National Board Renewal

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National BoardRenewal
WS11 February 2007
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How has National Board Certification made a
difference in your life?
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QUESTIONS TO ASK

• 9-10 Years later, are you still impacting
  student learning? In new and better ways?
• How have you progressed as a teacher?
• Have you taught and evolved your teaching?
• Do you plan, make decisions, teach, evolve,
  reflect, plan at a higher level and repeat?
• How have YOU progressed and grown as a
  professional?

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NB Core Propositions

• Ideals that guide all NB standards and
  assessments.
• Accomplished teachers model exceptional
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Dispositions
• Beliefs

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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. Major
  in renewal
• Teachers are members of learning communities.

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National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards
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Outcomes

• Understand what is required of renewal candidates
• Compare/contrast NB Certification with NB Renewal
• Reflect on professional practices in light of NB
  renewal criteria

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NB RenewalOverview

• The renewal instrument is designed to allow you
  to document your professional growth and tie your
  growth to student learning.

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What is Renewal?

• Renewal instrument documents professional growth
• Submit evidence linking professional growth to
  student learning
• Available for all NBCTs
• Classroom teachers
• Administrators
• Retirees
• must have valid teaching license

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Renewal Considerations

• NBCTs must renew in the same certificate area
• Renewal available in year 8 and/or 9
• Renewal lasts for 10 years
• (from the expiration of the original NB
  Certificate)
• If NB Certificate expires teacher must complete
  entire NB process to regain NBCT status

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Profile of Professional Growth

• Documentation of professional growth experiences
• have evolved
• are varied and/or multifaceted
• have been a focus over extended period of time
• 3 components and 1 Reflection
• 2 videos
• or
• 1 Video and student work samples
• Demonstrate connection to student learning

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Steps to Renewal

• List professional growth activities
• Analyze your experiences relative to Core
  Propositions
• Analyze your experiences relative to the
  Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
• Determine patterns/connections among PG activities

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Component 1 4 Professional Growth Experiences
(PGE)
Scored Holistically
Component 2 Video Based on 1 PGE
Component 3 Video or Student Work Based on 2nd PGE
Reflection
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Component One

• 4 Professional Growth Experiences (PGEs)
• 3 pages of commentary for each PGE
• 2 pages of samples of products for each PGE
• Must demonstrate
• Current content knowledge and pedagogy
• Use of technology
• Ongoing, varied, multifaceted experiences
• Impact on student learning

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Component Two

• Application of one PGE in classroom
• 10-minute video of classroom instruction
• Same content area of original certificate
• Same developmental level as original certificate
• 4 pages of written commentary

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Component Three

• Application of a different PGE
• 6 minute video of instruction
• OR
• 8 pages of learner work
• 4 pages of written commentary
• Could be k-12 or adult learners

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Reflection

• 3 pages of written commentary
• Analysis of relationship between practice and
  student learning
• Pull out two standards from your certificate area
  and show how what you have done ties to each
  one paragraph each
• Discovery of patterns, themes or trends
• Awareness of NB standards in practice

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Questions for Reflection

• What do students need to learn well?
• What are the curriculum needs for the students?
• What do you do that is better than before in
  getting the students to learn?
• What are the pieces students need (filling
  background holes) in order to be able to learn?
• RIGOR in the midst of INCLUSION

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Scoring

• Holistic scoring
• All pieces read together
• Individual scores may not be banked
• Results reported as
• Renewed
• Not Renewed feedback is provided giving advice
  as to which areas need additional focus in 2nd
  attempt at renewal. There is no banking, and the
  full renewal fee applies again.

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Renewed Level of Rubric

• Provided sufficient evidence of professional
  growth that
• has evolved
• is varied and/or multifaceted
• has been a focus over extended period of time

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Other Considerations

• Application available online
• 1150 total cost to renew (300 of this is a
  non-refundable application fee)
• Withdrawal permitted written notification
  required before Profile due date

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Renewal Timeline

• Renewal required prior to expiration of current
  certificate
• 2 opportunities to attempt renewal
• Apply late November December
• Submit by April 30
• Results in October

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http//www.nbpts.org/UserFiles/File/renewal_calend
ar(1).pdf
Date Certified Expiration Renewal Application Window Fee Deadline Submission Deadline Decision
Nov. 30, 1999 Nov. 30, 2009 1st Nov 13 Dec 31, 2007 Jan. 31, 2008 April 30, 2008 Oct. 2008
Nov. 30, 1999 Nov. 30, 2009 2nd Nov 13 Dec 31, 2008 Jan. 31, 2009 April 30, 2009 Oct. 2009
Nov 30, 2000 Nov. 30, 2010 1st Nov 13 Dec. 31, 2008 Jan. 31, 2009 April 30, 2009 Oct. 2009
Nov 30, 2000 Nov. 30, 2010 2nd Nov 13 Dec. 31, 2009 Jan. 31, 2010 April 30, 2010 Oct. 2010
http//www.nbpts.org/UserFiles/File/renewal_calend
ar(1).pdf