MSTA Presents

Episode 34: New Mental Wellness Benefit for MSTA Members

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

Episode 33: EdcampSTL 2024: Seeking Balance

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."

Episode 32: Virtual New Teacher Summit 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.

2023 MSTA Convention Presenters - Ursulla Wadley and Jennifer Moore

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."

2023 MSTA Convention Presenters - Jennifer Kidwell

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."

2023 MSTA Convention Presenters - Candace Kluba

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."

2023 MSTA Convention Presenters - Kristie Zorn

Kristie Zorn, 8th grade science teacher at Fort Osage, gives us some insight into her MSTA convention workshop, "School should be FUN! Brain breaks, transitions, and fun in the classroom."

Episode 29: Dr. Jason Adams discusses Learning Forward and the Learning Forward Conference

Dr. Deana Ogden, Professional Learning Manager for MSTA and Dr. Jason Adams, Assistant Superintendent for Learning, Webster Groves School District and President - Missouri Learning Forward and Team Member - National Learning Forward Conference Planning Committee join the podcast to discuss Learning Forward and the upcoming Learning Forward Conference. 
www.learningforwardmo.org
www.learningforward.org
 

Episode 31: MSTA Convention Keynote and Deep Dive Speaker, Dr. Brooks Gibbs

Dr. Brooks Gibbs, Resilience Educator with a PHD in social psychology joins Todd and Dr. Deana Ogden to give a preview of his Keynote presentation and his Deep Dive workshop at MSTA's 2023 Convention. 
You can learn more about Dr. Gibbs here.
Click here to learn more about his MSTA convention presentation.
Click here to register for the Deep Dive.

Episode 30: Savi and a discussion on student loan forgiveness

Today we are joined by Chief Borrower Advocate for Savi, Lindsay Clark. MSTA has partnered with Savi Student Loan Repayment to help members navigate student loan forgiveness. Lindsay discusses the timeline for payments restarting as well as what MSTA members can do to make sure they are prepared for the repayment process.
https://msta.bysavi.com/
www.studentaid.gov