How Far We’ve Come

From Missouri Classrooms to a National Network

Our mission at eMINTS is to raise students’ success by designing professional learning that is based on research and innovation and can be practically applied to any classroom.

How Far

The eMINTS National Center was established in 1999 through a partnership between the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Missouri Department of Higher Education to help schools and teachers meet the demands of digital age teaching and learning. In 2014, eMINTS became part of the University of Missouri College of Education and Human Development.

Since our inception, we have been supporting educators through professional development and coaching built on the eMINTS Instructional Model. This research-validated framework centers on four core competencies: Community of Learners, Authentic Learning, High-Quality Lesson Design, and Powered by Technology. Our programs provide intensive support at every stage of implementation, with delivery methods including online, virtual, and in-person options designed for adult learners.

The History of eMINTS

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2025 – Legacy Grant


– eMINTS and Mizzou’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy are awarded a $2.6 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education designed to strengthen civic education.
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2024 – Magnet Schools Assistance Program


– eMINTS begins working with Albuquerque Public Schools and Norwalk Public Schools through the Magnet Schools Assistant Program at the United States Department of Education.
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2023 – PAL 2.0


– eMINTS National Center awarded an 8-million-dollar Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant to expand prosocial education into middle school!
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2021 – Talk to Read Literacy Recovery Grant


— eMINTS is awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support literacy recovery in high-needs schools. The five-year program (2021-2026) serves 46 schools, 96 teachers, and over 1,900 second and third-grade students in high-poverty rural areas, helping teachers use dictation technology and language-experience approaches to improve reading comprehension.
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2021 – The eDGE Grant is Awarded to eMINTS


— This 3.9 Million-dollar STEM grant from the US Department of Education will help rural school districts by supporting 5th graders in learning essential coding skills.
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2018 – eMINTS is Awarded the Largest Grant in MU History


— The Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant totaling 14.6 million dollars is awarded to eMINTS through the United States Department of Education. Matching private funds of 3.42 million dollars were also awarded by Kansas City Audio-Visual.
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2018 – PAL Grant Awarded


— eMINTS is awarded the second of two new federal grants totaling 22.4 million dollars. The PAL Program, funded through an Education Innovation and Research award, is designed to conduct research-based learning projects for STEM and prosocial learning in rural schools in Missouri and Kansas. An additional $400,000 of matching funds is provided by Kansas City Audio-Visual.
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2015 – The eMINTS Program Meets What Works Clearinghouse Standards for Moderate to High Evidence of Effectiveness


— A recent Investing in Innovations Grant (i3) funds a randomized control trial study of the impact of the eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program.
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2014 – The eMINTS National Center Moves to the MU College of Education


— In order to better support the mission of the university, eMINTS moves from the University of Missouri System to the Mizzou College of Education.
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2013 – ISTE Mastery Seal of Alignment


— ISTE conducts a comprehensive review of eMINTS PD and awards the Mastery Seal for Alignment with the ISTE Technology Standards for Teachers. Read more on ISTE.org.

2013 – eMINTS Helps Teach Computational Thinking Through Game Design


— The University of Colorado-Boulder and eMINTS win an NSF iTEST grant to expand PD helping teachers engage kids in programming and game design as they learn computational thinking skills.

2010 – Prestigious Investing in Innovations (i3) Grant


— eMINTS wins a $12 million dollar Investing in Innovations (i3) grant to study the impact of the eMINTS Comprehensive PD program.

2008 – The First International Adoption of eMINTS PD Programs


— eMINTS professional development programs are implemented in New South Wales, Australia.

2008 – Baldwin County Public Schools (AL) Implements eMINTS


— Baldwin County Public School system begins training teachers using the eMINTS Comprehensive Program, offering teachers approximately 200 hours of high-quality, research-based professional development based around the eMINTS Instructional Model.

2007 – eMINTS PD Integrated into Teacher Preparation Programs


— The first college of education prepares students to teach with technology by integrating eMINTS PD into the teacher pre-service program.

2007 – eMINTS Pilots STEM Classrooms


— Missouri designates $2.9 million in funding for 100 eMINTS/STEM model classrooms.
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2005 – Programs Added for Administrators


— Based on research findings, eMINTS added two new programs to support school reform: eMINTS for Administrators and eMINTS4All.
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2005 – eLearning for Educators is Launched


— eLearning for Educators, an online PD program, is funded through a Federal Ready to Teach grant involving eight states and eight public television partners.

2005 – eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program Earns ISTE NETS• Seal of Alignment™


— eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program is the first program to earn full alignment with 100% of the ISTE Standards for Teachers.
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2004 – Middle School and High School Settings Added


— eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program expands into middle school and high school settings.

2002 – eMINTS is Adopted Outside of Missouri for the First Time


— More than 70 new Utah eMINTS classrooms open in the Salt Lake City, Granite City, Tintic, Duschesne, and Ogden districts.

2002 – Professional Development for Educational Technology Specialists


— eMINTS launches a train-the-trainer program to help build district capacity to sustain and expand eMINTS professional development programs.

2001 – Third Cohort of Teachers in eMINTS Comprehensive PD


— The third generation of eMINTS Comprehensive PD teachers represents 63 Missouri school districts and 126 new eMINTS teachers. Evaluation of eMINTS classes continues to reveal positive trends.

2000 – Expansion of the eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program


— The eMINTS Comprehensive PD program expands to include a second year of training and coaching. The second generation of eMINTS teachers represents 38 new school districts.
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1999 – eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program Established


— Based on the success of the MINTS pilot, an early version of the eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program is deployed for 44 Missouri districts and 88 teachers.
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1997 – MINTS Program Pilot


— The MINTs project, a precursor to the eMINTS Comprehensive PD Program, is piloted through a partnership led by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
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