getting started workshop #2

Getting StartedWorkshop #2

CERRA National Board Candidate Support

Workshop Toolkit

WS2

2013

CERRA National Board Toolkit 2

Essential Questions• How do I organize my time to complete the

portfolio?• What are some initial steps, forms, terms, and

deadlines that I need to know?• What management strategies can I use to

help me in the NB process?• What resources do I have available to help

me? (ex. professional journals, videotaping equipment, NBCT mentors, etc.)


Initial Steps• Pay National Board a $65 application processing

charge and a $500 initial non-refundable fee.• Determine which of the 25 certificate areas is

applicable for your content area and age of students.

• Visit www.nbpts.org to download the standards and the portfolio instructions for our certificate area.


More Initial Steps• Take time to study and process portfolio

instructions. Make notes.• Consider which lessons and which students

you wish to feature in your classroom-based portfolio entries 1, 2, and 3 for the present school year.

• Consider what evidence would be most appropriate for your four portfolio entries.


Required FormsSubmit the following eligibility prerequisite forms before January 31, 2014:•Education Verification Form•Employment Verification Form•License Verification Form

Also get parental permission forms signed, but do not submit these. Keep them on file.

My ProfileAccess My Profile at www.nbpts.org to •View and update your candidate record.•Check on the status of fee payments and forms.•Update personal information.•Pay by credit or debit card or e-check.•Withdraw your application.


My Profile Continued• Submit questions about the NB assessment

process.• Seek clarification of the portfolio instructions.• Access My Profile with your password. Use

your NB candidate’s number on all NB correspondence and submitted work.

• View your score report when scores are released in November/December 2014.



Mark Your Calendars• Mark your calendars to help you note

important dates (ex. significant personal dates, teacher work days, school holidays, goals for completing the portfolio in stages, registering for the NB assessment).

• Mark NB workshops, presentations, webinars, and conferencing with mentors.

• Mark your NB deadlines.• Portfolio submission date has been changed

from May 31 to May 16, 2014.


• The portfolio process can be spread across the time you have.

• This 9-month timeline breaks each task into month-long segments.

• Customize a timeline to fit your schedule and meet deadlines.

• Set mini-goals.

Managing Your Time• Set aside chunks of

time for each process—collecting and selecting evidence, drafting and revising written commentary, etc.

• Some prefer working certain weekday afternoons; others prefer working on weekends—or both.

• Some candidates prefer to “juggle” their entries, working on one almost through completion before beginning the next.

• Others prefer to work on all four portfolio entries simultaneously.

• Plan to spend 200-300 hours.



Planning Payments

• Payment deadline is January 31, 2014.• NB accepts personal or certified checks or money

orders.• You may make payments via credit or debit card

(VISA or MasterCard only) or electronic checks (e-checks).

• The extended-payment option for the balance of $2,000 may be made by e-checks up to the deadline of March 15, 2014.


National Board Language• What words or phraseology have you discovered in

reading the portfolio instructions that weren’t clear to you at first glance?

• Review the NB vocabulary in the handout. Discuss any that might be confusing.

• For example, what do these terms mean in NB lingo: cite, artifact, instructional sequence, interdisciplinary, non-print text, scaffolding?


National Board Standards

For each standard for your field, ask yourself•What do I know and what am I able to do with respect to this standard? Be very specific.•How might I demonstrate accomplished practice with respect to this standard?•How might I demonstrate interaction of two or more standards in aspects of my teaching (planning, managing, assessing instruction, etc.)?


Portfolio Tips• Create a folder or notebook for each entry:

• Electronic: Label a folder for each entry and keep that folder within the larger folder for NB.

• Hard Copy: Organize your printed material, student work, pictures, notes, etc. in folders or file boxes.

• Save your work often – keep duplicate files on data storage devices (CDs or jump drives, etc.)

• Follow the specific NB guidelines about margins, font, pages, anonymity, cover sheets, evidence, etc.


More Portfolio Tips• Practice videotaping. Analyze the tapes –

reflect and learn – videotape some more!• Consistently use the Communication Log or

some other record-keeping document from the beginning of school.

• Keep copies of student work samples from more students than you actually plan to use so you have choices.

• Reference the Five Core Propositions in Written Commentaries.

Planning for Submission• When the time comes to submit your work,

allow sufficient time for materials to upload.• Submit four portfolio entries via e-Portfolio,

using instructions on the NB website.• Submit portfolio entries some time between

April 1, 2014 and May 16, 2014.


Planning for Assessment• In January you will receive an Authorization to

test (ATT).• Check to see if your names on the ATT and

your license are identical.• Make an assessment center appointment,

choosing your place and time to assess via the Pearson website.

• Schedule the assessment one day between March 1 to June 15, 2014.



Assessment Center Tips• Create 6 folders, notebooks or file boxes - one

for each Assessment Center Descriptor• Collect resources: books, articles, contacts, etc.• Create a K-N-R chart for each prompt

• K: What I know about the subject• N: What I need and/or what I need to learn• R: What resources might help me

• Keep the chart handy – revisit it and revise it often.


Building a Network• What NBCTs might be able to help in your

school or district?• What “experts” might you consider as

resources?• What support might you need from the District

Liaison?• What time and place can you find to meet as a

group?


More Information

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards®

www.nbpts.org

1-800-22-TEACH

CERRA

Virginia Bartels:

[email protected]

www.cerra.org

1-800-476-2387

nbsupport.blogspot.com

[email protected]

School District Liaison:

getting started workshop #2

Documents

portfolio process

nb process

process portfolio instructions

nb deadlines

nb assessment process

nb correspondence

mark nb workshops

portfolio submission