Download or read book Preparing Teachers for National Board Certification written by Kathleen Anderson Steeves and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2000-09-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book presents a comprehensive blueprint for preparing teachers to achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. An outgrowth of the authors' more than five years of experience working with teacher candidates, the approach described here enlists the collaboration of both university educators and professional staff development personnel. The book includes a detailed outline of a seminar to introduce teachers to the NBPTS process, complete with written samples and reproducible overhead transparency masters. Also featured are chapters contributed by Board Certified Teachers, who share portfolio samples and activities in four certification areas. Supported by research-proven best practices in professional education, the book includes extensive reference lists and helpful hints for facilitators.
Download or read book The Teacher s Guide to National Board Certification written by Adrienne Mack-Kirschner and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrienne Mack-Kirschner's work with the National Board program makes her the ideal person to advise certification candidates.
Download or read book Understanding National Board Certification written by Mark William Ellis and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable guide gives educators pursuing National Board certification and those supporting candidates in their efforts a thorough, accessible examination of all aspects of certification for First Time candidates, Take One! Candidates, Retake (or Advanced) candidates, and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) working on Renewal. With Understanding Board Certification as their guide, educators will deepen their understanding of the National Board standards, become fully prepared to be successful National Board candidates, and enhance their growth as educational professionals. Included are extensive references to relevant research and a helpful Appendix, Providing Candidate Support.
Download or read book Voices of Influence written by National Board For Professional Teaching Standards and published by . This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preparing Teachers written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-07-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their preparation. Yet there are many questions about how teachers are being prepared and how they ought to be prepared. Yet, teacher preparation is often treated as an afterthought in discussions of improving the public education system. Preparing Teachers addresses the issue of teacher preparation with specific attention to reading, mathematics, and science. The book evaluates the characteristics of the candidates who enter teacher preparation programs, the sorts of instruction and experiences teacher candidates receive in preparation programs, and the extent that the required instruction and experiences are consistent with converging scientific evidence. Preparing Teachers also identifies a need for a data collection model to provide valid and reliable information about the content knowledge, pedagogical competence, and effectiveness of graduates from the various kinds of teacher preparation programs. Federal and state policy makers need reliable, outcomes-based information to make sound decisions, and teacher educators need to know how best to contribute to the development of effective teachers. Clearer understanding of the content and character of effective teacher preparation is critical to improving it and to ensuring that the same critiques and questions are not being repeated 10 years from now.
Download or read book Navigating the National Board Certification Process written by Martha H. Hopkins and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-05-12 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book you need to achieve National Board Certification! What is an accomplished teacher? The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has developed standards that define quality teaching in every subject and grade level. Consequently, many states and districts have invested heavily in National Board Certification, offering pay raises, bonuses, and paid leave for portfolio preparation. Navigating the National Board Certification Process is a step-by-step guide for teachers who are interested in pursuing or are currently applying for National Board Certification. Filled with activities, checklists, and other practical tools, this comprehensive resource leads teachers through each stage of the certification process to ensure that no deadlines are missed and that they meet all the requirements for applications, the portfolio, and the content assessments. Arranged around the five core propositions of the NBPTS, this invaluable guidebook includes Worksheets, scenarios, writing tips, and time management strategies Advice on videotaping and preparing portfolio artifacts Stories and experiences of other National Board Certification hopefuls A Frequently Asked Questions section at the end of every chapter This book is designed to help teachers understand the components of accomplished teaching as defined by the NBPTS, determine their readiness to enter into the National Board Certification process, and provide them with the skills needed to move through that process with confidence. Hopkins′s years of experience with the pitfalls and obstacles of National Board Certification will help teachers avoid the dreaded "If I′d only known" syndrome. Tailored to both teachers who are considering certification and those in the midst of the process, this practical manual is also an indispensable resource for principals, staff developers, and professors who support teachers through the certification process.
Download or read book Impact of Teacher Preparation on Achieving National Board Certification written by Elizabeth Peoples Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The National Board Certification Handbook written by Diane M. Barone and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a National Board Certified Teacher? Are you already seeking certification? Here is a practical handbook that will answer many of your questions. Beginning with the decision to seek National Board Certification, continuing through the portfolio and assessment processes, and ending with what to do if you don't successfully complete all of the requirements for certification, this book will support and guide you. Each chapter is written by a teacher or teacher educator who has been through the preparation process. Inside you will find: what National Board Certification is; what is expected of teachers seeking certification; how much time it takes; what the requirements are; what it means to be a National Board Certified Teacher. More than a general description of the background and framework of seeking National Board Certification, The National Board Certification Handbook guides you through every aspect of preparing for "life during the board certification process." Contributors share examples of the student work they selected for their own portfolios, helping readers make similar decisions. Vocabulary lists, web sites, evaluation forms for video and written commentaries are also included. Interwoven throughout the book are the teachers' emotions that accompanied the process. They talk openly about their feelings so that other teachers have a sense of the emotional roller coaster that often accompanies working through this demanding certification process. From a survey to help you determine if now is the right time to seek certification, to a reminder to take vitamins, exercise, eat and sleep, this comprehensive tool can make your board certification process a little easier. Achieving National Board Certification is a major accomplishment. It recognizes exemplary teaching that is centered on students, curriculum and the community. National Board Certified Teachers are able to demonstrate that they can teach to high standards. As a result, their students have higher achievement. If you aspire to become National Board certified or if you help teachers who are preparing for certification, this handy guide is the just-right book for you.
Download or read book Secrets of the National Board Certification Generalist Middle Childhood Exam Study Guide National Board Certification Test Review for the NBPTS Nati written by National Board Certification Exam Secret and published by Mometrix Secrets Study Guides. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***ALL NEW SECOND EDITION*** Secrets of the National Board Certification Generalist: Middle Childhood Exam helps you ace the National Board Certification Exam, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive Secrets of the National Board Certification Generalist: Middle Childhood Exam study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. Secrets of the National Board Certification Generalist: Middle Childhood Exam includes: A comprehensive review of Assessment Center Exercises: Supporting Reading Skills, Analyzing Student Work, Knowledge of Science, Social Studies, Understanding Health, Integrating the Arts Advice on Portfolio Entries including: Writing: Thinking Through the Process, Building a Classroom Community Through Social Studies, Integrating Mathematics with Science, Documented Accomplishments: Contributions to Student Learning and much more...
Download or read book So You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher written by Jerry L. Parks Ed. S. NBCT and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After much success in its original format, "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher: Workbook & Evidence Manual (Revised & Expanded QR Coded Edition)" provides for candidates an interactive opportunity to listen to the author elaborate and explain numerous helpful activities described in the original workbook. Also included in the new edition is a chapter dedicated the NBPTS Renewal process. Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher is the highest achievement in the teaching profession. It also has to be one of the most rewarding. While there are numerous guides to help NBPTS candidates prepare portfolios, candidates will find limited affordable published assistance which actually allows organization, and allows practice of what the process entails. "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher: Workbook & Evidence Manual (Revised & Expanded QR Coded Edition)" was written to address just such a need. This workbook is designed to be used alongside the author's national bestselling companion guide: "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?" in either an individual or group workshop setting. In addition to the newly added QR codes, the workbook contains numerous worktables utilizing vital elements of NBPTS writing. Using this workbook, the candidate will: - dissect, analyze, and apply the NBPTS Core Propositions to their own classroom - analyze and utilize the well-researched characteristics of Accomplished Teaching - practice the three writing forms required for NBPTS portfolios - annotate practice writing samples for accomplished writing features the NBPTS wants to see - help structure effective lesson plans and Documented Accomplishment models based on NBPTS guidelines - utilize practice tests to assess knowledge of entry requirements - become familiar with, and be offered assistance in the NBPTS Renewal process Everything a candidate will need to be guided through the certification process is featured in this book.
Download or read book Successful Writing Strategies for National Board Certification written by Bobbie Faulkner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful Writing Strategies for National Board Certification leads National Board candidates through various strategies to help them write in the “National Board Style”. How a candidate writes about their teaching practice greatly impacts the success of their efforts to become a Board-Certified Teacher. Components the candidates submit depend on writing that is clear, consistent, and convincing. All the Scoring Rubrics are built upon those elements. This book gives many writing strategies, tips, and examples to lead candidates toward the goal of submitting work that meets the National Board Standards for accomplishment. This revision brings it up-to-date with the current, Version 3.0 National Board requirements.
Download or read book WHAT WORKS written by Bobbie Faulkner and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Board Certification is a voluntary process for teachers who want to measure their teaching practice against the set of core propositions and teaching standards developed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Teachers describe, analyze, and reflect on their practice by providing evidence of their accomplished teaching through student work samples and videos. They also take a series of assessment exercises designed to measure their depth of knowledge about the subjects they teach. WHAT WORKS! provides a roadmap for National Board candidates by guiding them as they work through each of the four entries to be submitted. The chapters contain dozens of tips on "What Works!" and "Why These Work!." The tips are practical, specific, and written in a conversational style that is easy to read. WHAT WORKS! will guide candidates through the maze of requirements and prompts found in the four portfolio entries and help them prepare for the Assessment Center Exercises. WHAT WORKS! is designed to be the go-to handbook for candidates in any certification area.
Download or read book Successful Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification written by Bobbie Faulkner and published by What Works!. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014, The National Board began revising and streamlining the National Board Certification process. This new 3.0 version of the WHAT WORKS Series, Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification: Version 3.0, Components 1 and 2 reflects the revisions published to date. This updated publication gives the most current information available. Contents include dozens of strategies to propel candidates to successful certification. The material creates a road map showing how to provide evidence of the National Board Standards. There are tips for studying for the Component 1 Assessment Center tests, understanding what each component asks candidates to do, and writing successfully in the National Board "style". Readers will find: - Test Exercise Samples - Writing Samples - Sentence Starters - Lesson Planning Strategies and much more.
Download or read book Testing Teacher Candidates written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-10-19 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels for all students. Gaps remain, however, between the nation's educational aspirations and student achievement. To address these gaps, policy makers have recently focused on the qualifications of teachers and the preparation of teacher candidates. This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluates the merits of using licensure test results to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure, and suggests alternatives for developing and assessing beginning teacher competence. Teaching is a complex activity. Definitions of quality teaching have changed and will continue to change over time as society's values change. This book provides policy makers, teacher testers, and teacher educators with advice on how to use current tests to assess teacher candidates and evaluate teacher preparation, ensuring that America's youth are being taught by the most qualified candidates.
Download or read book National Board Certification Generalist Early Childhood Practice Questions National Board Certification Practice Tests and Exam Review for the Nbpts written by Mometrix Teacher Certification Test Team and published by Mometrix Media LLC. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Your #1 Practice Test Resource*** Mometrix Test Preparation's National Board Certification Generalist: Early Childhood Practice Questions are the simplest way to prepare for your NBPTS National Board Certification Exam. Practice is an important part of preparing for a test and improving your chance of success. Mometrix practice questions are designed to prepare you for the real test. You could know everything that is going to be covered on the test but still perform poorly if you have never worked with National Board Certification practice questions. Being familiar with the different types of questions and answer choices that you might see on the official test is a big advantage. Another benefit of taking practice tests is that you can measure your performance. They help you decide if you need to study and practice more or if you're ready for test day. Doing well on a Mometrix practice test helps you gain confidence that you are prepared. If you struggle, the practice test helps identify areas where you need to work. Using our National Board Certification practice test questions allows you to reinforce your strengths and improve your weaknesses. Mometrix includes detailed answer explanations for each question. It may sound obvious, but you need to know which questions you missed and why you missed them. This helps you avoid making the same mistakes on the real test. That is why our National Board Certification Generalist: Early Childhood Practice Questions include answer keys with detailed answer explanations. These in-depth answer explanations will help you to better understand any questions that were difficult for you. Mometrix Test Preparation is not affiliated with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), nor are Mometrix products and publications endorsed by or approved by NBPTS. Mometrix has not received confidential information or assistance from NBPTS, its assessors, or National Board Certified Teachers in developing its products and publications.
Download or read book Secrets of the National Board Certification English Language Arts Early Adolescence Exam Study Guide National Board Certification Test Review for Th written by National Board Certification Exam Secret and published by Mometrix Media LLC. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Secrets of the National Board Certification English Language Arts: Early Adolescence Exam helps you ace your NBPTS National Board Certification Exam, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive Secrets of the National Board Certification English Language Arts: Early Adolescence Exam study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. Secrets of the National Board Certification English Language Arts: Early Adolescence Exam includes: The 5 Secret Keys to National Board Certification Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; Along with a complete, in-depth study guide for your specific National Board Certification exam, and much more...
Download or read book Empowering Learners written by American Association of School Librarians and published by American Association of School Librarians. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empowering Learners advances school library programs to meet the needs of the changing school library environment and is guided by the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action.
