Seeking National Board Certification?

Helpful Links for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - http://www.nbpts.org/

Home site for the NBPTS organization. The site includes the standards, the requirements and processes for certification and other pertinent information concerning NBPTS.

Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement: Interested in pursuing National Board Certification? - http://www.cerra.org/nb_certification.asp

“South Carolina is pleased to announce that the South Carolina General Assembly has passed legislation supporting funding for National Board Certification^TM…This proviso empowers CERRA-South Carolina to administer the SC NBC Loan Program which provides up to $2,300 (the assessment fee cost) to qualifying classroom teachers…”

The National Education Association: National Board Certification - http://www.nea.org/certification/archive.html

This site contains over twenty links to articles concerning the NBPTS process. There is a top ten tips section. Many of the articles are teachers sharing their experiences in pursuing National Board Certification.

Portfolio Excerpts http://www.gse.uci.edu/nbc/portfolioshtml/kaygarcia/nbportfolioskgarcia.html

Excerpts from the portfolio of a successful candidate for the Adolescent and Young Adult /Mathematics Certification

http://www.gse.uci.edu/nbc/portfolioshtml/Valeryhenry/nbportfoliosvhenry.html

Excerpts from the portfolio of a successful candidate in the Early Adolescence/Mathematics Certification.

National Board Teacher Diaries - http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/diary_2003/teacherdiary.shtml

Five teachers who went through the certification gauntlet during the 2003-04 school year kept diaries of their experienced. Each of the candidates posted roughly 30 diary entries. No math certifications here, but still informative.

National Board Certification Candidate Resources - http://www.highlands.k12.fl.us/nbpts.html

“These projects were created by Highlands County (NBPTS) mentors to help you with your application. Entry #4 is the most practical place to begin working on your portfolio. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to learning, contributions to the profession, and development as a learner and a leader/collaborator.”

National Board Certification: Beginning the Process -http://highlandtech.us/town/011300t1.htm

Transcript of a “town meeting” held by The North Carolina Center For The Advancement of Teaching. The meeting was a question and answer format.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: National Board Teachers Top of the Class - http://www.nctm.org/news/articles/2000-12cover.htm

An article on the effectiveness of the National Board program.

Eric Digest Articles- http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-3/board.htm and http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-1/national.htm

Two articles selected from many available from the Eric Digests

National Board Certification Powerpoint - http://www.wested.org/nbnetwork/resources/wested_nb_presentation.ppt

From the WestEd regional educational laboratory.

Teacher Leaders Network: NBCTS - http://www.teacherleaders.org/nbcts.html

This page contains several links to information pertaining to National Certification.

There are Standards and Then There are Standards: http://www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/standards/document.shtm?input=FOC-001947-index

This is an article from Eisenhower National Clearinghouse. “Students are not the only ones facing tough new challenges. This article provides a glimpse at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).”

Mathematics and Science Teachers' Preparation for National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification - http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3667/is_200501/ai_n9467817

This paper reports on the results of a survey of mathematics and science candidates for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. The goal of the survey was to investigate the efficacy of collaboration and group support in preparation for NBPTS.

Educational Issues Series paper on NBPTS certification - http://www.weac.org/resource/1999-00/feb00/focus1.htm

An article located on the Wisconsin Education Association Council Website.