Teacher Certification
What is
the
National
Board
for
Professional
Teaching
Standards?
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is dedicated to advancing the quality of teaching and learning by:
- Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do;
- Providing a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet those standards;
- Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification into American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.
Why obtain NBPTS Certification?
Based on the standard of what teachers should know and be able to do:
- 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.
These standards highlight specific aspects of teaching, while emphasizing its holistic nature. They bring core principles to life in a variety of classroom settings, and identify knowledge, skills and dispositions that support performance at a high level. They show how professional judgment is reflected in observable actions.
Certification is a two-part assessment process: development of a school-site portfolio and demonstration of content knowledge at an assessment center
Who would seek NBPTS Certification?
Accomplished teachers with at least 3 years experience in public education interested in high level professional development interested in strengthening their knowledge and skills to make possible higher levels of achievement for all students. Process of certification has lasting positive effects on teaching practice and makes available expanded professional leadership roles.
National Board Certification is a professional undertaking that requires the mastery and integration of both content and pedagogical knowledge. It also requires that teachers possess a repertoire of instructional strategies to help all students meet high standards.
When does NBPTS Candidate Support begin?
Western Washington University will hold an orientation to its NBPTS candidate support program on June 6, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to approximately noon in Miller Hall 158. Group facilitators will contact candidates after the orientation meeting to schedule the first cohort meetings. Click here for an overview of the NBPTS process and the WWU facilitated support process.
What is the cost of NBPTS Certification at WWU?
The fee for facilitated group support is $575 with an option of six credits available at an additional cost of $50 per credit. The National Board Certification Registration form is used to register for facilitated support and optional credits. The National Board Certification Syllabus provides detail on the credit-based course.
Contact Information
Program
Information:
Woodring
College
of
Education
Sheila
Fox
516 High
Street,
Mail
Stop
9090
Bellingham,
WA 98225
Phone:
360-650-3332
E-mail:
Sheila.Fox@wwu.edu
Registration
Information:
Extended
Education
and
Summer
Programs
Kris
Lewis
516 High
Street,
Mail
Stop
5293
Bellingham,
WA
98225-5996
Phone:
360-650-2956
Confidential
FAX: 360-788-0854
E-mail:
Kris.Lewis@wwu.edu
