1. National Board Certification A Distinction that Matters

2. Recognition of accomplished teaching, content knowledge, and teaching pedagogy Evaluation of teaching practices based upon national standards Voluntary advanced certification Professional development What is National Board Certification?

3. Build a pipeline to accomplished teaching and Board Certification. Raise teaching standards by investing in Board Certification. Spread the expertise of Board-certified teachers. Board Certification: A Vehicle for Transforming Teaching Ron Thorpe’s article: Sustaining the Profession Sustaining the Profession http://bit.ly/SustainProfession

4. Allows teachers to… hone their practice; advance their career; increase financial opportunities; gain a portable teaching license valid in many states; and obtain CEUs for licensure requirements. National Board Certification

5. Foster a deeper understanding of content Improve student learning and achievement Prepare future-ready students Board-certified Teachers Impact Students

6. Build learning communities Serve as school leaders Mentor Strengthen community Provide public distinction Board-certified Teachers Impact School Culture

7. New Research: Washington state: “[Board-] certified teachers are more effective than non-certified teachers with similar experience,” according to researchers Cowan and Goldhaber. Their findings suggest NBCTs produce gains of “approximately 2 weeks of additional learning in elementary classrooms and middle school reading classrooms and about 1.5 months of additional learning in middle school math classrooms (Cowan & Goldhaber, 2015). North Carolina Research: Charlotte, NC: “We found that NBCTs were significantly more effective...than their non-NBCT counterparts in several EOC tested courses: Algebra II, Biology, Civics and Economics, Chemistry, and Geometry” (Salvador, Baxter (2010).Charlotte, NC: Research Supports Board- certification

8. Are you ready for National Board Certification?

9. What was your most successful teaching experience? –Why was it successful? –What could have made it better? How did you share your success? Turn and Talk

10. Teachers demonstrate leadership. Teachers are members of learning communities. Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students Teachers are committed to their students and their learning. Teachers know the content they teach. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to their students. Teachers facilitate learning. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. Teachers reflect on their practice.Teachers learn systematically about their practice and learn from their experience. NC Professional Teaching Standards and the National Board Five Core Propositions

11. NB Candidacy Eligibility Requirements An eligible candidate must have... a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; completed three full years of teaching or school counseling; and a valid teaching license or a license to practice as a school counselor.

12. A teacher must… be paid entirely from state funds; have three full years of teaching in the North Carolina Public Schools; have a valid standard Professional II NC license; have not previously used state funds for the NBC process; and be engaged in direct classroom instruction, library/media or school counseling work 70% of the time over the course of the academic year. North Carolina Loan Eligibility Requirements

13. North Carolina… lends the $1,900 assessment fee; provides up to three days of paid professional leave; provides 8.0 CEUs for completion of the process; and pays salary differential of 12% of base salary. How does NC Support Board Certification ?

14. NC Loan Details

15. First-time candidate window opens: May 2015 Full payment is due: February 28, 2016 ePortfolio window: April 1 – May 18, 2016 Assessment center window: TBD – June 15, 2016 Scores released on or before December 31, 2016 Deadlines for 2015-2016

17. Performance Based and Peer- reviewed Certification Process Portfolio (60%) Assessment Center (40%)

18. Revised Assessment Roll-out

19. Flexibility While teachers can complete the entire process in one year once it is fully implemented, some may choose to do so over several years if that fits better with other demands on their time. ➢ All four components must be completed in 3 years ➢ Candidates still have two opportunities to retake

20. Affordability The total cost of certification will decrease from $2500 to $1,900, with each of the four components costing $475. Important price points $475 for each component $75 annual registration fee

21. The New Components

22. A computer-based assessment to demonstrate knowledge of and pedagogical practices for their certificate area. 3 constructed response exercises Approximately 45 selected response items Component 1 Content Knowledge

23. Component 2 Differentiation in Instruction Overview Based on the 2013-14 instructions for Portfolio Entry 1 for all certificate areas, except PE, which is based on Portfolio Entry 2 Candidates will submit… – student work samples; – instructional materials; and other –evidence using the same criteria.

24. Overview Based upon the previously submitted video entries. Captures details about your instructional planning and requires: –direct evidence of your practice from two video recordings; –instructional materials; and an –analysis of and reflection of your teaching as displayed in two video recordings. Component 3 Teaching Practice and Learning Environment

25. Evaluates evidence of your practice and analysis as it relates to instruction, student engagement, and the learning environment. Aligned with the Five Core Propositions and the certificate area Standards. Component 3 Teaching Practice and Learning Environment

26. Overview: Focused upon data literacy. Expected release 2016-2017. Learn more about field test opportunities here: http://boardcertifiedteachers.org/for-candidates Component 4 Effective and Reflective Practitioner

27. What are your initial thoughts on the new components? Is this process something you can pursue? What are your thoughts on the flexibility? Are the components embedded in your current work? If so, in what ways? Turn and Talk

28. Scoring Assessment Center (Component 1) – 40% Split equally between CRI and SRI Portfolio (Components 2, 3, and 4) – 60% Differentiation in Instruction (C2) – 25% Teaching Practice and Learning Environment (C3) – 50% Reflective and Effective Practitioner (C4) – 25%

29. A candidate can retake a portfolio entry or any one of the four parts of Component 1 regardless of score earned. The higher score will be kept for calculating the total score on the assessment. Candidates will be able to use an online calculator to determine how new scores would affect total scaled score. Retake Policy

30. Renewal ●National Board has revised its policy for Maintenance of Certification, and will require Board-certified teachers to demonstrate their knowledge and skills every five years. (Adopted February 2015) ●This new policy is aligned with the movement of 40 state licensure systems to a five-year renewal period, but also reflects the National Board’s effort to make certification more affordable and efficient for all teachers, so that that it can become the norm in the profession.

31. Renewal ●Development of the MOC has not started yet. It will not be the same as the current renewal process (PPG). ●The aim is to keep it similar in price and process to the completion of a single component of the certification process every five years. ●For more information about the MOC, please visit http://boardcertifiedteachers.org/maintenance-of-certification

32. Support and Resources

33. North Carolina National Board Coordinator Dr. Sonja Brown, (E) sonja.brown@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3358 (office), 919-807-3362 (fax) NBPTS Director of Outreach and Engagement Beth Edwards, NBCT, (E) eedwards@nbpts.orgeedwards@nbpts.org 252-916-6842 (office) North Carolina National Board Contacts

34. North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) Elic Senter, NCAE Center for Instructional Advocacy P.O. Box 27347, Raleigh, NC 27611 700 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601Raleigh, N. C. 27611 800/662-7924 x227 elic.senter@ncae.org Somer Lewis, MA NBCT PDS Director Watson College of Education- Rm 160 University of North Carolina Wilmington 910-962-7244 lewiss@uncw.edu<mailto:lewiss@uncw.edulewiss@uncw.edu NC National Board Certification Candidate Support Contacts

35. Application for revised certification State-specific information Resources for… –candidates –support providers National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Resources www.boardcertifiedteachers.org www.boardcertifiedteachers.org