2025 Winfield Onsite Year 1, Quarter 1 BTAP
August 7, 2025
Winfield Onsite Year 1, Quarter 1 BTAP – August 7, 2025
📍 Location: Winfield Middle School
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
💲 Fee: $100
🍽️ Lunch: On your own
📱 Bring a mobile device for digital resources
WHAT IS A BTAP?
A Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) is a certification requirement. Designed for first- and second-year teachers, this course offers in-person professional learning focused on instructional growth and support. This program addresses the following Missouri Teacher Development System (MTDS) domains:
- Classroom Manager and Community Builder
- Instructional Designer and Facilitator of Student Thinking and Learning
- Professional
- Reflective Learner
WHY MUST I TAKE A BTAP?
It is a state mandate that every new educator participate in a two-year Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) with quarterly meetings before upgrading their teaching certificate.
Winfield Onsite BTAP fulfills Year 1, Quarter 1 of DESE's Beginning Teacher Assistance Program certification requirement. After completing your BTAP training, which marks the end of Quarter 1, the remaining quarters allow participants to choose quarterly learning based on what fits their unique goals, interests, and areas for growth.
✅ Approved Quarterly Learning Options (for Quarters 2–4)
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Learning Option
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Description
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Quarter(s)
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📚 Mini-Course Combos
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Complete 2 mini-courses to fulfill one quarter
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Q2, Q3, Q4
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🧑💻 Virtual New Teacher Summit
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Join this focused summit for BTAP teachers (only valid for Q3)
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Q3 only
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🎯 Virtual Coaching
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Get tailored support around instruction or behavior management
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Q2, Q3, Q4
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💻 Online Courses
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Take professional learning courses on your own schedule
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Q2, Q3, Q4
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📖 Beyond the Book Club
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Join monthly, quarterly, or semesterly study groups with peers
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Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
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📌 Key Point: Every Quarter Counts
🕒 You have 9 weeks after finishing your BTAP training (Quarter 1) to complete each of the next quarters' required learning activity.
✅ Your BTAP timeline is personalized—it starts the day you finish your initial training.
📆 Think of each new quarter as a rolling 9-week window to complete a learning opportunity.
🎯 You must complete one approved activity per quarter (Q2–Q4 in Year 1).
To learn more about ongoing learning, visit MSTA's Professional Learning website or call 800-392-0532.