate'. Learning will encompass WHAT a 'Portrait of a Graduate' is; WHY it is vital to providing a richer and deeper student experience across an entire K-12 system; and HOW to get started in this journey. The session will also include ways of connecting 'Portrait of a Graduate' skills and dispositions to the goals within your district's CSIP plan.

Attendees are asked to please bring a hard copy of their district's CSIP plan.

30. Cracking the Code of Critical Thinking

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Educators, Administrators, Curriculum Directors

Dates: 6/15/2026

Closed

As with every code there is a specific combination that will result in success. Cracking the code of critical thinking is no different. Participants will gain knowledge that will lead to the implementation of instructional techniques and strategies to promote critical thinking in students.

Areas addressed are:
* characteristics of an environment that is optimal for learning
* questioning techniques before, during, and after instruction that allow students to think critically
* student manipulation of content curriculum through the use of strategies that lead to thinking critically

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

31. Science of Reading (SoR) - Principal Reading Consortium - Meeting 2 [Macon]

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: 4 Macon, MO (Macon, MO)

Audience: School Principals

Dates: 6/15/2026

DATE: Monday, June 15, 2026

TIME: 9:00am-2:00pm

LOCATION: FCS Financial Meeting Room - 509 HBC Road, Macon

COST: Free - lunch on your own

Principals need to be proactive, knowledgeable, and supportive to be the best for their staff and students. In this meeting of the Principal Reading Consortium, these three traits and how they relate to successful implementation of the Science of Reading will be explored. Topics will include time, resources, communication, data systems, training, and coaching.

Participants are asked to bring a device to access the internet.

32. Maximizing Impact in Small Groups in Literacy Instruction (K-5)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-5 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 6/16/2026

Closed

Small group instruction can feel complex and difficult to manage. This session focuses on how to streamline small group instruction by prioritizing data and developmental skills to maximize instructional time and student growth. Participants will explore ways to balance intentional, targeted instruction with meaningful, independent practice to ensure all students are engaged and learning, whether they are working directly with the teacher or independently.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

33. The Visual Strategy "Make & Take” Series: Schedules & Transitions

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

Dates: 6/16/2026

Wait List

We know that for students with extensive needs, a picture isn't just worth a thousand words-it's the key to independence. Join us for a high-energy, two-part summer series designed to turn "I should make that" into "I have that." Over two sessions, we will explore the why behind successful visual interventions and spend the bulk of our time creating them.
You'll walk away with a digital toolkit of custom-made resources ready to use in your classroom. Make and take supplies: color copies, lamination, etc. will be provided on the day of the training.

34. Special Education Process for Administrators (St Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Administrators

Dates: 6/16/2026

This professional learning session provides administrators with a clear, practical overview of the entire special education process-from initial concerns to compliant IEP implementation. Designed specifically for school leaders, this training demystifies each procedural step, outlines the administrator's responsibilities, and highlights the systems needed to ensure both compliance and high-quality instruction.

Participants will learn how referrals are initiated, what constitutes sufficient evidence to suspect a disability, how timelines and parent rights guide the process, and how evaluation data must connect to eligibility, the PLAAFP, goals, and services through the "Golden Thread.” Administrators will also explore common compliance pitfalls, strategies for supporting teachers, and tools for monitoring special-education procedures at the building and district level.

By the end of the session, participants will understand how to lead teams confidently, make data-informed decisions, and maintain alignment with IDEA and state regulations while fostering positive, collaborative relationships with families.

35. Purposeful Planning and Engaging Instruction for Students Who Take the MAP A (St Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Special Education Teachers and Directors

Dates: 6/17/2026

Feel confident, supported, and empowered for your MAP-A journey. Understand and access to tools, resources, and strategies that not only simplify the assessment process but also help you provide purposeful, high-quality instruction for our students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Participants will explore the Essential Elements and the cross curricular connections that can be made to support learning, promote engagement and functional skill practice.

Participants will leave with a toolkit to support each student's individual needs.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

This session is also being offered June 18 in Trenton.

36. Evaluating the Impact of Your Teacher Evaluation System

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Principals

Dates: 6/18/2026

Teacher evaluation systems can seem overwhelming and can feel more like a "checkbox” system than a system to truly build teacher capacity and practice. This half-day session will include school leaders looking deeply into the components of their evaluation system and explore ways to elevate that system to create more meaningful growth opportunities for teachers.

Please bring a hard copy of your current teacher evaluation system.

37. Purposeful Planning and Engaging Instruction for Students Who Take the MAP A (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: Special Education Teachers and Directors

Dates: 6/18/2026

38. Science of Reading (SoR) - Principal Reading Consortium - Meeting 2 [Palmyra]

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: 4 Palmyra, MO (Palmyra, MO)

Audience: School Principals

Dates: 6/22/2026

DATE: Monday, June 22, 2026

TIME: 9:00am-2:00pm

LOCATION: Northeast Power - 3705 N Business 61, Palmyra

COST: Free - lunch on your own

Principals need to be proactive, knowledgeable, and supportive to be the best for their staff and students. In this first meeting of the Principal Reading Consortium, these three traits and how they relate to successful implementation of the Science of Reading will be explored. Topics will include time, resources, communication, data systems, training, and coaching.

Participants are asked to bring a device to access the internet.

39. EDTECH ACADEMY 2026: A Next Generation Teaching & Learning Conference

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

Audience: ALL EDUCATORS - Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Post-Secondary Instructors/Professors, Library Media Specialists, Building Administrators, District-Level Administrators, Instructional Technology Specialists, Instructional Coaches, etc.

Dates: 6/23/2026

Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences in Our Schools and Classrooms!

Learn - Connect - Grow - Lead - Innovate. Calling all educators! Join us for EdTech Academy @ Southeast on June 23, 2026! This is a next generation teaching and learning conference for PK-20 educators. Discover ways to implement effective teaching and learning practices in an ever-evolving educational landscape. Gain fresh and innovative ideas, strategies, tools, and resources that engage and empower students, enhance curriculum, improve instruction, and deepen learning. Learn ways to effectively leverage the power of technology to create meaningful, authentic, and relevant learning experiences in our schools and classrooms-experiences that provide students opportunities for critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. Explore with other educators ways to transform teaching and learning in your classroom, and discover how together we can lead next-gen learning.

You don't want to miss this distinct learning opportunity with inspiring and dynamic educational leaders! Kicking off the event as Keynote Speaker will be none other than DR. TYLER TARVER! He is a leader in the area of innovative teaching, learning, and leading!

The EdTech Academy Team is also looking for relevant breakout session proposals that show a passion for education, effective and innovative teaching & learning practices, active student-centered learning, student engagement, or other educational topics. Submit a proposal here.

Visit the event site for more info.

Lunch will be provided, and there will be prizes at the end of the day!

Please bring a device for hands-on, interactive learning.

District Group Rate: Buy 5, Get 1 Free

40. Foundations for Math Fluency: Essential Content for Fluency Instruction and Intervention in grades K-8 (with John SanGiovanni)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-8 math educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 6/23/2026

Computational fluency is built on foundations and good beginnings. These skills and the ability to use them with little thought or effort become strengths and potentially barriers to students realizing their fluency. In this interactive workshop, we explore those essential foundations. Participants will engage in research-based strategies that teach and reinforce those skills like estimation, decomposition, counting, structuring numbers, and reasoning strategies.

Through hands-on activities, discussion, and practical applications, we will unpack how to support students in developing number sense and problem-solving confidence. Educators will leave with a toolkit of high-impact instructional routines, assessments, and strategies that can be applied immediately in classrooms to build fluency from the ground up.

Lunch included

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

41. MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 Alternative Certification Teachers

Dates: 6/23/2026 to 6/30/2026

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways.

Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs.

Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification.

Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

42. AI in Action: A Practical Masterclass for Teachers

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Savannah (Savannah, MO)

Audience: K-12 Educators, Administrators, Curriculum Directors

Dates: 6/24/2026

This hands-on session dives into the practical world of Artificial Intelligence, moving beyond the hype to deliver real results. We'll begin by demystifying how AI actually works, then pivot immediately into "Productivity Pro" mode-using AI to automate lesson planning, grading rubrics, and parent communications. Finally, we'll explore safe, innovative ways to bring students into the loop. You'll leave with a fully developed, AI-enhanced lesson plan ready for Monday morning. Please, bring a laptop and a lesson idea or two to "AI-enhance" during the afternoon portion of our day.

Lunch on your own

Lindsay Fritz, Mid Buchanan R-V Technology Integration Specialist, will be leading this session.

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

43. MLDS (SW) Year 1 Cohort - Critical Firsts 2026-27

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: To Be Announced (To Be Announced, MO)

Dates: 6/24/2026

The Missouri Leadership Development System provides training and support to building administrators through research-based learning experiences. The regional meetings provide practical knowledge, skills, along with networking opportunities for building administrators. The coaching labs provide hands-on, practical experiences for leaders to improve their skills in developing and growing teachers. The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is an important component to support the effort of all buildings.

44. Science of Reading for Administrators

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: SE RPDC-SE MO State Univ.-Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau, MO)

Dates: 6/25/2026 to 6/26/2026

Understand how a systemic literacy transformation can come about with the evidence-based application of the Science of Reading. This workshop provides district leaders with the basic knowledge needed to lead their building to improved literacy outcomes.

45. Writing That Sticks: Helping Middle Schoolers Say More

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Middle School educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 6/25/2026

Middle school students often have strong ideas, but their writing doesn't always reflect their thinking. This session highlights practical strategies for daily use in a middle school ELA classroom. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use tools and a clearer picture of what effective elaboration looks like in grades 6-8, so writing transfers beyond a single task.

Teachers will need to bring a writing journal for processes and reflection to build lessons ready to put into practice.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

46. SpEd: Utilizing Technology for Student Engagement & Learning, Grades K-6

Program: RPDC - Central

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

Audience: K-6 teachers, paras, and administrators.

Dates: 6/29/2026

A gifted student, a student with disabilities, and a student with ADHD all walk into the classroom... Now what?
In this workshop, teachers will learn about utilizing technology to create lessons that better meet the diverse needs of their students and still have a personal life. Discover how to use technology to save time and increase student engagement and enhance learning. Participants will leave with instructional ideas, digital resources, and tools to help meet the needs of their students.

There will be a dedicated time to explore resources, so please bring a laptop or device along with a lesson plan that you would like to differentiate using technology.

Registration and distribution of parking passes will begin at 8:30 am, with content beginning at 9 am sharp.

47. Before You React, Rethink: Practical Tools for Structure, Feedback, and Response to Classroom Behaviors

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 educators, administrators

Dates: 6/29/2026

In this session, we will explore practical tools and strategies for having a corrective procedure, attention signal, strategic use of teacher attention in the classroom (specific positive feedback, precise directions, positive narration), role of personal reactions, QTIP, and behavior response phrases for self-regulation, de-escalation, reinforcement, and maintaining lesson flow in the classroom.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

48. Maximizing Impact in Small Groups in Literacy Instruction (K-5)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-5 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 6/29/2026

49. Mental Health FIRST AID for Ages 6-18 Years of Age (Savannah)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Savannah (Savannah, MO)

Audience: Any & All Level Teachers, School Staff, Administrators, Counselors

Dates: 6/30/2026

Mental Health First Aid Training Covers:
1. Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and ADHD.
2. Common signs and symptoms of substance abuse.
3. How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.
4. How to connect our youth with help.
5. Expanded content on trauma, substance abuse, self-care and the impact of social media.

You will learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE):
A-Assess for risk of suicide or harm
L-Listen nonjudgmentally
G-Give reassurance and information
E-Encourage appropriate professional help
E-Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Fee includes resource book and lunch

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

This training is also offered on June 3 in Trenton

50. SpEd: Utilizing Technology for Student Engagement & Learning, Grades 7-12

Program: RPDC - Central

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

Audience: Grades 7-12 teachers, paras, and administrators.

Dates: 6/30/2026

51. Addressing Reading Success Plans in Middle School and High School

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: 6-12 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/1/2026

Reading Success Plans (RSPs) are often associated with elementary settings-but what do they look like in middle and high school, and how can they be implemented effectively to support adolescent learners?

This session is designed to help secondary educators and leaders clarify expectations and practical applications of RSPs beyond the elementary level. Participants will explore how Reading Success Plans can be meaningfully implemented to support student literacy growth while aligning with secondary structures and schedules.

Together, we will examine:
* Which students are required to have a Reading Success Plan in middle and high school settings
* When and how RSPs should be activated to support timely intervention
* Instructional and intervention considerations to meet the unique literacy needs of adolescent learners
* Tools and strategies that help target specific reading skills and monitor progress effectively

Participants will leave with greater clarity, actionable strategies, and tools to strengthen RSP implementation and improve reading outcomes for secondary students.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

52. 26-27 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 11 (Limited to North Kansas City School District)

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 North Kansas City School District (Kansas City, MO)

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 7/7/2026 to 4/14/2027

Wait List

Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

53. Basic Fact Fluency - Addition/Subtraction (K-2)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Grades K-2 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/7/2026

Closed

In this full-day professional learning session designed for Kindergarten through second grade teachers, participants will explore the Five Fundamentals of Fact Fluency with a K-2 lens and learn how to move students from foundational facts (the "must-know” anchors) to derived fact strategies that promote efficient, flexible thinking. Participants will experience classroom-ready routines that develop fluency through conceptual understanding, visual reasoning, and purposeful practice, using hands-on and visual models that make strategies stick.

Throughout the day, we'll explore and practice engaging, research-based fluency routines and games that support all learners and strengthen number sense-while keeping instruction aligned to what students actually need to become accurate, efficient, and flexible. Teachers will leave with a ready-to-use set of K-2 routines and games and a simple implementation plan for supporting fact fluency in their grade level-including daily routine ideas, strategy progressions, and practical ways to notice and celebrate student growth.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

54. Special Education Boot Camp Day 1 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/7/2026

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 7
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 8
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 9
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 28, 29, and 30 in St Joseph

55. Special Education Boot Camp Day 2 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: Barton Farms

Dates: 7/8/2026

56. Special Education Boot Camp Day 3 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/9/2026

57. The Visual Strategy "Make & Take” Series: Choice Boards & Requesting

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

Dates: 7/9/2026

58. Are You Reaching Your Early Advanced Readers? -and- Boosting Fluency

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 SEMO University Center - Ballroom (Cape Girardeau, MO)

Dates: 7/10/2026

Hand2Mind and Jenn Wright, C-SLDI, are coming back to Cape this summer! Jenn and Shannon Heisserer will present alongside Dr. Nancy Young, who will join virtually to share her expertise. Don't miss the opportunity to hear directly from Dr. Young as she walks us through her Ladder of Reading & Writing, explaining the wide range of ease in skill mastery and how we can better serve ALL. This presentation is appropriate for kindergarten through 6th-grade teachers, as well as reading coaches and interventionists. Administrators who work with scheduling will also benefit. Lunch will be provided.

59. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 1 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

Dates: 7/13/2026 to 3/8/2027

LETRS 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 PLUS 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

All trainings facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.

A fee will be charged to recover meal costs only.

60. 26-27 LETRS Volume 2 Cohort 10 (Limited to North Kansas City School District)

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 North Kansas City School District (Kansas City, MO)

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 7/14/2026 to 3/23/2027

LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

61. Basic Fact Fluency - Multiplication/Division (3-5)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Grades 3-5 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/14/2026

In this full-day professional learning session designed for third through fifth grade teachers, participants will explore the Five Fundamentals of Fact Fluency with an upper-elementary lens and learn how to move students from foundational facts (the "must-know” anchors) to efficient derived fact strategies that build accuracy, flexibility, and automaticity. Participants will experience classroom-ready routines that develop fluency through conceptual understanding, visual reasoning, and purposeful practice, using models that make strategies stick-such as arrays and area models, and number lines.

Throughout the day, we'll explore and practice engaging, research-based fluency routines and games that support all learners and strengthen number sense-while keeping instruction aligned to what students need to become accurate, efficient, and flexible with multiplication and division facts through strategy-based instruction. Teachers will leave with a ready-to-use set of grades 3-5 routines and games and a practical implementation plan for supporting fact fluency in their grade level-including daily routine ideas, strategy progressions, and ways to monitor, notice, and celebrate student growth.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

62. STEM-spiration for Upper Elementary-Middle School Teachers

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Dates: 7/14/2026

This session offers practical, classroom-ready strategies for upper elementary to middle school STEM programs, balancing hands-on, low tech projects like paper circuits and cardboard engineering with higher tech physical computing, pairing coding with micro:bits. Project ideas range from short activities to multiple week units, utilizing the engineering process, empathy, problem solving, and critical thinking.

Lunch on your own

63. Kindergarten Writing Teachers, This One is for You

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Kindergarten educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/15/2026

This professional development opportunity is designed for kindergarten educators committed to enhancing their instructional practices and equipping young learners with foundational writing skills. You will leave feeling empowered to create an engaging and effective writing program in your kindergarten classroom.

Teachers will need to bring a writing journal for processes and reflection to build lessons ready to put into practice.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

64. How to Bring Clarity to Student Outcomes

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/15/2026

Clarity in teaching and learning is the one thing that makes a significant impact on the growth in learning for students in any classroom. In this session, teachers gain clarity through constructing learning intentions and success criteria aligned to the standards that allow students to identify where they are going, how they are progressing and where they will go next and focuses on answering two critical questions:
1. How can clarity improve teaching and learning?
2. How does clarity serve as the foundation for other powerful, evidence-based practices?

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

65. LETRS: Volume 2, Units 5-8 Cohort 1 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: Teachers that have completed LETRS Units 1-4 Training

Dates: 7/16/2026 to 3/3/2027

This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.

Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.

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 also walk away with the ability to distinguish between comprehension products and processes while using and viewing multiple lessons/resources for deepening the foundations of reading. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students

All training facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

A fee will be charged to recover meal costs only.

66. Math Momentum: Energizing Learning with Consistent Routines in Grades 6-12

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Grades 6-12 math educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/16/2026

Discover how to create a dynamic and engaging math classroom where consistent routines build momentum for student success. In this session, participants will:
* explore research-based strategies for establishing routines that support conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and problem-solving skills
* learn how to implement structured, yet flexible, practices that energize learning, foster collaboration, and promote mathematical thinking
* walk away with practical tools and ready-to-use ideas to help students build confidence, independence, and a love for math through the power of well-designed routines

Whether you're looking to refine your current practices or start fresh, this session will empower you to ignite Math Momentum in your classroom!

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

67. MLDS Emerging I Leaders Regional Meeting - Day 1 of 3

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 S&T Havener Center (Rolla, MO)

Audience: School Principals/Leaders

Dates: 7/16/2026

There are five dates for this workshop; however, the Coaching Labs are To Be Determined. You must register for EACH REGIONAL MEETING separately.

July 16 - Regional Meeting 1-Critical First

September 10 - Regional Meeting 2

October Coaching Labs (Location/Dates TBD)

January 26 - Regional Meeting 3

February Coaching Labs (Location/Dates TBD)

The Missouri Leadership Development System provides training and support to building administrators through research-based learning experiences. The regional meetings provide practical knowledge, skills, along with networking opportunities for building administrators. The coaching labs provide hands-on, practical experiences for leaders to improve their skills in developing and growing teachers. The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is an important component to support the effort of all buildings.

If you are attending a workshop for which you have not registered, a late fee will be applied.

Lunch will be provided. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

68. Charting A Course

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Alphapointe (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Dates: 7/17/2026

New

69. Creating Intensive ABA Based Verbal Behavior Programs for Students with ASD and Other Language/Learning Challenges (Bootcamp) - 3 day training

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Special education teachers, related service providers and those who support special education programs who provide instruction to students with significant language challenges, including those on the autism spectrum.

Dates: 7/20/2026 to 7/22/2026

This intensive 3-day training will provide participants the opportunity to learn skills necessary to design and implement evidence-based programs for students with autism and other developmental disorders which are grounded in Applied Behavior Analysis and emphasize the acquisition of verbal behavior (language) repertoires. Concepts covered will include basic principles of ABA, errorless teaching and error correction procedures, the verbal operants, data collection, and programming based on verbal behavior assessments. Participants will also learn the critical importance of teaching students how to ask (mand) for what they want/need and how to incorporate mand training into their students' programs. Participants will be required to complete written pre/post-tests, demonstrate teaching procedures, accurately complete data collection procedures, as well as define ABA terms. This training is modeled after training provided as part of Pennsylvania's PaTTAN Autism Initiative.

Stacey earned her B.S. in Elementary and Special Education from William Woods College and a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Webster University and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Her teaching credentials include regular education grades 1-8 and special education K-12. In May 2015, Stacey retired from the Lee's Summit School District after 30 years. Stacey is employed by Summit Behavioral Services and provides training on Applied Behavior Analysis and intensive verbal behavior programming to teachers and support staff from across the midwest. Stacey has presented at many state level conferences as well as giving the closing keynote address at the 2015 National Autism Conference at Penn State University.

Cost: $300 for members, $350 for non-members
NOTE: 24-Hour cancellation policy.

70. Kagan Cooperative Learning

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: PreK-12 grade educators, administrators

Dates: 7/20/2026 to 7/24/2026

Create full student engagement with Kagan Structures-simple yet powerful cooperative learning instructional strategies. Supported by a large body of scientific research, and proven effective in countless classrooms, schools, and districts, this revolutionary way to teach is transforming teaching and learning. See how easy it is use teamwork and pairs to create a greater level of engagement than you imagined possible, even for your reluctant learners. We're not talking about group work. We're talking the real deal, and knowing the difference is the difference between engaging some and engaging all students. When we engage all students, they all learn more. And because the structures are so cooperative and interactive, they work wonders for students' social skill development.
Topics include:
* Classbuilding
* Teambuilding
* Multi-Structural Lesson
* PIES
* Social Skills
* Interpersonal Functions
* Lesson Planning
* Cooperative Projects

If there are 3 teachers from a district attending, the principal from that district may attend free.

Lunch is on your own; optional three hours graduate credit available.

Optional Special Discount Package of Kagan materials available! Additional $155. Contact the RPDC at 660-562-1995 for more information or to order.

71. 2026-27 Mastering: Foundations of Mentoring (Springfield area)

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Audience: For mentor teachers, including coaching, observation, and feedback training.

Dates: 7/20/2026 to 2/11/2027

Support your growth as a mentor teacher with Mastering: Foundations of Mentoring, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS). This program provides the guidance and tools teachers need to successfully embrace their responsibilities as mentors. This competency-based program offers comprehensive support for mentor teachers, including coaching, observation, and feedback training. Participants receive consultant guidance, regional networking opportunities, and practical strategies to enhance classroom practice. The program also meets the state mentor training requirement outlined in the Missouri Mentor Guidelines and incorporates Mike Rutherford's 7 Tools to promote non-evaluative, constructive feedback from mentors to teachers. Mastering: Foundations of Mentoring emphasizes key MTDS Competencies such as managing a classroom, being a professional, designing instruction, and reflecting on practice. Join us to enhance your mentoring skills and support the next generation of teachers. Register now!

72. MAP-A Mondays: Working with Students Who Have a Visual Impairment

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: Virtual (online, MO)

Dates: 7/20/2026

DATE: Monday, July 20, 2026

TIME: 11:30am-12:30pm

LOCATION: Virtual by Zoom (link will be sent prior to workshop)

COST: Free

MAP-A Mondays will be a series of once a month--July through May--one-hour virtual workshops provided by the Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers Effective Practice Special Education Improvement Consultants. Each month will focus on a different MAP-A topic. Please register for each month you'd like to attend separately. Dates and topics for each month are listed below.

Dates and topics (register for each separately):
Monday, July 20: Working with Students Who Have a Visual Impairment
Monday, August 17: MAP-A Updates for 2026-2027
Monday, September 21: Using the Individual Score Report (ISR) to Drive Instruction
Monday, October 19: Para Support for High Needs
Monday, November 16: Working with the New 2027 Science Essential Elements
Monday, December 14: How to Read a Mini Map and Why You Should
Monday, January 25: Using the Fall Report to Prep for Spring Window
Monday, February 22: Using Core Vocabulary During Instruction
Monday, March 15: What About My K-2 Friends That Will Most Likely Be MAP-A Eligible?
Monday, April 19: Accessing Supports for Sensory Impairments
Monday, May 17: MAP-A Myths Busted: What Gets You Dinged and What Doesn't

73. Early Childhood Special Education Including Early Childhood Outcomes

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers or Directors

Dates: 7/21/2026

Are you new to Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO)? Would you like an opportunity to gain skills in identifying and assessing young children, writing ECSE evaluations and IEPs, and or completing ECO? ECSE services are designed to promote child development and learning. Families, teachers, and other professionals work together as a team to develop and implement an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that supports the growth, development, and continuous learning. The ECOs are goal areas for all children receiving ECSE services. They focus on how children use their skills to accomplish meaningful tasks in the following three areas:

* gaining positive social-emotional skills, including social relationships
* learning and using new knowledge and skills
* using appropriate behaviors to meet their needs

Lunch on your own.

74. MTDS TeachNow

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

Audience: Educators beginning their classroom experience while seeking alternative certification

Dates: 7/21/2026 to 7/23/2026

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways. Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs. Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification.

Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

If you are attending a workshop for which you have not registered, a late fee will be applied.

Lunch will be provided. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

Price includes lunch, materials, and supplies.

75. MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute (St Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Alternative Certification Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2026 to 7/28/2026

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways.

Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs.

Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification.

Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

76. Federal Programs Technical Assistance for Tiered Monitoring Cohort 1 2026-2027

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Virtual (Virtual, MO)

Audience: Federal Programs coordinators or district personnel responsible for Federal Programs Tiered Monitoring preparation / submittal, compliance plans, and / or federal programs implementation.

Dates: 7/22/2026

This session is for Districts in Cohort 1 and will be submitting this year.

Focus will be on the Cohort 1 evidence submittals due in October, December, February and April. Information and resources regarding Title programs monitoring requirements will be provided. This is an informal format and will focus on the questions of the LEA staff participating. LEA questions and issues will be addressed as needed to provide information to participants.

Additional virtual sessions with detailed guidance will be offered before each submittal date.

77. MLDS (SW) Year 1 Cohort - Critical Firsts 2026-27

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: To Be Announced (To Be Announced, MO)

Dates: 7/22/2026

78. New To Special Education: So Much to Learn!

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Audience: Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/22/2026 to 7/23/2026

Wait List

Special Education Boot Camp- 2 day training This basic training is developed with new special education professionals in mind and focuses on the areas of most common noncompliance including, but not limited to, discipline, IEP development andevaluations and reevaluations. Provides hands-on training using the model forms, the Standards and Indicators Manual and the State Plan for Special Education. (This does not meet the credentialing requirements for Beginning Teacher Assistance Program) Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas: Day 1 - July 22 SPED Process - Golden Thread Referral Review of Existing Data Eligibility Criteria including Observations Evaluation including Negative Education Impact Day 2 - July 23 IEP Present Level Goals (SMART) Progress Monitoring - Data Collection Additional Topics Parent Communication Collaborating with Peers Other Documentation The cost for the training will $60 for the 2 day training. Lunch will be provided and parking pass will be emailed to you prior to the training. Both days are required. An optional follow-up training day will be offered on December 10th- here is the link: https://bit.ly/4dTNA8V

79. 26-27 MLDS: New Leaders Year I

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: School Leaders in their first few years of school leadership.

Dates: 7/23/2026 to 4/8/2027

The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is a continuum of learning and supports provided to school leaders from aspiring to retiring. In addition to content available for aspiring school leaders, five levels of support comprise MLDS: New Leaders Year I, New Leaders Year II, Sustaining Leadership Year III, Sustaining Leadership IV and Transformational Leadership V & VI.

New Leaders Year 1 Cohort:
The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is a series of professional learning experiences specifically tailored to develop leadership capacity across multiple domains of leadership. Research and practical experience confirm the impact of leadership on multiple aspects of school life, personal satisfaction, recruitment and retention of faculty and staff, and student achievement, to name a few. Essential activities will include, but are not limited to productive and relevant mentoring (Emerging Level - years 1 and 2) and comprehensive and progressive learning treatments designed to meet principals' needs at their current level of experience (Emerging and Developing Levels). Join this cohort and watch your leadership skill and professional network grow. Not sure which cohort to join? Just ask!

80. Effective & Compliant Post-Secondary Transition Plans

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: MS/HS Special Education Teachers and Directors

Dates: 7/23/2026

This session is designed to help educators plan for students transitioning from high school to the adult world. This can be a challenging time for students, especially those with disabilities, as they enter a world of unfamiliar routines, new environments, and novel experiences. To ease these transitions and make them as smooth as possible, teachers and school personnel, along with others (e.g., families, and community agencies), should assist students with disabilities in the process of selecting appropriate goals and developing the requisite skills to achieve these goals in three main areas:
* Work: A job they want and are good at
* Education/Training: Gain the skills needed for the job
* Living: A place they want to live along with Community involvement. Activities they undertake to become a part of their community after they finish high school and throughout adulthood

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

81. High-Leverage Practices - Ensure Your Classrooms are Implementing High-Leverage Practices: Foundations for Positive Behavior and Learning

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: 4 Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)

Dates: 7/23/2026

DATE: Thursday, July 23, 2026

TIME: 9:00am-3:00pm

LOCATION: Truman State University TBA

COST: $60 - includes morning refreshments, lunch, and materials

High-Leverage Practices (HLP) in Special Education include instructional techniques that ALL educators need to use within their classrooms. There are four domains of effective practices and strategies within High-Leverage Practices. Domain 3 provides effective practices for instruction in Behavior and Academics (the What and How to Teach). This workshop series will concentrate on Domain 3.

In this workshop, participants will learn more about HLP 7: Establish a consistent, organized and responsive learning environment, and HLP 9: Teach social behaviors.

All dates and topics are listed below; please register for each session separately.
7/23 - Foundations for Positive Behavior and Learning
8/25 - Beyond the Lesson: Feedback, Maintenance, and Generalization
9/17 - Designing Instruction for Learning and Independence
10/1 - Scaffolding: Providing the Right Supports at the Right Time
11/5 - Effective Teaching Through Explicit Instruction
12/10 - Promoting Participation Through Grouping and Engagement Strategies
1/29 - Leveraging Technology for Student Success

82. Aspire: Professional Learning for Grades 6-9 Educators - Cohort 1 - UCM

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Middle School Content Area Teachers

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 3/8/2027

Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA and content-area teachers to implement adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to help students improve their reading and writing skills. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

What to expect when you enroll in Aspire:
This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
- Registration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), see link below.
- Attending a virtual Aspire Kick-Off on July 27, 2026.
- Participating in four face-to-face training sessions (dates below).
- Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities.
- All work must be completed by May 1, 2027.

Participants will need to be registered with The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) prior to June 15, 2026 using this link: Aspire Professional Learning (2026-27)
Morning refreshments and registration will be from 8:00-8:30 am each session, with content beginning at 8:30 am sharp. Lunch also provided.

83. 26-27 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 1

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 4/19/2027

Closed

Limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed Participants Only.

Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.
LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Please choose 1 of the launch date/time options listed. You do NOT need to attend both.

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

84. Missouri Youth Mental Health First Aid (SE RPDC)

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

Dates: 7/27/2026

THIS WORKSHOP COVERS:
• Common signs and symptoms of mental illnesses in this age group, including: Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use.
• How to interact with an adolescent in crisis.
• How to connect the adolescent with help.

85. 2026-27 Teach NOW (Hollister area) Alt Cert Institute

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Hollister Central Office (Hollister, MO) [map]

Audience: Teachers who are entering the profession through non-traditional pathways.

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 8/7/2026

86. AI in the Classroom: Practical Tools for Planning, Feedback, and Support

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 7/27/2026

Explore practical, classroom-friendly ways to use AI to save time, improve lesson planning, and support student learning-without replacing teacher expertise. Participants will see real examples, try simple tools, and leave with ready-to-use ideas for their classrooms.

87. Intro to Trauma-Informed Schools

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

Audience: This workshop is for support staff, teachers, counselors, nurses, and administrators.

Dates: 7/27/2026

As educators, you face the impact of trauma in your school every day. Whether it is acute or complex trauma, those experiences disrupt brain activity and can lead students to exhibit disruptive and/or disengaged behaviors. This workshop touches on what trauma is, how to identify student responses, and how to implement systems of support. Depending on interest, this workshop can lead to future cycles of training on becoming a Trauma-Informed School.

If you are attending a workshop for which you have not registered, a late fee will be applied.

88. MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) Year 1 - Cohort 1

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 Havener Center (Rolla, MO) [map]

Audience: First Year Teachers Seeking BTAP certification - Year 1

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 3/15/2027

Join the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 1 (BTAP Year 1), part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive ongoing learning and support, meeting and exceeding the state's certification requirements.

This competency-based program offers networking with other new teachers and educational consultants, just in-time learning for critical firsts, awareness of the phases of a new teacher, relationship-building skills, and knowledge of legal rights and responsibilities for educators. The program emphasizes key MTDS Competencies such as building culturally responsive relationships, creating and managing a productive learning environment, developing research-based instruction, and engaging students in content.

Join us to build a strong foundation for your teaching career and meet the first step of your Missouri certification requirements. Register now!

If you are attending a workshop for which you have not registered, a late fee will be applied.

Lunch will be provided.

Price includes lunch, materials, and supplies.

89. MTDS TeachNow: Alternative Certification Institute

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: 4 Macon Co. R-I (Macon, MO)

Audience: non-traditionally certified teachers

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 7/29/2026

This Alt Cert Institute supports those entering the teaching profession through a non-traditional avenue.

DATES: Monday-Wednesday, July 27-29, 2026

TIME: 9:00am-3:00pm

LOCATION: Macon R-I District Office Building - 902 N. Missouri, Macon

COST: $90 ($30 per session) - includes morning refreshments, lunch, and materials

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways.

Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs.

Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification.

Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

90. New To Special Education: So Much to Learn!

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Audience: Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 7/28/2026

New

Special Education Boot Camp- 2 day training This basic training is developed with new special education professionals in mind and focuses on the areas of most common noncompliance including, but not limited to, discipline, IEP development andevaluations and reevaluations. Provides hands-on training using the model forms, the Standards and Indicators Manual and the State Plan for Special Education. (This does not meet the credentialing requirements for Beginning Teacher Assistance Program) Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas: Day 1 - July 27 SPED Process - Golden Thread Referral Review of Existing Data Eligibility Criteria including Observations Evaluation including Negative Education Impact Day 2 - July 28 IEP Present Level Goals (SMART) Progress Monitoring - Data Collection Additional Topics Parent Communication Collaborating with Peers Other Documentation The cost for the training will $60 for the 2 day training. Lunch will be provided and parking pass will be emailed to you prior to the training. Both days are required. An optional follow-up training day will be offered on December 10th- here is the link: https://bit.ly/4dTNA8V

91. TeachNow

Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

Location: Columbia MO (Address TBA) (Columbia, MO)

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 7/29/2026

Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs.

Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification.

*Participants can choose to receive graduate credit at an additional cost.

92. 26-27 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 2

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 4/20/2027

Closed

Limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed Participants Only.

Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.
LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Please choose 1 of the launch date/time options listed. You do NOT need to attend both.

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

93. 26-27 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 6

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 7/27/2026 to 5/4/2027

Closed

Limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed Participants Only.

Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.
LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Please choose 1 of the launch date/time options listed. You do NOT need to attend both.

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

94. Aspire: Professional Learning for Grades 6-9 Educators - Cohort 2 - UCM

Program: RPDC - Central

Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

Audience: Middle School Content Area Teachers

Dates: 7/28/2026 to 3/22/2027

This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
- Registration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), see link below.
- Attending a virtual Aspire Kick-Off on July 28, 2026.
- Participating in four face-to-face training sessions (dates below).
- Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities.
- All work must be completed by May 1, 2027

Participants will need to be registered with The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) prior to June 15, 2026 using this link: Aspire Professional Learning (2026-27)
Morning refreshments and registration will be from 8:00-8:30 am each session, with content beginning at 8:30 am sharp. Lunch also provided.

95. 26-27 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 3

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

Dates: 7/28/2026 to 4/21/2027

Closed

Limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed Participants Only.

Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.
LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

Please choose 1 of the launch date/time options listed. You do NOT need to attend both.

Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.

96. 26-27 MTDS TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute-Kansas City

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

Audience: Teachers entering the classroom for the first time this fall who are working toward certification but have not yet had lead teacher classroom experience

Dates: 7/28/2026 to 7/30/2026

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways. Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs. Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification. Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

Program Fees: KCRPDC Member $75/$90 Non Member

97. Project Access Presents: Educating Learners with High Support Needs

Program: RPDC - Central

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

Audience: Special Education teachers, paras, Administrators, Support Staff

Dates: 7/28/2026

This comprehensive workshop is designed to empower educators (teachers, paras, administrators) with the knowledge, strategies, and tools needed to effectively teach students with high support needs and develop tailored instruction plans. Participants will gain a deep understanding of best practices for creating inclusive classroom environments, fostering meaningful learning experiences, and promoting the overall development and success of students with diverse abilities.

For this workshop, we are thrilled to have Kasey Keyes, Autism Resource Specialist of Project Access at Missouri State University, as our special presenter.

In this workshop, participants will:
*Discover ways to incorporate functional skills into classroom activities and academics
*The why behind independent work systems
*How to create an independent work system
*How to create task boxes and task cards

Registration, distribution of parking passes, and morning refreshments will be from 8:30 am - 9 am. Content will begin at 9 am sharp. Lunch also provided!

98. Co-Teaching: Double Your Impact

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

Audience: Co-Teaching Teachers and Building Admin

Dates: 7/28/2026

The Professional Partnerships: Co-teaching training will provide an opportunity for teams to learn the art of co-teaching. The participants will study roles, responsibilities, approaches, and benefits of professional partnerships in the classroom. Effective implementation of co-teaching impacts the learning of all students. This training will focus on building a strong foundation for effective co-teaching. Dedicated time will be provided for team planning and questions to help participants take meaningful next steps in strengthening co-teaching practices within their buildings. Strong teams consist of the general educator and the special educator and building administrator. Parking and Lunch included in price. Parking Pass will be emailed to you prior to training and is required for parking on campus.

99. MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) Year 1 - Cohort 2

Program: RPDC - South Central

Location: 6 Havener Center (Rolla, MO) [map]

Audience: First Year Teachers Seeking BTAP certification - Year 1

Dates: 7/28/2026 to 3/16/2027

100. Proficiency Scales in Practice: Aligning Learning, Feedback, and Assessment (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 educators, interventionists, administrators or curriculum specialists

Dates: 7/28/2026 to 7/29/2026

101. SE MTDS TeachNow: Alt Cert Institute

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

Dates: 7/28/2026 to 8/5/2026

Join the TeachNow Alternative Certification Institute, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS), and receive comprehensive support and preparation for your teaching career through non-traditional certification pathways.

Our institute covers essential topics, including lesson planning strategies, aligning objectives with district curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards, research-based classroom management techniques, and effective classroom practices. You'll also learn important vocabulary, acronyms, and codes of conduct that teachers are expected to know, along with other topics tailored to the group's specific needs.

Please note that this program is not a substitute for the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program, nor is it an alternative route to certification.

Register now to embark on your journey to becoming an effective educator!

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