Navigating the National Board Certification Process: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Teachers

By Martha H. Hopkins and Martha H Hopkins

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761931368
• ISBN13: 9780761931362
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Navigating NBC Process

Easy to understand; useful support to sometime overwhelming NBPTS instructions. This was a nice addition to my library of resources.

MOST Helpful Book for me for NBCT!!!!

This was THE MOST helpful book to help me pull together all of the questions I had about creating my portfolios. The author has personally led over 100 teachers successfully through the NBCT process. It is also my understanding that she offers an online course, she is a professor at the University of Central Florida. THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR NBCT CANDIDATES!! REBECCA ROSE LUTONSKY, NBCT 2007

"Not as current as some, but valuable in its own right..."

As previously noted, this book desperately needs a current revision. Having said that, know that there is some very helpful information contained within these pages. The sample questions and activities guide the candidate through the process, and organization is a strong point of the work. Sample worksheets will be found helpful, as will the FAQs, so long as the candidate checks for changes which may have taken place since the publication of Hopkins' book. Two other much shorter, less expensive, and no frills handbooks that are helpful are "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?", and "Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate" (yes candidates can sneak a peek and learn). These don't hold your hand as much, but they are cut-to-the-chase relevant--especially on 'speaking the language' of the NBPTS as you write.