1. NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
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NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
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2. Focus For Today’s Presentation
What is National Board Certification?
What are the goals of National Board Certification?
Who should do this?
How much does NBC cost?
Are there candidate support meetings?
Can candidates earn graduate credits?
Chris

3. SO WHAT IS NBPTS?
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created in 1987
Offers a voluntary, national assessment program for preK-12 classroom teachers
Governed by a board of directors, most of whom are teachers
Since 1987 over 100,000 teachers have been certified.
Certificates are valid for 5 years.
Chris

4. What Are The Goals Of National Board Certification?
To maintain high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do
To provide a national, voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards
To advocate related educational reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers
NBC is an advanced teaching credential. It complements, but does not replace, your teaching license.
Chris

5. THE 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.
Chris

6. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Qualified applicants must have:
At least 3 years of experience as a preK-12 classroom teacher or school counselor in a public or private school
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
A valid, unencumbered teaching license (or a license to practice as a school counselor if applying for the School Counseling certificate)
Chris

7. WHO SHOULD DO THIS? Teachers who are risk takers
Teachers strong on both content and pedagogy
Teachers respected by peers
Teacher leaders
Teachers looking for a good professional development opportunity.
Provides portability. Many states recognize NBC as sufficient proof for state licensure.
Teachers looking to strengthen their practice.
Chris

8. WHY BECOME AN NBCT? Articulation of practice
Conversation with colleagues
Application of learning
Focus on student learning
Connection to community of colleagues and parents
Earn graduate credits through East Stroudsburg University. .
Chris

9. 25 CERTIFICATE AREAS Social Studies-History Art Physical Education
Career and Technical Education
English as a New Language
English Language Arts
Exceptional Needs Specialist
Early Childhood Generalist
Health Education
Middle Childhood Generalist
Library Media
Social Studies-History
Physical Education
School Counseling
World Languages Other than English; French and Spanish
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
Mathematics
Music
Science
Chris

10. Current Pennsylvania Statistics
1,200 National Board Certified Teachers in Pennsylvania
Jim

11. THE ASSESSMENT DESIGN Assessment Center Portfolio 3
Classroom-based Portfolio Entries
1 Documented Accomplish-ments Entry
Portfolio
Assessment Center
45 Selected Response
3 Constructed Response
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Jim-This is what going through National Board Certification looks like no matter the certificate you are trying to earn. This is the design for every teacher that may be interested.
The process can begin immediately. Look through the binder, familiarize yourself with the standards and requirements. Set-up a timeline, practice videotaping. Everything is sent to be scored at the end of March. Rigorous 1-3 year process of evidence collecting. Your papers are descriptive, analytical, reflective.

13. Weight of Each Component

14. Completion and Cost
Flexibility - While teachers can complete the entire certification process in one year, some may choose to do so over three years if that fits better with other demands on a teacher’s time.
Affordability - The total cost of certification will decrease from $2500 to $1,900, with each of the four components costing $475. Candidates will have the option to pay for and submit components separately.
Two important price points
$475 for each component
$75 nonrefundable cycle enrollment fee (paid annually)

15. The Standards The standards are specific to your certification area.
The assessment is specific to your certification area.

16. Earn Graduate Credits Through ESU
What do the facilitators do?
Get the process started; help with organization
Provide information
Read drafts
Analyze videos
Question
Jim

17. What is the cost of National Board Certification?
Funding Break-down: First Course
Tuition for 1 course (3 credits): $1,726
Enrollment Fee: $75
National Board Fee: $100

18. Tuition for year 3 course:
Tuition for 1 course: $1,669
Enrollment Fee: $75
National Board Fee: $100
Estimated Total Three year cost: $7,454 (12 credits)
National Board Cost: $2,125 with no credits.

19. NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
Jim