This program offers support for mid-career teachers. Teacher Academy begins with a statewide event featuring John Antonetti, author of 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong!  Teacher Academy is part of the Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS) and is open to any teacher who have:

• completed at least three years of successful teaching
• a strong desire for professional improvement

This opportunity provides:

• access to experts:  State event with national expert John Antonetti
• a copy of John Antonetti’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 

Teacher Academy 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.