Reprinted with permission from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards www.nbpts.org. All rights reserved
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SYLLABUS
UCCS National Board Certification Program
NBCT (National Board Certified Teacher) Facilitator Training Course
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Date, Time and Place for Class to Be Determined by Each District
One eight hour class held in February
(Additional 7 hours – Practicum during Candidate Support Class March & April)
Credit
One graduate credit, $300 per credit or
One UCCS transcript Continuing Education Unit, $75 per credit
Available for salary advancement and State Licensure Renewal Credit
Coordinator:
Judy E. Williams, M.Ed., NBCT, UCCS Coordinator/Instructor - NBC Program
Home Office 970-249-8224; E-mail nbct@att.net
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GOAL
The goal of this course is to prepare and build competencies of National Board Certified
Teachers (NBCTs) to facilitate small groups of National Board candidates as they
undergo the process of National Board Certification (NBC). The course will develop a
common language, philosophy, mind set, beliefs and behaviors that are appropriate for
an NBCT Facilitator. Main outcomes of the course will ensure that the ownership of the
assessment process belongs to the candidate not the facilitator, that the emphasis is on
professional development in strengthening an analytical, reflective teaching practice, not
on following prescribed steps to become certified
COMPETENCIES/OBJECTIVES
Facilitators will be given the opportunity to:
1. Understand the facilitative role of a candidate support provider
2. Have current knowledge and understanding of the NBPTS assessment process.
3. Be willing and able to accommodate the individual needs of candidates.
4. Be able to guide candidates to official information in clarifying candidate
misconceptions, misunderstandings and misdirection throughout the completion of
the National Board Certification process.
5. Follow National Board guidelines for ethical candidate support.
6. Learn to provide intellectual, logistical, emotional and technical candidate support
7. Provide nonjudgmental, honest, constructive, professional and knowledgeable
support.
8. Promote collaborative relationships in a reflective learning community of
facilitators and candidates
Materials: (Materials and books provided by district lead facilitator or purchased by
NBCT participant)
1) A Handbook for What National Board Facilitators Should Know and Be Able to Do
compiled by the lead facilitator of the course.
2) Support material, readings published by NBPTS.
3) Jump Start the Adult Learner by Laurie Materna, 2007.
Participant Responsibilities:
Participants will apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes learned in the course by
participating in a practicum, field experience with National Board candidates in the
March and April Candidate Support Classes.
Schedule of Class Topics, Activities, and Responsibilities
UCCS National Board Certification Program
NBCT Facilitator Training Course
February (8 hours)
Formal Training - Learning the basics for quality facilitation of small candidate
groups undertaking the National Board Certification process
March, April Candidate Support Class (minimum of 7 hours)
Practicum – attending and applying knowledge, skills and attitudes learned in
training by engaging with NB candidates in the National Board Candidate Support Class.