Professional Learning
formerly MLPPDMS
Web Registration
Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning
Location: Virtual Training (-, -)
Dates: 3/23/2023 to 5/11/2023
Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 4/3/2023 to 8/31/2023
Location: Park Central Office Building (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 5/5/2023
Program: RPDC - South Central
Location: 6 Waynesville High School Lecture Hall (Waynesville, MO)
Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators
Dates: 5/22/2023 to 3/12/2024
Dates: 5/31/2023 to 8/8/2023
Program: RPDC - Kansas City
Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]
Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants
Dates: 6/5/2023 to 4/23/2024
Program: RPDC - Northwest
Location: 5 Varies, St. Joseph (St. Joseph, MO)
Audience: Mentors of Year 1 Building Leaders
Dates: 6/7/2023 to 5/30/2024
Audience: Year 1 Building Leaders
Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center
Location: Varies (Varies, MO)
Dates: 6/13/2023 to 6/14/2024
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. The Leadership Academy emphasizes the importance of building capacity of instructional practices correlated to high academic achievement for students.
Total Registration cost of $900 will be made payable to Heart of Missouri RPDC. This will include participation to all state, regional and Outdoor Leadership Experiences.
Location: Lee's Summit R-VII - Stansberry Leadership Center (Lee's Summit, MO)
Audience: Special Education Administrators/Leaders
Dates: 6/20/2023 to 4/8/2024
Location: Stonegate Elementary School (Raymore, MO)
Audience: This is for those that have pre-registered with DESE and approved by the district to attend.
Dates: 6/21/2023 to 3/21/2024
Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)
Audience: Teachers that have completed LETRS Units 1-4 Training
Dates: 6/22/2023 to 2/9/2024
Location: 5 Varies (Maryville/St Joseph, MO)
Audience: Administrators of teachers who are enrolled in LETRS
Dates: 6/26/2023 to 1/25/2024
Dates: 6/27/2023 to 2/28/2024
Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators
Dates: 6/28/2023 to 3/6/2024
Program: RPDC - Central
Audience: Building Leaders in Year 3 and Beyond
Dates: 6/29/2023
Dates: 7/6/2023 to 3/5/2024
Dates: 7/6/2023 to 4/25/2024
Location: 3 North Kansas City School District (Kansas City, MO)
Dates: 7/7/2023 to 4/11/2024
Dates: 7/7/2023 to 4/24/2024
Dates: 7/7/2023 to 3/4/2024
Dates: 7/7/2023 to 4/25/2024
Location: TBA-Central Missouri (Central Missouri, MO)
Dates: 7/10/2023 to 2/7/2024
Volume I includes 4 on-line units of study, complemented with a textbook manual for study. The online platform makes up the biggest portion of the work for course completion. Participants must complete a six-hour face-to-face training for each unit. All-day, in-person attendance is required, and missed sessions must be made up. Units include: The Challenge of Learning to Read; The Speech Sounds of English; Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling; and Advanced Decoding, Spelling and Word Recognition. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students. Participants will complete a portfolio of Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.
NOTE: Materials are provided to participants by the MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education only if they have applied to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Participants should also note that registration using the Frontline system only schedules the required face-to-face training sessions - it does NOT initiate a materials order by the Heart of MO-RPDC.
If participant is not part of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed program, there will be charge of $1040.00 per participant. Contact instructor listed below for possible funding solutions.
Dates: 7/10/2023 to 3/11/2024
Location: 5 Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO) [map]
Dates: 7/10/2023 to 3/1/2024
Dates: 7/10/2023 to 3/5/2024
Dates: 7/17/2023 to 3/6/2024
Location: 5 North Central Missouri College (Trenton, MO)
Dates: 7/17/2023 to 3/7/2024
Location: B105 Assessment Resource Center, 2800 Maguire Blvd, University of MO (Columbia, MO)
Dates: 7/17/2023 to 4/5/2024
Volume I includes 4 on-line units of study, complemented with a textbook manual for study. The online platform makes up the biggest portion of the work for course completion. Participants must complete a six-hour face-to-face training for each unit. All-day, in-person attendance is required, and missed sessions must be made up. Units include: The Challenge of Learning to Read; The Speech Sounds of English; Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling; and Advanced Decoding, Spelling and Word Recognition. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students. Participants will complete a portfolio of Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom. .
Dates: 7/18/2023 to 3/12/2024
Dates: 7/18/2023 to 3/20/2024
Dates: 7/18/2023 to 4/8/2024
Dates: 7/19/2023
Dates: 7/19/2023 to 3/27/2024
Dates: 7/20/2023 to 4/9/2024
Dates: 7/20/2023 to 4/10/2024
Dates: 7/24/2023 to 3/12/2024
Location: 6 Columbia College (Rolla, MO)
Audience: First and Second year teachers needing to fulfill BTAP certification requirements
Dates: 7/24/2023 to 2/26/2024
Beginning teachers are one of our greatest assets. Yet, 17% of teachers leave the career within the first five years (Gray et al., 2015). Effective professional development is a key factor of teacher retention (Podolsky et al., 2018).
This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System. This opportunity provides:
-networking with other new teachers and educational consultants
-just-in-time learning (critical firsts)
-awareness of the phases of a new teacher
-relationship-building skills
-on-demand learning, including videos by Mike Rutherford
MTDS BTAP meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
-promote student interaction
-meet student needs and well-being
-minimize disruption
-allow teacher movement for monitoring student progress
-increase & manage student productivity
-encourage self-directed student learning
-lesson targets
-activities, tasks, and/or experiences
-research-based and/or evidence-based strategies
-methods for monitoring/communicating student progress towards meeting lesson target
Location: Joplin Regional Airport, Freedom of Flight Museum (Webb City, MO)
Audience: First year teachers
Dates: 7/25/2023 to 3/26/2024
This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements. This opportunity provides:
MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements.
Dates: 7/25/2023 to 2/27/2024
Dates: 7/26/2023 to 2/22/2024
Audience: First Year teachers
Dates: 7/26/2023 to 3/20/2024
Location: 6 Washington District Technology and Learning Center (Washington, MO)
Dates: 7/26/2023 to 2/28/2024
Location: 6 West Plains (MSU-West Plains--Lybyer Center) (West Plains, MO) [map]
Dates: 7/27/2023 to 2/21/2024
Dates: 7/31/2023 to 5/9/2024
Dates: 8/1/2023 to 4/3/2024
Dates: 8/1/2023 to 4/2/2024
Dates: 8/1/2023 to 4/4/2024
Location: Springfield, MO (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 3/19/2024
This program offers learning and support for mentor teachers.
MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.
This opportunity provides:
-coaching, observation, and feedback training and support.
-consultant support
-regional networking with other mentor teachers
-opportunities to apply newly acquired skills with beginning teachers
-competency-based programming
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 1/19/2024
Location: 3 Pleasant Hill R-III School District Offices (Pleasant Hill,, MO)
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 3/20/2024
Mastering: Mentoring is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.
Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Managing a Classroom: Manages Behavior, Creates & Manages a Learning Environment, Communicates Progress Toward Learning Goals
Being a Professional: Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
Designing Instruction: Develops Research-Based Instruction
Reflecting on Practice: Sets Growth Goals
Location: 3 Grandview SD-TLC Room (Grandview, MO)
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 3/12/2024
Fees:$75 for Non-Members and $50 for Members
Location: 3-Kearney School District Offices (Kearney, MO)
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 4/9/2024
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 4/3/2024
Program: RPDC - Southeast
Location: 1 Catapult (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 4/10/2024
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 3/27/2024
-Cost: $50 KCRPDC Members or $75 Non-Members
Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]
Audience: Special education teachers, administrators, process coordinators, and related service providers
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 1/8/2024
Location: 6 Ellington Elementary School (Ellington, MO)
Dates: 8/2/2023 to 3/18/2024
Dates: 8/3/2023 to 3/13/2024
MTDS BTAP meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements.
Fees: $75 for Non-Members and $50 for Members
Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)
Dates: 8/3/2023 to 4/4/2024
Audience: School Leaders in their first few years of school leadership.
Location: 5. Maryville (Maryville, Mo)
Audience: Mentors for BTAP Year 1 Teachers
Dates: 8/3/2023 to 2/20/2024
Dates: 8/3/2023 to 2/22/2024
Audience: Second Year Teachers
Dates: 8/4/2023 to 3/27/2024
You made it through year one, but your learning never stops! Continue your growth as an emerging teacher!
Purposeful Lesson Planning (formerly BTAP B) offers continued support for early career teachers.
To celebrate the completion of a successful first year of teaching, MTDS: Purposeful Lesson Planning includes a statewide event featuring Mike Rutherford, author of The Artisan Teacher! Participants will also receive a copy of Mike's book The Artisan Teacher.
MTDS: Purposeful Lesson Planning is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri.
-access to experts- statewide event with Mike Rutherford!
-access to on-demand learning, including Mike Rutherford's MTDS series
-networking with other teachers
Dates: 8/4/2023 to 3/28/2024
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 3/11/2024
Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 4/9/2024
Location: 6 Union School District (Union, MO)
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 4/19/2024
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 5/20/2024
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 3/18/2024
Prerequisite: LETRS Volume 1 course completion verified by Heart of MO-RPDC facilitator.
Volume 2 includes 4 on-line units with a face-to-face training for each unit. All components are required, and participants must attend all four face-to-face trainings in person. The units include: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary; Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension; Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction; and The Reading-Writing Connection. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students, Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.
If participant is not part of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed program, there will be a charge of $1040.00 per participant. Contact instructor listed below for possible funding solutions.
Program: RPDC - Northeast
Location: 4 Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, Administrators
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 3/26/2024
Audience: Beginning Teachers
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 3/1/2024
Location: TBA-Jefferson City (Jefferson City, MO)
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 3/15/2024
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 5/22/2024
Dates: 8/7/2023 to 3/28/2024
Audience: K-12 New to Missouri Teachers
Dates: 8/8/2023 to 1/10/2024
Dates: 8/8/2023 to 4/2/2024
Dates: 8/8/2023 to 4/11/2024
Dates: 8/8/2023 to 3/14/2024
Location: 4 Macon Co. R-I (Macon, MO)
Dates: 8/8/2023 to 4/4/2024
Location: 4 Palmyra, MO (Palmyra, MO)
Dates: 8/9/2023 to 4/10/2024
Dates: 8/9/2023 to 5/1/2024
Audience: K-12 Teachers with 3 or more years of teaching
Dates: 8/9/2023 to 4/25/2024
-completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in MO
-completed at least 3 years of successful teaching
-a strong desire for professional improvement
-Statewide event with national expert, John Antonetti in September and February (must register separately)
-a copy John's book: 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong
-access to on-demand learning modules to enrich teacher learning anywhere and anytime
Dates: 8/9/2023 to 3/27/2024
Dates: 8/10/2023 to 4/23/2024
Location: 5 To Be Determined (To Be Determined, MO)
Audience: District Leadership Teams
Dates: 8/10/2023 to 5/14/2024
Audience: PreK - K Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators
Dates: 8/10/2023 to 4/5/2024
Dates: 8/10/2023 to 3/14/2024
Location: Tipton Central Office (Tipton, MO)
Dates: 8/10/2023 to 4/8/2024
Beginning teachers are one of our greatest assets. Yet, 17% of teachers leave the career within the first five years (Gray et al., 2015). Effective professional development is a key factor of teacher retention (Podolsky et al., 2018). This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development SystemMTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements.
-just-in-time learning (critical firsts) -awareness of the phases of a new teacher
Dates: 8/11/2023 to 3/20/2024
Dates: 8/11/2023 to 3/21/2024
Location: Bolivar, Missouri (Bolivar, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/14/2023 to 4/4/2024
Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/14/2023 to 9/18/2023