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Navigating the National Board Certification Process
A Step-by-Step Workbook for Teachers
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Navigating the National Board Certification Process
A Step-by-Step Workbook for Teachers
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Filled with activities, checklists, and other practical tools, this comprehensive resource leads teachers through each stage of the certification process.
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Part I
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Choosing Your Destination
National Board Certification is an incredible journey. Teachers who have made informed decisions to enter the process have almost universally indicated that although the process wasnāt an easy one, it was one of the most rewarding professional experiences of their lives. No matter how accomplished they thought they were going into the process, almost all of them talk about how they grew as teachers while journeying through it. Is the National Board Certification credential an appropriate destination for you at this time?
Whenever considering a new destination it is always a good idea to collect as much information as possible about that destination as well as the requirements of the journey leading to it. Once you have collected all of the facts and compared them to your personal expertise and circumstance, you will be in a position to make an informed decision.
Information in this part of the book is designed to help you gather information about accomplished teaching as defined by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the requirements of the journey toward National Board Certification, and the extent to which you feel ready to embark on that journey. If at the conclusion of these activities you make an informed choice to apply for National Board Certification, itās likely that your journey will be satisfying and the destination attainable.
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What Is Accomplished Teaching?
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) seeks to improve the quality of education in America by establishing rigorous standards for accomplished teaching and certifying teachers who meet those standards. Before applying for certification from the NBPTS it is important to learn as much as possible about the standards they have established and to assess your practice against them.
There are Five Core Propositions that provide the framework for all NBPTS activities and assessments:
These Five Core Propositions were used to write a set of standards that define accomplished teaching for each certification area. So, although the title of the organization implies a single set of standards, there are as many sets of standards as there are certification areas (i.e., the standards for middle school English teachers are different from those for high school math teachers or fifth-grade teachers, etc.). All standards are based on the Five Core Propositions but differ within the context of the age of the students and the subject area(s) being taught. In August 2003, there were 24 different certificates and therefore 24 different sets of standards.
In this chapter you will read and study the core propositions and the standards for your certification area, identify teacher behaviors that demonstrate each of them, and assess your own practice in relationship to them.
CORE PROPOSITION 1: TEACHERS ARE COMMITTED TO STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING
What does it mean to be committed to your students? What do you do as a teacher that shows your commitment to them? What (if anything) is the difference between commitment to your students and commitment to their learning? Following are excerpts from conversations with teachers about their classrooms. Each of these conversations demonstrates commitment to students and their learning.
In this conversation, the French teacher reveals how she accomplishes the following:
ā¢ Provides multiple contexts in order to promote learning and evaluation
ā¢ Recognizes, respects, and accommodates individual differences
ā¢ Learns from previous experiences and alters plans accordingly
ā¢ Deeply roots instruction within learning theories
This music teacher demonstrates how he accomplishes the following:
ā¢ Knows students
ā¢ Recognizes that all instruction is diagnostic and adapts as necessary within a lesson
ā¢ Respects dignity and worth of each student
ā¢ Is attentive to variability of students
This exceptional education teacher demonstrates the following:
ā¢ Teaches individuals within group settings
ā¢ Emphasizes self-concept, social dynamics, civic virtues, and character development
ā¢ Knows students
This art teacher demonstrates the following:
ā¢ Extends mission beyond cognitive capacity
ā¢ Respects diversity within group
ā¢ Teaches individuals in a group setting
Now that you have some knowledge of Core Proposition 1, itās time to read it in its entirety. To find it, please visit the NBPTS Web site: http://www.nbpts.org/about/index.cfm. Click on the phrase āFive Core Propositionsā and you will find complete descriptions of the propositions in a format that can be copied into a word-processing document or downloaded as a PDF file. After studying the full description of the proposition, read the following scenario, noting evidence of Core Proposition 1.
Finding Evidence of Core Proposition 1
In the following scenario, a tenth-grade general math teacher is describing her approach to teaching statistics to a class of poorly motivated students. As you read the scenario, look for evidence of her commitment to her students and to their learning. As you find evidence, note it on the chart on the next page. The first section of the chart is done for you.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- List of NBPTS Acronyms
- Part I: Choosing Your Destination
- Part II: Packing Your Bags
- Part III: Making the Journey
- Part IV: Returning Home
- Resources: Reproducible Worksheets
- Index