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. Thinking about your initial desire to achieve National Board Certification, tap into those feelings again. Do you feel accomplished? Do you feel at the top of your game? Are you able to provide evidence of your continued excellence in practice?

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.

What is Renewal? This process is called the Profile of Professional Growth or PPG There are 3 Components (Entries) and a Reflection Entry There are NO ASSESSMENT CENTER EXERCISES! 

What is Renewal? Renewal documents professional growth experiences you have engaged in since achieving initial certification You 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 If you do not achieve Renewal status after year 8, you have one more attempt in year 9, before your certificate lapses.

The Architecture of Accomplished Teaching continues to be the basis for the National Board Renewal process, just as it is the basis for the initial certification.

The Profile of Professional Growth (PPG) Key Phrases …that contributes significantly to the quality of education and to student learning. Wide spectrum of activities and tasks, often in a collegial approach… Broad range of content and professional knowledge and expertise. These are key phrases from the PPG instructions. Think about how these phrases apply to your continued professional development. How can you write about your professional experiences to provide the strength of evidence to achieve? Ongoing commitment or contribution to the profession multifaceted

The Building Blocks of the PPG PGE A PGE B Component 1 Highlight and submit evidence for PGE A, B, C, or D Component 2 PGE C PGE D Highlight and submit evidence for PGE A, B, C, or D Reflect on PGEs as a whole, identify trends and patterns Component 3 Reflection

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 B PGE A PGE D PGE C

Component 1- Professional experiences beyond the classroom- PGEs should show: New learning Influence within or beyond the classroom Direct or indirect impact on student learning PGE 2 PGE 1 B A PGE 4 PGE 3 PGEs should be: Ongoing and evolving Multifaceted Varied C D

Component 1 - Written Commentary For 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

OR Component 3 - Evidence Video Learner’s Work Hard copy May be segmented 6 minutes maximum No editing You teaching preK-12 students You teaching or interacting with your colleagues 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 OR

Reflection 3 pages maximum How PGEs directly impact 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 – PGE – AAT – SOP – 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 between 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

Worksheet to complete the summarizer