National Board Certification for Teachers
By: Rori Phelps
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Identify what the National Board Certification for Teachers is and what the benefits of it are
Learn how to obtain the National Board Certification for Teachers
The National Board Certification was designed to create a recognize better teachers to benefit students and schools.
How Do You Become Board Certified?
You must be licensed to teach and hold a Bachelor's degree. At least three years of teaching experience is required. To become certified, you must take a test to judge your knowledge on your subject and your knowledge about teaching, build a portfolio, record a classroom video, complete a written analysis, and complete a reflective component. This is a long process designed to make sure that all board certified teachers meet their expectations and to hold them all to a higher standard. Because of this, teachers often say that they learn a lot about the profession of teaching and what it takes to be a good teacher.
Example of 'National Board Certification for Teachers' Certificate
References
Park, S., & Oliver, J. S. (2008). National board certification (NBC) as a catalyst for teachers’ learning about teaching: The effects of the NBC process on candidate teachers’ PCK development. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45(7), 812–834. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.odu.edu/10.1002/tea.20234
Sato, M., Hyler, M. E., & Monte-Sano, C. B. (2014). Learning to lead with purpose: National board certification and teacher leadership development. International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 5(1), 1–23.
What are the benefits of being board certified?
A) Extra pay, more opportunities, the ability to strengthen your teaching abilities, the ability to teach across the country.
B) Reduced tuition to earn your master's degree and student loan forgiveness
C) The ability to become an administrator without any further training
D) Top priority in picking a school district to work in
Answer: A
How could being board certified help your students?
A) They have to work harder so that they make you look good
B) Since it is such a rigorous process to become board certified, the amount of extra work that I would have to put into perfecting my profession would benefit my students by improving the quality of their teacher.
C) Students have easier work when you are going through this process
D) Students will only listen to you if you are certified
Answer: B
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