A Distinction That Matters:

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National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS)
A Distinction That Matters National Board
Certification

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At the Center of it All Improved Student
Learning
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NBPTS Mission

• To advance the quality of teaching and learning
  by
• Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what
  accomplished teachers should know and be able to
  do,
• Providing a national voluntary system certifying
  teachers who met these standards, and
• Advocating related education reforms to integrate
  National Board Certification in American
  education and to capitalize on the expertise of
  National Board Certified Teachers.

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National Board Certification

• Symbol of professional teaching excellence
• Created so teachers can achieve distinction
  through a demanding performance and content
  assessment

It is a chance to let people see that teachers
are getting the job done. -Celeste
Fobia-McClure, NBCT, Early Childhood/Generalist,
California
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NBPTS Background

• NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan
  and non-governmental organization
• Created in 1987 in response to A Nation At Risk
  and A Nation Prepared
• Support from foundations, corporations, grants
  from the U.S. Department of Education, and
  candidate fees

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What are the Requirements ?
Candidates must have

• A bachelors degree
• A minimum of three years teaching
• in a public or private school
• A valid teaching license

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National Board Certified Teachers
As of 1/03
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Where are the NBCTs ?
As of December 2002, legislative and policy
action creating incentives and recognition for
National Board Certification has been enacted in
49 states. Please check http//www.nbpts.org/about
/state.cfm for current information.
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Incentives for National Board Certification
As of January 2003, legislative and policy action
creating incentives and recognition for National
Board Certification has been enacted in 49 states
and in approximately 454 local school districts,
including the District of Columbia. As a
demonstration of their commitment to accomplished
teaching, these states and localities offer a
range of incentives that may include

• Salary supplements
• Full or partial fee support
• Full or partial credential reciprocity
• State license renewal
• Stipends for mentoring new teachers and new
  candidates for National Board Certification

Please visit http//www.nbpts.org/about/state.cfm
for current information.
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NBPTS Standards
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About NBPTS Standards

• NBPTS Board of Directors appoints teachers
• to serve on standards committees. Others
• who serve include
• Teacher Educators
• Developmental Experts
• Leaders in Disciplinary Fields
• Teachers are involved at all levels from
• setting standards, advising assessment
  development, and serving as scorers.

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About NBPTS Standards

• Standards in each certificate field are developed
  by the Standards Committee
• Based on the National Boards core policy
  statement, What Teachers Should Know and Be Able
  to Do and the Five Core Propositions
• Are reviewed publicly by a field of education and
  teaching experts

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NBPTS Five Core Propositions

• I. Teachers are committed to students and their
  learning.
• II. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how
  to teach those subjects to students.
• III. Teachers are responsible for managing and
  monitoring student learning.
• IV. Teachers think systematically about their
  practice and learn from experience.
• V. Teachers are members of learning communities.

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NBPTS Certificates

• Art
• Early Childhood and Middle Childhood/Art
• Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/Art
• Career and Technical Education
• Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/Career
  and Technical Education
• English as a New Language
• Early Childhood and Middle Childhood/English as a
  New Language
• Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/English
  as a New Language
• English Language Arts
• Early Adolescence/English Language Arts
• Adolescence and Young Adulthood /English Language
  Arts
• Exceptional Needs Specialist
• Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptiona
  l Needs Specialist

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NBPTS Certificates

• Generalist
• Early Childhood/Generalist
• Middle Childhood/Generalist
• Early Adolescence/Generalist
• Library Media
• Early Childhood through Adulthood/Library Media
• Mathematics
• Early Adolescence/Mathematics
• Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Mathematics
• Music
• Early Childhood and Middle Childhood/Music
• Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/Music
• Science
• Early Adolescence/Science
• Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Science

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NBPTS Certificates

• Social Studies History
• Early Adolescence/Social Studies History
• Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Social Studies
  History
• Physical Education
• Early Childhood and Middle Childhood/Physical
  Education
• Early Adolescence through Young
  Adulthood/Physical Education
• World Languages Other than English
• Early Childhood and Middle Childhood/World
  Languages Other than English
• Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/World
  Languages Other than English

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What Certificates Are Planned for the Future ?
NBPTS has plans to offer a total of 28
certificates, including

• Literacy ReadingLanguage Arts
• Health Education
• School Counseling

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What Are the Age Categories?
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About the National Board Certification
Assessment

• Provides extensive professional development
  experience
• Measures accomplished teaching
• Provides opportunity for reflection about
  excellent teaching practices

It is an opportunity to examine your practice,
a chance to reflect on what you are doing or not
doing. -Anne Poplin, NBCT, Adolescence and Young
Adulthood/English Language Arts, South Carolina
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About the National Board Certification
Assessment

• Teachers provide evidence of how they met the
  high and rigorous standards
• National Board Certification assessment is
  comprised of two components
• I. A school-site portfolio
• II. Exercises at assessment center

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About the National Board Certification
Assessment

• SCHOOL-SITE PORTFOLIO
• Show evidence of teaching practice through
• Student work and knowledge
• Videotapes of classroom interaction
• Written commentaries

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About the National Board Certification
Assessment

• ASSESSMENT CENTER EXERCISES
• Focus on subject knowledge
• Age and content-appropriate teaching strategies
  used
• Candidates complete six exercises

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NBCTs Facilitate Other Candidates
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Research Confirms National Board Certification
Recognizes Accomplished Teaching
The University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Validation Study found that

• NBCTs significantly outperform their peers in 11
  out of 13 key dimensions of expert teaching
  practice.
• Work samples from students of NBCTs reflected a
  deeper understanding of the concepts taught
  (when compared to students of teachers who
  sought but hadnt achieved National Board
  Certification)

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How Can National Board Certification Help
Teachers ?
National Board Certification provides

• The highest acknowledgement of accomplished
  teaching
• An opportunity to grow and be challenged as a
  professional
• An opportunity for teachers to affirm that they
  are accomplished teachers

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How Can National Board Certification Help
Teachers ?
National Board Certification prompted me to be
more analytical of my teaching practice. I know
that this analysis has made me a better teacher
for my students. -Maria Telesca, NBCT, Middle
Childhood/Generalist, Illinois
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How Can National Board Certification Help
Principals ?
National Board Certified Teachers

• Mentor new teachers and help decrease high
  turn-over rates
• Are effective role models
• Lead professional development activities
• Provide a measure of teacher quality that can
  inspire and excite the school community

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How Can National Board Certification Help
Principals ?
Having someone in your school model effective
teaching is wonderful. National Board
Certification makes teachers more aware of their
teaching style and ability. -Phyllis Brown,
Principal, New York
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How Can National Board Certification Help
Parents ?

• It recognizes the accomplished teaching occurring
  in American schools.
• It stresses communication with the family as a
  way to achieve results in the classroom.
• NBCTs, through their pursuit of National Board
  Certification, demonstrate lifelong learning.

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How Can National Board Certification Help
Parents ?
All three of my children have benefited from
having a National Board Certified Teacher. The
results were noticeable - my children had better
results in the classroom when the teacher was an
NBCT. -Yvette Slocum, Parent and PTA School
District President, Tupelo, Miss.
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How Can National Board Certification Help
School Administrators ?
National Board Certification

• Is a way to recognize and reward accomplished
  teaching
• Creates a sense of professional pride among
  faculty
• Strengthens and reinforces professional
  development opportunities within school systems

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How Can National Board Certification Help
Policy-makers ?
National Board Certification

• Is a way to recognize teacher quality
• Is an asset to reform efforts
• Is a tangible measure of teacher quality
• Contributes to better schools

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How Can National Board Certification Help
Policy-makers ?
I have found National Board Certification to be
an excellent way to evaluate what a teacher knows
and should be able to do, and I highly recommend
it to other superintendents. -Dr. Daniel Curry,
Superintendent, Wood County Schools, W.Va.
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How Can National Board Certification Help
Business Leaders ?

• Supporting National Board Certification is a
  great way to play a role in improving education
• Improving education is one of the forms of
  workforce development
• Studies show that NBCTs have a positive impact on
  student learning

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How to Support National Board Certified Teachers

• Share information about National Board
  Certification with colleagues
• Help local administrators and principals
  understand National Board Certification
• Invite local National Board Certified Teachers to
  share their experiences in workshops, seminars
  and meetings

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How to Find Out More Information

• Visit NBPTS Web site at www.npbts.org
• Call 1-800-22TEACH and request information about
  National Board Certification
• Ask to speak with a local National Board
  Certified Teacher

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