Workshops
National Board Certification - Virtual Getting Started Crash Course
October 3, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Online via WebEx
Cost: Free for Mississippi Teachers, $25 for Out of State Teachers
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Process Overview
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Timeline for Completion
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Core Proposition and Standard Study
Pre-Session Reading Assignment(s) - These will be emailed to you.
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Certificate-Area Standards Study
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5 Core Propositions Analysis
Component Overviews (Standards, Rubrics, & Scoring)
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Components 2, 3, and 4
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Overview of Components
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Component Scoring
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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.
Writing for National Boards Workshop
December 5, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Cost: Free for Teachers Registered with MSU WCTO, $25 for Other National Board Candidates
Strengthen your National Board writing skills and learn strategies for developing responses that are clear, concise, analytical, and convincing.
- Analytical Writing: Learn how to effectively answer the “How?” and “Why?” in your National Board responses.
- Clear, Concise, and Convincing Writing: Explore strategies for communicating your thinking clearly while staying focused on the National Board standards.
- Sample Writing & Feedback: Examine sample responses and receive feedback to strengthen your own writing.
Contact Stephanie McGee at seh45@msstate.edu.
Please bring Certificate Area Standards and your Component Instructions.
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 on Questions and Written Commentaries