The Profile of Professional Growth

Renewing your National Board Certification

Reflection: What made you choose National Board

Certification the first time? How has your professional journey

continued since achieving your certification?

Renewal is a way for you to continue to validate, reflect upon, and celebrate your ongoing journey of excellence in education.

By the end of this session you will have:

heard the requirements of the Profile of Professional Growth (PPG)

analyzed the connection of the PPG to the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching

Compared and contrasted Renewal to National Board Certification

What is Renewal?

It is “renewal”, not “recertification”.◦ “Re certification” implies that one would do

certification again◦ You are not doing the same process over again to

renew your National Board Certification◦ You will complete a different process while still

demonstrating how your work exemplifies your Certificate Area Standards and aligns with the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching

◦ You are “renewing” the evidence of your accomplished teaching as defined by NBPTS.

This process is called the Profile of Professional Growth

What is Renewal?

There are NO ASSESSMENT CENTER EXERCISES!

What is Renewal?

What is Renewal? Renewal documents professional growth Submit evidence linking professional

growth to student learning Available for all NBCTs

◦ Classroom and non-classroom teachers◦ Administrators*◦ Retirees*

*must have valid teaching license

What is Renewal? NBCTs must renew in their original

certificate area Renewal available in year 8 and/or 9 Renewal lasts for 10 years

(from the expiration of the original NB Certificate) If NB Certificate expires teacher must

complete entire NB process to regain NBCT status

The Profile of Professional Growth (PPG)

Broad range of content and professional knowledge and expertise.

Wide spectrum of activities and tasks, often in a collegial approach…

…that contributes significantly to the quality of education and to student learning.

Ongoing commitment or contribution to the profession

multifaceted

The Building Blocks of the PPG

Component 2

Component 3

Reflection

Component 1

Component 1 4 Professional Growth

Experiences (PGEs) Each PGE consists of 3

pages Written Commentary ( or 12 pages maximum)

2 pages maximum of samples of products for each PGE

PGE #2

PGE #3 PGE #4

PGE#1

Component 1-Professional experiences beyond the classroom-

PGE 1

PGE 3

PGE 2

PGE 4

•New learning•Has influence within or beyond the classroom•Has a direct or indirect impact on student learning•Ongoing and evolving•Multifaceted•Varied

Written CommentaryFor each PGE: Describe the context Describe the PGE Identify the need and

how the PGE addresses the need

(do this 4 times)

Addressed anywhere in commentary:

Content/pedagogical knowledge that was acquired/deepened?

Acquisition/use of technology

Interaction with colleagues, prof. groups, parents/comm. and how enhanced prof. growth

Component 2 Highlight one of the PGEs from Component 1.

Four page written commentary

Ten minute video

Component 2 - Video Students in video must be from NBCTs

original certificate area Video can be recorded in eighth or ninth

year of certification Video may be segmented Video should be date stamped

Component 2 -Written Commentary Age ranges of the students The PGE to which this component is connected The goals of the lesson & the connection to the

overall learning Importance of the instruction for students Equity of access and promotion of diversity Impact on student learning Connection to certificate specific content knowledge

Component 3 Highlight a different PGE from Component 1

Four page written commentary

Six minute video OR eight pages of learner work

Component 3 – Written Commentary Goals of the featured lesson Connection to the broader context of instruction Importance of instruction for learners at this time Connection to PGE Fit with the evolution of the PGE Specific evidence of learning from video/learner work 4 pages

Learner’s Work Hard copy

◦ Teacher plans, responses◦ Printouts of computer

work of students or professional colleagues

◦ Scripting of classroom observations/post-conference notes

Learner-produced video

Component 3 - Evidence Video

◦ May be segmented◦ 6 minutes maximum◦ No editing

You teaching preK-12 students

You teaching or interacting with your colleagues

OR

Reflection 3 pages maximum Directly impacted

student learning Changes, additions,

next steps that would enhance professional growth

Patterns or themes that have emerged that define you as an educator

Evaluation All components and reflection are

evaluated as one entity Evidence comes from all

components and evaluated against the scoring criteria

Decision is either “renewed” or “not renewed”

Non-renewed eighth year candidate receive feedback based on scoring criteria

PPGs are evaluated by two NBCTs in the same content and developmental level

Renewal Glossary PPG –

◦ Profile of Professional Growth PGE –

◦ Professional Growth Experiences AAT –

◦ Architecture of Accomplished Teaching SOP –

◦ Samples of Products

Summarizer 3-2-1 3 things that are different with renewal

and the original certification process

2 things that are the same between the two

1 thing you look forward to during your renewal process