1. National Board Certification
A Symbol of Excellence in Teaching
Linda Bauld, NBCT
Director, National Board Resource Center
Stanford University
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2. Goal: To understand about National Board Certification
What is National Board Certification?
Benefits to Being an NBCT
Details about the process
Thinking Like an NBCT
Experiencing the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
Using the Five Core Propositions
This is me! Who are we? High school?, Middle school? Elementary?
Who is not familiar with NBC? Who is familiar? Who has downloaded materials about NBC? Who has chosen the certificate area? Who has already decided to pursue certification?

3. walk and Talk Introduce yourself to someone you don’t know.
Share something you know about NB Certification and/or a reason for coming today.
Be ready to introduce your partner.
Ask for each person to introduce their partner

4. What is National Board Certification?
Standards based- rigorous, high level, created by teachers, scored by teachers
Performance-based-assessment embedded in your practice
Evidenced based :
Component
Evidence
Component One
Assessment test of content knowledge
Component Two- Differentiation
Student work (Video for Music)
Component Three- Learning Environment
Two short videos
Component Four- Reflective Effective Practitioner
Student work, assessments, evidence of professional learning
Don’t go into a lot of detail here!

5. Why Pursue Certification?
Impacts student learning
Collaboration with accomplished colleagues
Integrate Common Core standards
Opportunity to clarify and affirm your practice
Changes the school culture
Being an NBCT opens doors
Increased compensation
Continuing education quarter units
Change our profession!

6. Other Benefits Include…
Over 112,000 NBCTs since 1992
Most states recognize National Board certification as a complete credential
Be a part of a network of accomplished teachers who are taking leadership roles and affecting policy
Further develop your accomplished teaching

7. Eligibility Bachelor’s degree Three years of teaching/ counseling
Valid state or school counseling license (or you have taught where a license is not required and the school is approved by the state
Questions about eligibility call (800) 22-TEACH

8. The Certification Process
Intensely reflective
Analytical
Technology intensive
Collaborative
Provides a clear picture of accomplished teaching
Shows how you impact student learning
Risky, scary, builds personal courage!

9. Five Core Propositions This is Me!
Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and learning
Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to their students
Proposition 3: Teachers are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student Learning.
Proposition 4: Teachers Think Systematically about Their Practice and Learn from Experience.
Proposition 5: Teachers are Members of Learning Communities.
NBCTs are dedicated to making knowledge available for all students. They believe all students can learn.
They treat students equitably.
NBCTs understand how students learn.
They respect the cultures and family differences
They’re concerned with their students’ self concept
NBCTs are also concerned with developing character and civic responsibility
We will reflect on our practice later.
Read the handout, move around and add to the charts. Introduce yourself to people at the chart you on.

10. Four Components Seeing Your Practice
Three years
$475 each
May complete in any order
May skip a year
Don’t have to be taken in order.

11. Component 1: Content Knowledge
Computerized, testing
Center, 45 selected response
Items,3- 30 minutes
constructed response prompts.
We practice the exercises,
creating prompts, and share
study materials.

12. Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction
Show how you analyze student work and modify instruction to increase student learning. Involves pages of writing.
Our support includes learning how to:
Use protocols for looking at student work
Use effective goal-setting to align with student needs
Use assessments to inform instruction.
Equity and knowledge of student- use Spheres of Success

13. Thinking like a National Board candidate
Think of a lesson you recently taught and describe it.
Discuss these points with a partner (5 minutes for each sharing partner)
Explain the goal and why it was important
Describe the instructional strategies you used and why.
Were your students successful? How do you know?
Share a challenge of the lesson
Now we will look at the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching and see if you can track your lesson.

14. Now go back to your writing about your lesson and see if you can track its progress on the AAT. Discuss with a new partner. What strikes you when you see this? Is there anything new or something you don’t undestand?

15. Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment
Two short videos that show evidence of how you create a learning environment and make instructional decisions that increase student learning.
11-13 pages of writing
Stanford’s program involves learning how to:
analyze video
set goals aligned with student needs
use assessments that inform instruction
Focus on equity
Equity and Knowledge of Student- Share Spheres of Success

16. Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner
Involves showing evidence of how you
Gather information about students
Develop effective assessments to inform instruction
Impact student learning in your professional development, leadership, and/or working with families and the community
Stanford’s program involves collaboration around:
effective assessments
strategies for collecting student information
Using professional development to meet student needs
Assessment standard

17. What is National Board Writing?
Description, Analysis, and Reflection
Read the writing to see if you can determine the three types of writing. Discuss what you have found with the people around you.

18. Certificate Areas/ Standards
25 certificate areas , many with specific age ranges, Show website nbpots.org and see who is here from each certificate group.
General Portfolio Instructions is where the writing sample is from.

19. Assessment Cycle
From Guide to National Board Certification

20. What Support is Available at Stanford?
Time
Guidance
Collaboration
10+ Saturdays
Mentored with NBCT facilitators
Work in groups to read each other’s work, share ideas
Cost: $425 each year
Includes cost of up to 10 continuing education quarter units EACH year.

21. Enjoy breakfast!

22. Gather as a large group first to learn about the process

23. Work with an NBCT Facilitator

24. Collaborate and support other teachers in your field

25. Attend from a distance using webinar tools and Google Docs
This year if you attend form a distance you will work with Linda in an online cohort group.

26. Next Steps!
Read your NB Standards and complete a Standard Organizer for each component using the Foundations course
Register with the NBRC at nbrc.stanford.edu
Register with National Board and explore resources at nbpts.org

27. Opportunities! Exploring National Board Certification CTA Jumpstart
Consider attending one of these free sessions:
Exploring National Board Certification
Stanford
August 3 and 10
CTA Jumpstart
Burlingame
July 22-24