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2026 MACTE Spring Conference

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March 5th & 6th, 2026 at the Stoney Creek Conference Center in Columbia, MO

MACTE will be hosting the 2026 Spring Conference on the 5th & 6th of March, 2026. This year the conference will be held at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia Missouri.

Additional information about the Call for proposals, Registration and this years Keynote Speaker will be added soon. Please visit the conference page for updates.

In addition to the MACTE Awards, the Board of Directors is happy to announce the second annual MACTE RISE scholarship will be announced at the conference.

DESE Field & Clinical Resources

DESE has provided multiple Field and Clinical Resources for the MACTE Membership. These resources are available in order to guide your planning processes and to let you know how DESE is thinking about field & clinical in the current climate. The document shown below outlines DESE’s criteria for designing alternative field & clinical experiences in the coming academic year.

Additional Resources are available on our Resources Tab. Please take a moment to review these documents, including:

  1. Research & Links to MEES Standards and Indicators

  2. Templates to address Legal & Safety Issues

  3. MEES Training Resources for distance/virtual Field & Clinical experiences

  4. Additional resources will be added soon

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About MACTE

  1. MACTE will serve as the coordinated expert voice of high quality educator preparation programs (EPPs) in Missouri.

  2. MACTE will advance evidence-based policy recommendations addressing educator preparation standards, curriculum, assessment, and accountability.

  3. MACTE will support EPPs in recruiting and retaining diverse teacher education candidates.

  4. MACTE will support EPPs in preparing teacher education candidates who will serve diverse P-12 learners effectively.

  5. MACTE will support and celebrate the accomplishments of members, teacher education candidates, P-12 educators, and partners.

MACTE goals revised May 2023

AACTE and MACTE collaborate to strengthen their advocacy efforts, share experience and expertise, and expand their members’ professional development opportunities. To this end, our Chapter’s relationship with AACTE is a voluntary affiliation that allows us to advance our members’ interests.

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