Off-Site PD

Join KSDE for monthly professional development from the KSDE math team.  Every month, we will have mathematics updates from the state, professional development opportunities, and a topic of the month.  We would love to have any teachers, curriculum leaders, and administration join us!  Our next meeting date will be September 9th from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Link to Register 

Registration for these trainings will be available at https://ksdetasn.org/mtss/kmp-information.

If you would like to do the trainings via Moodle, please click the following link:  Trainings via Moodle   Once there, click on “Create account,” create your free Moodle account and begin with KMP Foundational Module A. You will sequentially go through KMP Foundational Modules A-E, taking each module’s quiz and ending with the cumulative quiz. 

The Kansas Technical Assistance System Network (TASN) has partnered with Newman University to offer college credit for educators who receive certificate(s) of completion from the Kansas Math Project training.

The opportunity to earn college credits applies to past KMP participants as well as future KMP participants. 

Fill out the Newman University application here, https://apply.newmanu.edu/register/workshops, to receive credit(s) for one or more of the following sessions: 

• Foundation modules = 1 credit hour 

• Pre-K – Grade 2 modules = 2 credit hours 

• Grades 3-5 modules = 2 credit hours 

• Secondary modules = 2 credit hours 

Contact Todd Wiedemann, kmp@kansasmtss.org, or Cindy Spriggs, spriggsc@newmanu.edu, with questions. 

Explore the practices, mindsets, and nervous system states that shape our feelings and behaviors-and whether they promote ease and safety or dysregulation. Since emotions and stress are contagious, adults can become aware of their nervous system states and learn practices to calm, regulate, and center themselves. Dr. Desautels will lead us in potent practices that reduce power struggles and conflict with students, while opening space for curiosity, reflection, and new strategies.

Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM

Where: Zoom

We will Cover:

Session 1: Embodied Awareness & Focus - Thursday, January 15, 2026 

We will discuss the brain areas activated by the skills of focus and embodied awareness. We will then begin to explore how to practice awareness, internal boundaries, revisioning and persistence to align with our goals and needs in ways that foster resilience and growth.

Session 2: Imagination & Self-Talk - Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Too often, we imagine from fear states: worrying about the future or replaying the past. Rather than thought processes engaging the imagination from a place of protection, how can we begin to engage it from a place of possibility? We'll explore self-talk and integrating imagination from a safe, social, and regulated state to more easily shift toward safety, ease and confidence.

Session 3: Momentum & Visualization - Thursday, April 16, 2026

Explore practices that interrupt negative momentum and enhance positive “flow” at home and in the classrooom. Examine visualization through the lens of science and the nervous system as a form of mental preparation for new sights, sounds, places, conversations, or goals that start to feel as familiar and comfortable as slipping on your favorite well-worn shoes. This is neuroplasticity in action! 

Sponsored by: TASN

Sponsored by: KSDE

Session Overview

This half-day session is for those who have attended at least one Enhancing Student Wellness workshop on February 27-28, 2025, September 29-30, 2025, or October 27-28, 2025.
Participants will share the plans and lessons they've created and implemented, based on the learning in the first workshop. Participants will also be invited to troubleshoot the next steps for enhancing student wellness.

Choose between an in-person session in Hutchinson (8:30–11:30 AM) or a virtual session on Zoom (12:30–3:30 PM)

Free to attend 

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Hutchinson

Sponsored by: KSDE

Session Overview

When you hear "grammar," do you picture dry worksheets and eye rolls from students? You’re not alone. For years, grammar instruction has divided educators into different “grammar camps”—each with strong beliefs and mixed results. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

In this session, participants will unpack the ongoing debate around grammar instruction and discover a practical, research-informed approach to teaching grammar and syntax that works across grade levels. Regardless of your own grammar instruction style or comfort level, you’ll leave with ready-to-use strategies, engaging routines, and a clearer sense of how to teach grammar in a way that resonates with both teachers and students.

Free to attend & Free graduate college credit available!!

Monday, December 8th - Hutchinson

Sponsored by: KSDE

Session Overview

This session will provide educators with a comprehensive understanding of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), which affects language acquisition in approximately 7% of children in grades PreK-12. Participants will learn about the prevalence and impact of DLD on academic and social development, along with the importance of early identification. The session will explore practical, research-based instructional strategies designed to support students with DLD in the classroom, promote language development and reading comprehension, and foster language-enriched learning environments.  

Free to attend & Free graduate college credit available!!

Tuesday, January 20th - Hutchinson