SWRTA seeks to support local CTA leaders and members in SW MO. In addition to providing professional development to members, we link local CTAs with MSTA.
Southwest Missouri, USA
Joined July 2012
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Students report feeling more connected to school & peers when they feel their teachers:
💚Go out of their way to help students
💚Make time to talk about what students want to discuss
💚Take a personal interest in students
#YouthVoices #BackToSchool
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ALT Headshot of a smiling teen with shoulder-length curly brown hair wearing glasses, a grey shirt, and brown sweater. Quote reads: “The best thing my support system has done to help protect my mental health has been showing compassion, listening, and providing support for what I was going through.” Jill. Youth Mental Health Leader
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Play is the work of kids. It’s not just running around and yelling. Play helps kids solve problems, negotiate with others, and develop self-regulation skills. When recess is reduced or omitted, you are taking away the learning of significant and necessary skills.
SW Teachers Assoc. retweeted
The finalists for Missouri Teacher of the Year have been announced, including four MSTA members: Kaylin Bade (Washington), Sabria El-Kurbu (Moberly), Heather Helle (Scott City R-1), and Kathryn Inman (Greenville R-2). Congratulations to all! #MOTOY
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Watch a teacher make roughly ~1,000 instructional decisions in about 45 seconds. Only a few of them are about the lesson but the lesson depends on ALL of them. This is one of the hardest things to explain about teaching to people who have never taught.
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If substitute teaching became a requirement like jury duty, I bet we'd see a quick change in everyone's attitude toward educators.
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You are all eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Sign up before the waiver expires! #PSLF
ALT Reminder - Apply for the PSLF Waiver before Oct 31st.
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This year, there are 53 teachers in @officialSPS who have been in the classroom for 25+ years. Ralene Graves, in her eighth year at Weller Elementary, is one of the longest-serving. See why she comes back, year after year. news-leader.com/story/news/e… via @springfieldNL
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Register for this exciting session and gain precious gems to boost engagement and amplify student voice within your learning environment. Strategies and tools shared during this session can be easily implemented into any area of curriculum.
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The @officialSPS BACK TO SCHOOL BASH is Saturday, July 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Springfield Expo Center.
There will be:
🎶 Music
🌭 FREE food
🧩 Games
🎁 Giveaways
📚 FREE resources to help your family be READY TO LEARN this school year and get #BacktoSPS
SW Teachers Assoc. retweeted
Honored to be a guest on the Missouri State Teachers Association @MSTA podcast “MSTA Presents” to discuss the four-day school week. As a lifetime member of MSTA, it was like a visit home! @MASALeaders @MissouriSBA @MoStateCOE @MoState_CLSE @MOASSP mstapresents.podbean.com/e/e… – at Missouri, USA
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They’re back! (at least in my local @Target Bullseye area). These Plus Plus like blocks are $1 for a pkg of 72 (compared to Amazon’s price of $25ish for 240 blocks). #makerspace #STEM #targetteachers @twosmartbunnies would you mind helping to spread the word?
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Teacher retention: if you want to keep the best teachers, treat them like they are the best. Few teachers leave an environment where they feel valued, supported, appreciated, and treated like professionals. This is more important now than ever!
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Getting Your Feet Wet is a new summer workshop for teachers to learn how to integrate geoscience field activities into the classroom. Attend one of these workshops from @MissouriSandT and complete other requirements (see flyer) to receive a $1,000 stipend. rol.la/gettingyourfeetwet-20…
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Register for our upcoming 30-minute Webinar with @MandiTolenEDU (St. Joseph School District), author of "Make Math Not Suck", here: my.msta.org/NC__Event?id=a0e…
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Let us know if you have any questions as Missouri's 2022 legislative session begins today. View MSTA's education policy priorities here: bit.ly/3ERrsaI
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The State Board of Education will meet in person on 1/11 at 8:30 a.m. at the Jefferson State Office Building in Jefferson City. The meeting is open for the public to attend in person. For additional info (agenda & livestream link): dese.mo.gov/state-board-educ…
