YWhat Is National Board Certification?
National Board Certification is an advanced teaching credential. It
complements, but does not replace, a state’s teacher license. It is
valid for 10 years, and renewal candidates must begin the renewal
process during their eighth or ninth years as NBCTs.
National Board Certification is achieved upon successful completion
of a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize effective and
accomplished teachers who meet high standards based on what teachers
should know and be able to do. National Board Certification is available
nationwide for most preK–12 teachers.
As part of the certification process, candidates complete 10
assessments that are reviewed by trained teachers in their certificate
areas. The assessments include four portfolio entries that feature
teaching practice and six constructed response exercises that assess
content knowledge.
Why Standards for Accomplished Teaching?
Every child deserves an accomplished teacher — one who is qualified
to equip students with the skills to succeed in the 21st century global
community. NBPTS Standards and National Board Certification give
teachers and schools the tools to define and measure teaching
excellence. NBPTS Standards are based on the Five Core Propositions that
form the foundation for what all accomplished teachers should know and
be able to do and provide a reference that helps educators link teaching
standards to teaching practice.
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.
What Are the Standards and Certificate Areas?
NBPTS developed standards for accomplished teaching in 16 different
subject areas with students at various developmental levels. These
standards were developed and validated by representative committees
comprised of master teachers, disciplinary organizations and other
education experts. Many school systems use the standards as the basis
for ongoing teacher and school counselor professional development, and
many colleges and universities incorporate them into their undergraduate
and graduate teacher-education programs.
Based on these standards, NBPTS offers 25 certificates that are
applicable to most teachers in American schools. For more information,
see the chart at nbpts.org/certificates. The Five Core Propositions http://www.nbpts.
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Congratulations to the following WCT members for achieving this great accomplishment! All of us at the WCT are extremely proud of you!!!!
National Board Certified Teachers for 2011:
Anne Bogen School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Michele Bresnahan Generalist/Middle Childhood
Nicole Caruso English Language Arts/ Early Adolescence
Karrie Davis School Counseling/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Rena Finsmith Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Elisa Kondor World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Lisa Rutigliano Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Patricia Seabloom Generalist/Middle Childhood
Anne Seymour Physical Education/Early and Middle Childhood
Jennifer Taylor Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Christine Zandstra English Language Arts/ Early Adolescence
They join:
Virginia White (2005) Generalist/Middle Childhood
Mary Velez (2010) Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Anchala Sobrin (2007) Mathematics/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Daniel Roberto (2010) Social Studies - History/Early Adolescence
Tara Pearce (2004) Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Shahna Newton (2009) English Language Arts/Adolescence an d Young Adulthood
Kimberlee Mahusky (2003) Generalist/Middle Childhood
Ann Liebergot (2009) Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Catherine Kim (2010) Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Cassandra Horton (2010) Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood
Diane DeAngelis DiChiara (2003) Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Patricia D'Antono (2010) Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Therese Coyne (2010) Library Media/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Teresa Brusco (2005) Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Maryellen Bova (2009) English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Michelle Berry (2003) Generalist/Middle Childhood
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