Choosing Excellence: National Board Certification Now go to the top of your profession.

You learn a LOT!!! “Professionalizes” the profession. Provides opportunities to advance your career. Qualify for the next lane on the teacher salary schedule. Those already in Lane X will receive an additional $1,500 per year. Eases licensure requirements in many states. Graduate Credit Available (up to 9 credits). Benefits 2 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Five Core Propositions Are committed to students and their learning. Know the subjects they teach and how to teach them to students. Are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. Think systematically about their practice and learn from experience. Are members of learning communities. Accomplished teachers … 3

Eligibility  At least three years experience as a classroom teacher in a public or private school  You can “practice” the process in your 2 nd or 3 rd year teaching. HIGHLY recommended AND/OR do “Take One!”  A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution  A valid teaching license 4 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

The certification process…  Is a two-part assessment  Can be completed in one year, with up to 3 years to certify (portfolio scores can be “banked”  Take One! 5 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

6 Take One! Waves 3 year experience requirement Do ONE portfolio (video) Bank score for later Continue “practice” year

Money, money, money! National Board for Professional Teaching Standards7 1.Commit to the process and the Multilingual Department will pay you for your time in the cohort (35 hours at extended-pay) 2.Upon successful completion of NBC you will be reimbursed $1,000 of the certification fees

Four Portfolio Entries Demonstrate accomplished teaching Include 2 videos of large- and small-group classroom practice Require student work samples Document continuous learning, leadership, and collaboration Six Assessment Center Exercises (Written Tests) Demonstrate accomplished proficiency with subject matter Are delivered at a computer-based testing center Are timed, with open-response prompts Six Assessment Center Exercises Four Portfolio Entries The Assessments

English as a New Language Early and Middle Childhood OR Adolescence Through Young Adulthood  Entry 1: Assessment as a Tool for Unit Planning  Entry 2: Scaffolding Learning  Entry 3: Facilitating Interactions: Small Groups  Entry 4: Documented Accomplishments: Contributions to Student Learning (START ASAP!) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards9

The Process Phase 1: Prepare (Summer)  Locating and Using Important Resources, Understanding the Portfolio Entries, Following Policies and Guidelines, Learning Portfolio-Related Terms Phase 1.5: Begin Portfolio Entry 4 (Summer)  Documented Accomplishments Phase 2: Develop (Early School Year through March)  Writing about Teaching, Recording Video Entries, Analyzing Student Work, Organizing Your Portfolio Components Phase 3: Submit (By March 31 st 2013)  Understanding the Submission Process, Avoiding the 5 Most Common Submission Errors, Assembling, Packing, and Shipping Your Portfolio in Five Steps, Schedule Testing Center Phase 3.5: Assessment Center  Study and Take Tests National Board for Professional Teaching Standards10

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Scores are…  Defined by a rubric based on standards and core propositions  Assigned by trained scorers in the specific teaching field  Valid, fair and reliable  Bankable 12 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Make the commitment: Factors  Time  Professional goals  Professional commitments  Personal commitments  Mentor 13 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Candidate Support  “Candidates who reported higher quality mentoring were more likely to achieve certification.…” (Freund, 2005)  NBPTS Guidelines for Ethical Candidate Support outlines roles and responsibilities for candidates and support providers 14 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

How Nancy & Rita Can and Can’t Help CAN: Offer support Answer questions Help you plan Observe your lessons Reflect on our own experiences Read your entries Help you study Provide feedback CAN’T Act as a secretary Show you our portfolios Guarantee you’ll pass National Board for Professional Teaching Standards15 We are: Guides on the side!

Before Next Time….  Contact us ANYTIME!!! We really want to help!  Download and read the STANDARDS & the CORE PROPOSITIONS (highlight, highlight, highlight!)  Download and read the specific requirements  Focus on portfolio Entry 4 and think about your “documented” accomplishments National Board for Professional Teaching Standards16

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards17 Download: 1.Assessment At a Glance 2.Standards 3.ENL Portfolio Instructions NOT General Portfolio Instructions 4.ENL Scoring Guides 5.Core Propositions 6.3-hole punch & put in a tabbed binder (trust me!) Think About: 1.Read Entry 4 requirements and think about what you might use. Focus on STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT & the Core Propositions

ENTRY 4: What Do I Need to Do? Demonstrate  commitment to student learning (work with families/community and your development as a learner, collaborator and/or leader;  how what you do outside of the classroom (or beyond explicit student instruction) impacts student learning. Submit:  Description and Analysis (a combined total of 10 pages maxi for up to 8 accomplishments).  Documentation (a combined total of 16 pages max. for all accomplishments).  Summary (2 pages max.) that reflects on your accomplishments taken together and future plans. Demonstrate your work in each of three categories: 1. as partner with students’ families and community (current year) 2. as learner (within the last five years) 3. as collaborator and/or leader (within the last five years) MUST ALL RELATE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT—SPECIFIC EXAMPLES NEEDED!!! You may choose to demonstrate discrete accomplishments in each category, or you may address broader accomplishments that cut across multiple categories. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards18

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For more information… Toll-free phone number: TEACH NBPTS Web site: 20 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards