Career Advisor and Career Pathways Programs at the Missouri State University Agency for Teaching, Leading, & Learning Missouri Connections As the Career Advisor & Career Pathways program gets into the fall season, it has already been a year of growth for us for the 2019-2020 academic year! We have had outstanding participation in both the Missouri Connections & … [Read more...] about Fall Update on Career Advisor and Career Pathways Programs
Getting Informed about Trauma Informed Did you know that... 60% of adults report that they suffered a childhood traumatic experience? Four in ten school aged children report that they have experienced a physical assault, of those, one in 10 resulted in injuries seeking medical treatment. Over 60% of youth under age 17 have been exposed to crime, violence and/or … [Read more...] about Trauma Informed Schools
What is the Missouri Leadership Development System for new leaders? The Missouri Leadership Development System is a state-wide system of support and learning designed for new principals to help build their leadership capacity, and is offered at NO-COST! MLDS was first introduced in the 2017-18 school year with over 720 principals state-wide participating in regional cohorts. … [Read more...] about MLDS New Leaders – What’s Ahead
What's ahead for Missouri Migrant & English Language Learners Greetings from the southwest MELL! Did you know that in our region we have more than 5,000 EL students? That number will continue to grow. Along with this growth are the new ESSA guidelines which require not only professional development directed toward the education of English learners, but a new … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead; Migrant & English Language Learners
Summer Update: Missouri's Teacher Development System It’s time to celebrate! From setting up their classrooms to leading district-wide initiatives, Teacher Develop System participants saw so much growth this year! We completed our second year of Beginning Teacher Assistance & Paired Learning with new teachers from nine districts receiving on-going, year-long … [Read more...] about Missouri’s Teacher Development System