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SUMMARY:MTEA National Board Cohort
DESCRIPTION:2025-2026 National Board Candidate Support\nNational Board certification is the highest level of certification a teacher can attain\, with personal\, professional\, and monetary rewards.  This cohort will meet monthly to explore various components of the certification process and provide support for MTEA and area WEAC candidates.  Each session will generally begin with a presentation sharing tips and strategies for tackling the required components for certification (~1hr)\, followed by time for candidate Q&A and opportunities to work with other members of the cohort as well as with trained mentors. \nAll sessions except the WEAC Writing Retreat are held at the MTEA Building from 5-7pm.  Please register below for as many sessions as you want to attend. \nSeptember 25\, 2025 – What is National Board Certification?  \nLearn about what is involved in this rigorous process and what resources and financial incentives are available to assist candidates. \nOctober 22\, 2025 – Getting Started with National Board Certification \nDive into the National Board standards\, the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching\, and the 5 Core propositions of National Board certification. A brief overview of the components will be given to allow candidates to be able to decide which component(s) to work on this year. \nNovember 13\, 2025 – Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction \nLearn strategies for selecting and analyzing student work samples to plan and implement appropriate differentiated instruction for those students. \nDecember 11\, 2025 – Component 4: Effective Educator \nReceive guidance for selecting appropriate assessments\, identifying professional learning needs\, and analyzing impact on student learning. \nUpdate: Date changed to January 29\, 2026 – Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment \nGet tips for recording instruction and strategies for effective in-depth analysis and reflection of the instruction. \nFebruary 12\, 2026 – Writing for National Boards \nLearn about descriptive\, analytical\, and reflective writing\, and strategies for making sure you are addressing the prompts that are being asked.  \nMarch 6-8\, 2026 – WEAC Writing Retreat: Wisconsin Dells https://weac.org/national-board-writing-retreat/ \nUpdate: Date changed to March 24\, 2026 – Component 1: Content Knowledge \nLearn study tips and strategies for preparing for and responding to the prompts on the content knowledge exam and understand how it is scored.  \nApril 9\, 2026 – Cutting the Fluff \nLearn strategies for getting your written components down to the required page limit for submission \nMay 7\, 2026 – Preparing for Submission \nGet tips on compressing videos\, merging files\, and submitting components through the National Board website\, as well as finishing final edits. \nFor more information about this monthly support program\, you may contact Lauren Jagemann at ljagiel@gmail.com  \n\n                    MTEA - NB Support SessionsFirst NameLast NameSchool/Worksite(s)PhoneHome Email (No MPS emails)Are you enrolled as a National Board candidate or Renewal candidiate? Yes NoAre you a MTEA or MTEA-R Member? Yes NoSessions (Each session is different\, please select one or more) All Sessions September 25\, 2025 - What is National Board Certification? October 22\, 2025 - Getting Started with National Board Certification November 13\, 2025 - Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction December 11\, 2025 - Component 4: Effective Educator January 24\, 2026 - Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment February 12\, 2026 - Writing for National Boards March 6-8\, 2026 - WEAC Writing Retreat: Wisconsin Dells  March 24\, 2026 - Component 1: Content Knowledge April 9\, 2026 - Cutting the Fluff May 7\, 2026 - Preparing for SubmissionSubmit Form
URL:https://mtea.org/event/mtea-national-board-cohort/2026-01-29/
LOCATION:MTEA Building\, 5130 W. Vliet St.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53208\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Development (PD)
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