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National Board Certification Training Kick Off

September 19 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT

Improve your teaching. Support your students. Earn more money.  National Board Certification is the most respected professional credential.

Improve your teaching. Support your students. Earn more money.  

National Board Certification is the most respected professional credential available in education.   

Any educator with a bachelor’s degree, active teaching certificate, and 3 years teaching/school counseling experience is eligible for certification.  

Benefits of certification include  

  •   Increased student achievement  
  •   Improved teaching practice  
  •   A network of support 
  •   A yearly salary stipend of $3,000-$5,000  

As part of your membership, MEA offers FREE, virtual workshops to guide you through the NBCT process.   

These workshops are for:   

  •  Potential NBCT candidates seeking more information  
  •  NBCT candidates working toward certification  
  •  NBCT renewal candidates           

2024-2025 Dates   

All sessions will be held virtually and will run from 9 AM-2PM. 

Kickoff event: hear from NBCTs about their experiences and ask questions about the process. Saturday, September 19th 2024

Support Workshops: Each workshop will have a different focus based on the needs of the candidates attending.   

UPCOMING DATES:

  • October 12
  • November 2
  • December 7
  • January 4
  • February 8
  • March 15
  • April 5
  • May 3

 

Participants are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible to get the full benefit of working with this group of dedicated Maine teachers. Participants who attend all sessions will receive 15 contact hours.  
  
All workshops are sponsored by the Maine Education Association and facilitated by trained Candidate Support Providers who are NBCTs. For more information, contact MEA. 

Details

Date:
September 19
Time:
9:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-board-certification-training-kick-off-tickets-1008683849547

Organizer

Aymie Walshe – UniServ Director, District 12