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Yesterday scholar teachers learned about the importance of communication as a teacher and how it impact relationships.

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On Friday, scholar teachers taught their picture book lesson plans to a small group of peers and an experienced educator. They were able to learn the process of creating a lesson plan, teaching the lesson, receiving feedback, and reflecting and adapting the lesson plan based on the feedback.

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Week 4 and 5 weekly snapshot!

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Thank you to the elementary and secondary Instructional Coaches for working with the scholar teachers on their first ever lesson plan!

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Week 3 snapshot!

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Friday Scholar Teachers learned about the basics of lesson planning! Here they are matching the definitions of the different components of a lesson plan to the category.

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Yesterday the Teacher Academy visited the Park University to learn about their education program. Students got to attend an education class, got a tour of campus, and enjoyed lunch in the student cafeteria.

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Here's a glimpse into week two at the Teacher Academy!

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A beginning of the year tradition at the Teacher Academy is to have our superintendent, Dr. Slagle talk with the scholar teachers! Thank you, Dr. Slagle for helping us start our year strong!

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And just like that, we’re back!

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Be sure to stop by the LEAD Center today to check out our Student Showcase! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

This week Scholar Teachers had mock interviews with their placement administrators. To prep, each Scholar Teacher practiced being the interviewer and interviewee! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

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Week 14's Snapshot!

March Scholar Teacher Spotlight Check out March's Scholar Teacher Spotlight, Hope Phillips ! Hope is placed at Stonegate Elementary ...

Week 11, 12, and 13's Weekly Snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Scholar teachers spent the day at Northwest Missouri State University touring and seeing the School of Education! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Check out Scholar Teacher, Nolana Marr teaching her lesson plan over systems of equations at Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School! She had an interactive scavenger hunt for students to do to learn the content! Way to go, Nolana!

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Last week's snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Mary Claire Brass from Rockhurst University's Department of Education came to talk to us about the many degree options Rockhurst offers to educators! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Check out Ms. Marr, our February Scholar Teacher Spotlight, with her 8th grade math students at East Middle School!
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Febuary Scholar Teacher Spotlight! The scholar teacher of the month for January was Nolana Marr! Sit down with Ray-Pec's Superintendent, Dr. Slagle, as he interviews Torrie about her experienc...

Week eight's weekly snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Week 6 and 7's Weekly Snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Dr. Lisa Hatfield, Assistant Superintendent of HR for the Raymore-Peculiar School District, came to speak to the Teacher Academy about her role for the district, their future careers at Ray-Pec, and general advice moving forward in their career in education! LEAD Center

Libby is a scholar teacher placed at EMS in Mr. Rose’s Spanish classroom. Here she is leading a vocabulary game with 8th graders. Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center East Middle School

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January Scholar Teacher Spotlight! The scholar teacher of the month for January was Torrie Conrad! Sit down with Ray-Pec's Superintendent, Dr. Slagle, as he interviews Torrie about her experie...

What better way to celebrate the 100th day of school and the The Kansas City Chiefs heading to the Super Bowl?

Check out what one of our Scholar Teachers, Hope Phillips made for her Kindergarten classroom at Stonegate Elementary School!

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Check out our January Scholar Teacher Spotlight, Torrie Conrad in action! Torrie works in Mrs. Welch's 3rd grade classroom at Bridle Ridge! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Week Five Weekly Snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Scholar teachers were tasked with researching a famous educational theorist. Then they created a "pizza box" summary of the theorist and their educational theory. Finally, we did a gallery walk where other Scholar Teachers learned about the theories!

Here's the list of theorist:
-Vygotsky
-Piaget
-Bruner
-Bloom
-Gardner
-Skinner

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Week Four's Weekly Snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Last week's weekly snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Week Two Weely Snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Week One Snapshot! Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Happy Holidays from our Teacher Academy family to yours! ❤️💚🎄🎅🏾🤶🏽Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center

Week Seventeen's Weekly Snapshot!

Check out these pictures of Libby, December's Scholar Teacher Spotlight and her fellow Scholar Teachers in action!

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We're so proud of the connections they've made with their students!