By keeping a finger on the pulse of
By keeping a finger on the pulse of the class, accomplished teachers know when and how to respond to student needs based on their interests, abilities, and knowledge. Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 WELCOM E
The Pathway to Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher Kathy Meyer, NBCT Early Childhood Generalist Joann Curoe Stephens, NBCT English Language Arts/Early Adolescence
About the National Board Click to edit Master title style
What is the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards? Every student deserves to be taught by an accomplished teacher. 4 Established in 1987, NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit organization working to advance accomplished teaching for all students. NBPTS has been established as the profession’s vehicle for defining and recognizing accomplished teaching. Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Founding Mission 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 meet these standards; • Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers. 5 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
What is National Board Certification? The most respected professional certification available in K-12 education. 6 A voluntary process to certify teachers against the standards established by teachers, for teachers. Designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Why Certify? • Teachers improve their practice and increase their impact on student learning. • The positive impact is even greater for minority and low income students. • Being certified creates opportunities for teacher leadership. • There are financial incentives. 7 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 • *
South Dakota’s NBCT Plan • SD Law http: //doe. sd. gov/nationalboard/NBreimbursement. aspx • DOE + Local District Stipend upon certification ($1000 each=$2000/5 years). Remember state laws can lose funding. • Some Districts have negotiated wording into annual negotiations to continue local stipend. • Stipends and reimbursement of expenses only after achieving NB Certification. Only if in public K-12 teaching position or administration setting! • SD DOE accepts NB certification as meeting your credit requirements for renewal of your teaching certificate. • National Board Certification= 5 year SD Teaching Certificate 8 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 *
South Dakota’s Supports • SD DOE Facilitators of Candidate Support Joann Stephens joann. stephens@k 12. sd. us, jcstephens 1984@gmail. com Kathy Meyer kathryn. meyer 57@gmail. com Kelly Royer, Title IIA Coordinator, SD-DOE Becky Nelson, Director of Learning/Instruction, SD-DOE Rich Mittelstedt-SDEA Teaching & Learning Coordinator • Mentors – National Board Certified Teachers assigned to work with individual candidates. DOE paid consultants. • Readers 9 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 *
South Dakota’s Supports SDEA & SD DOE offers a two-day training in late July (Monday noon. Wednesday noon). All expenses paid and 1 USF graduate credit possible. (If not SDEA member, must join DOE cohort. ) Jump Start is early support for those who have registered as candidate with the National Board and have selected their certificate area. Questions: Richard. Mittelstedt@sdea. org jcstephens 1984@gmail. com 10 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 • *
South Dakota’s Graduate Credits USF Graduate Credits Available @$45/credit • Jump Start Academy (SDEA) - 1 graduate credit/15 CEUs • University of Sioux Falls Proof of Submission Proof of Bankable Score Component 1 1 graduate credit Component 2 1 graduate credit Component 3 2 graduate credits 1 graduate credit Component 4 1 graduate credit 11 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 Univ. Proo ersit f of y of Sub Ban Sioumisskabl x ion e Falls Scor e Com 1 1 ponegrad nt 1 uate credi t t Com 1 1 ponegrad nt 2 uate credi t t Com 2 1 ponegrad nt 3 uate credi ts t Com 1 1 ponegrad nt 4 uate credi t t
The Five Core Propositions Click to edit Master title style
The Five Core Propositions set forth the profession's vision for accomplished teaching. 1 • Teachers Are Committed to Students and Their Learning 2 • Teachers Know the Subjects They Teach and How to Teach Those Subjects to Students 3 • Teachers Are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student Learning 4 • Teachers Think Systematically About Their Practice and Learn from Experience 5 • Teachers Are Members of Learning Communities 13 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Getting Started Click to edit Master title style
Getting Started Step 1: Determine Eligibility To be eligible for National Board Certification, teachers must: • Hold a bachelor’s degree* • Have completed three years of successful teaching experience • Hold a valid state teaching license or meet the licensure requirements established by your state for a school counselor* • Meet any additional prerequisites for certificate area* 15 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Step 2 – Choose Certificate Area 25 Certificates encompass developmental levels in 16 disciplines: Certificate Area Developmental Level Art EMC (ages 3 -12) EAYA (ages 11 -18+) Literacy: Reading-Language Arts EMC (ages 3 -12) Career and Technical Education EAYA (ages 11 -18+) Mathematics EA (ages 11 -15) AYA (ages 14 -18+) English as a New Language EMC (ages 3 -12) EAYA (ages 11 -18+) Music EMC (ages 3 -12) EAYA (ages 11 -18+) English Language Arts EA (ages 11 -15) AYA (ages 14 -18+) Physical Education EMC (ages 3 -12) EAYA (ages 11 -18+) Exceptional Needs Specialist ECYA (ages birth-21+) School Counseling ECYA (ages 3 -18+) Generalist EC (ages 3 -8) MC (ages 7 -12) Science EA (ages 11 -15) AYA (ages 14 -18+) Health Education EAYA (ages 11 -18+) Social Studies-History EA (ages 11 -15) AYA (ages 14 -18+) Library Media ECYA (ages 3 -18+) World Languages EAYA (ages 11 -18+) AYA=Adolescence and Young Adulthood EC=Early Childhood ECYA=Early Childhood through Young Adulthood EA=Early Adolescence 16 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 EAYA=Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood EMC=Early and Middle Childhood MC=Middle Childhood
Getting Started Know Important Dates Certain aspects of the certification process are calendarbased. As you plan, it is important to keep them in mind: • • 17 Registration Window (April – February) Component Selection with Fees (end of February) Portfolio Submission Window (April – May) Content Knowledge Assessment (April – June 15) Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Getting Started Step 3: Create an Account and Register • • 18 Go to https: //nbcmsprod. perfrms. com/ Create an account Complete applicant registration Pay $75 registration fee Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 $75 Annual Registration
Getting Started Step 4: Purchase Component(s) $475 per component Purchase only components you plan to complete that year 19 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Timeline considerations for completing certification • The 4 components can be taken in any order • Up to 3 years to submit all four components • Can submit 1 -4 components a year • Components must be completed during the cycle in which they are purchased. • 5 years to complete certification process (if retakes are necessary) 20 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
The Certification Process Click to edit Master title style
Four Components Assessment Portfolio Entries • Component 1: Content Knowledge • Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction • Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment • Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner Administered at computerbased testing centers across the US scheduled April through Mid-June. Scores received on or before December 31 22 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 Submitted electronically during portfolio submission window: April – May
Scoring • Scoring occurs each summer and component scores are released by the end of that year. • Board-certified teachers or teaching professionals score each certificate area; they are trained extensively. • Measurement experts rate National Board assessor reliability among the highest reported for such a complex performance assessment. 23 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Component 1: Content Knowledge • Computer-based assessment measuring developmentally appropriate content knowledge and pedagogical practices in the chosen certificate area – Three constructed response items – 30 minutes to complete each – 45 selected response items – the time allotted varies by certificate area, but will be no fewer than 60 minutes. Detailed information to help prepare for the computer-based assessment http: //bit. ly/NBPTScomponent 1 24 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Component 1 Constructed Response Examples • • Standard IV – Knowing Subject Matter for Teaching Young Children Standard VI – Managing the Environment for Development and Learning You are given a student’s Reading progress report (decoding, fluency, sight words, gradelevel accuracy, vocabulary, grammar, conventions, features, comprehension, genre…) and teacher observations. You must address each of the following in your response. • Identify 2 important strengths from this report you can draw on to support this child’s reading development. Explain why you identify these strengths. • Based on these strengths, state your goal and describe an appropriate classroom-based instructional strategy to support further reading development. (A plan to accomplish a learning goal. ) • Identify developmentally appropriate instructional resource or material to achieve this goal. • Provide a rationale for your choice of instructional resource or material 25 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 • *
Component 1 Selected Response Examples 26 • Standard IV – Knowing Subject Matter for Teaching Young Children • Engaging children in a variety of team-building activities can be most effective for promoting speaking skills by: • • A. reinforcing children’s friendships. B. developing children’s confidence. C. building children’s interest in new topics. D. encouraging children’s independent thinking. Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 • *
Component 1 Selected Response Examples • Standard I – Using Knowledge of Child Development to Understand the Whole Child While examining the shapes, a student states that they are both squares because they each have four sides. Which of the following questions would be most effective for the teacher to ask in guiding this student’s learning? A. B. C. D. 27 How many corners does a square have? What is another similarity between the shapes? Are all four sides equal in both shapes? What differences do you notice between the shapes? Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 • *
Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction • Highlights ability to evaluate learning strengths and needs for individual students; plan and implement appropriate instruction; and analyze and modify strategies and materials based on ongoing assessment. • Classroom-based portfolio entry: – Samples of student work that demonstrate the students’ growth over time – An accompanying written commentary that analyzes the candidate’s instructional choices. Detailed information to help prepare for portfolio assessments http: //bit. ly/NBPTScomponent 234 28 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment • Highlights how candidates engage students and impact their learning • Classroom-based portfolio entry: – Video recordings of interactions between candidates and their students. – Two written commentaries, in which the candidate describes, analyzes and reflects on their teaching and interactions Detailed information to help prepare for portfolio assessments http: //bit. ly/NBPTScomponent 234 29 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner • Highlights understanding of assessments and assessment practices to plan for/positively impact student learning • Portfolio entry information gathered from many sources: – Demonstrating practices with a class of students – Evidence of collaboration with families, community, and colleagues – Candidate’s contributions to learning communities to advance student growth. Detailed information to help prepare for portfolio assessments http: //bit. ly/NBPTScomponent 234 30 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
National Board Standards Click to edit Master title style
What are the National Board Standards? National Board Standards are created by teachers, for teachers. 32 Based on the Five Core Propositions, National Board Standards define what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do in 25 certificate areas. They represent 16 different subject areas and four developmental levels and are applicable to most teachers in U. S. public schools. Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Early Childhood-Generalist Standards 1. Using Knowledge of Child Development to Understand the Whole Child 2. Partnering with Families and Communities 3. Fostering Equity, Fairness, and Appreciation of Diversity 4. Knowing Subject Matter for Teaching Young Children 5. Assessing Children’s Development and Learning 33 • * Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Early Childhood-Generalist Standards 6. Managing the Environment for Development and Learning 7. Planning for Development and Learning 8. Implementing Instruction for Development and Learning 9. Reflecting on Teaching Young Children 34 10. Exemplifying Professionalism and Contributing to the Profession • * Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
For more information… Toll-free phone number: 1 -800 -22 TEACH 35 Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018 • * NBPTS Web site: www. nbpts. org and www. boardcertifiedteachers. org www. nmnbctnetwork. com
Teachers must have conviction in the value and dignity of all human beings as well as the potential that exists within each child. Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
Accomplished teachers expand old interests, spark new passions, and build bridges between what students know and what they are capable of learning. THANK YOU! Copyright National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2017 – 2018
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