Activity Details
2026-27 Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Year 2 (Joplin area)
Congratulations on completing your first year of the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP)! The learning never stops, and BTAP Year 2 is here to support your continued growth. This program, part of the Missouri Teacher Development System, is open to any teacher who has completed the first year of a BTAP in Missouri and meets the state's certification requirements for the second year. This MTDS competency-based opportunity provides on-demand learning aligned with Mike Rutherford's MTDS series, consultant support, and networking with other teachers. The program emphasizes lesson design with differentiation to meet unique student needs, planning student progress monitoring, and working in a community of practice. Join us to continue your journey as an emerging teacher and build on the success of your first year. Provided: lunch, book, materials. **NOW PARTICIPANTS CAN EARN GRADUATE CREDIT**
- RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning
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1630 S Killingsworth Ave
Bolivar, MO 65613
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- Engaging students in subject matter
- Diverse social and cultural perspectives
- Cognitive, social, emotional and physical development
- Meeting the needs of every student
- Language, culture, family and knowledge of community values
- Develop lessons for diverse learners
- Analyze instructional goals and differentiated instructional strategies
- Instructional strategies for problem-solving and critical thinking
- Appropriate use of instructional resources to enhance student learning
- Classroom management, motivation, and engagement
- Managing time, space, transitions, and activities
- Classroom, School and Community Culture
- Sensitivity to culture, gender, intellectual and physical differences
- Technology and media communication tools
- Effective Use of Assessments
- Assessment Data to Improve Learning
- Effect of instruction on individual/class learning
- Communication of Student Progress and Maintaining Records
- Professional Learning
- Professional rights, responsibilities and ethical practices
- Collaborating to meet the needs of students
- Cooperative Partnerships in support of student learning
Teachers in their first 4 years of teaching OR needing to fulfill the MO state certification requirements
| Description | Units | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hours | 24 | 80 |
- Any/All Subjects
- Classroom Managment
- General Education
- Instructional Strategies
- MO Teacher Development Systen
- Model Educator Standards
- Professional Development
- Professional Learning
Purchase Order
District pays via Purchase Order
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Participant pays for course via personal or district check.
Need more information? Send an Email to joihook@missouristate.edu
