National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards
Announcements
The 2007 – 2008 Spring Candidate Subsidy Window is
open from March 3, 2008 – June 30, 2008.
Funding Available - First-Time State Funding for Take One!
Take One!® is a unique offering from the National Board
for Professional Teaching Standards® that provides a
standards-based approach for improving teaching practice
and links student learning to effective instruction. Teachers
prepare and submit one pre-selected video portfolio entry
from any of the current certificate areas of National Board
Certification. A teacher can later transfer the score if
he or she pursues National Board candidacy. Participants
can access the Take One! application by going to http://www.nbpts.org/products_and_services/take_one1.
Illinois State Board of Education will pay the $395 Take
One! fee if applicants follow the directions below:
- Access the Take One! Application
- Choose the option to not pay at this time
- Upon completion, print the confirmation page
that includes the Take One! ID number
- Print your name on the confirmation page
- Fax the confirmation page to: National
Board Resource Center at Illinois State University 309-454-7493.
The National Board Resource Center at Illinois State University
will complete a transmittal so Illinois State Board of Education
can transfer funds directly to the National Board on your
behalf
Deadline to apply: March 3, 2008 - -June 15, 2008
We are pleased to announce that the Illinois State
Board of Education awarded two contracts for the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Program
for
2007-2008. The two contractors are the National
Board Resource Center at Illinois State University
(NBRC) directed
by
Dr. Lynn Gaddis, NBCT and the Iroquois/Kankakee
Regional Office of Education (I-KAN) directed by
Vicki Hensley, Assistant Regional Superintendent. The
work of both
partners is aligned to deliver services to support National
Board
Certified Teachers and candidates in targeted schools.
For more information, visit the NBRC at ISU website
at http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/ilnbpts and the I-KAN ROE website
at http://www.ilnbpts.org.
Good news!
The Health/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
certificate (ages 11-18+) is now available
for the 2008-2009 candidate
cycle. For additional information, please click on
the link below:
National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards: Certificate Areas
Resources for Candidates and NBCTs
Forms
National Board Certification information
Legislation
Master Certified Teachers
Updated: February 2008
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