Analyzing National Board Standards CERRA National Board Candidate Support WS3 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 best examine the standards? How do I connect my work to the standards and demonstrate it in the portfolio? What resources do I have available to help me?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 4 Activity 1 Five Core Propositions Activity

CERRA National Board Toolkit 5 Activity Think of a teacher who had a positive impact upon you. Write one memorable attribute per Post-it ® note. View the posters that have been placed around the room. Place each sticky note on a poster that best describes the attribute.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 6 Process Questions What patterns emerge in looking at the posters? In what ways might you categorize responses on each poster? What makes some Core Propositions easier to demonstrate than others?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 7 Discussion Core Propositions & National Board Standards

CERRA National Board Toolkit 8 What Does Accomplished Teaching Look Like? What Teachers Do What Students Do What Students Learn

CERRA National Board Toolkit 9 Five Core Propositions Teachers are committed to students and their learning. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience. Teachers are members of learning communities.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 10 NBPTS ® Standards Understanding Young Children Equity, Fairness & Diversity The Art of Teaching Families & Communities Knowledge of Students Instructional Decision Making Reflective Practice Multiple Paths to Knowledge Assessment Representative NB standards from ENS, ELA, Math & GEN Certificates

CERRA National Board Toolkit 11 NBPTS ® Values Accomplished Teaching  Accomplished teaching is defined by the NBPTS Standards, not by NBCTs or by candidate support providers.  Student learning is at the heart of the certification process. Portfolio entries should demonstrate and reflect the candidate’s impact on student learning.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 12 Candidates Must Demonstrate Clear Connections Between… Instructional Goals Assessment Student Learning Planned Activities

CERRA National Board Toolkit 13 Activity 2 Studying the Standards

CERRA National Board Toolkit 14 What do we mean when we say “Standards”? National Content Standards SC State Content Standards Student Performance Standards Professional Teaching Standards

CERRA National Board Toolkit 15 A closer look at the standards We will analyze and reflect on our practice as it relates to the National Board Standards. We will begin to understand which components of the National Board Standards are currently integrated in our practice and identify those that need to be incorporated into our practice.

For Demonstration with Activity 2 Excerpt from: Standard IV Middle Childhood Generalist Respect for Diversity Middle Childhood/Generalist

CERRA National Board Toolkit 17 Accomplished teachers nurture the development of sound civic values in their students as they seek to develop them academically and socially. They teach and model concern for the rights of all students, including those with physical and intellectual challenges, Accomplished teachers help students learn to respect and appreciate individual and group differences.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 18 those with learning disabilities, and those with abilities to speak a variety of languages or dialects at home. They work toward these ends by helping students understand and use democratic principles of freedom, justice, and equity and by helping them recognize discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes when they occur in their classroom and elsewhere.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 19 These teachers design activities and raise questions that require students to think about ethical issues and conflicts from a variety of perspectives. They foster civic and personal responsibility in their students by providing opportunities for joint decision making and rule making and by encouraging students to address actively the social, economic, and environmental issues in their community.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 20 Time to practice Read one of the standards for your NBC Certificate area. Complete the chart. Share with an elbow partner. Work collaboratively to add suggestions for ways the standard could be demonstrated in your classroom.

CERRA National Board Toolkit 21 Process questions In how many different ways can components of the standards be demonstrated? In what ways has this exercise helped you align your practice to the expectation established by the standards document?

CERRA National Board Toolkit 22 More Information National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ® TEACH CERRA School District Liaison: Gretchen Almeida ountyschools.net