🚀 GEG Missouri Kickoff: Together, We Grow and Empower!

Are you ready to elevate your classroom integration, discover fresh edtech strategies, and connect with a passionate community of fellow innovative educators?

The Google Educator Group (GEG) Missouri is officially launching the school year with a dynamic Kickoff Event, and you are invited! Whether you are a Google Certified Educator or just starting your digital classroom journey, this event is designed to spark new ideas and streamline your teaching workflow.

★ Collaborate & Grow | Join the Community ★

Event Details:

• Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026

• Time: 4pm - 6pm

• Location: Schlafly Bottleworks

• Cost: Free!

Why You Should Attend:

• Learn: Discover the latest updates and hidden gems featuring Google for Education.

• Connect: Build your professional learning network (PLN) with local Missouri educators.

• Inspire: Gather actionable strategies to bring back to your students and school community this fall.

What is research ED?

The goal of researchED is to bridge the gap between research and practice in education. Researchers, teachers, and policy makers come together for a day of information-sharing and myth-busting.

We aim to to bring together as many parties affected by educational research – e.g. teachers, academics, researchers, policy makers, teacher-trainers – in order to establish healthy relationships where field-specific expertise is pooled usefully.

At a researchED event, there are rounds of sessions. Each session is 40 minutes long. Attendees build their own day using the timetable and program that is released a couple of weeks before the day of the event.

researchED events have been hosted around world including in London, Amsterdam, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, Cape Town, Chile, Dubai, Geneva, Melbourne, Toronto and many more!

Ignite your teaching. Connect with innovators. Transform your classroom.

Join us for a high-energy day of professional learning designed by educators, for educators. Whether you are a classroom teacher, an administrator, or an EdTech leader, this is your opportunity to explore the latest Google for Education strategies and collaborate with a vibrant community of peers from across the St. Louis region and beyond.

Get Ready to Power Up Your PowerSchool Skills!

Join us for the 2nd Annual Statewide PowerSchool User Group Conference on November 2, 2026, at the beautiful Hilton Garden Inn Columbia! 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 $110! (Hilton Garden Inn Columbia

  3300 Vandiver Dr, Columbia, MO 65202 US)

African and African American Studies (AFAS) at Washington University in St. Louis is now accepting applications for the 2026 Black Studies Summer Institute for High School Educators, July 13-17 and July 20-22, 2026.

The Institute is open to high school administrators and teachers from the St. Louis metropolitan region who incorporate aspects of Black culture, history, and literature in their curriculum or teach AP/African American Studies. The Institute centers St. Louis as the focal point for exploring various themes related to African and African American Studies and aims to create a network of high school educators dedicated to the teaching of these topics.  

Upon completion of the Institute, participants will gain the distinction of becoming Institute Fellows, granting them invitations to engage in year-round activities. There is no cost for the Institute.

The application deadline is Friday, May 8th, 2026.  More information about the Institute and the application can be found at here.

Questions or inquiries can be directed to Gabrielle Weeden, at weeden@wustl.edu.  

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