Southwest Regional Professional Development Center

We Have Moved!!!

The SWRPDC offices have relocated to

117 Park Central Square (Park Central Office Building) 

Click Here for a map showing our new location

Please Check the Contact link in the left hand column for our new phone and fax numbers. Thank you for your patience!

Plan now for this year's summer seminar focused on literacy instruction for the Common Core Standards for content teachers grades 6-12

June 18, 19, 20 & October 18, 2012

       Seminar Agenda:
              Day 1: Understanding and unpacking the Standards
              Day 2:  Reading strategies for the content classroom

•               Day 3: Writing Strategies for the content classroom &   Tracking student learning

                Day 4: Regroup and Follow-up

  
  Click HERE for more information and registration

Designed to introduce and develop an understanding of the essential components of the state teacher evaluation model, the target audience for this training is administrative teams of 3 -5 people involved in the implementation of teacher evaluation systems and processes within their district.

This is a DESE sponsored activity and there is no registration cost for those attending.  In order to accomodate the 94 southwest Missouri school districts while keeping the training groups manageable, this training will be offered on 12 different dates during the fall of 2012. Click on your preferred date below to register. (Note, each team member must register separately.) Register early in order to reserve spots on the date you want.

August 8, 2012                 August 22, 2012                  September 6, 2012                 September 11, 2012

August 9, 2012                 August 28, 2012                  September 7, 2012                September 19, 2012

August 21, 2012               August 29, 2012                   September 10, 2012               

The Southwest RPDC is one of nine regional professional development centers in Missouri, funded by DESE and serving teachers, administrators, and school districts. Our mission is to build the capacity of educators and schools to maximize student performance through high quality professional development.

Working in collaboration with southwest Missouri school districts, the Southwest RPDC provides facilitation and support services, through a network of individuals with content area and practical expertise. Our collaborative work focuses on enhancing the quality of both teacher and administrator practice for effective educational planning and programming to raise student achievement.