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What Every Teacher What Every Teacher Should Know About Should Know About

National Board National Board CertificationCertification

Terry Dozier, DirectorCenter for Teacher Leadership

Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySchool of Education

What is the National Board What is the National Board for for

Professional Teaching Professional Teaching Standards?Standards?

Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do;

Providing a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and

Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL BOARD IS TO ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING BY:

Who Endorses National Board Who Endorses National Board Certification?Certification?

National Education Association (NEA)American Federation of Teachers (AFT)National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)American Association of School Administrators (AASA)Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)National School Boards Association (NSBA)National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)All 50 states and more than 700 localities

What is National Board What is National Board Certification?Certification?

NBC is a voluntary professional development process that recognizes accomplished teachers who meet rigorous standards of performance. These standards are grounded in five core propositions:


#1: Teachers are #1: Teachers are Committed to Students and Committed to Students and

Their LearningTheir Learning Teachers recognize differences in their

students and adjust their practice accordingly

Teachers have an understanding of how students develop and learn

Teachers treat students equitably

Teachers’ mission extends beyond developing the cognitive capacity of their students


#2: Teachers Know the #2: Teachers Know the Subjects They Teach and Subjects They Teach and

How to Teach Those How to Teach Those Subjects to StudentsSubjects to Students

Teachers appreciate how knowledge in their subjects is created, organized, and linked to other disciplines

Teachers command specialized knowledge of how to convey a subject to students

Teachers generate multiple paths to knowledge


#3: Teachers are #3: Teachers are Responsible for Managing Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student and Monitoring Student

LearningLearning Teachers call on multiple methods to meet their goals

Teachers orchestrate learning in group settings

Teachers place a premium on student engagement

Teachers regularly assess student progress Teachers are mindful of their principle

objectives


#4: Teachers Think #4: Teachers Think Systematically About Their Systematically About Their

Practice and Learn from Practice and Learn from ExperienceExperience

Teachers are continually making difficult choices that test their judgement

Teachers seek the advice of others and draw on education research and scholarship to improve their practice


#5: Teachers are Members #5: Teachers are Members of Learning Communitiesof Learning Communities

Teachers contribute to school effectiveness by collaborating with other professionals

Teachers work collaboratively with parents

Teachers take advantage of community resources


Who is Eligible for National Who is Eligible for National Board Certification?Board Certification?

a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution;

at least three years of successful teaching at one or more schools; and

a valid state teaching license (or employed in schools recognized and approved to operate by the state.)

Teachers with:

How Does a Teacher Earn How Does a Teacher Earn National Board National Board Certification?Certification?

Portfolio that includes student work samples videotapes of lessons reflective commentaries evidence of collaborative work with

colleagues and parents; continuous learner

Assessment Center exercises

Teachers who seek National Board Certification must complete a:


All CertificatesAll Certificates

PORTFOLIO 3 classroom entries 1 DAE (Professional/Family/Community)

ASSESSMENT CENTER Six 30-minute exercises

Two Years of Banking

Why Teachers Seek Why Teachers Seek National Board National Board

CertificationCertification“I have learned and grown in so many areas. I am not the teacher that I would like to be, but I am closer to it this year than I was last year at this time. For me the release of the score was not the end of the National Boards; the process continues daily.”

Anonymous from South Carolina


Available National Board Available National Board CertificatesCertificates Developmental Level Definitions

Early Childhood 3-8 years

Middle Childhood 7-12 yearsEarly Adolescence 11-15 yearsAdolescence 14-18+years

Generalist Early Childhood Middle ChildhoodExceptional Needs Specialist Early Childhood through Young AdulthoodArt Early and Middle Childhood Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood


Available National Board Available National Board CertificatesCertificates

Career and Technical Education Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood School Counseling Early Adolescence through Young AdulthoodEnglish Language Arts Early Adolescence Adolescence and Young AdulthoodEnglish as a New Language Early and Middle Childhood Early Adolescence through Young AdulthoodHealth Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood



Library Media Early Childhood through Young AdulthoodLiteracy: Reading/Language Arts Early and Middle ChildhoodMathematics Early Adolescence Adolescence and Young AdulthoodMusic Early and Middle Childhood Early Adolescence through Young AdulthoodPhysical Education Early and Middle Childhood Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood



Science Early Adolescence Adolescence and Young AdulthoodSocial Studies-History Early Adolescence Adolescence and Young AdulthoodWorld Languages Other than English Early and Middle Childhood Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood


National Board CertificatesNational Board Certificates

25 certificates cover 95% of classroom teachers

To date more than 97,000 teachers have achieved National Board Certification

• 2,379 in Virginia • 101 in Henrico County Public Schools• 20 HCPS candidates in 2011-2012 cohort• 4 HCPS teachers are currently in the Take One • 6 HCPS teachers are advanced candidates this

year (in Year 2 or Year 3 of the process)

National Board Certified Teachers in HCPS

http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/staffdev/tyler_e/HCPSNBC/

henriconbcts.htm


$2565 is the total cost. ALL candidates in HCPS must pay $565. The remainder ($2,000) has been covered by state grant monies and HCPS in the past. THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE FINAL BUDGET IN HCPS THIS YEAR (We will likely have a final answer on this by March 2.)

Between 10 and 15 teachers from HCPS will be accepted into the 2012-2013 cohort (budget-dependent). A structured support program/cohort is provided for these 10-15 teachers, along with other teachers from the Richmond-metro area. 2 professional leave days are given to complete portfolio (pending budget approval).All re-certification credits (180 points) are awarded to teachers who complete the process.

What Support Will Teachers What Support Will Teachers Get?Get?

Register and attend the REQUIRED Pre-Candidacy

Workshop on March 13 and 14*.

(This date is a change.)

Registration is online by Friday, Feb. 24 at 4 pm at: http://tinyurl.com/precandidacy2011

What are my next steps?What are my next steps?

Pre-Candidacy WorkshopPre-Candidacy WorkshopWHEN? March 13 and 14

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.WHERE? Center for Teacher

Leadership3600 West Broad, Suite 300

ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Register online athttp://tinyurl.com/precandidacy2011

Deadline February 24 at 4 pm!


Contact InformationContact Informationwww.nbpts.org1-800-22-TEACH

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