Professional Learning - Real, Relevant, Right Now!
Welcome to the Southeast Missouri Regional Professional Development Center (Southeast RPDC). This center is located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a state-wide system, the mission of the RPDCs is to build the capacity of educators through high-quality professional learning to maximize student success. Our mission is to improve student achievement for all students in Southeast Missouri by providing appropriate and timely professional development to school communities in our service area.
Southeast RPDC provides ongoing featured programs tied to statewide systems, as well as additional professional learning opportunities and support on a variety of relevant topics in education. We provide a variety of delivery methods based upon the needs of schools, including onsite at the RPDC, onsite at the school, and virtual.
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June 24, 2025 with George Couros as keynote speaker.
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Workshops by Month
January 7 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 2
January 8 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 7
January 20 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 7
January 21 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 7
2025
February 11 - Math Academy Grades K-2 - Session 2 of 2
February 11 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 1 - Meeting 4 of 5
February 11 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 2 - Meeting 4 of 5
February 11 - SW-PBS Tier 2 and 3 Sustain - Meeting 2 - CANCELED
February 12 - MTDS Critical Thinking and Engagement - Meeting 3 of 4
February 12 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 5 - Meeting 4 of 5
February 12 - Blueprint for Success- Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 4 of 7)
February 17 - MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 4
February 19 - MTDS Developing Stories Through Powerful Task Design - Regional Meeting 3
February 19 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 4 - Meeting 4 of 5
February 19 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Mineral Area College Cohort - Meeting 4 of 5
February 19 - MAP-A Lunch and Learn (Virtual Series): MAP-A Eligibility
February 21 - MTDS Grow Your Own (GYO) Network - Meeting 3 of 3
February 21 - Southeast Regional Science Educators Collaboration Meeting 3
February 24 - Classroom Management Cohort 24-25 - Meeting 3 of 3
February 24 - LETRS® for Early Childhood Educators, Cohort 1 - Session 3
February 25 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 3
February 25 - Math Collaborative Group - Meeting 2 of 3
February 26 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 7
February 28 - MAPing Your Way to a Proficient Math Student
2026
February 2 - LETRS® for Administrators - Session 4 of 4
February 17 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 3
February 18 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 3
February 25 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 8
February 26 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 8
February 26 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 8
2025
March 4 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 7
March 6 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 7
March 7 - Math Academy Grades 3-5 - Session 3 of 3
March 10 - MTDS Developing Stories Through Student-Driven Learning - Regional Meeting 3
March 11 - Transition Tuesday Lunch and Learn: Hosting a Transition Fair (Virtual)
March 14 - Southeast Regional MELL Collaboration Meeting 4
March 17 - Math Academy Grades 6-8 - Session 3 of 3
March 17 - MTDS Purposeful Lesson Planning Cohort 1 - Meeting 4 of 4
March 17 and 18 - Google Certified Educator Level 2 Bootcamp
March 19 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 6 - Unit 7
March 19 - MTDS Purposeful Lesson Planning Cohort 2 - Meeting 4 of 4
March 19 - Literacy Collaborative Group - Meeting 4 of 5
March 19 - March Compliance Connection South: Poplar Bluff - CANCELED
March 20 - LETRS® for Early Childhood Educators, Cohort 2 - Session 3 - CANCELED
March 20 - Special Education Compliance Connection North: North St. Francois County - CANCELED
March 21 - Missouri Youth Mental Health First Aid
March 21 - Special Education Compliance Connection: SEMO - CANCELED
March 24 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 1 - Meeting 5 of 5
March 24 - MAP-A Lunch and Learn (Virtual Series): Assessing Writing with MAP-A
March 25 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 7 - Unit 7
March 25 - MTDS Purposeful Lesson Planning Cohort 3 - Meeting 4 of 4
March 25 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 2 - Meeting 5 of 5
March 27 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 8 - Unit 7
March 27 - Math Special Education Cohort - Meeting 2 of 2
March 28 - I've Completed LETRS -- Now What? - Session 2 of 2
March 31 - MTDS Critical Thinking and Engagement - Meeting 4 of 4
2026
March 3 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 3
March 24 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 8
2025
April 1 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4
April 2 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 8
April 2 - MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 5
April 2 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 4 - Meeting 5 of 5
April 3 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 4
April 9 - Middle School/High School Math Network - Meeting 2 of 2
April 10 - MTDS Mastering D: Advanced Coaching, PD Committees, Cooperating Teacher
April 10 - Blueprint for Success- Train the Trainer Curriculum Design (Session 5 of 7)
April 14 - Math Collaborative Group - Meeting 3 of 3
April 14 - MTDS Developing Stories Through Powerful Task Design - Regional Meeting 4
April 14 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Mineral Area College Cohort - Meeting 5 of 5
April 15 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 8
April 15 - MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP) Cohort 5 - Meeting 5 of 5
April 16 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 4
April 16 - MTDS Instructional Coach Academy - Regional Meeting 4
April 16 - MTDS TeachNow: Alt. Cert Institute / Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) - Meeting 8 of 8
April 16 - MAP-A Lunch & Learn (Virtual Series): MAP-A Questions & Answers
April 17 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 8
April 18 - Southeast Regional Science Educators Collaboration Meeting 4
April 23 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 8
April 25 - Science of Reading for Administrators - Session 3 of 3 - CANCELED
April 28 - MTDS Developing Stories Through Student-Driven Learning - Regional Meeting 4
April 29 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 8
April 30 - MTDS Teacher Academy - Regional Meeting 6
2026
April 8 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4
April 9 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 4
2025
May 1 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 6 - Unit 8
May 6 - Literacy Collaborative Group - Meeting 5 of 5
May 7 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 7 - Unit 8
May 7 - MAP-A Lunch & Learn (Virtual Series): Spring Report & Parent Contact
May 9 - Southeast Regional MELL Collaboration Meeting 5
May 12 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 8 - Unit 8
2026
May 6 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 4
August 12 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Launch
August 14 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Launch
August 14 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Launch
September 4 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 5
September 9 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 5
September 10 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 5
September 11 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 5
October 7 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 1
October 9 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 1
October 21 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 6
October 23 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 1
October 29 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 6
November 4 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 6
November 5 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 6
December 2 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 2
December 3 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 2
December 11 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 7
About the RPDC
The Southeast Regional Professional Development Center is one of nine regional professional development centers established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Funding of the Southeast RPDC is through an annual grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with monies generated by Senate Bill 380 along with support from Southeast Missouri State University and membership fees of participating school districts.
Programs are offered predominately on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (where the Southeast RPDC is located), but are also offered at member district host sites. The Southeast Region that the RDPC serves is comprised of sixteen counties: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Stoddard, and Wayne.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701