1. Applying for National Board Certification: Applying for National Board Certification: What You Need to Know

2. * Recognition * Evaluation * Improved * Recognition of accomplished teaching * Evaluation by peers of teaching practices * Improved performance and achievement for students What is National Board Certification? Best PD EVER!

3. NB Core Propositions 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.

4. The NBPTS Standards The standards are the backbone of the process! Become familiar with them BEFORE you begin writing You MUST consider the standards in your teaching, written description, analysis, and reflection

5. Eligibility Criteria Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university Complete three years of successful teaching / counseling / working as a media specialist Hold a valid teaching license

6. National Board Certification Areas 25 Areas of Certification Area suitable for almost every teacher http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/content/25- certificate-areas

7. Changes for 2014-2015 New Certification Process will be phased in over three years beginning 2014-2015 Candidates beginning the process in 2014-2015 will not complete the process and receive Certification until 2017. Certification Process will have 4 components.

8. New Certification Process Component 1: Content Knowledge Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner

9. Timeline 2014-2015: Components 1 & 2 2015-2016: Component 3 2016-2017: Component 4 November or December 2017: Receive notice of whether or not certification is achieved

10. Exceptions CTE: Components 1 & 2 will not be available until 2015-2016 due to standards revision. Music : Component 1 will not be available until 2015-2016. World Languages: Component 1 will not be available until 2016-2017.

11. Component 1: Content Knowledge Computer-based testing environment Full range of certification area Content knowledge and pedagogical practices Field tests in 2014 and 2015

12. Component 1: Content Knowledge Constructed Response 3 exercises 30 minutes each Selected Response 45 items (SRIs) 60 minutes to complete this section

13. Component 1: Content Knowledge Read the Component 1 At-a-Glance for your certification area at http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources/ http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources/ Detailed information will be released by National Board in fall 2014

14. Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction Classroom-based portfolio entry Samples of student work demonstrating student growth over time Written commentary analyzing your instructional choices No field tests

15. Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction Read the Component 2 At-a-Glance for your certification area at http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources/ http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources/ Detailed instructions will be released by National Board in fall 2014

16. Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment Currently under development Classroom-based portfolio entry Field tests in late spring 2015

17. Component 3: Teaching Practice & Learning Environment Video recording of interactions between you & your students Written commentary describing, analyzing, and reflecting on your teaching and interactions with students Focus on student engagement and impact on student learning

18. Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner Currently under development Portfolio entry Requires evidence of your impact as an educator on students, peers, and community Field tests in late spring 2016

19. In Order for NC to Loan You the Money … You must be paid from state funds. Complete 3 years of teaching in NC Public Schools Hold a clear, continuing NC teaching license For more information, visit: http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/nationalboardcertification/ap plication/eligibility.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/nationalboardcertification/ap plication/eligibility.pdf

20. Must Do’s When applying on NB website, check "yes" to providing information to third-parties so NB can notify North Carolina & CMS of candidacy. (Necessary for loan application, salary increase, and renewal credit processing.) Candidates also need to indicate Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as school district to facilitate processing of salary increase and renewal credit.

21. Support From the State Includes … Professional leave: Up to three days paid (for state-funded candidates) Full renewal credits: Completion of all the components (if you certify or not – CEUs are applied to transcript in the year you receive your final scores for all components) Salary Differential: 12% of your base pay

22. CMS Support Program Small-group meetings facilitated by National Board Certified Teachers Professional Readers Instructional Institutes (held during school hours in Winter and Spring)

23. Retake Format Retake Format First-year candidates in 2013-2014 or 2012- 2013 may retake entries using the same instructions under which they began the process.

24. Are You Really Ready for National Board Certification? Can I / Will I … Be self-motivated and self-directed? View myself as a teacher with high standards? Reflect on my teaching practices in writing? Articulate the rationale behind my teaching practices? Not take on additional responsibilities which will take time away from the NB process? Say that my family and friends will be supportive? Enlist my school’s administration to support me? Have easy access to a computer?

25. If You’re Ready, Your Next Steps… Visit the National Board website for candidate information Read the 2014 Guide to NB Certification Study the 5 Core Propositions Study the NBPTS Standards for your certification area

26. If You’re Ready, Your Next Steps… Review the NB section on the DPI website Download the materials for your certification area this fall and review Apply online by December 31 st Pay the $75.00 Annual Processing Fee

27. If You’re Ready, Your Next Steps… Review the instructions for the old student work entry. This will be the basis for Component 2. Review the old Assessment Center exercises. These will be the basis for the constructed response portion of Component 1. The link to this information is on our wiki.our wiki

28. If You’re Ready, Your Next Steps… Read the Component 1 and 2 At-a-Glance documents at http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources/ for your certification areahttp://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/resources/ Register for a study group (including the Candidate Kickoff on October 11) in My Talent (Professional Learning tab)

29. If You Change Your Mind Once You Get Started … See the 2014 Guide to National Board Certification for the withdrawal process Also notify North Carolina and CMS

30. More Information Retake process will be available National Board will release more information in fall 2014 Visit our wiki for more information!

31. Field Tests Participate in field tests to “test drive” the revised National Board Certification process. No cost No risk Will not receive scores

32. For More Information CMS National Board Wiki http://pdsupport.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Natio nal+Board+Information http://pdsupport.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Natio nal+Board+Information National Board 1-800-22TEACH www.boardcertifiedteachers.org NC DPI National Board Office http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/nationalboardcertif ication/ CMS National Board Office nboffice@cms.k12.nc.us

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