MTEL Workshop Schedule

A list of upcoming MTEL support workshops and courses for students, alumni, current applicants, and the general public.

Our Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) workshops and courses cover practice questions, test-taking strategies, some content, and resources for individual study to Lesley students and alumni, current Lesley applicants, and the general public, usually 3 times per year.

All workshops meet on each of the dates scheduled in a synchronous, remote format.

See below for how to register for a workshop.

Check out our MTEL Study Resources.

Workshop Schedule

  • Communication and Literacy-Writing: LMTEL 5101

    Dates & Times

    Sunday, 9/22/224 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
    Friday, 9/27/24 (5:00 – 8:00 pm)
    Sunday, 10/6/24 (9:00 – 11:00 am)

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students, current applicants, and alumni; $200 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

    Support

    If you are a Lesley student seeking individual support for the Communication and Literacy Reading and/or Writing MTELs, please contact Adam Mooney (amooney2@lesley.edu) at our Center for Academic Achievement.

  • Communication and Literacy-Reading: LMTEL 5100

    Dates & Times

    Thursday, 9/5/24 (5:00 – 8:00 pm)
    Thursday, 9/12/24 (5:00 – 8:00 pm)
    Thursday, 9/19/24 (5:00 – 7:00 pm)

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students, current applicants, and alumni; $175 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

    Support

    If you are a Lesley student seeking individual support for the Communication and Literacy Reading and/or Writing MTELs, please contact Adam Mooney (amooney2@lesley.edu) at our Center for Academic Achievement.

  • General Curriculum: Social Science & ELA Workshop: LMTEL 5200

    Dates & Times

    Friday, 11/15/24 (5:00 – 8:00 pm)
    Sunday, 11/17/24 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students, current applicants, and alumni; $150 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

  • Math General Curriculum Workshop: LMTEL 5600

    Dates & Times

    General Curriculum Math MTEL support is available to Lesley students and alumni by appointment. Please contact MTEL Math Specialist Steve Yurek at syurek@lesley.edu.

    Description

    LMTEL 5600 is a 4-session (total of 18 hours) workshop that covers Number Sense; Geometry and Measurement; Probability, Data, and Statistics; Patterns, Relations and Algebra; and open-response questions. Includes an online math diagnostic and online support between workshops. Limited to 40 attendees, first-come, first-served.

    Cost

    $100 for Lesley students and alumni; $325 for the general public. EDIAG 5000 is the diagnostic portion, which is included.

    Please note that the General Curriculum MTEL was recently revised and reconfigured. Please see the MTEL website for more information.

    There are two MTEL workshops aligned to the General Curriculum: Mathematics, Science and Technology/Engineering (278):

    • LMTEL 5600 General Curriculum: Math
    • LMTEL 5601 General Curriculum: Science and Technology/Engineering Workshop
  • Foundations of Reading: LMTEL 5400

    Dates & Times

    Friday, 11/22/24 (5:00 – 8:00 pm)
    Sunday, 11/24/24 (9:00 am – 12:00pm)

    Description

    Prerequisite: A course in literacy
    All workshop registrants will be co-registered in an online Phonics Diagnostic, EDIAG 5100. This tool covers knowledge of phonics and phonics instruction required for passing the Foundations of Reading MTEL, and is designed to help students determine whether, and in what phonics areas, they may need additional work. 

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students and alumni; $150 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

  • Early Childhood Education: LMTEL 5300

    Dates & Times

    Friday, 10/18/24 (5:00 – 7:00 pm)
    Friday, 10/25/24 (5:00 – 7:00 pm)

    Description

    This workshop covers strategies for taking the test, along with an overview of test content and outline structures for the open response questions. 

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students, current applicants, and alumni; $125 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

  • English as a Second Language: LMTEL 5800

    Dates & Times

    Upcoming dates and times for this workshop are not yet scheduled.

    Description

    This intensive five-week online workshop offers a review of ESL test content, with strategies for multiple choice and open responses. Study strategies will cover each of the test objectives, including linguistics and sociolinguistics, language acquisition, knowledge of ESL instructional approaches, teaching in the 4 domains, and assessment for English language learners. This is not an SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) prep workshop.

    Previous coursework strongly recommended prior to the workshop:

    • Theories of Language Acquisition
    • ESL Instructional Approaches for Oral Language, Reading and Writing
    • Sociolinguistics
    • and Assessment for ELLs


    You should also have familiarity with WIDA and TESOL standards.

    This workshop is a review of the information required for the test and does not replace essential coursework. 

    Cost

    $100 for Lesley students and alumni; $325 for the general public.

  • Reading Specialist Workshop: LMTEL 5500

    Dates & Times

    Tuesday, 10/22/24 (5:00 – 7:00 pm)
    Tuesday, 10/29/24 (5:00 – 7:00 pm)

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students, current applicants, and alumni; $125 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

  • General Curriculum: Science & Technology/Engineering Workshop: LMTEL 5601

    Dates & Times

    Friday, 11/1/24 (5:00 – 7:30 pm)
    Friday, 11/8/24 (5:00 – 7:30 pm)

    Cost

    Free for Lesley students, current applicants, and alumni; $125 for the general public.

    Register

    Registration for Lesley students

    Registration for the general public

    Please note that the General Curriculum MTEL was recently revised and reconfigured. Please see the MTEL website for more information.

    There are two MTEL workshops aligned to the General Curriculum: Mathematics, Science and Technology/Engineering (278):

    • LMTEL 5600 General Curriculum: Math
    • LMTEL 5601 General Curriculum: Science and Technology/Engineering Workshop

How to Register

List of Massachusetts test dates. 

Contact the Certification Office
General MTEL Assistance
Math MTEL Assistance
Address
  • (Mail) Certification Office
    Lesley University
    29 Everett Street
    Cambridge, MA 02138

    (Office) 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor
    Cambridge, MA 02140

Although we try to ensure certification information is accurate and complete, contents are subject to change.

29 Everett St, Cambridge, MA 02138
617.868.9600