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 on the needs of schools, including onsite at the RPDC, onsite at the school, and virtual.
EdTech Academy: A Next Generation Teaching and Learning Conference
June 24, 2025 with George Couros as keynote speaker.
Stay Connected!
To stay up to date with news about the RPDC and related programs, sign up to receive the monthly newsletter or check out the current newsletter below.
Workshops by Month
January 7 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 2
January 8 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 7
January 16 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 2
January 20 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 7
January 21 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 7
January 26 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 3 of 4)
January 29 - SW-PBS Tier 1 Sustain - Meeting 2
February 2 - LETRS® for Administrators - Session 4 of 4
February 10 - SW-PBS Tier 2 and 3 Sustain - Meeting 2
February 13 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 3
February 18 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 3
February 18 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 4 of 4)
February 20 - Missouri Youth Mental Health First Aid
February 23 - Classroom Management Cohort 25-26 (3 of 3)
February 26 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 8
March 3 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 3
March 20 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4
March 24 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 8
March 25 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 8
March 26 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 8
March 31 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 4 of 4)
2025
April 14 - Math Collaborative Group - Meeting 3 of 3 - CANCELED
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 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 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 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 1 of 4)
August 15 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Launch
August 15 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Launch
August 21 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 1 of 4)
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
September 23 - SW-PBS Overview for New Staff and Administrators
September 25 - Classroom Management Cohort 25-26 (1 of 3)
September 30 - SW-PBS Tier 1 Sustain - Meeting 1
October 9 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 1
October 9 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 2 of 4)
October 15 - SW-PBS Tier 2 and 3 Sustain - Meeting 1
October 20 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 1
October 21 - LETRS® Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 6
October 21 - SW-PBS Tier 3 Overview and Readiness
October 23 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 1
October 28 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 2 (Session 2 of 4)
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
November 14 - Missouri Youth Mental Health First Aid
November 19 - Classroom Management Cohort 25-26 (2 of 3)
December 3 - LETRS® Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 2
December 3 - Aspire® In-Person Trainings - Cohort 1 (Session 3 of 4)
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