The World Class Teaching Program initiatives are designed to recruit and mentor teachers seeking advanced certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) process.

Delta State University
Meg Newcomb and Dorothy Sykes, World Class Teaching Program
Meg Newcomb mnewcomb@deltastate.edu
Dorothy Sykes dsykes@deltastate.edu
DSU Box 3121
1003 W. Sunflower Rd.
Cleveland, MS 38733
Phone: (662)-207-4749
Click here to locate the website
 
Jackson State University
Southwest Mississippi World Class Teaching Initiative
Patrease Edward, Dr. Phatasis O’ Harroll, Dr. Gloria Smith
Patrease Edwards plcedwards@gmail.com
Dr. Phatasis O’ Harroll poharroll@gmail.com
Dr. Gloria Smith gloria.j.smith@jsums.edu
Phone: (601)454-2435
3825 Ridgewood Rd, Box 23
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: (601) 979-8724 or (601) 979-8777
Click here to locate the website

Mississippi State University
Stephanie McGee, World Class Teaching Program
Email: seh45@msstate.edu
222 Famous Maroon Band Street
Mailstop 9714
Mississippi State, MS  39762
Phone: 662-325-3981
Click here to locate the website

University of Mississippi
Tammy Kirkland, World Class Teaching Program
Email:  kirkland@olemiss.edu
850 Insight Park Ave.
Suite 253 C
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS  38677
Phone: (662) 507-9869
Fax: (662)915-7249
Click here to locate the website

University of Southern Mississippi
Robin Atwood, World Class Teaching Program
Email: robin.atwood@usm.edu
118 College Drive #5057
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: (601) 606-5534
Click here  to locate website

---

World Class Teaching Program Workshops

Maintenance of Certification Workshop
October 12, 2024
Partnership Middle School, MSU Campus
Register Here

Writing for National Boards
December 7, 2024
Partnership Middle School, MSU Campus
Register Here

The University of Southern Mississippi World Class Teaching Program
Mentoring Support Groups
October 26, 2024: Component 4 and ATLAS
November 16, 2024: Component 1
January 18, 2025: Components 1,2,3,4 (review of fall meetings)
February 22, 2025: Component 2 Peer Review, Component 1 Mock Assessment
April 12, 2025: Component 3 and 4 Peer Review
Register Here

The University of Mississippi World Class Teaching Program
Click here to locate information regarding meetings.
Contact Tammy Kirkland, NBCT at kirkland@olemiss.edu to schedule an on-site interest meeting.

---

World Class Teaching Programs Support Information

 

The Mississippi State World Class Teaching Program (MSU WCTP) will host a National Board Getting Started Crash Course on Saturday, September 28, from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Partnership Middle School in Starkville. The workshop is free for in-state teachers. Visit www.wctp.msstate.edu/getting-started or email Stephanie McGee at seh45@msstate.edu to register.

The University of Southern Mississippi’s World Class Teaching Program (WCTP) is offering a series of face-to-face or online meetings to support National Board Certification candidates. Click here for meeting dates, times, topics and registration ($100 for seven face-to-face Saturday meetings or $48 for seven online meetings). All face-to-face meetings will be held on USM’s Hattiesburg campus.

 

---

Return to Resources Menu























.