MSTA Presents

MSTA Presents is the official home for the Missouri State Teachers Association podcast content.

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Episodes

Tuesday Sep 17, 2024

Today, MSTA Presents spoke with Sonya Gough, AIMS Facilitator and ELA Educator, and Jay Jarrett, Principal at the Hall McCarter Education Center in the Blue Springs School District. We spoke primarily about the Applied Innovation Middle School Program but also discussed many other programs offered at the Education Center. 
You can learn more about Hall McCarter by emailing Jay Jarrett at JJarrett@BSSD.NET. 
To find out more about the AIMS program you can visit a similar program based in Iowa: Iowa Big.

Tuesday Aug 20, 2024

Morgan Dennehy, District Manager for Junior Achievement in Central Missouri, joins MSTA Presents to discuss Junior Achievement and the organization's K-12 programs.
You can contact Morgan here.
Central Missouri Junior Achievement website: https://centralmissouri.ja.org/
Junior Achievement St. Louis website: https://greaterstlouis.ja.org/
 

Monday Aug 12, 2024

Today, we speak with Jenni Ryan, the Missouri Arts Council's arts education program specialist. Jenni outlines the A+ Schools Network and a new whole-school arts integration training program available for Missouri schools. 
To find out more information, contact Jenni:
Phone: 314.340.6857
Email: jenni.ryan@ltgov.mo.gov
 
Here are some links for other established state programs:
Oklahoma A+ Schools: 
Louisiana A+ Schools: 
North Carolina A+ Schools:

Thursday May 09, 2024

On Tuesday, the Governor signed SB727, an education bill covering several areas, including the small schools grant, vouchers, early childhood education, and an increase in teacher salaries. You can read more about the bill here. This audio from a video can also be found at the previous link.

Wednesday Mar 27, 2024

Brian Latkowski, Executive Vice President of Sales for New Benefits, joins MSTA Presents to discuss MSTA's newest offering for members, Wellbeing Access and Wellbeing Access Plus. 
Click here to learn more about New Benefits

Monday Feb 05, 2024

MSTA Presents is joined by Robyn Haug, Ladue Instructional Coach as well as EdcampSTL Planning Member, and Chris McGee, Chief Executive Officer for Connected Learning and Assistant Superintendent at Maplewood Richmond Heights.
We discuss Connected Learning's upcoming event, EDcampSTL 2024: Seeking Balance. Edcamp will take place Saturday, March 9 from 8:30 - 12:00 pm. at Clayton High School. 
To find out more information and register, head to www.clstl.org and click on, "Upcoming Events."

Thursday Jan 25, 2024

I spoke with staff member, Darbie Valenti Huff about MSTA's Virtual New Teacher Summit, February 7, 5:00 - 8:00 pm.
Sign up for the summit here.
View the flyer here.
Sneak peak of the platform being used for the summit can be seen here.

Thursday Nov 09, 2023

Ursulla Wadley, JAG Coordinator at an alternative high school in Cape Girardeau, and Jennifer Moore, Project 180 Coordinator at Union High School, will be presenting 2 workshops at the MSTA Convention: "Challenging behaviors, not challenging students," and "In the trenches: Proactive and reactive measures."

Thursday Nov 09, 2023

Jennifer Kidwell teaches at De Soto 73, and serves as the chair for the foreign language department. Her workshop is titled, "Flipping forward: Bringing flipped classroom to 21st century problem solving."

Thursday Nov 09, 2023

Candace Kluba, an educator in the Washington School District, shares information about her MSTA Convention workshop, "Balancing Act: Empowering educators and nurturing students - strategies for classroom well-being."

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MSTA Presents

MSTA Presents is the official home for the Missouri State Teachers Association podcast. Look for weekly episodes focusing on MSTA highlights, education news, professional learning and legislative updates. 

 

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