Presentation Goals

Participants will learn:

How the National Board helps school systems succeed

About the latest news and research about the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

How to integrate National Board Certification programs into Pennsylvania’s educational framework

About the Pennsylvania Initiative

What is NBPTS?

NBPTS - is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created in 1987 in response to “A Nation At Risk” and “A Nation Prepared”

Its mission is to:

• Maintain and update professional standards for accomplished teaching

• Integrate National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) into education reform efforts

• Advance school improvement

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: A Focus on School

Reform and Success

C. Kent McGuire, Ph.D.Dean, School of Education

Temple University

Member of the Board National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Education Policy and Leadership Center ForumHarrisburg, Pennsylvania

September 30, 2009

The Primary Goal of the National Board: Increasing and Sustaining Student

Learning and Achievement

What Educators Do

What Students Do

What Students

Learn

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NBPTS: Role and Potential in Educational Reform and

Improvement Efforts

WHAT WE ARE DOING … increasing teacher effectiveness

WHERE WE ARE GOING … whole school reform 

OUR VISION … strengthen U.S. Education

NBPTS is Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Cohorts of NBCTs are collaborating with administrators to change the culture of entire schools

More than 74,000 NBCTs are changing the learning culture of classrooms

NBPTS standards extend beyond the core curriculum

NBPTS standards support the continuum of the profession 

NBPTS supports schools by incubating innovation

Where We Are Going: Whole School Reform

National Board Certification Is evolving into a systemic movement Is leveraging NBCTs to meet educational challenges

Targeted High Need Initiative & Take One! Using Take One! to build school-based learning communities Evaluations are reporting a strong learning culture, best practice sharing, and

improved student learning

National Board Certification for Educational Leaders Expanding National Board Certification into whole school reform Advancing student engagement and achievement, retaining the best teachers,

and improving teacher and school performance

Our Vision: Strengthening U. S. Education

The NBPTS standards: fully integrated with common student standards

National Board Certification: an effective model of pay for performance

National Board programs:

• meeting the needs of underserved students

• whole-school transformations

NBPTS programs: successful public-private partnerships

The NBPTS: A Look Inside

Expanding the core of

effective teachers

Meeting student needs in underserved

schools

Effective teachers and

leaders in every school

Targeted High Need Initiative

Supports teachers pursuing National Board Certification

in underserved schools.

Take One!

Offers a component of National Board Certification to individual educators or an

entire faculty to build learning communities.

National Board Certification for

Educational Leaders

Builds on the successful concept of National Board Certification for teachers to

create whole school reform by developing new certification

programs for principals, assistant principals, and

teacher leaders.

National Board Certification

74,000 National Board Certified Teachers.

Standards- and evidence-based assessment program to develop, recognize and retain

the nation’s most accomplished teachers and

improve teacher effectiveness.

The Matrix: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

StudentStudentWorkWork

VideoVideoRecording 2Recording 2

VideoVideoRecording 1Recording 1

DocumentedDocumentedAccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Exercise 1Exercise 1

Exercise 2Exercise 2

Exercise 3Exercise 3

Exercise 4Exercise 4

Exercise 5Exercise 5

Exercise 6Exercise 6

PortfolioPortfolio Assessment CenterAssessment Center

The Assessment Design: Portfolio and Assessment Components, including Classroom-based Tasks

Source: Steve Schreiner, NBCT

Four Portfolio Exercises

Six Assessment Center Exercises

Take One!

Take One! is more than Ten Percent of the National Board Assessment

Framework

The National Board’s School-wide Take One! Process Improves Teaching & Learning by …

Providing support for effective teaching

Enhancing school- and district-level instructional expertise

Leveraging effective instructional practice

Building an infrastructure for school success

National Board Certification for Educational Leaders (NBCEL)

Three new certifications:

National Board Certification for Principals

National Board Certification for Assistant Principals

National Board Certification for Teacher Leaders

NBCEL: A Critical Ingredient for Improving Teaching and Learning

Develops, recognizes, and retains top school leaders

Demonstrates the concepts of accomplished instructional leadership

Creates strong professional learning communities

Advances instructional leadership, educator quality, and student learning and achievement

A Leadership Framework for Change

Source: Organizational & Educational Leadership Model (U of Penn, 2006)

Research on NBPTS …Indicated that students of The National Board Certified

Teachers (NBCTs)

Outperform students of non-NBCTs on achievement tests—and the positive effect is even greater among minority students

Make learning gains equivalent to an extra month in school

Exhibit stronger writing abilities, better comprehension and integration of complex classroom material, and better understanding of concepts and more abstract thinking

Critical Outcomes of National Board Certification

Structuring best practice as everyday practice Increasing the presence of teachers in instructional

leadership positions, high-need schools, and policy debates

Sustaining effective educational reform Advancing a culture of learning that improves

• Teacher preparation• Teaching• Understanding of highly accomplished teaching

The Pennsylvania Initiative Total number of NBCTs in PA = 496

Pennsylvania Centers for Teaching Excellence

Four geographically distributed centers:

• Gannon University

• East Stroudsburg University

• Duquesne University

• Temple University

Established in fall 2006 by the Pennsylvania Department of Education

Support pre-candidates, candidates, and advanced candidates for National Board Certification

Roles of the Centers

►Awareness

►Recruitment

► Preparation

► SupportSource: Rosalie Dibert

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

IUs by Center for Teaching Excellence

Why the Pennsylvania Initiative WorksThe initiative …

Aligns proven research-based NBPTS programs to identify and build human and social capital

Provides an integrated approach to building teacher effectiveness and leadership capacity

The initiative fosters a standards-based professional learning community

Incorporates a rigorous evaluation process

Who are you going to call? Contacts at the Pennsylvania Centers for Teaching

Excellence by Respective IUsNortheast

Center for Teaching Excellence atEast Stroudsburg University of PAIU's 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22

Doug Laredlare@po-box.esu.eduhttp://www4.esu.edu/academics/university_schools/education/certs/nationalbrd_cert.cfm

SouthwestCenter for Teaching Excellence atDuquesne University IU's 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 27 and 28

Rosalie Dibertdibertr@duq.eduhttp://www.centerforteachingexcellence.net

SoutheastCenter for Teaching Excellence atTemple University IU's 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 29

Chris Sadjian-Peacockcsadjpea@temple.eduhttp://www.temple.edu/education/cte

NorthwestCenter for Teaching Excellence atGannon University IU's 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10

Linda Cookcook027@gannon.eduhttp://www.gannon.edu/nbpts