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Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning
Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 4/11/2022 to 7/26/2022
Program: RPDC - Northwest
Location: 5 Varies, St. Joseph (St. Joseph, MO)
Audience: Year 1 Building Leaders
Dates: 6/9/2022 to 4/11/2023
Program: DESE - Leadership Academy
Location: Varies (Varies, MO)
Audience: Principals or those in a leadership role in year 3 or more in administration
Dates: 6/13/2022 to 1/13/2023
Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center
Dates: 6/13/2022 to 6/16/2023
Program: RPDC - Southeast
Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]
Dates: 6/13/2022 to 6/14/2023
Dates: 6/14/2022 to 9/7/2022
Location: 5 Varies (Maryville/St Joseph, MO)
Audience: Teachers that have completed LETRS Units 1-4 Training
Dates: 6/28/2022 to 4/5/2023
Location: 5 emPowerU Building (St Joseph, MO)
Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators
Dates: 7/14/2022 to 4/4/2023
Program: RPDC - Kansas City
Location: 3 Grain Valley High School (Grain Valley, MO)
Audience: Any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (year 1) in Missouri
Dates: 7/28/2022 to 4/12/2023
You made it through year one, but your learning never stops! Continue your growth as an emerging teacher!
This program offers continued support for early career teachers.
To celebrate the completion of a successful first year of teaching, BTAP B includes a statewide event featuring Mike Rutherford, author of The Artisan Teacher! Participants will also receive a copy of Mike's book The Artisan Teacher.
BTAP B is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri.
This opportunity provides:
-access to experts- statewide event with Mike Rutherford!
-access to on-demand learning, including Mike Rutherford's MTDS series
-consultant support
-networking with other teachers
-competency-based programming
Emerging B emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs
Design lesson variations to: content, process, product, and/or environment based on analysis of student needs.
Plans Student Progress Monitoring
Plans formal and informal assessment strategies and documentation structures to check and record understanding of lesson targets during instruction.
Works in a Community of Practice
Participates in a community of practice to share evidence of effectiveness and progress towards curricular goals, plan curricular revisions, and discuss meeting student needs.
Dates: 7/28/2022 to 4/11/2023
Beginning teachers are one of our greatest assets. Yet, 17% of teachers leave the career within the first five years (Gray et al., 2015). Effective professional development is a key factor of teacher retention (Podolsky et al., 2018).
This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System This opportunity provides:
-networking with other new teachers and educational consultants
-just-in-time learning (critical firsts)
-awareness of the phases of a new teacher
-relationship-building skills
-on-demand learning, including videos by Mike Rutherford
MTDS BTAP meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
-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
Audience: K-12 educators
Dates: 8/1/2022 to 4/28/2023
-completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in MO
-completed at least 3 years of successful teaching
-a strong desire for professional improvement
-State Kick-off event with national expert, John Antonetti
-a copy John's book: 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong
-access to on-demand learning modules to enrich teacher learning anywhere and anytime
Developing A emphasizes these MTDS Competencies:
Community Builder: Works in a Community of Practice (Shares innovative practices and revisions to instruction obtained from conducting action research and the use of emerging research within a community of practice)
Reflective Learner: Engages in Ongoing Reflective Practice (Reflects on, in, and for practice, focusing on: (a)directing future instruction by reflecting; and (b)monitoring progress, evaluating results, and adjusting instruction based on the use of action research and student growth data)
Instructional Designer: Uses Data to Make Decisions (Designs and adjusts lessons &/or learning goals in response to ongoing analysis of student needs based on multiple sources of data to meet individual learning needs and promote student progress)
Facilitator of Student Thinking & Learning: Engages Students in Content (Facilitates learning experiences that combine engaging qualities of work, high level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies to engage students intellectually, academically, &/or emotionally in content and in advancing their own learning.
Dates: 8/1/2022 to 4/26/2023
-Statewide event with national expert, John Antonetti
MTDS Teacher Academy emphasizes these MTDS Competencies:
Audience: Building Leaders in year 3 and beyond
Dates: 8/3/2022 to 4/13/2023
Audience: District Leadership Teams
Dates: 8/4/2022 to 5/3/2023
Location: 5 North Central Missouri College (Trenton, MO)
Dates: 8/4/2022 to 5/2/2023
Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]
Audience: School Leaders in their first few years of school leadership.
Dates: 8/4/2022 to 4/6/2023
Program: RPDC - Northeast
Location: 4 Palmyra, MO (Palmyra, MO)
Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, Administrators
Dates: 8/4/2022 to 4/27/2023
Location: 1 Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/5/2022 to 4/14/2023
This 4-meeting program offers learning and support for mentor teachers.
MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.
-coaching, observation, and feedback training and support.
-regional networking with other mentor teachers
-opportunities to apply newly acquired skills with beginning teachers
MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Managing a Classroom: Manages Behavior, Creates & Manages a Learning Environment, Communicates Progress Toward Learning Goals
Being a Professional: Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
Designing Instruction: Develops Research-Based Instruction
Reflecting on Practice: Sets Growth Goals
Location: MOREnet Conference Room, Stadium Shoppes (Columbia, MO)
Dates: 8/5/2022 to 5/1/2023
This program offers learning and support for mentor teachers.
Location: 3 Kearney School District & Early Education Center (Kearney, MO)
Dates: 8/5/2022 to 4/13/2023
Mastering: Mentoring is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System.
Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Location: 5 Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph, MO)
Dates: 8/5/2022 to 3/24/2023
Dates: 8/8/2022 to 4/4/2023
Location: Holiday Inn North, 2720 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield (Springfied, MO) [map]
Dates: 8/8/2022 to 2/6/2023
Location: 4 Macon, MO (Macon, MO)
Dates: 8/8/2022 to 3/24/2023
Dates: 8/8/2022 to 4/14/2023
Dates: 8/9/2022 to 3/31/2023
To celebrate the completion of a successful first year of teaching, Emerging B includes a statewide event on October 19 featuring Mike Rutherford, author of The Artisan Teacher! Participants will also receive a copy of Mike's book The Artisan Teacher.
Emerging B is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri.
Dates: 8/9/2022 to 3/30/2023
Dates: 8/9/2022 to 4/13/2023
Audience: North Callaway Mentors
Dates: 8/11/2022 to 4/3/2023
Location: 4 Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
Dates: 8/11/2022 to 3/29/2023
TIME: 9:00am-3:00pm
LOCATION: Truman TBA
COST: $250 (scholarships available)-lunch included
Beginning teachers are one of our greatest assets. Yet, 17% of teachers leave the career within the first 5 years (Gray et al., 2015). Research shows effective professional development is a key factor of teacher retention (Podolsky et al., 2018). This program is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS). This opportunity provides-- -networking with other new teachers & 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 MO's BTAP certification requirements & emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies: Builds Relationships & Culture creating culturally responsive relationships built on trust & mutual respect for all; Creates & Manages a Learning Environment implementing classroom layouts & organizational strategies to -- >promote student interaction; >meet student needs & well-being; >minimize disruption; >allow teacher movement for monitoring student progress; >increase & manage student productivity; & >encourage self-directed student learning; Develops Research-Based Instruction using research-based lesson planning models/practices to plan lessons that include: >lesson targets; >activities, tasks, &/or experiences; >research-based &/or evidence-based strategies; & >methods for monitoring/communicating student progress towards meeting lesson target; Engages Students in Content evaluating lessons to identify engaging qualities of work, higher-level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies.
MTDS BTAP meets MO's BTAP certification requirements & emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Builds Relationships & Culture creating culturally responsive relationships built on trust & mutual respect for all;
Creates & Manages a Learning Environment implementing classroom layouts & organizational strategies to -- >promote student interaction; >meet student needs & well-being; >minimize disruption; >allow teacher movement for monitoring student progress; >increase & manage student productivity; & >encourage self-directed student learning;
Develops Research-Based Instruction using research-based lesson planning models/practices to plan lessons that include: >lesson targets; >activities, tasks, &/or experiences; >research-based &/or evidence-based strategies; & >methods for monitoring/communicating student progress towards meeting lesson target;
Engages Students in Content evaluating lessons to identify engaging qualities of work, higher-level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies.
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors
Dates: 8/11/2022 to 5/23/2023
Audience: Any teacher who has not yet completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri
Dates: 8/12/2022 to 4/26/2023
BTAP A meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Dates: 8/15/2022 to 5/19/2023
Emerging A meets Missouri's BTAP certification requirements and emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Dates: 8/16/2022 to 3/29/2023
To celebrate the completion of a successful first year of teaching, Emerging II 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.
Program: RPDC - South Central
Location: 6 Columbia College (Rolla, MO)
Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators
Dates: 8/17/2022 to 4/14/2023
Dates: 8/18/2022 to 3/27/2023
Location: 6 Union School District (Union, MO)
Dates: 8/19/2022 to 4/11/2023
Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants
Dates: 8/29/2022 to 5/4/2023
Dates: 8/29/2022 to 3/13/2023
Dates: 8/30/2022 to 4/19/2023
To celebrate the completion of a successful first year of teaching, MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B includes a statewide event featuring Mike Rutherford, author of The Artisan Teacher! Participants will also receive a copy of Mike's book The Artisan Teacher.
MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has completed a Beginning Teacher Assistance Program in Missouri.
MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Audience: School Leaders with at least three full years of administrator experience.
Dates: 9/1/2022 to 5/2/2023
Dates: 9/1/2022 to 4/20/2023
Dates: 9/1/2022 to 5/4/2023
Dates: 9/6/2022 to 2/8/2023
Dates: 9/6/2022 to 4/12/2023
Location: 3 Grandview SD-TLC Room (Grandview, MO)
Dates: 9/8/2022 to 4/25/2023
Audience: PreK Educators
Dates: 9/8/2022 to 4/20/2023
Dates: 9/8/2022 to 4/27/2023
Location: Virtual Meeting (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 9/8/2022 to 1/12/2023
Dates: 9/9/2022 to 1/13/2023
Audience: Northeast Region School District Grow Your Own [GYO] Designers/Facilitators
Dates: 9/9/2022 to 3/31/2023
Location: 6 Maries Co. R-II School District (Belle, MO)
Dates: 9/12/2022 to 5/8/2023
Audience: EL Directors/Coordinators
Dates: 9/12/2022 to 5/1/2023
Dates: 9/13/2022 to 3/2/2023
Location: Park Central Office Building (Springfield, MO)
Dates: 9/14/2022 to 4/12/2023
Audience: SPED Directors and Process Coordinators
Dates: 9/14/2022 to 4/27/2023
Dates: 9/15/2022 to 3/27/2023
Location: Alumni Center, 300 S Jefferson, Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/19/2022 to 1/9/2023
Audience: Beginning teachers in year 1
Dates: 9/19/2022 to 3/22/2023
Dates: 9/21/2022 to 4/13/2023
Location: 6 St. Clair School District Central Office (St. Clair, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/21/2022 to 2/22/2023
Dates: 9/21/2022 to 3/6/2023
Audience: This program is for teachers with a minimum of 3 years of full-time classroom experience, and will be the best choice for those teachers who are looking for an opportunity to take their next professional step toward excellence in teaching.
Dates: 9/21/2022 to 4/18/2023
Audience: Early childhood teachers, administrators, coaches, process coordinators.
Dates: 9/22/2022 to 4/13/2023
Location: 1 University Center (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/22/2022 to 5/12/2023
Audience: School Leaders in who have four plus years of school leadership experience.
Dates: 9/22/2022 to 4/27/2023
Dates: 9/22/2022 to 4/18/2023
This program offers support for mid-career teachers. MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System and is open to any teacher who has:
-completed MTDS Teacher Academy
-a strong desire for continuous professional improvement
-State event with national expert, John Antonetti
-a copy of John's book: Powerful Task Design
MTDS Teacher Academy Graduates emphasizes the following MTDS Competencies:
Reflective Learner: Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice (Reflects on, in, and for practice, focusing on: (a) directing future instruction by reflecting; and (b) monitoring progress, evaluating results, and adjusting instruction based on the use of action research and student growth data)
Instructional Designer: Develops Research-Based Instruction (Develops innovative instruction based on conducting and using action research that: (a) emphasizes essential concepts of content; (b) uses supplementary primary sources; (c) connects to student experience and culture; (d) meets the unique needs of diverse learners; and/or promotes student inquiry and interdisciplinary approaches)
Professional: Understands & Promotes the Profession (Gains awareness of the larger professional community, including regional, state, national, and global professional educational communities and governmental bodies that impact the profession; and revises personal philosophy of teaching)
Dates: 9/22/2022 to 4/11/2023
Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/23/2022 to 4/28/2023
Dates: 9/23/2022 to 4/4/2023
Dates: 9/23/2022
Register for September 28th Map-A for the First Time workshop here!
Audience: MLDS Year 1 Leaders -Principals and Asst. Principals
Start time is 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. end time.
Brunch will be provided.
Parking will be on-site at the Alumni Center Parking Garage. A reminder with parking information will be sent a day or two prior to the session.
Should you have questions please contact Annette: acozort@missouristate.edu
Location: Virtual (any place, MO)
Dates: 9/26/2022 to 3/29/2023
Dates: 9/26/2022 to 4/5/2023
Dates: 9/27/2022 to 5/5/2023
Dates: 9/27/2022 to 3/27/2023
Audience: School Leaders who have completed New Leaders/Emerging content and are in their first several years of school leadership.
Dates: 9/27/2022 to 4/20/2023
Location: 6 West Plains (MSU-West Plains--Lybyer Center) (West Plains, MO) [map]
Audience: Mentors of first or second year teachers
Dates: 9/27/2022 to 4/25/2023
Reflecting on Practice: Sets Growth Goals Lunch will be provided. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.
Audience: MLDS 4 Leaders Cohort: Principals, Asst. Principals
Dates: 9/27/2022
Start time is 9:00 a.m. and we will finish before 2:00 p.m.
Please contact Annette should you have questions or need additional information. (acozort@missouristate.edu)
Audience: Year 2 Building Leaders
Dates: 9/28/2022 to 5/31/2023
Audience: Teachers who have completed year 1-4 in BTAP.
Dates: 9/28/2022 to 3/21/2023
Dates: 9/28/2022 to 4/26/2023
Dates: 9/29/2022 to 4/20/2023
Dates: 9/29/2022 to 3/2/2023
Audience: School Leaders of with six plus years of school leadership experience.
Dates: 9/29/2022 to 5/4/2023
Audience: 3-5 Science Teachers
Dates: 9/29/2022 to 4/6/2023
Location: Hilton Garden Inn - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]
Audience: MLDS Leaders 3 Cohort (Sustaining Leaders) Principals, Asst. Principals
Dates: 9/29/2022
Parking will be at the Alumni Center in the parking garage.
A reminder with final meeting details will be sent a day or two prior to the session. Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact Annette: acozort@missouristate.edu
We are excited to get the Sustaining Leaders 3 Cohort started!
Audience: ECSE & K-12 SPED teachers or directors
Dates: 9/30/2022 to 5/1/2023
Location: Alphapointe (Kansas City, MO) [map]
Dates: 9/30/2022
Dates: 10/3/2022 to 4/17/2023
Dates: 10/3/2022 to 4/6/2023
Location: SE RPDC-SE MO State Univ.-Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Dates: 10/3/2022 to 3/6/2023
Dates: 10/3/2022 to 5/9/2023
Dates: 10/4/2022 to 5/2/2023
Location: 5. Virtual (Virtual, MO)
Audience: District Curriculum Corrdinators
Dates: 10/5/2022 to 5/4/2023
Dates: 10/6/2022 to 5/3/2023
Dates: 10/6/2022 to 2/21/2023