1. Professional Development and National Board Certification in the United States
Presented by Barbara B. Kelley, Chair
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

2. 1 Country, 50 States
50 Education Systems

3. Factors that influence teacher professional development decisions
Intrinsic (Unaffected by policy)
Extrinsic
Licensure System
Employer Policies
Compensation System
Opportunities for new roles and responsibilities

4. Maine’s Licensure System
Provisional License
Valid for two years
Teacher must work with local support team
Must develop and complete a Teacher Action Plan
Must receive the recommendation of local team to advance to professional license
Professional License
Valid for five years
Teacher must work with local support team
Must develop and complete a Teacher Action Plan
Must receive the recommendation of local team to renew professional license

5. Compensation System Incentives
Salary differentials or bonuses for:
Advanced degrees (Masters, Doctorate)
Continuing education units
Multiple subject matter endorsements
High need subject areas (math, science)
Placement in low-performing school
National Board Certification

6. NBPTS Mission Statement
To advance the quality of teaching and learning by:
Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.
Providing a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet those standards.
Advocating related education reforms to integrate NBC in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of NBCT’s.

7. NBPTS Five 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.

8. Structure of the NBPTS Assessment
PORTFOLIO – Collaborative in nature 
Three Classroom Based Entries – 16% each
2 Video, 1 Student Work Based 
One Documented Accomplishments - 12%
Collaboration with Colleagues and Families
Contributions to the Profession
ASSESSMENT CENTER – Test Secure
Six thirty minute prompts – 40% total
Major Focus - content knowledge 

9. Candidate Feedback
92% said the process of National Board Certification made them a better teacher.
89% said the process equipped them to create stronger curricula and better evaluate student learning.
80% said that the process helped them develop a framework to use state content standards to improve teaching.

10. The APPLE Criteria
Administratively Feasible
Professionally Credible
Publicly Acceptable
Legally Defensible
Economically Affordable

11. Quality Professional Development
Assures depth of content knowledge
Is data driven; reflects best research
Contributes to measurable improvement in student learning
Requires and provides appropriate support, time and resources
Is designed by those who will participate in it collaborating with experts in the field
Addresses individual, collegial and organizational improvement
Is job embedded and sustained