Title/Website Description RECRUITING AND RETAINING
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS FOR
HARD-TO-STAFF, LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS--
Silver Bullets or Smart Solutions (2007)Southeastern Center for Teacher Quality Jill Harrison Berg, May 2007 Resources for Reform: The Role of Board-Certified Teachers in Improving the Quality of Teaching Dissertation for Harvard School of Education on how three districts capitalized on the expertise of NBCT to create school reform.
Ed Week Aug 10,2007 --The National Board: Challenged by Success
Redefining Teacher As Leader Great pdf prepared by the Institute for Educational Leadership's Task Force on Teacher Leadership Center for Teacher Leadership CTL is part of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education. What is teacher leadership? Teacher Leadership:
An Appealing and Inescapable Force in School Reform? Brian Lord and Barbara Miller, Education Development Center, March 2000Great article to build a foundation for understanding teacher leadership. NBPTS NewsLink This on-line news letter from NBPTS is designed to provided the latest news and information from NBPTS. NEA sponspors NBCT Summits State summits were organized to find ways in which accomplished teachers could help raise student achievement. National Staff Development Council National organization for professional development for educators which has develop standards for staff development. Teacher Leader Network TLN is an active community of talented teacher leaders from across the nation, dedicated to student success and the transformation of teaching into a true profession. NYS Local Contract Language Incentives for NBC(T)s NBPTS Certificate Renewal NBC is valid for 10 years. During year eight, NBCTs may begin the renewal process. Authentic Education This is a great blog which explores the Big Ideas and Essential Questions of education w/Grant Wiggins.
Every Child Deserves a Great Teacher!
National Board Certified Teachers
One of the missions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is:
"Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers."Continue your journey by:
- recruiting other candidates, being a mentor, providing professional development, or teaching on the graduate level. (NBPTS Awareness PPT)
- renewing your certificate.
- staying active on the NBPTS NBCT Link.
- growing the network by creating an active NBCT group in your region.
- collaborating with institutions of higher education to incorporate the work of NBPTS and discussing ways to promote teacher leadership.
Renewal Candidates
National Board Certified Teachers, if you have never before received the Albert Shanker Grant, and are, full-time, certified and tenured teacher in a New York public school, you may be eligible to receive the Shanker Grant. You will need to send your $300 deposit to NBPTS with your renewal application. Then complete the Shanker Grant application form and Check the box on the bottom of the form that indicates you are a renewal candidate. Once your candidacy is verified, the NYState Education Department will provide third-party payment to directly credit your account with NBPTS in an amount up to $1,250.
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