This summer, your favorite St. Louis area professional learning organizations are joining forces to host Love & Literacy: a conference for educators in grades K-16 on July 22nd & 23rd, 2025.  

ConnectED Learning, Gateway Writing Project, the Language Arts Regional Consortium, and the Missouri Literacy Association invite you to join us in celebrating our local love and expertise of literacy!

Check out our featured speakers!

Join Us for the 4th Annual CBE Summit - May 28-29 2025 in St. Louis!

Our Featured speakers are live!

Breakout sessions are now available to view!

Join us for year 7 of the annual Add+It+Up Conference!

Welcome to "Add+It+Up", a regional math conference for educators and curriculum coordinators! We are excited to bring you an event that will provide you with the latest strategies and curriculum to enhance your teaching skills.

REGISTRATION ENDS THIS THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025

Join us for the inaugural Statewide PowerSchool User Group Conference on November 3, 2025, at the beautiful Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia, MO! Connect with fellow PowerSchool users from across the state, share best practices, and gain invaluable insights to maximize your PowerSchool experience.

This is your chance to:

• Network: Build lasting connections with other PowerSchool professionals.

• Stay Compliant: Get up-to-date on the latest compliance updates.

• Dive Deep: Participate in engaging networking breakout sessions.

• Enjoy: A fantastic venue with a special room rate of just $115! (Stoney Creek Hotel, 2601 S Providence Rd, Columbia, MO 65203, 573-442-6400)

• Pedagogy and choice-based teaching

• Gain practical tools

• Connect with resources

• Engage with a supportive community

Art Teachers are loving the creative power that TAB/Choice has brought to their classrooms! This student-centered approach to teaching visual arts changes the way administrators, teachers, and students approach the art studio.

• 2 Day workshop, $275 registration fee

• Graduate credit is available

• Discounts for groups and return attendees
  
  Tip:  Ask if your district/building level has any remaining PD funds in the FY25 budget which can be accessed to support this professional learning.

We are excited to invite you to participate in the upcoming Educator AI Summer Institute, scheduled for July 22-23 in St. Louis, MO.

This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in education. Throughout the institute, you will engage with innovative ideas, learn from expert keynote speakers, and discover practical applications of AI in the classroom.

On Wednesday, July 30, the Maryville University Center for Access and Achievement is hosting the STEM Playful Learning Workshop, a hands-on, full-day professional development event for K–12 educators passionate about making STEM education more engaging, innovative, and practical.

This workshop is designed to give teachers the tools they need to bring science, technology, engineering, and math to life in their classrooms using strategies grounded in the science of learning and infused with the joy of play.

Key Workshop Highlights Include:

• 3D Printing Across Grade Levels – Creative applications for hands-on design

• AI, Coding & Smart Motors – Real-world data in action, no experience needed

• Play Meets Research – Practical strategies backed by evidence-based learning principles

Details:

• Date: July 30, 2025 | Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Location: Maryville University Campus, St. Louis, MO

• Cost: $25 — includes breakfast, lunch, and attendance prizes for all attendees!

National Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is a renowned developmental psychologist, bestselling author, and play advocate. As a professor at Temple University and Senior Fellow at Brookings, she’s spent her career studying how young children learn best — especially through play. She’s advised groups like PBS and Disney Junior and helped shape playful learning spaces around the world. We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek as she shares her groundbreaking research on the power of play in learning!

Cool Stuff We Found On The Web!

• The Toothbrush Problem – Association for Psychological Science – APS

• What you give airtime to will expand

• 10 Idea Generation Activities for Better Ideas - IDEO U

• Plus Minus Next journaling - Ness Labs

• Time to chase Calendar Zero - Eat Sleep Work Repeat

• https://substack.com/redirect/d7088f4c-f260-41d6-b5fc-11178a58f49e?j=eyJ1IjoiMmNnMWI2In0.suEvPziUxTzj61xUiyYteX_fdpU0ObiTfePCMKthTRw

• Your Brain and Body Literally Sync to Music - Neuroscience News

• ​​The World’s Largest “Lab Rat” Study

• Khroma - Let AI choose your next color palette

• Velvetyne.fr -Discover some unique typefaces

• Taste Atlas - An online guide that acts as a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants.