Program Description

MTDS Developing I: Teacher Academy

This program offers  support for mid-career teachers. Developing I begins with a statewide kick-off event featuring John Antonetti, author of 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong!  Developing I is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (mo-mtds.net) and is open to any teacher who has:

• completed at least three years of successful teaching
• a strong desire for professional improvement

This opportunity provides:

• access to experts:  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. 
• consultant support
• networking with other teachers 
• competency-based programming 

Developing I emphasizes the following 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 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:  Uses Data to Make Decisions

Designs and adjusts lessons and/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, higher level thinking, and high-yield instructional strategies to engage students intellectually, academically, and/or emotionally in content and in advancing their own learning.