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Achieving High Standards
for Students
Through High Standards
for Teachers |
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What is the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?
In 1987
the National Board was created as a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental
organization with the following mission:
J To establish high and rigorous standards
for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.
J To develop and operate a national voluntary
system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards.
J To advance related education reforms
for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.
"The bottom
line is that there is just no way to create good schools without
good teachers."
Jim Kelly, Past President, National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards |
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What Should
Teachers Know and Be Able To Do
(Core Propositions of NBPTS)?
J Teachers
are committed to students and their learning.
J Teachers
know the subjects they teach, and how to teach those subjects
to all students.
J Teachers
are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
J Teachers
think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
J Teachers
are members of learning communities. |
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Why Should I
Support a Teacher Seeking National Board Certification?
J National
Board Certification allows accomplished teachers to achieve professional
growth where it really happens - in the classroom with their
students.
J National
Board Certification encourages teachers to undergo serious reflection
and self-examination, as they gauge their skills and knowledge
against objective, peer-developed, national standards in specific
teaching areas.
J National
Board Certification allows teachers to become leaders and mentors
within the school building.
J Good
Teachers are the cornerstone of good schools. National
Board Certified Teachers have achieved the highest standards
in the profession which positively impacts student learning. |
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What is the
National Board Certification Process?
National Board Certification
is an opportunity for an accomplished teacher to demonstrate
teaching practice as measured against high and rigorous standards.
Candidates will participate
in a two-part assessment based on standards in their field and
reflecting various aspects of teaching.
The portfolio is completed in the teacher's own classroom
and includes examples of student work, videotapes and other teaching
artifacts. The videos and student work are supported by
commentaries on the goals and purposes of instruction, the effectiveness
of the practice, reflections about what occurred, and the rationale
of professional judgment.
The one-day assessment center exercises are designed to
complement the portfolio and are organized around challenging
teaching issues. This aspect of the certification process
is designed to provide an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge,
skills and abilities in situations across the age range and topics
in the candidate's specific certification field.
The process takes the better part of a school year with over
250 hours spent on completing the portfolio. |
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How
Can I Support A Teacher
Who Is Engaged in the
National Board Certification Process? |
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Provided
by
The Florida Education Association |
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