National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Process/Certification
National Board Certification® measures a teacher's practice
against high and rigorous standards. The process is an extensive
series of performance-based assessments that includes teaching
portfolios, student work samples, videotapes and thorough
analyses of the candidates' classroom teaching and student
learning. Teachers also complete a series of written exercises
that probe the depth of their subject-matter knowledge, as
well as their understanding of how to teach those subjects
to their students.
National Board Certification is voluntary and open to all
people who have a baccalaureate degree and three years of
classroom experience in either a public or private school.
It is valid for 10 years, after which a teacher must seek
renewal.
Teachers who complete the process and pass the examinations
for National Board certification are eligible to apply for
Illinois Master teaching certificates.
Evidence of Completion
Teachers who complete the process must maintain evidence
that their names were included on the National Board's composite
list of those who have completed the certification process
(as distinct from having received certification) during
the
five-year period of the Standard certificate.
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