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MNEA ConnectsProsocial Education, Pt. V - Pillar IV: Emotionally Upbeat Classrooms, with Dr. Christi Bergin and Dr. Jen Foster - Episode 312Introducing, Pillar IV: Emotionally Upbeat Classrooms. This is the final episode in a 5-part series: Prosocial Education with Dr. Christi Bergin, Research Emerita and Director of the Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab and Dr. Jenn Foster, Sr. Prosocial Program Coordinator eMINTS National Center. Make sure you listen to all episodes introducing the pillars so you get a full picture of Prosocial Education.
In this episode, we dive into Pillar IV, discuss the research behind it, why that research matters, and what implementation in a classroom looks like.
Contact us: MUProsocialLab@missouri.edu...2025-05-0819 minMNEA ConnectsMember-Led Inquiries about the U.S. Department of Education with CMNEA Executive Team and Samantha Hayes - Episode 311We all have questions about what it means if the US Department of Education closes or is reduced–especially educators, who serve students and communities every day. A few of the Columbia MNEA Executive Team asks MNEA Professional Practice Director, Samantha Hayes, questions about this very topic. Samantha Hayes’ role at MNEA is working with Missouri’s State Education Agency–the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)--and she answers based on what she knows of what is currently happening and her forecasting of what could happen if more drastic cuts or changes to funding streams were to continue...2025-04-291h 01MNEA ConnectsProsocial Education, Pt. IV - Pillar III: Teacher-Student, with Dr. Christi Bergin and Dr. Jen Foster - Episode 310Introducing, Pillar III: Teacher-Student Relationship. This is the latest episode in a 5-part series: Prosocial Education with Dr. Christi Bergin, Research Emerita and Director of the Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab and Dr. Jenn Foster, Sr. Prosocial Program Coordinator eMINTS National Center. Make sure you listen to all episodes introducing the pillars so you get a full picture of Prosocial Education.
In this episode, we dive into Pillar I: Praise, discuss the research behind it, why that research matters, and what implementation in a classroom looks like.
Contact us: MUProsocialLab@missouri.edu...2025-04-2526 minMNEA ConnectsMissouri Job Board, with Lauren Dachelle and Krista Pfeiffer - Episode 309Samantha Hayes, MNEA Professional Practice Director, speaks with Nimble Founder and CEO, Lauren Dachelle, and Krista Pfeiffer, Nimble's Teacher Marketing Manager about Missouri’s new Job Board for educators.
To visit Missouri’s Job Board, visit: https://app.hirenimble.com/connect/missouri
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Saman...2025-04-2222 minMNEA ConnectsProsocial Education, Pt. III - Pillar II: Inductive Discipline, with Dr. Christi Bergin and Dr. Jen Foster - Episode 307Introducing, Pillar II: Inductive Discipline. This is the latest episode in a 5-part series: Prosocial Education with Dr. Christi Bergin, Research Emerita and Director of the Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab and Dr. Jenn Foster, Sr. Prosocial Program Coordinator eMINTS National Center. You won’t want to miss this pillar!
In this episode, we dive into Pillar I: Praise, discuss the research behind it, why that research matters, and what implementation in a classroom looks like.
Contact us: MUProsocialLab@missouri.edu and pal@emints.org
For more informati...2025-04-1223 minMNEA ConnectsApril 2025 Missouri State board of Education & MACCE Report - Episode 308Welcome to MNEA’s Top Takeaways from the April 2025 Missouri State Board of Education and MACCE Meetings
➡️State Board: School Funding Modernization Task force and Urban Education Commission
➡️State Board: Fiscal Year 26 Budget Update
➡️State Board: Rule Approval on Repeat
➡️State Board: Governmental Affairs Update
➡️MACCE Updates
The full MNEA report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
The full MNEA report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Boa...2025-04-0915 minMNEA ConnectsProsocial Education, Pt. II - Pillar I: Praise, with Dr. Christi Bergin and Dr. Jen Foster - Episode 306Introducing, Pillar I: Praise! This is the newest episode in a 5-part series: Prosocial Education with Dr. Christi Bergin, Research Emerita and Director of the Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab and Dr. Jenn Foster, Sr. Prosocial Program Coordinator eMINTS National Center.
In this episode, we dive into Pillar I: Praise, discuss the research behind it, why that research matters, and what implementation in a classroom looks like.
Contact us: MUProsocialLab@missouri.edu and pal@emints.org
For more information: Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab – College of Education & Human Dev...2025-03-2527 minMNEA ConnectsHalfway There! A Chat with Otto about the Missouri 2025 Legislative Session So Far - Episode 305MNEA's Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, and MNEA Professional Practice Director, Samantha Hayes, discuss moving education legislation in the 2025 Session of the Missouri Legislature.
Referenced Bills and Executive Orders:
SB 360 - The Education Freedom Act
HB 711 - Open Enrollment
HB 607 - Grab Bag
Amendment for Rule Change to clarify language for EPPs in Missouri - *Correction from episode: State Board approved this amendment in March 2025; public comment not available.
EO on Task Force for Foundation Formula
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Please contact Samantha Hayes.
2025-03-1444 minMNEA ConnectsMarch 2025 Missouri State board of Education Report - Episode 304Welcome to MNEA’s Top Takeaways from the March 2025 Missouri State Board of Education Meeting
➡️A Resolution to Honor Dallas DeWeese as Missouri’s 2025 Milken Educator
➡️Hickman Mills C-1 Appeals MSIP Classification Status
➡️Consideration of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-400.440: Procedures and Standards for Approval and Accreditation of Professional Educator Preparation Programs in Missouri
➡️Governmental Affairs Update
The full MNEA report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate...2025-03-1107 minMNEA ConnectsProsocial Education, Pt. I, with Dr. Christi Bergin, Dr. Jen Foster, and Katie Greer - Episode 303Welcome to the newest MNEA Connects 5-part series: Prosocial Education with Dr. Christi Bergin, Research Emerita and Director of the Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab, and Dr. Jenn Foster, Sr. Prosocial Program Coordinator eMINTS National Center, and Katie Greer, Project Coordinator for the Prosocial Development & Education Research Lab.
We discuss the introduction to Dr. Bergin’s journey to Prosocial, what Prosocial Education is, examples from the field, how to get involved in Prosocial today, and what is to come for Part 2-5.
Contact us: MUProsocialLab@missouri.edu and pal@emints.org
2025-03-1131 minMNEA ConnectsFebruary 2025 Missouri State Board of Education Report - Episode 302Welcome to MNEA’s Top Takeaways from the February 2025 Missouri State Board of Education Meeting
➡️Approval of the Updated K-12 Missouri School Counseling Learning Standards
➡️All 42 Educator Preparation Programs in Missouri Accredited
➡️DESE presents their Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Report
➡️Update on the Strategic Plan
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full MNEA report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA...2025-02-1810 minMNEA Connects#ThatWasALot: Breaking Down the Start of Missouri's 2025 Legislative Session - Episode 301MNEA's Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, and MNEA Professional Practice Director, Samantha Hayes, kick off the third season of MNEA Connects with a debrief the start of Missouri’s 2025 Legislative Session.
Referenced sources from Samantha’s #ThatWasALot Intro:
When History Rhymes (NYT)
Have You Heard podcast on Conservative Texans Oppose Vouchers
Trust by Hernan Diaz
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Please contact Samantha Hayes.
Sign up for Otto’s Legislative Updates here.
If you have any questions or suggestio...2025-02-0458 minMNEA ConnectsJanuary 2025 Missouri State Board of Education Report - Episode 219
Welcome to MNEA’s Top Takeaways from the January 2025 Missouri State Board of Education Meeting
➡️Missouri Teacher Workforce, Job Board, and Introduction of the Recruitment and Retention Playbook
➡️Presentation of Findings of the Education First Study on Teaching Quality
➡️Consideration of Classifying School Districts
➡️Governmental Affairs Update
➡️Emergency Rulemaking for Child Care Hearings
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full MNEA report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
MNEA Members: Interested in bein...2025-01-1310 minMNEA ConnectsPart 4: Now What? Debriefing the 2024 MO Election with Otto Fajen - Episode 218We are back with MNEA Connects 5-Part election series. In Part 4, Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, provides a 2024 election debrief and 2025 session forecast for the Missouri Legislature.
Please, please, please visit mnea.org/vote4education to see all MNEA endorsed candidates. And, most importantly, be sure to vote!!!
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Sama...2024-11-2533 minMNEA ConnectsOctober 2024 State Board of Education Report - Episode 217Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the October 2024 Missouri State Board of Education Meeting”
➡️Adoption of a Resolution to Honor Jennifer Jones, 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year
➡️Update on Missouri Read, Lead, Exceed Literacy Initiatives
➡️Update on Child Care Subsidy
➡️Report on Educator Preparation Initiatives
➡️Approval of State Board of Education 2025 Legislative Priorities
➡️Additional Items of Note
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full MNEA report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions...2024-10-2515 minMNEA ConnectsPart 3: Send Them to the Slope - An Overview of the 2024 Missouri General Election - Episode 216We are back with MNEA Connects 5-Part election series. In Part 3, Political Director, Liz Zerr, and MNEA Communications Director, Mark Jones, give a debrief of the primaries and an overview of the ballot for the general election. They also give Samantha Hayes (host and former teacher) some general tips–hint: don’t call Jefferson City “the hill”–and an overview of what races and ballot issues are of note. We also go into what action steps our members and friends of public education can take in the next two weeks before November 5!
Please, please, please visit mnea...2024-10-2327 minMNEA ConnectsSeptember 2024 State Board of Education & MACCE Report - Episode 215Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the September 2024 Missouri State Board of Education and MACCE Meeting”
➡️DESE Application for the Innovation Assessment Design Authority (IADA)
➡️State Board Adopts the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request
➡️MACCE Meeting Updates from Educator Preparation
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh...2024-09-1810 minMNEA ConnectsAugust 2024 State Board of Education Report - Episode 214Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the August 2024 Missouri State Board of Education”
➡️2023 Success Ready Student Network Innovation Waiver Update and 2024 Waiver Approved
➡️Preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 Report
➡️2023-2024 Preliminary MAP and EOC Data
➡️CTE Report, Childcare Subsidy Program Update, and Notice & Order of Rulemaking
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t...2024-08-1620 minMNEA ConnectsElection Series Part 2: Primaries Preview - Episode 213We are back with MNEA Political Director, Liz Zerr, and MNEA Communications Director, Mark Jones to get a preview of the primary elections that are coming up on Tuesday, August 6.
Please visit mnea.org/vote4education to see all of MNEA’s endorsed candidates. And, most importantly, be sure to vote!!!
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or sug...2024-08-0220 minMNEA ConnectsElection Series Part 1: MNEA and Elections - Episode 212In this episode, MNEA's Political Director, Liz Zerr, and MNEA Communications Director, Mark Jones go into the theory and scope of MNEA’s involvement in elections.
With 2024 being such an integral election year, MNEA has scheduled a 5-part Election series for the remainder of the 2024 year:
MNEA Election Work: Theory and Scope
Preview the Primaries
General Election
Post-Election: Now What?
School Board Elections
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
2024-07-0330 minMNEA Connects#SenateDysfunction & SB 727 with Otto Fajen - Episode 211MNEA's Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, summarizes the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session and explains the major parts of SB 727.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2024-05-2355 minMNEA ConnectsMay 2024 State Board of Education Report - Episode 210➡️Changing Landscape of the Board
➡️Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Report
➡️Reactions to SB 727
➡️Well-Prepared Teachers
➡️New Strategic Plan. More Detailed Roadmap.
➡️Rules. Rules. Rules. Rules.
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh, MNEA Vice President, or Samantha Hayes, Teaching and Learning Director, at MNEA: Rebeka.McIntosh@mnea.org or Samantha...2024-05-1711 minMNEA ConnectsMember-Led Episode: NEA Leadership Summit Debrief - Episode 209Alicia Kleoppel (NKC-NEA), Lindsey Weatherby (SDNEA), Erin Mareth (Nevada NEA), and Mandy Frayer (Park Hill NEA) debrief their experience at NEA National Leadership Summit in March 2024 and discuss why involvement in Leadership Summit (and really all NEA/MNEA convenings for educators) is such a benefit to students, members, and locals.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvy
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2024-05-1734 minMNEA ConnectsApril 2024 State Board of Education Report - Episode 208➡️Update on MSIP 6 APR Release
➡️Health & Family Education Academic Performance Standards Open for Public Comment
➡️DESE Partnership with Missouri Department of Mental Health
➡️Notice of Rulemaking & Order of Rulemaking for Gifted Education
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh, MNEA Vice President, or Samantha Hayes, Teaching and Learning Direct...2024-04-1213 minMNEA Connects#Compromise: March 2024 MO Legislative Update with Otto Fajen - Episode 207
MNEA's Otto Fajen reflects on the first 12 weeks of the session and forecasts the last 7 weeks in a conversation with Samantha Hayes about the Missouri Legislative Session (in regards to Education) so far.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2024-03-2943 minMNEA ConnectsMarch 2024 State Board of Education Report - Episode 206Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the March 2024 Missouri State Board of Education”
➡️Reports on Literacy Program Initiatives and LETRS Training in Missouri
➡️Accreditation of Missouri Educator Preparation Programs
➡️Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Rule Changes Approved for Public Comment
➡️Update on the DESE and State Board Strategic Plan
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the repor...2024-03-1310 minMNEA Connects#Slow #Reset: February 2024 MO Legislative Update with Otto Fajen - Episode 205MNEA's Otto Fajen and Samantha Hayes recap another month of the legislative session in regard to movement on education legislation, which covers the reason behind Senate’s month delay, to Initiative Petition, to education bills that have focus at this time.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2024-02-2631 minMNEA ConnectsMNEA's February 2024 NEA Superweek Recap - Episode 204NEA Senior Director, Andy Slaughter and interim NEA Director, MNEA Vice President Rebeka McIntosh, recap the latest NEA Superweek that occurred the first full week of February. They recap their work lobbying on the Hill, topics of discussion for NEA business, and how MNEA is growing strength as an association from this National presence.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, pl...2024-02-1930 minMNEA ConnectsFebruary 2024 State Board of Education Report - Episode 203Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the February 2024 Missouri State Board of Education”
➡️MNEA Members honored as 2023 Milken Educators
➡️4-Day School Week Report
➡️MSIP 6 APR Updates and Resources
➡️Praxis Returns to Missouri July 1, 2024, Cut Scores Set
➡️Missouri State University Leads in Teacher Apprenticeships
➡️A brief note on Charter Schools
Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.
If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board o...2024-02-0919 minMNEA Connects#Cold: January 2024 MO Legislative Update with Otto Fajen - Episode 202MNEA's Otto Fajen and Samantha Hayes delve into early 2024 Missouri Legislative Session, focusing on key education legislation. The following legislation is referred to in the podcast:
SB 727 (Koenig): Modifies provisions of the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program
SB 728 (Koenig): This act establishes the Parents' Bill of Rights Act of 2024 and creates provisions relating to discussion of certain topics by school personnel
SB 729 (Koenig): Authorizes a tax credit for certain educational expenses
SB 814: Creates the Education Freedom Act and modifies provisions relating to the assessment of public elementary and secondary schoolsCalls on Supports such as Missouri Turnaround Schools Act (161.1090)
...2024-01-1640 minMNEA ConnectsThen and Now: Common Ground in the MO Legislature - Episode 201Happy 2024, MNEA Connects Listeners!! We are happy to bring another year of podcasting to you!
MNEA Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, and Samantha Hayes, MNEA Director of Professional Practice, discuss Otto’s experience in witnessing and finding common ground in the Missouri Legislature. Everything from term limits, to language and issue frames, to redistricting, to the impacts of the media and social media is discussed. And, of course, the appointment of Dr. Eslinger as DESE’s next commissioner is thrown into the mix!
Curious about the book that Samantha references? See A Search f...2024-01-0939 minMNEA Connects#SinkOrSwim: Otto Fajen’s thoughts on the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session - Episode 129MNEA Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, talks about the upcoming, 2024 Missouri legislative session, including his thoughts, predications, and #hashtag (hint: see title).
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-12-0608 minMNEA ConnectsMember-Led Episode: ChatGPT in Schools, with Lindsey Weatherby and Colin Davitt - Episode 128SDNEA member and local leader, Lindsey Weatherby, hosts an episode with Colin Davitt, Director of Imagination and Wonder at Lindbergh School District, to discuss ChatGPT in Schools and how it can be a beneficial tool for educators and students alike.
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-11-3030 minMNEA ConnectsMNEA Resolutions 101 - Episode 127MNEA Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, gives the history and general format of the MNEA Resolutions and explains how they help him in his work at the Missouri capitol.
MNEA Resolutions
NEA Resolutions (NEA Webpage for Resolutions here)
MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.or...2023-10-2724 minMNEA ConnectsOctober 2023 MNEA MO State Board of Education Report - Episode 126Welcome to MNEA’s monthly “Top Takeaways from the Missouri State Board of Education”!
Top Takeaways from the October 2023 State Board meeting
➡️Greg Kester, Potosi MNEA Member, Recognized as 2024 Missouri Teacher of the year!
➡️Dr. Margie Vandeven, Missouri Commissioner of Education, Stepping Down
➡️Local Control returns to Riverview Gardens & Normandy Schools Collaborative
➡️New Charter School Approved for St. Louis
➡️State board No Longer seeking standards status for CORE Skills
➡️State Board Changes Position on Voluntary Open Enrollment
If you have any questions or concerns about the...2023-10-2308 minMNEA ConnectsMNEA Member-Led Episode: Students & Technology, Pt. III with Andy Slaughter & Dr. DeAnna Massie (Episode 125)In the final installment of this three-part, member-led episode, Social Studies Teacher, MNEA member and NEA Director, Andy Slaughter, interviews Dr. DeAnna Massie, Professor at Lewis and Clark College in Illinois and NEA member, to discuss student use of social media and technology and the impact on students. This timely and very relevant discussion focuses on social media usage by students, impacts of technology usage on student behavior, and references to Dr. Vivek Murthy’s recent publication on Loneliness.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit...2023-10-1342 minMNEA ConnectsChecks & Balance: Financial Literacy and Teacher Retention with Horace Mann - Episode 124Missouri NEA discusses Horace Mann’s Educator Advisory Panel Study white paper, Checks & Balance: How Financial Stress and Heavier Workloads are Accelerating the Teacher Shortage, from November 2022, with Rob Curtis (robert.curtis@horacemann.com).
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-09-1925 minMNEA ConnectsLearning Forward Missouri #MotionIntoAction - Episode 123In Episode 123, Samanth Hayes talks with Dr. Jason Adams, Learning Forward Missouri President and Assistant Superintendent of Learning for Webster Groves School District, about Learning Forward Missouri and their annual Conference, which will occur March 11-12, 2024 at the Lake of the Ozarks at Margaritaville Resort and Conference Center.
“Learning Forward-MO is dedicated to improving the state of professional learning in Missouri. [They] believe high quality professional learning for all teachers can improve the teaching and learning resulting in higher achievement throughout the state. [They] provide an annual conference dedicated to providing new learning for teachers, profes...2023-09-0122 minMNEA ConnectsMO State Board of Education 2023 - Episode 122Agenda, Minutes, and Recordings from August 15, 2023 of the Missouri State Board of Education Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Consideration of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-200.275, Mental Health Awareness Training
DESE has put together a model curriculum for this training, which can be found here.
For all Rule approvals, see State Board Agenda here
Consideration of School Innovation Waiver Request for the Success-Ready Students Network
Innovation Waiver (161.214, RSMo)
7 items in 5 CSR 20-100.125 (MSIP 6)
Section 171.031 (2-4) RSMo.
Consideration of Blue Ribbon Commission Recommendations
Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC)
MNEA full response
Update on Social-Emotional Learning Standards
Public fee...2023-08-2413 minMNEA Connects2023 MO Legislature Impacts on Education - Episode 121In June 2023, Otto discussed what happens when the Missouri Legislative Session ends. Now in August, as the summer comes to a close and recently-signed bills go into effect soon (August 28th), Otto discusses the Education Bills that were signed (a lot of bills that have to do with retirement), background check bills (which impacts educators), and what triggers a veto session.
Sign up here for direct updates from Otto on major happenings at the Missouri Legislature, specifically regarding or impacting Missouri Education.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on M...2023-08-1725 minMNEA Connects#SupportOurTeachers: Horace Mann + Donors Choose (Episode 120)Missouri Educators, as you gear up for the start of the coming school year, we know that you are doing everything you can to make your classroom perfect for your students, which means you are likely spending a lot of your own money. As you are using these last few weeks of summer to get ready, consider Donors Choose as an option for funding so that you are not breaking the bank! In this episode, Rob Curtis with Horace Mann gives an overview of Horace Mann, their Donors Choose partnership, and tips and tricks to run a successful Donors...2023-08-0423 minMNEA ConnectsNEA Member Benefits Travel Deals with Darby Boyd - Episode 121Taking a trip before the start of school? Don’t do anything until you listen to Darby Boyd, NEA Member Benefits Affiliate Relations Specialist, give an overview of NEA Travel Deals and tips and tricks as you search and secure the best deals! Find all NEA Travel Deals at https://www.neamb.com/products/nea-travel
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236...2023-07-2112 minMNEA ConnectsNEA Member Benefits 101 with Darby Boyd - Episode 120Darby Boyd, NEA Member Benefits Affiliate Relations Specialist, gives a brief history and overview of NEA Member Benefits that are available to all members of NEA Affiliates. Please visit https://www.neamb.com/ for more!
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-06-2914 minMNEA ConnectsJune 2023 State Board of Education Report - Episode 119State Board Updates June 2023
Agenda, Minutes, and Recordings from June 6, 2023 of the Missouri State Board of Education
Update on the School Innovation Waiver Program
Success Ready Student Network
Senate Bill 681 (RSMo: 160.560)
Update on the Strategic Plan
Report on the Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission
BRC Webpage
Commission Phase 2 Members are listed here with their bios.
The Practitioner Input report from MNEA can be found here.
Report on the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Council
All proposed and approved rules linked in MNEA Report
All rules approved are linked in MNEA’s report, linked here. This link also takes you...2023-06-2216 minMNEA ConnectsMember-Led Episode: Student Use of Technology, Pt. II - Episode 118In this three-part, member-led episode, MNEA members from MNEA Resolutions Committee discuss their research into student use of technology and social media and its impacts on students, teachers, and classrooms. Guest Host, Andy Slaughter, Social Studies Teacher at Meramec Valley School District and NEA Director, has a conversation with Alicia Kleoppel, gifted Education Teacher at North Kansas City, and Lindsey Weatherby Special Education Teacher at Special School District, to summarize, process, and discuss their research. This episode is Part II of a three-part episode.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Co...2023-06-1922 minMNEA ConnectsWhat happens when MO Legislative Session ends? - Episode 117Ever curious what happens next for bills that passed in the Missouri Legislative Session? MNEA Legislative Director talks about what next steps are for truly agreed upon bills in the Legislative Session and how they become law.
Subscribe to Otto Fajen’s daily Legislative Update during the Missouri Legislative session here.
To access all activity in the Missouri House and Senate, visit the follow websites:
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Senate
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3k...2023-06-1033 minMNEA ConnectsMNEA Member-Led Special: Student Use of Technology, Pt. I - Episode 116In this three-part, member-led episode, MNEA members from MNEA Resolutions Committee discuss their research into student use of technology and its impacts on students, teachers, and classrooms. Guest Host, Andy Slaughter, Social Studies Teacher at Meramec Valley School District and NEA Director, has a conversation with Alicia Kleoppel, gifted Education Teacher at North Kansas City, and Lindsey Weatherby Special Education Teacher at Special School District, to summarize, process, and discuss their research. This episode is Part I of a three-part episode.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this li...2023-06-0521 minMNEA ConnectsMay 2023 MO State Board Report - Episode 115MNEA Missouri State Board of Education report for May 2023, along with all State Board Reports, can be found here. The report has all links referred to in the podcast episode.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link (http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb) or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-05-2613 minMNEA ConnectsMay 2023 Legislative Update and Session Reflection - Episode 114MNEA Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, gives a recap from the final month of the Missouri 2023 Legislative Session and his reflections on the session in its entirety.
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If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or S...2023-05-1930 minMNEA ConnectsApril 2023 MO State Board and MACCE Report - Episode 113State Board of Education April Meeting Links
Consideration of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Adopt 5 CSR 20-200.275, Mental Health Awareness Training5 CSR 20-200.275170.307 RsMo
Social Emotional Learning Missouri Learning Standards work
Missouri Register
Governmental Affairs ReportHB 497
Blue Ribbon Commission https://dese.mo.gov/BRC-livestream.
COMPLETED MEETING: Tuesday, April 4, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Agenda | Recorded Livestream | Key Takeaways
Commission Phase 2 Members are listed here with their bios.
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Report
The following rules and proposed rules were approved:Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-100.340, School Board Member Orientation and Training
Consideration of an Ord...2023-04-2518 minMNEA ConnectsApril 2023 Legislative Update - Episode 112Subscribe to Otto Fajen’s daily Legislative Update during the Missouri Legislative session here.
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The following bills were referenced during Otto’s podcast update:
SB 4 (Koenig)–Parents Bill of Rights bill
HB 253 (Pollitt) – open-enrollment
HB 497 (Ed Lewis) - Omnibus Education Bill
To access all bills currently proposed in the Missouri House and Senate, visit the follow websites:
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Senate
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Sama...2023-04-1525 minMNEA ConnectsAssessment, Accreditation, & Accountability in MO Education- Episode 111MSIP 6 Webpage
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-03-2730 minMNEA ConnectsLegislative Update 3/16/23 - Episode 110While the Missouri Legislature is on Spring Break, Otto gives an update and his reflections on the session so far and what is still to come.
Subscribe to Otto Fajen’s daily Legislative Update during the Missouri Legislative session here.
Sign up for Capitol Action Days with MNEA!
The following bills were referenced during Otto’s podcast update:
SB 4 (Koenig)–Parents Bill of Rights bill
SB 34 (May)–authorization to allow school districts to offer elective Social Studies courses in Hebrew Scripture and the Bible
SB 85 (Carter) – Local Control
HB 253 (Pollitt) – open-enrollmen...2023-03-1726 minMNEA ConnectsMarch 2023 Missouri State Board of Education Report - Episode 109MSIP 6 Annual Performance Report (APR) ReleaseStatute: 161.855
Overview of the APR formula can be found here
MSIP 6 Comprehensive Guide
DESE MSIP 6 webpage
APR Dashboard
Governmental Affairs Update SB 4 (Koenig)–Parents Bill of Rights bill
SB 34 (May)–authorization to allow school districts to offer elective Social Studies courses in Hebrew Scripture and the Bible
HB 253 (Pollitt) – open-enrollment
HB 49 (Brown) – Assessment and Accreditation
SB 85 (Carter) – Local Control
Update on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
BRC Webpage
Details of state board agenda items can be found here.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link (http://b...2023-03-1015 minMNEA ConnectsMNEA Governance Introduction: A Conversation with Vice President Rebeka McIntosh - Episode 108In this episode, listeners get an introduction to MNEA Vice President Rebeka McIntosh. Within this conversation, we meet Rebeka, learn what her role entails, hear about her favorite memories from K-12 education (as a teacher and student), and her greatest hope for education.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes at Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.
2023-02-2419 minMNEA ConnectsFebruary State Board and MACCE Report - Episode 107To access the most recent reports for both the State Board and MACCE, visit MNEA page here.
MNEA Members: Interested in hosting a season of MNEA Connects?? Find more information about this paid opportunity here!
Questions about MNEA Connects? Contact Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org
2023-02-1716 minMNEA ConnectsFebruary Legislative Update - Episode 106MNEA Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, gives a legislative update from the current session in Missouri.
Current legislation referred to in Episode 106:
SB4 - Honesty in Education Bill/Parent Information Access
SB5 - Open Enrollment
SB85 - Provides for the designation of local control school districts
HB253 - Open Enrollment
Visit MNEA's Website for information regarding MNEA Capitol Action Days! Educators, find what day your local is assigned to so that you can come to the Capitol and share your expertise and experiences with legislators!
MNEA Members: Interested in hosting a season of MNEA Conn...2023-02-1027 minMNEA ConnectsMNEA Governance Introduction: A Conversation with President Phil Murray - Episode 105In this episode, listeners get an introduction to MNEA President Phil Murray. Within this conversation, we learn who he is, what his role entails, and what he believes are the greatest challenges and hopes in education today.
MNEA Members: Interested in becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link to learn more or contact Samantha Hayes at Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.
2023-02-0320 minMNEA ConnectsMember-Led Episodes, RFP for Hosts and Guests - Episode 104Calling all MNEA Members!
MNEA Connects has released two Request for Proposals (RFP): one to be a Host on MNEA Connects and one to be a Guest. Please visit this page for more information on being a Host and Guest and the links to each RFP.
Questions? Please reach out to MNEA Teaching and Learning Director, Samantha Hayes, at Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.
2023-01-2704 minMNEA ConnectsJanuary 2023 Legislative Update - Episode 103Each month, MNEA Connects will provide you with a Legislative Update from MNEA Legislative Director, Otto Fajen. All information about MNEA Advocacy at the Capitol can be found here at MNEA's website.
If you have any specific questions, concerns, or inquiries regarding MENA Connects or the Legislative Update, please reach out to Samantha Hayes or Otto Fajen at MNEA.
2023-01-2029 minMNEA ConnectsMO State Board Report - Episode 102MNEA Vice Pres. Rebeka McIntosh (rebeka.mcintosh@mnea.org) and MNEA Teaching & Learning Director Samantha Hayes (samantha.hayes@mnea.org) attend the meetings of the State Board of Education each month. After each meeting, they write a report and, now, produce an episode on MNEA Connects to provide another avenue of access for this report.
Find the January 2023 State Board report - and all past reports - here at MNEA's website!
2023-01-1314 min
MNEA ConnectsWelcome! - Episode 101Welcome to, Missouri NEA Connects!
Missouri NEA's new podcast is a place for us to connect as educators, learners, advocates, and citizens of Missouri so that we can help each other navigate all things Missouri education–from policy to practice. We hope that we can use this avenue as a way to Unite and Inspire so that you can Lead from where you are.
Episode 101 hosted and produced by MNEA Teaching and Learning Director, Samantha Hayes (find her contact information at MNEA Website).
2023-01-0605 min