Elementary School TeachersHigh Stakes TestsThe National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, founded in 1987, serves as a clearinghouse for National Board Teacher Certification whereby individuals must demonstrate competence and professional teaching excellence through a two-part process. Accordingly, ...
Teacher CertificationPhysical Education TeachersNational StandardsEducational ChangeEducational ImprovementPhysical EducationAcademic AchievementFederal LegislationTeacher EffectivenessThe mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has three parts: (1) to establish high and rigorous ...
NEW EVIDENCE ON NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AS A SIGNAL OF TEACHER QUALITYStudent AchievementNational Board CertificationTeacher QualityTeacher EffectivenessTwin and Sibling DesignsUsing longitudinal data from North Carolina that contains detailed identifiers, we estimate the effect of having a National Board ...
This study examined how the National Board Certification (NBC) process, especially the portfolio creation, influenced candidate teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). In a larger sense, this study aimed to construct a better understanding of how teachers develop PCK and to establish ecological...
The purpose of this study was to determine if the National Board Teacher Certification (NBTC) process was an effective form of professional development for teachers that would result in changing teachers' instructional practice resulting in improved student learning. The study also examined how a cohor...
The National Board certification process as professional development: The potential for changed literacy practice Using a communities-of-practice framework, this 2-year qualitative study centered on five elementary teachers the year following their participation in the... TL Coskie,NA Place - 《Teaching...
Survey results were used to select 26 participants for semistructured interviews focused on their understandings of the relationships between teaching expertise, Board certification, and leadership, which were analyzed using alternating rounds of open and closed coding. Findings: Board-certified teachers ...
NBPTS has engaged Pearson VUE to deliver the online assessment of National Board Certification at locations across the United States.
In addition to providing support for National Board candidates and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) support, the Institute provides professional learning for schools, regions, and specific target areas. The aims of the Institute, and the strategic targeting of the high needs domains of STEM, ...
Recent evidence underscores the need to understand how teachers are equipped to work with children of color and from low-income households. National Board (NB) Certification has gained attention as an instructional improvement strategy. This research explores this effort through the question, how does...