The Teacher's Guide to National Board Certification

The Teacher's Guide to National Board Certification
Author: Adrienne Mack-Kirschner
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780325005492

Adrienne Mack-Kirschner's work with the National Board program makes her the ideal person to advise certification candidates.

Achieving National Board Certification for School Library Media Specialists

Achieving National Board Certification for School Library Media Specialists
Author: Gail Dickinson
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005-09-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780838909010

Provides a history and overview of the certification process, reviews the areas highlighted in the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) portfolio entries and assessment center exercises, examines their components, and gives tips on how to complete each part.

Mentoring the Nbpts Candidate A Facilita

Mentoring the Nbpts Candidate A Facilita
Author: Jerry L. Parks EdS Nbct
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2006-07-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 146207281X

If becoming a National Board Certified Teacher is the highest achievement in the teaching profession, helping others through the certification process has to be one of the most rewarding! While there are numerous guides to help NBPTS candidates prepare portfolios, the prospective mentor of such candidates will find limited published assistance. Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate: A Facilitator's Guide was written to address this urgent need. Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate: A Facilitator's Guide will help aspiring mentors lead NBPTS candidates through the portfolio development process. A compilation of years of mentoring tips and suggestions by Jerry L. Parks, NBCT, author of the bestseller: So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?, this book is designed to offer successfully proven strategies for new and experienced mentors. Chapters include: FAQ's regarding effective mentoring models for accomplished teaching mentor forms mentor ethics helpful websites writing tips for Entries 1–4 inquiry questioning techniques special considerations for advanced (banker) candidates Everything a mentor will need to set up the mentoring process is featured in this book. You will find no other book like Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate: A Facilitator's Guide available anywhere to help you, the prospective mentor, succeed in your quest to facilitate your candidates toward NBPTS certification.

The National Board Certification Handbook

The National Board Certification Handbook
Author: Diane M. Barone
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a National Board Certified Teacher? Are you already seeking certification? Here is a practical handbook that will answer many of your questions. Beginning with the decision to seek National Board Certification, continuing through the portfolio and assessment processes, and ending with what to do if you don't successfully complete all of the requirements for certification, this book will support and guide you. Each chapter is written by a teacher or teacher educator who has been through the preparation process. Inside you will find: what National Board Certification is; what is expected of teachers seeking certification; how much time it takes; what the requirements are; what it means to be a National Board Certified Teacher. More than a general description of the background and framework of seeking National Board Certification, The National Board Certification Handbook guides you through every aspect of preparing for "life during the board certification process." Contributors share examples of the student work they selected for their own portfolios, helping readers make similar decisions. Vocabulary lists, web sites, evaluation forms for video and written commentaries are also included. Interwoven throughout the book are the teachers' emotions that accompanied the process. They talk openly about their feelings so that other teachers have a sense of the emotional roller coaster that often accompanies working through this demanding certification process. From a survey to help you determine if now is the right time to seek certification, to a reminder to take vitamins, exercise, eat and sleep, this comprehensive tool can make your board certification process a little easier. Achieving National Board Certification is a major accomplishment. It recognizes exemplary teaching that is centered on students, curriculum and the community. National Board Certified Teachers are able to demonstrate that they can teach to high standards. As a result, their students have higher achievement. If you aspire to become National Board certified or if you help teachers who are preparing for certification, this handy guide is the just-right book for you.

Navigating Certification

Navigating Certification
Author: Bobbie Faulkner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2021-02-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475858515

This book explains, summarizes, and interprets the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ new Maintenance of Certificate (MOC) process. The MOC process replaces the former renewal process for National Board-Certified Teachers who want to maintain their certification beyond its original expiration date. MOC explores the teacher’s professional growth since the time of original certification or one’s last renewal. The book covers the scope of the process from beginning to end. Candidates will learn about the two Components they’ll complete, developing their Professional Growth Experiences (PGE), connecting their video to a PGE, writing in the National Board style, and how to most efficiently use their instructions. The book explains and interprets the prompts candidates respond to show they have remained an accomplished teacher.

Successful Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification

Successful Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification
Author: Bobbie Faulkner
Publisher: What Works!
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Teachers
ISBN: 9781475830361

In 2014, The National Board began revising and streamlining the National Board Certification process. This new 3.0 version of the WHAT WORKS! Series, Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification: Version 3.0, Components 3 and 4 reflects the revisions published to date. This updated publication gives the most current information available. Contents include dozens of strategies to propel candidates to successful certification.

Handbook of Research on Professional Development for Quality Teaching and Learning

Handbook of Research on Professional Development for Quality Teaching and Learning
Author: Petty, Teresa
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 859
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 152250205X

As educational standards continue to transform, it has become essential for educators and pre-service teachers to receive the support and training necessary to effectively instruct their students and meet societal expectations. However, there is not a clear consensus on what constitutes teacher effectiveness and quality within the education realm. The Handbook of Research on Professional Development for Quality Teaching and Learning provides theoretical perspectives and empirical research on educator preparation and methods for enhancing the teaching process. Focusing on teacher effectiveness and support provided to current and pre-service educators, this publication is a comprehensive reference source for practitioners, researchers, policy makers, graduate students, and university faculty.

Music Therapy Exam Secrets Study Guide: Mt-BC Test Review for the Music Therapist, Board-Certified Examination

Music Therapy Exam Secrets Study Guide: Mt-BC Test Review for the Music Therapist, Board-Certified Examination
Author: MT-BC Exam Secrets Test Prep
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-04-12
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9781610721820

Music Therapy Exam Secrets helps you ace the Music Therapist, Board-Certified Examination, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive Music Therapy Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. Music Therapy Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to Music Therapy Test Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; A comprehensive content review including: Dynamics, Down's Syndrome, Modulation Types, Dissonant Intervals, Mental Disorders, Assessment Tools, Ornamentation, Intervallic Quality, Interval Abbreviations, Augmented Intervals, Behavior Therapy, Technology Standards, Session Log, Creative Movement, Desired Response, Williams Syndrome, APIE, Self-conscious Clients, Synchronized Movement, Triads, Reading Music, Developments in Music Therapy, Vocal Sound, Types of Music, Attention Deficit Disorder, Sound Exploration, Tremolo, Learning Disorders, Reactions to Music, Therapeutic Relationships, Group Contingencies, Learning Styles, Arpeggio, Questionnaires, Indications for Assessment, Cognitive Abilities, Rhythm Instruments, 7 Modes, Altered Scale, Information Gathering, Developmental Disorders, and much more...

Handbook of Test Development

Handbook of Test Development
Author: Suzanne Lane
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2015-10-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136242570

The second edition of the Handbook of Test Development provides graduate students and professionals with an up-to-date, research-oriented guide to the latest developments in the field. Including thirty-two chapters by well-known scholars and practitioners, it is divided into five sections, covering the foundations of test development, content definition, item development, test design and form assembly, and the processes of test administration, documentation, and evaluation. Keenly aware of developments in the field since the publication of the first edition, including changes in technology, the evolution of psychometric theory, and the increased demands for effective tests via educational policy, the editors of this edition include new chapters on assessing noncognitive skills, measuring growth and learning progressions, automated item generation and test assembly, and computerized scoring of constructed responses. The volume also includes expanded coverage of performance testing, validity, fairness, and numerous other topics. Edited by Suzanne Lane, Mark R. Raymond, and Thomas M. Haladyna, The Handbook of Test Development, 2nd edition, is based on the revised Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, and is appropriate for graduate courses and seminars that deal with test development and usage, professional testing services and credentialing agencies, state and local boards of education, and academic libraries serving these groups.