National Board Certification Video Taping Session

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National Board CertificationVideo Taping Session

• Tuesday, November 11, 2008
• 430- 630 pm

Beth Thrailkill, NBCT 2006 Early
AdolescenceSocial Studies/History Crayton Middle
School
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Before you demand more from your students, demand
more from yourself.
Become a National Board Certified Teacher

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Objectives

• Video Overview
• Practical Considerations
• Technical Aspects
• Practice
• Analysis
• For submission
• Q and A

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Video Overview

• Best evidence of classroom practice
• Samples of different concepts, different
  instruction, and different classroom interactions
• Written commentary to set the stage.

• Two entries must feature different lessons from
  different units.
• Two different lessons from two different units
  with two different groups of kids.
• Authentic and complete view of your teaching
• Practice, Practice, Practice

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Practical Matters

• PermissionStudent release form for each student
• EquipmentVideo recorder, NEW DVD or VHS
  videotapeNo miniature formats
• Use standard SP not EP, LP, or SLP format.
• Can submit on DVDspecific instructions in your
  portfolio kit.
• Microphonestest the sensitivity of the camera
  microphone. You may need to use a separate one.

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Practical Matters

• Have a camera personusually an adult and
  colleague
• Media Specialist
• NBCT on your campus
• Colleague who is familiar with equipment
• Use equipment with which you are familiar
• Copy your recordings
• Make multiple copies of entire video
• Then , choose your 15 minutes

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Practical Matters

• Unedited minutes
• EDITED VIDEOS ARE UNSCORABLE!!
• Do not stop and restart.
• May be from beginning, middle, or end.
• Explain the setting in your written commentary

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Technical Matters
Video Quality Can use a tripod. Be sure that
all writing on board is captured and
legible. Camera pointed at speaker, whether
student or teacher. Zoom should be at widest
angle. Increased light will improve recording,
however avoid filming into direct light.
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Technical Matters
Sound Quality Test camera microphone. Scoring
is difficult if you or students cant be
heard. If using external microphone Keep
microphone closest to action. Use paddle
microphone. Place microphone on mouse
pad. Eliminate noise that may interfere.
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Technical Matters
Classroom set up for whole group
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Technical Matters
Whole Class Have camera on side toward front of
class Try to set camera to give full view of
majority of classroom. Try not to follow
conversation. Place microphone on flat surface
toward majority of speakers in class.
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Technical Matters
Classroom set up for small group
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Technical Matters
Small Group Student interaction/collaboration. Y
ou are the facilitator Place camera with one
group or have camera hand-held. Show as many
participants as possible. Can zoom in and out as
appropriate Microphone in middle
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Video Practice
Video Practice ExperimentWhats the best angle
for your classroom? Do multiple short takes to
make sure the students feel comfortable with the
camera. Watch yourself on other lessons before
you analyze your submission. Practice,
Practice, Practice
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Video Analysis
Video Analysis Dont be too hard on
yourself. Keep analysis questions in mind or on
hand as you watch. Practice writing answers to
the questions in straight forward, non-technical,
non-teacher jargon. Reread your answers
later---Were you clear? Could you understand the
thinking if you did not know anything about the
unit? Have someone else read your answers.
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For Submission

• Choose the lesson and the class.
• Have your video assistant available.
• Make sure all equipment works.
• Try not to have to use battery power.
• Video tape the entire class block.
• After taping, jot down notes on instructional
  challenges, objectives, success of lesson,
  instructional materials, etc. for use in
  analysis.
• Copy video.

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For Submission

• View video of lesson.
• Write description of lesson, before and after,
  for written commentary.
• Choose best minutes for submission.
• Copy those minutes on to new VHS tape or DVD.
• View those minutes in context with written
  commentary
• Was your writing clear? Could you understand the
  thinking if you did not know anything about the
  unit?

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Questions?

• Beth Thrailkill
• ethrailkill_at_richlandone.org
• Crayton Middle School
• 738-7224