National Board Certification Awareness Meeting Presented by: Tammy Kirkland, NBCT

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National Board CertificationAwareness
MeetingPresented by Tammy Kirkland, NBCT

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National BoardMission Statement

• To 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 and
• advocating related education reforms to integrate
  National Board Certification in American
  education and to capitalize on the expertise of
  National Board Certified Teachers.

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Standards Established by Teachers

• Teachers form the majority of NBPTS Board of
  Directors.
• Teachers form the majority of NBPTS standards
  committees.
• Teachers work on the NBPTS staff.
• Teachers have staff positions with NBPTS
  contractors.
• Teachers score assessment exercises and set
  performance standards.

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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.
• Teachers are members of learning communities.

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Think of like this

• Classroom Teachers teach to Common
  Core/State/National Standards
• National Board Teachers teach to
  Common/Core/State/National Standards AND their
  Certificate Standards

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Student Achievement and NBPTS

• Anecdotal evidence linking NBPTS to student
  achievement
• National Research Council
• Clotfelter, Ladd, and Vigdor
• Research already shows quality of teaching is
  number one factor for student learning
• National Board Certification improves teacher
  practice

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Eligibility Prerequisites

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited
  institution
• Three years of successful teaching at one or more
  early childhood, elementary or secondary schools
• Proof of holding a valid state teaching license
  for each of those three years

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Requirements of Process

• Components
• Component 1 Content Knowledge (Computer based
  assessment)
• Component 2 Differentiation in Instruction
  (Classroom-based portfolio- student growth)
• Component 3 Teaching Practice and Learning
  (Classroom-based portfolio entry that requires
  video recordings)
• Component 4 Effective and Reflective
  Practitioner (Portfolio entry that requires
  evidence of your impact across your professional
  responsibilities as educator including your
  students, peers, and community)

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Scoring

• Evidence-based scoring
• Each entry scored by different assessor(s)
• Assessors are teachers same content and
  developmental level
• Score range for each entry .75 4.25
• Weighted Component 1 40 (assessment)
• Component 2 15
• Component 3 30
• Component 4 15
• Scores are released each year on or before
  December 31

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Mississippi Incentives

• Salary supplement of 6,000 a year (500 a month)
  for life of certificate
• Mississippi Department of Education will
  reimburse ALL candidates after the complete the
  entire process.
• Renews Teaching License
• National Master Teacher title

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Important Dates

• Registration Window,
  May 2015 January 31, 2016
• Money Due, January 31, 2016
• Change of Certificate/Component,
  January 31, 2016
• Withdrawal Deadline, January 31, 2016
• Portfolio Components, May 18, 2016
• Component 1 Assessment Window,
  March June 15, 2016
• Score Release,
  On or before December 21,
  2016

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National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards
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What Does Accomplished Teaching Look Like?
What Students Learn
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NBPTS Values Accomplished Teaching

• Accomplished teaching is defined by the NBPTS
  Standards, not by NBCTs or by candidate support
  providers.
• Student learning is at the heart of the
  certification process. Portfolio entries should
  demonstrate and reflect the candidates impact on
  student learning.

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Candidates Must Demonstrate Clear Connections
Between

• Instructional Goals
• Assessment Student Learning
• Planned Activities

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Questions Candidates Should Ask NBCTs

• How has NBC changed the way you approach your
  work with students?
• What resources supported your work as a
  candidate?
• What is the one thing you would NOT do if you
  were to go through this process again?
• What is the one thing you WOULD do if you were to
  go through this process again?

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Who are We?
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WCTP Mission Statement

• To provide meaningful resources and beneficial
  trainings that aid candidates in their
  certification journey.
• To provide highly qualified and well-trained
  mentors that consistently support and assist
  candidates.
• To increase program accessibility, communication,
  and effectiveness through the use of technology
  and social media.
• To partner with school districts in supporting
  their candidates and by providing meaningful
  professional development opportunities for their
  faculty.
• To aid in the continual and professional growth
  of certified teachers as teacher leaders by
  providing additional leadership opportunities.

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World Class Teaching Program

• Candidate Support System
• Provides FREE mentoring
• Mentoring meets twice a month, Tuesday from 5-7
• Online Mentoring (Blackboard and Google Hangouts)
  for all certificates Fall 2016
• Online Mentoring Math and Literacy, Fall 2015
• Resourceful Website
• http//wctp.olemiss.edu

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http//wctp.olemiss.edu

• WCTP Website Tour

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Additional Information

• Tammy Kirkland, Director of the WCTP
• 662-507-9869
• kirkland_at_olemiss.edu
• Twitter wctpolemiss
• Facebook Ole Miss World Class Teaching Program
• Pinterest World Class Teaching Program

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Bringing Out the Best in You!