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 of 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. 

 Participation requires release days for monthly regional meetings, a statewide “kick off” learning session, and a mid- year statewide regroup and training. Tuition, transportation, food and substitutes will be the responsibility of the school or individual.

Who qualifies?

• A current classroom teacher with a minimum of three years’ experience
• A teacher with demonstrated classroom effectiveness
• A teacher with a commitment to sustained professional growth

How are academy participants selected?

Teachers are selected through an application process which requires a narrative response to a set of questions. 

What are the costs and deadlines?

The program fee is $500, due after acceptance.

Multiple scholarships are available to cover all or part of the registration cost.