Preparing for the Assessment Center Workshop #9 CERRA National Board Candidate Support Workshop Toolkit WS9 2010

CERRA National Board Toolkit 2 Expectations…. Why I’m here today…? What I’m expecting to learn…?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 3 Essential Questions How can I prepare for the assessment center? What questions will be asked at the assessment center? What resources do I have available to help me?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 4 Activity 1.1 Round the Room and Back Again

CERRA National Board Toolkit 5 What Do You Know? Write down something you know or something you have heard about the assessment center.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 6 Round the Room… Set your writing aside. Move around the room. Share what you know or have heard. Hear what others know or have heard. When you can’t remember any more, or when time is called, return to your seat. List as many ideas as you can remember.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 7 … and Back Again Talk in small groups. Share lists and add new ideas or information to your list. Which ideas or comments seem to be the most important to remember? What ideas or comments may need more clarification?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 8 Discussion What ideas or comments were heard frequently? What ideas or comments seemed the most ambiguous? What items require more clarification? What steps must you take to be successful at the assessment center? What new learning do you have about the assessment center?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 9 Activity 1.2 Post-It ® Parade

CERRA National Board Toolkit 10 What Do You Know? What do you know or what have you heard about the assessment center? Write one idea on each Post-it ®. Write as many Post-its as you can.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 11 Create a Continuum Place your Post-it ® ideas on the wall to show your level of confidence with each piece of information. Place your Post-its between “Know” and “Don’t Know”

CERRA National Board Toolkit 12 Discussion What patterns do you notice? What ideas or comments seem to cause the greatest concern? What steps must you take to be successful at the assessment center? What items require more clarification? What new learning do you have about the assessment center?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 13 Discussion Assessment center Web site support: Basic information online at: ent_center Additional information is included in the Assessment Center Orientation Policy and Guidelines

CERRA National Board Toolkit 14 Activity 3 Dissecting Descriptions

CERRA National Board Toolkit 15 Assessment Center Exercise Descriptions Read through the description for one of the six assessment center exercises. Highlight key terms. Tell an elbow partner what you will have to know and write about for this exercise, using your own words.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 16 Dissecting the Descriptions Use the highlighted exercise description. Write one key word or phrase in each of the boxes in the first column of the worksheet. Write excerpts from the NB standards that match the word or phrases in the boxes. Fill in what you know. Fill in what you need to learn. What resources might help you?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 17 What Do You Need? Share completed worksheets with your elbow partner. What other ideas can be added? What resources might be helpful? Repeat this sequence with the next assessment center exercise.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 18 Workshop Evaluation Please take a minute to complete the workshop evaluation form. This will help us revise each workshop to meet the needs of National Board candidates.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 19 More Information National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ® TEACH CERRA School District Liaison: