MSTA Presents

On MSTA Presents, Todd speaks with MSTA Professional Developer, Darbie Valenti Huff about the February 8, Virtual New Teacher Summit. In addition, Darbie gets us caught up on all of MSTA's upcoming professional learning opportunities. 

Virtual New Teacher Summit

February 27 - Understanding Trauma and Challenging Behaviors One Day Event

If you have an idea for a workshop or presentation email us at [email protected].

MSTA Presents speaks with Mick Jackson, President and Dean of Faculty for VESi about MSTA's newest benefit - reasonably priced, online graduate courses. Up to nine credit hours for $200 total. If you have any questions about the benefit, you can email Todd Fuller at [email protected].

Go here to learn more.

Todd Fuller is joined by Director of Education Policy, Matt Michelson to discuss the 2023 legislative session as well as MSTA's January 31, Capitol Day. You can find out more information about Capitol Day here. 

This is the last in our series of MSTA Convention workshop discussions. Today, Co-Presenters, Jennifer Moore and Ursulla Wadley share insight on their workshop, Challenging Behaviors, Not Challenging Students: Practical Solutions for Teachers. You can attend their presentation Thursday, November 17 at 3:30 - 4:30 or 4:45 - 5:45.

On this episode of MSTA Presents, Mallory McGowin, Chief Communications Officer for Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, discusses the Blue Ribbon Commission as well as Missouri's certification process for substitute teachers.

More information about Missouri's Blue Ribbon Commission.

If you have a topic for MSTA Presents, you can email Todd here.

Today, MSTA Presents had the opportunity to speak with MSTA Convention presenter, Robyn Haug about her workshop with Co-Presenter, Kimberly Gutchewsky entitled, Word Work That Works. 

This week MSTA Presents begins a multipart series focusing on 2022 convention presenters. Our first presenter, Mackenzie Thompson is a teacher at Kelly High School in the Scott County R-IV School District. Mackenzie will be presenting a workshop titled, Setting Students up for Self-Efficacy. 

This week MSTA spoke with Tracey Blaue, College and Career RootEd Advisor from Spokane H.S. and Kara Tinklepaugh, RootEd Regional Director about the RootEd program in Missouri and its focus on students in rural locations throughout the state.

Links mentioned in the show:

- U.S. News and World Report article written by Margie Vandeven, MO Commissioner of Education

- RootEd Website

We had the chance to talk to Tara Martin, our 2022 Convention Keynote Speaker and Deep Dive Presenter. You can find out more about Tara at her website and make sure to sign up for the Deep Dive here. You won't want to miss this energetic and insightful presentation.

MSTA had the opportunity to talk to MOREnet Project Manager, Andy King about  MOREnet's professional learning opportunities, the Missouri High School Cybersecurity Challenge and the recently launched Open Educational Resources Hub.

Other links for topics discussed in the show:

Blog announcement for the OER Hub

Cybersecurity Challenge FAQ

Cybersecurity Challenge Registration

Computer Science Training - more to come after the first of the year

CYBER.org curriculum 

CYBER.org PD