MTEA

Infinite Campus for Early Career Teachers
2026-04-07 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | MTEA Building, 5130 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States
You’re Invited! MTEA Resource Session for Early Career Teachers (0–5 Years) in MPS
Calling all Early Career Teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools! Join the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association’s SMART Team (Support Mentor Attract Retain Teachers) for an engaging, hands-on resource session.
Focus: Infinite Campus Grade Book Basics
Whether you’re brand new to Infinite Campus or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will walk you through:
*Accessing standards *Creating assignments *Entering grades Running reports *Tips and tricks to make the grade book easier to use
Bring your laptop for guided work time after the presentation.
Get one-on-one support.
Informal Q&A Sessions
We’ll also offer opportunities for questions before the Infinite Campus presentation, and again during dinner following the IC session on these topics: *Early Childhood *Special Education *AMP *Bilingual K–5 *High School World Languages
Bring a Colleague!
Early Career Teachers are encouraged to invite another ECT and/or bring a veteran teacher from your building who has IC questions.
Not an MTEA member? No problem — you can join when you come to the event!
We look forward to supporting you as you grow in your practice and build confidence using Infinite Campus!
Join us on Tuesday, April 7th from 4:30–6:30pm at MTEA Office. Registration is required as space is limited, please register by noon on Monday, April 6. Space is limited! Light dinner will be provided.

MTEA National Board Cohort
2026-04-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-07 17:00 - 19:00
2025-2026 National Board Candidate Support
National 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.
All 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.
September 25, 2025 – What is National Board Certification?
Learn about what is involved in this rigorous process and what resources and financial incentives are available to assist candidates.
October 22, 2025 – Getting Started with National Board Certification
Dive 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.
November 13, 2025 – Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction
Learn strategies for selecting and analyzing student work samples to plan and implement appropriate differentiated instruction for those students.
December 11, 2025 – Component 4: Effective Educator
Receive guidance for selecting appropriate assessments, identifying professional learning needs, and analyzing impact on student learning.
Update: Date changed to January 29, 2026 – Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment
Get tips for recording instruction and strategies for effective in-depth analysis and reflection of the instruction.
February 12, 2026 – Writing for National Boards
Learn about descriptive, analytical, and reflective writing, and strategies for making sure you are addressing the prompts that are being asked.
March 6-8, 2026 – WEAC Writing Retreat: Wisconsin Dells https://weac.org/national-board-writing-retreat/
Update: Date changed to March 24, 2026 – Component 1: Content Knowledge
Learn study tips and strategies for preparing for and responding to the prompts on the content knowledge exam and understand how it is scored.
April 9, 2026 – Cutting the Fluff
Learn strategies for getting your written components down to the required page limit for submission
May 7, 2026 – Preparing for Submission
Get tips on compressing videos, merging files, and submitting components through the National Board website, as well as finishing final edits.
For more information about this monthly support program, you may contact Lauren Jagemann at ljagiel@gmail.com

Educator Effectiveness for Early Career Teachers
2026-05-14 16:30 - 18:00
You’re Invited! MTEA Educator Effectiveness Resource Session for Early Career Teachers (0–5 Years) in MPS
Great news—Danah Opland Dobbs is back to support our ECTs with an end-of-year Educator Effectiveness Resource Session! As the school year winds down, this is the perfect chance to get clear on everything you need to complete in Educator Effectiveness to successfully close out your year.
This will be a hands-on working session, so please bring your laptop and be ready to log in and start completing your end-of-year EE tasks during the session. Danah will walk you through the process, answer questions, and help make sure you leave feeling confident and on track. This session is in-person or virtually.
Not a member? You can join when you come to the event!
Bring fellow ECTs and/or veteran teachers with you! If you do, make sure they register.
Join us on Thursday, May 14th from 4:30–6:00pm at MTEA Office or Virtually. Registration is required as space is limited, please register by noon on Wednesday, May 13. Space is limited! Light dinner will be provided for those in-person.
