Choosing Excellence:
National Board Certification
You’re at the head of your class.
Now go to the top of your profession.

The National Board Certification process improves teachers’ professional development by:
(a) enhancing reflection on teaching practice, (b) establishing a professional discourse among teachers, (c) raising the standards for teaching performance and (d) facilitating collaboration.
(Park, Oliver, Johnson, Graham & Oppong, 2007)

Mission
:
• Maintain high and rigorous standards
• Provide a national voluntary certification system
• Advocate for education reforms and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board
Certified Teachers

• Concentrates education reform in the classroom.
• Requires intense analysis and self-reflection
• Based on High and Rigorous Standards
• Performance-Based
• Reflects the Complexity of Teaching

Guided the creation of the National Board Process
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1.Teachers are committed to students and their learning.
2. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
3. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
4. Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
5. Teachers are members of learning communities.

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Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
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• Accomplished teaching is based on Five Core
Propositions.
• It illustrates how effective learning occurs.
• Certification process is based on this structure.
• Structure is a helix where each piece builds on the other.
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• At least three years experience as a pre- K-12 classroom teacher or school counselor in a public or private school
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• A valid teaching license or a license to practice as a school counselor

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A general description of each component follows.
The specific instructions will vary by certificate area, as will the standards assessed by each component .

• In this computer-based assessment, you demonstrate knowledge of and pedagogical practices for teaching your content area.
• You must demonstrate knowledge of developmentally appropriate content, which is necessary for teaching across the full age range and ability level of your chosen certificate area.
• This is assessed through the completion of three constructed response exercises and approximately 45 selected response items (SRIs). You will have up to 30 minutes to complete each of the three constructed response exercises and up to 60 minutes to complete the selected response section.

• This classroom-based portfolio entry is primarily comprised of samples of student work and an accompanying written commentary.
• You will submit selected work samples that demonstrate the students’ growth over time and a written commentary that analyzes your instructional choices.

• This component is currently under development.
• This is a classroom-based portfolio entry that requires video recording(s) of interactions between you and your students.
• A written commentary in which you describe, analyze and reflect on your teaching and interactions will also be submitted.
• Both the video and the written commentary should demonstrate how you engage students and impact their learning.

 This component is currently under development.
 This is a portfolio entry that requires evidence of your impact across your professional responsibilities as an educator including your students, peers, and community.

 Registration Window: March 1–December 31,
2014
 $75 nonrefundable annual registration fee.
Note that this does not cover the full cost of certification.
 $475 per Component
 Fee Payment Deadline: February 28, 2015
 ePortfolio Submission Window: April 1 to May
15, 2015

• Spread Components out over three years vs doing all in one year.
• Spread payments out over three year vs paying everything in one year.
• $1900 plus $75 registration fee vs $2400 plus registration fee.

• Iowa Department of Education Website-may not be available at this time.
• Registration is by December 1.
• One half of your component fee per year will be reimbursed after the withdrawal date of March 31.
• After you receive certification, you will receive
$2,500 per year as long as you remain a classroom teacher. If you become a teacher leader in your district and are not full time in your classroom, legislation states you are still eligible for the stipend.

DISTRICT SUPPORT AND INCENTIVES FOR
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
IOWA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

• Jump Start – classes will be available for 1 hr. credit (15 hrs. of class time).
• Revisions will be made to current classes to align with the changes. Stay tuned.

Cindy Swanson
ISEA Teaching and Learning Specialist
(515) 471-8054 cindy.swanson@isea.org
Pam Schmidt
ISEA NBCT Support Network Facilitator and
Instructor pamnbct@aol.com

Toll-free phone number:
• 1-800-22TEACH
NBPTS Web site:
• New Certification info www.boardcertifiedteachers.org
• For additional information www.nbpts.org
ISEA Website
• www.isea.org