This presentation was created for the teachers of Shanghai American School

1. National Board Certification

2. National Board Certification
the highest symbol of professional teaching exce!ence

3. Why Become an NBCT?

4. Why Become an NBCT?
Strengthens teaching
practice

5. Why Become an NBCT?
Strengthens teaching
practice
Improves students’
learning

6. Why Become an NBCT?
Strengthens teaching
practice
Improves students’
learning
Advances teaching careers

7. Why Become an NBCT?
Strengthens teaching
practice
Improves students’
learning
Advances teaching careers
Provides a portable
teaching license

8. Areas of Certification
Art
Career and Technical Education
English Language Arts
Exceptional Needs Specialist
Generalist
Health
Library Media
Literacy: Reading – Language Arts
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
School Counseling
Science
Social Studies – History
World Languages Other than English

9. Age
Categories
o Early Childhood (Ages 3-8)
o Middle Childhood (Ages 7-12)
o Early & Middle Childhood (Ages 3-12)
o Early Childhood through Y oung
Adulthood (Ages 3-18+)
o Early Adolescence (Ages 11-15)
o Adolescence and Young Adulthood
(Ages 14-18+)
o Early Adolescence through Young
Adulthood (Ages 11-18+)

10. The Assessment Process

11. PortfolioEntries
Y willberequiredtosubmitfourportfolio
ou
entries.Threeareclassroombased,wherevideo
recordingsandexamplesofstudentworkserveas
supportingdocumentation. Afourthentryrelates
toyouraccomplishmentsoutsideoftheclassroom
–withfamilies,thecommunityorcolleagues–
andhowtheyimpactstudentlearning.
AssessmentCenterExercises
Y mustalsodemonstratecontentknowledgein
ou
responsetosixexercisesdevelopedforyourchosen
certificatearea.Y willhaveupto30minutesto
ou
completeeachexercise. Assessmentsare
administeredatover300computer-basedtesting
centersacrosstheUnitedStatesandW orldwide.

12. A Potential Timeline...

13. A Potential Timeline...

14. Scoring

15. Scoring

16. Scoring

17. Scoring

18. Scoring

20. Reading the Scores...

21. Reading the Scores...
Kay - Math
Amanda - Tech

22. Reading the Scores...
Kay - Math
Amanda - Tech

23. Reading the Scores...
Kay - Math
Amanda - Tech

24. Reading the Scores...
Kay - Math
Amanda - Tech

25. The Letter... @ECIS

26. The Letter... @ECIS

27. The Letter... @ECIS