Choosing Excellence: National Board Certification

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

2. 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 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

3. Five Core Propositions Accomplished teachers …

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

5. 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! 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 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

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

8. Four Portfolio Entries Six Assessment Center Exercises The Assessments 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

9. English as a New LanguageEarly 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 Standards

10. 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 31st 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 Standards

11. Timeline

12. 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 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

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

14. 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 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

15. 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 We are: Guides on the side! National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

16. 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 Standards

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

18. 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 Standards

19. Rita Platt ritaplatt@hotmail.com 319-400-7430 Nancy Andrews nandrews54@hotmail.com 952-922-5634 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

20. For more information… Toll-free phone number: 1-800-22TEACH NBPTS Web site: www.nbpts.org National Board for Professional Teaching Standards