National Board Support Sessions

MTEA members seeking National Board Certification are invited to support sessions. Must be enrolled as a National Board candidate or renewal candidate.  Registration is required for all sessions, please use the form at the end.  All sessions will be held at the MTEA building. These presentations may change based on interest and need of candidates.

Standards, Accomplished Teaching, and the 5 Core Propositions

This session will dive into the National Board standards, the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching, and the 5 Core Propositions of the National Board.  This presentation will be from 5:00-6:00, followed by a presentation focused on Writing for National Boards from 6:00-7:00 and time for questions and collaboration.

Writing for National Boards

Participants will learn about descriptive, analytical, and reflective writing during this session. This session will include strategies for making sure you are correctly addressing the prompts.  This presentation will be from 6:00-7:00, following the Standards, Accomplished Teaching, and the 5 Core Propositions presentation.

Please join us for this combined session on Wednesday, March 6 from 5:00-7:30pm.  Please register by Monday, March 4.

Overview of Components 2-4 – A 45-minute presentation for each component

This session will focus on three components and orient participants on the application in practice.

• Component 2–Differentiation in Instruction
• Component 3–Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
• Component 4–Effective and Reflective Practitioner

Please join us for this session on Wednesday, April 3 from 5:00-7:30pm.  Please register by Monday, April 1.

Continued Support on Understanding and Answering the Prompts

In this session, participants will review how to answer prompts, explore the types of writing, and work on incorporating the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching/5 Core Propositions/Content Standards. There will also be support for candidates with more targeted questions regarding specific components. Mentors will be available to read candidates’ writing.

Please join us for this session on Wednesday, April 17 from 5:00-7:30pm.  Please register by Monday, April 16.

Cutting the Fluff

Learn strategies for getting your written components down to the required page limit for submission.

Please join us for this session on Wednesday, May 1 from 5:00-7:30pm.  Please register by Monday, April 29.

Component 1–Content Knowledge

Learn study tips and strategies for responding to the prompts on the content knowledge exam.

Please join us for this session on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00-7:30pm.  Please register by Tuesday, May 7.