Mark your calendar for June 5-7! Cambio de Colores is back, and it is a Kansas City conference you don’t want to miss. This professional development opportunity (sponsored by the Cambio Center at University of Missouri, Columbia) is a great time to share and learn about research and promising practices on the integration of Latines/Hispanics and immigrants in new destinations. 

See the link for more information.


Conference Registration Now Open!

We look forward to reconvening in person at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, MO on February 29 and March 1 (Th-F), 2024. 

Our conference theme, “LEAP into Learning: Legislate, Educate, Assess, Partner,” encapsulates our commitment to fostering statewide collaboration among educator preparation programs (EPPs). We encourage you to share your research and practices that enhance teacher education in Missouri and beyond.

Session proposals are welcome from teacher education faculty, graduate students, deans, unit leaders, and PK-12 practitioners. We encourage you to consider both traditional presentations and panel discussions. All sessions will be 50 minutes in length. Please submit your conference session proposal via THIS LINK by Friday, January 12, 2024.


DESE Field & Clinical Resources

DESE has provided multiple Field and Clinical Resources for the MACTE Membership. These resources are available in order to guide your planning processes and to let you know how DESE is thinking about field & clinical in the current climate. The document shown below outlines DESE’s criteria for designing alternative field & clinical experiences in the coming academic year.

Additional Resources are available on our Resources Tab. Please take a moment to review these documents, including:

  1. Research & Links to MEES Standards and Indicators
  2. Templates to address Legal & Safety Issues
  3. MEES Training Resources for distance/virtual Field & Clinical experiences
  4. Additional resources will be added soon

Go Directly to the DESE Resources