Workshops
Getting Started Sessions - 5 Core Propositions, Architecture of Accomplished Teaching, and Component Overviews
National Board Certification - Getting Started Workshops
June 16-18, 2025, Meridian, MS
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Meridian Location: MSU Meridian
- Process Overview
- Timeline for Completion
- Core Proposition and Standard Study
Pre-Session Reading Assignment(s) - These will be emailed to you.
- Certificate-Area Standards Study
- 5 Core Propositions Analysis
Component Overviews (Standards, Rubrics, & Scoring)
- Components 2, 3, and 4
- Overview of Components
- Component Scoring
- Tips for Success
Contact Stephanie McGee at seh45@msstate.edu.
Please bring Certificate Area Standards, a copy of What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do and your Component Instructions.
Getting Started with National Board Certification Crash Course
5 Core Propositions, Architecture of Accomplished Teaching, and Component Overviews
October 4, 2025, Starkville, MS
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Partnership Middle School, MSU Campus
- Process Overview
- Timeline for Completion
- Core Proposition and Standard Study
Pre-Session Reading Assignment(s) - These will be emailed to you.
- Certificate-Area Standards Study
- 5 Core Propositions Analysis
Component Overviews (Standards, Rubrics, & Scoring)
- Components 2, 3, and 4
- Overview of Components
- Component Scoring
- Tips for Success
Contact Stephanie McGee at seh45@msstate.edu.
Please bring Certificate Area Standards, a copy of What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do and your Component Instructions.
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Maintenance of Certification Workshop
October 18, 2025, Starkville, MS
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Partnership Middle School, MSU Campus
- Process Overview
Pre-Session Reading Assignment(s) - These will be emailed to you.
- Certificate-Area Standards Study
- MOC Instructions
Component Overview
- Components 1 and 2
- Professional Growth Experiences
- Samples of Product
- Tips for Success
Contact Stephanie McGee at seh45@msstate.edu.
Please bring Certificate Area Standards and your Component Instructions.
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Writing for National Boards
December 6, 2025, Starkville, MS
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Partnership Middle School, MSU Campus
- Analytical Writing - How to Answer the How & Why
- Clear, Concise, and Convincing Writing
- Sample Writing and Feedback
- Location: Partnership Middle School at MSU
Contact Stephanie McGee at seh45@msstate.edu.
MSU WCTP Component Sessions and Candidate Support for National Board Candidates
PURPOSE:
Sessions:
- To support you in your path to professional growth.
- To explore the standards, requirements and scoring for each component.
- To explore and collaborate with colleagues on effective methods that will impact student learning.
- To provide you with the opportunity to examine the importance of establishing a reflective practice.
- To provide you with a candidate support system in a cohort led by a NBCT in your certificate area.
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Components 2 Sessions
Components 2 Workshop Face-to-Face or Virtual Option
Contact Stephanie McGee, seh45@msstate.edu, to schedule a session.
Please Bring Certificate Area Standards, Component 2 instructions, unit plans, and student artifacts.
- Component 2 - Specific Standards Breakdown
- Formative Activity Use and Constructive Feedback
- Differentiation and Assessment
- Component 2 and Component 4 - Rubric Analysis
- Instructional Strategies Brainstorming
- Component 2 - Rubric, Prompts, and Standards Alignment
- Planning, Collaboration, and Feedback
Component 3 Sessions
Component 3 Workshop Face-to-Face or Virtual Option
Contact Stephanie McGee, seh45@msstate.edu, to schedule a session
Please bring Certificate Area Standards, Component 3 instructions, and unit plans.
- Component 3- Specific Standards Breakdown
- Component 3 - Instructional Practices based on Knowledge of Students
- Component 3 Rubric Analysis
- Instructional Format Brainstorming
- Component 3 Rubric, Prompts, and Standards Alignment
- Planning, Collaboration, and Feedback
Component 4 Sessions
Component 4 Workshop Face-to-Face or Virtual Option
Contact Stephanie McGee, seh45@msstate.edu, to schedule a session
Please bring standards, component 4 instructions, and unit plans.
- Component 4- Specific Standards Breakdown
- Developing Assessments
- Using Assessments
- Collaborating to Impact Student Learning
- Component 4 - Rubric Analysis
- Identifying Professional Learning Needs and Students Needs
- Planning, Collaboration, and Feedback
Candidate Support Mentor
Candidate Support Mentor
Register for a Candidate Support Mentor for Components 2, 3, and/or 4
- Cohort Meetings
- Feedback to Questions and Written Commentaries
Writing for National Boards
Writing for National Boards - Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, 9:00 - 12:00
- Analytical Writing - How to Answer the How & Why
- Clear, Concise, and Convincing Writing
- Sample Writing and Feedback
Location: Partnership Middle School at MSU