National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

• Best Professional Development Experience I Have
  Ever Had!
• Illinois NBCTs

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The National Board of Professional Teaching
Standards

• 63 member board
• Began in 1987--First NBCTs announced in 1995
• Non-partisan, independent and nonprofit
• Teachers play a major role in...
• Informing policies of NBPTS
• Developing standards
• Piloting test portfolio entries
• Scoring candidates portfolio exercises

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Mission of the National Board For Professional
Teaching Standards

• The National Boards mission is to advance the
  quality of teaching and learning by
• maintaining high and rigorous standards for what
  accomplished teachers should know and be able to
  do.
• providing a national voluntary system certifying
  teachers who meet these standards.
• advocating related education reforms to integrate
  National Board Certification in American
  education and to capitalize on the expertise of
  National Board Certified Teachers.

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Five Core Propositions

• Teachers are committed to students and their
  learning.
• Teachers know the subjects they teach, and how to
  teach those subjects to students.
• Teachers are responsible for managing and
  monitoring student learning.
• Teachers think systematically about their
  practice and learn from experience.
• Teachers are members of learning communities.

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National Board CertificationCandidate
Qualifications

• Holds a baccalaureate degree
• Holds a valid state teaching license or teaches
  in an approved State program
• Has taught in a classroom for three years
• Currently has a classroom assignment

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National Board Assessment Process

• Portfolio (Four entries)
• Three classroom-based entries
• Two videotapes documenting the candidates
  teaching practice
• Student work samples
• One entry showing family and community outreach,
  professional leadership/collaboration, and
  professional learning activities.
• Assessment Center (Tutorial Available Online)
• Six 30-minute online exercises
• Prompted questions
• Focus on content-area knowledge
• Held at regional sites (See NBPTS website for
  locations and times.)

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Written Commentaries for Portfolio Entries

• The candidate writes
• Descriptions
• Analyses
• Reflections

• The candidate includes
• Artifacts
• Documentation and Verification
• Student work and videotapes

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Scoring

• Four-point rubric
• Scorers are all recognized practicing teachers in
  the certificate-area
• Scoring takes place in the summer
• Bias, validity and reliability checks in place
  (has higher reliability rates than AP exam)

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Certificates Available for 2007-2008
The following 24 certificates are currently
available
Adolescence and Young Adulthood (Ages
14-18) English Language Arts Mathematics Science
Social Studies-History Early Adolescence Through
Young Adulthood (Ages 11-18) Art Career and
Technical Education English as a New Language
Health Education Music Physical Education World
Languages Other than English ( German is not
available this year) Early Childhood Through
Young Adulthood Exceptional Needs
(Ages 0-21) Library-Media (Ages 3-18)
School Counseling (Ages 3-18)

• Early Childhood (Ages 3-8)
• Generalist
• Middle Childhood (Ages 7-12)
• Generalist
• Early and Middle Childhood (Ages 3-12)
• Art
• English as a New Language
• Literacy Reading-Language Arts
• Music
• Physical Education
• World Languages Other than English
• Early Adolescence (Ages 11-15)
• Generalist
• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science

Low demand certificates will not be offered each
year. Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
(EAYA) World Languages Other than English (WLOE)
for Ages 11-18 is still available. Specialty
areas German, Latin, Japanese are no longer
included. Future availability of these
certificates will be dictated by demand.
Information on low demand certificates will be
provided on the NBPTS website as it becomes
available 12-20-06.
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2007-2010 Schedule...
Candidates have 3 years to complete the NBPTS
process..
2007-2008
2009-2010
2008-2009
Year 1 - Initial Entry
Year 3 Retakes, if necessary
Year 2 Retakes, if necessary
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NBPTS is More Than Recognition

• Teachers demonstrate that they meet high and
  rigorous teaching standards.
• Our profession benefits from every achievement.
• Developing a common language of accomplished
  teaching
• Identifying accomplished teachers
• Raising the publics perception of educators
• The five core propositions are becoming embedded
  in
• Teacher preparation programs
• Continuing professional development for teacher
• Teachers daily reflective thinking

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Benefits of Just Completing the NBPTS Process...

• Enhances reflective/analytical thinking about
  instructional practice and its impact on student
  learning
• Fulfills continuing professional development
  requirements for certificate renewal for five
  years.
• May earn 3 hours of graduate credit from ACE
  (American Council on Education) and NBPTS.

(Credits must be accepted by an accredited
University in order to count towards an advanced
degree or salary lane movement.)
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3 Tiered Licensing System in Illinois

• Initial License
• Standard License
• Illinois Master Teaching Certificate
• Can only be attained by successfully
• completing the National Board
• Certification Process

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How Do I Know If This Process is Right For Me?

• Go to the NBPTS web site www.nbpts.org
• Click on For Candidates.
• Then click on the link that says Certificate
  Areas.
• Scroll down and select the subject area (or
  generalist) and the correct development area
  (early childhood, middle childhood etc.) that
  matches your teaching assignment.
• Then download and print out the complete set of
  Standards for your certificate area.
• Read the Standards carefully. Highlight every
  place where you see your practice in those
  Standards. (If you have highlighted nothing, this
  process will probably not be a good fit for you.)

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How Do I Know If This Process is Right For Me?

• For each individual Standard in the Standards for
  your field, ask yourself the following questions
• What do you know and what are you able to do with
  respect to this Standard? Be very specific.
• How might you demonstrate proficiency with
  respect to this Standard? How could you
  demonstrate to colleagues that you are meeting
  this Standard?
• How might you demonstrate interaction of two or
  more Standards in aspects of your teaching or
  school counseling (e.g., planning, managing, or
  assessing instruction)?

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NBPTS Application Steps

• Review the standards. Go to www.nbpts.org
• Make the mental commitment.
• Familiarize yourself with your state and local
  application requirements. Go to www.ilnbpts.org
• Identify financial resources.
• Complete the NBPTS online application
• Complete the Illinois National Board Candidate
  Fee Subsidy Application ISBE 77-32

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Pre-candidacy Options

• Awareness Sessions offered through each
  ROE/ISC
• Pre-candidacy Sessions available on-site at
  selected ROEs/ISCs
• District 108
• Pre-Candidacy Class
• Architecture of Teaching
• Take One Entry
• Contact your Regional Support Site Coordinator
  or Intermediate Service Center

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Support for Illinois Candidates...

• Application Fee Subsidy through I-KAN NBPTS
  State Support Site www.ilnbpts.org (Subject to
  legislative appropriations)
• Financial Incentives
• Illinois National Board Professional
  Preparation and Support System through ROEs/ISCs
• NBPTS Awareness Sessions through ROEs/ISCs
• Pre-candidacy Sessions through ROEs/ISCs
• Candidate Cohort Groups through ROEs/ISCs
• Advanced Candidates Assistance through
  ROEs/ISCs
• Candidate Resources
• National Board www.nbpts.org
• ISBE www.isbe.net/profprep/nbpts.htm
• Illinois State Support Site www.ilnbpts.org
• ISU Resource Center http//www.coe.ilstu.edu
  /ilnbpts/
• University Credit
• School District Preparation Programs (as
  available)

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Illinois Candidate Fee Subsidy Process2007-2008
Cycle

• THE ILLINOIS CANDIDATE FEE SUBSIDY WINDOW FOR
  THIS PROCESS IS not open at this time. Keep
  checking the I-KAN NBPTS Illinois State Support
  Site www.ilnbpts.org for updated information.
• CANDIDATES MUST APPLY FOR THE ILLINOIS FEE
  SUBSIDY. Illinois National Board Candidate Fee
  Application for 2007-08 Form (77-32) will be
  available on the I-KAN NBPTS Illinois State
  Support Site website www.ilnbpts.org.
• Illinois Candidates are responsible to send the
  non-refundable processing fee of 65.00 when they
  apply to NBPTS.
• Illinois Candidates are responsible for paying
  the initial 500.00 assessment fee to NBPTS.
• Illinois Candidates should not make any payments
  to the I-KAN NBPTS State Support Site.
• IMPORTANT NOTE
• A candidate may elect to NOT release their
  candidate information to third parties offering
  support, incentives and rewards for those seeking
  National Board Certification. However, candidates
  choosing this option will NOT be eligible to
  receive the 2000 Subsidy in that their
  information cannot be released to 3rd Party
  Payers.

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2007 Candidate Fee Subsidy Time Line

• April May 2007
• April May 2007
• May 31, 2007
• TBA
• June 2007

• Illinois National Board Candidate Fee Subsidy
  Application Form (77-32) Online www.ilnbpts.org
• Applications Accepted Submit to
• I-KAN Regional Office
• 189 E. Court St., Suite 600
• Kankakee, IL 6090
• Applications Must Be Received at the I-KAN
  Regional Office by the Close of the Business Day
  (430 p.m.). May Be Hand Delivered.
• 565 must be paid
• Notification of Candidates to be Funded

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Benefits of Becoming an NBCT...

• In Illinois
• Illinois Master Teaching Certificate
• 3,000.00 annual stipend from ISBE
• Opportunities to earn up to 4000.00 a year
• as a mentor/provider of professional
  development
• Through NBPTS and ACE
• 6 hours of graduate
• credit in education through ACE

(Credits must be accepted by an accredited
university in order to count towards an advanced
degree or salary lane movement.)
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National Board Certification in Illinois
Number of participants may not be exact because
some candidates do not inform the state.
(first-time candidates only)
These candidates will find out their results
in November-December 2007.
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IL NBPTS STANCE GOALS

• Coordinate and provide a support system for
  teachers/school counselors seeking National Board
  Certification (NBC)
• Develop and implement district-level mentoring
  and induction programs using National Board
  Certified Teachers (NBCTs)
• Process FY07 Illinois State Board of Education
  (ISBE) payments for the Illinois Teaching
  Excellence Program (ITEP)

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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL 1

• Facilitate Ongoing Recruitment Activities
• Schedule Pre-candidacy Sessions
• Provide All Required Forms Online
• Illinois National Board Candidate Fee Subsidy
  Application (77-32)
• Form Candidate Cohort Groups
• Provide Assistance to Advanced Candidates
• Maintain Database of Candidates and NBCTs

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Area I
Area II
Area III
Area IV
ISC
Area V
Area VI

874 Local School Districts
NBCTs
Pre-candidates
Awareness Sessions Cohort Groups
Process Master Certificates Pre-candidacy
Sessions Mentors
Professional Development Advanced
Candidate Support S.T.A.N.C.E.
Training Candidate Mentor
Training Advanced Candidate
Support Training
Each arrow represents a Regional Office of
Educationa/ Intermediate Service Center.
Contact your local Regional Office of
Education/Intermediate Service Center.
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Cook Boone/WinnebagoSuburban Cook
Bureau/Henry/StarkDuPage Caroll/Jo
DaviessGrundy/Kendall StephensonKane DeKalbL
ake LaSalleMcHenry Lee/OgleWill Marshall/Putn
am/Woodford Rock Island Whiteside
Adams/Pike Champaign/FordBrown/Cass/Morgan/Scott
Clark/Coles/Cumberland/Fulton/Schuyler
Douglas/Edgar/Moultrie/Hancock/McDonough Shelby
Henderson/Mercer/Warren Dewitt/Livingston/McLeanK
nox Iroquois/KankakeeLogan/Mason/Menard
Macon/PiattPeoria VermilionSangamon
Tazewell
Bond/Fayette/Effingham Alexander/JohnsonCalhoun/
Greene/Jersey Massac/PulaskiMacoupin
UnionChristian/Montgomery Clay/Crawford/Jasper
Clinton/Marion/Washington Lawrence/RichlandMadis
on Edwards/GallatinMonroe/Randolph Hardin/Pope/S
alineSt. Clair Wabash/Wayne/White Franklin/Wil
liamson Hamilton/Jefferson Jackson/Perry
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7 ROE/ISC Regional Support Sites Contact
Information
Area III Tazewell ROE Contact Person Jana
Hunzicker nbptscoordinator_at_roe53.k12.il.us Area
IV Champaign-Ford ROE Contact Person Kevin
Seymour kseymour_at_roe9.k12.il.us Area V
Clinton/Marion/Washington ROE Contact Person
Laynette Baity lbaity_at_roe13.k12.il.us Area VI
Hamilton/Jefferson ROE Contact Person Janice
Cherry jcherry_at_roe25.com
South Cook ISC 4 Contact Person Myrna
Hill mloy1274_at_gmail.com Area I DuPage
ROE Contact Person Carole Einhorn
ceinhorn_at_dupage.k12.il.us Area II DeKalb
ROE Contact Person Gil Morrison gmorris_at_kidsroe.
org Contact Person Debbie Kasperski p.kasopersk
i_at_insightbb.com
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Pre-candidacy Options

• Awareness Sessions offered through each
  ROE/ISC
• Pre-candidacy Sessions available on-site at
  selected ROEs/ISCs
• Contact your Regional Support Site Coordinator
  or Intermediate Service Center

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Possible Candidate Options

• Mentor Support
• Cohort Groups available through
  selected ROEs/ISCs
• Higher Education Support
• Advanced Candidate Support
• Contact your Regional Support Site Coordinator

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National Board Preparation CourseworkIllinois
Approved Teacher Preparation Institutions

• Aurora University
• - Robert Paolicchi, Ed.D.
• - rpaolicc_at_aurora.edu
• Chicago State University
• - Dr. Lisa C. Pesavento, Assoc. Dean of College
• - LC-Pesavento_at_csu.edu
• Dominican University
• - Dr. Cathy Campbell, SP
• - ccampbel_at_dom.edu
• Illinois State University
• - Nancy Slattery
• - nlslatt_at_ilstu.edu

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National Board Preparation CourseworkIllinois
Approved Teacher Preparation Institutions (Cont.)

• Northern Illinois University
• - Dr. Nina Dorsch
• - ndorsch_at_niu.edu
• Roosevelt University
• - Dr. Ami Hicks
• - amhicks_at_roosevelt.edu
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• - Dr. Joyce E. Killian
• - jkillian_at_siu.edu
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• - Mollie Fedor, Continuing Education
• - mfedor_at_siue.edu

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National Board Preparation CourseworkIllinois
Approved Teacher Preparation Institutions (Cont.)

• University of Illinois at Springfield
• - Kim Kubatzke, NBCT, M.A. - mtl_at_uis.edu or
  kkuba1_at_uis.edu
• - http//mtl.uis.edu

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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL 2

• Make available online Statement of Intent to
  Provide Mentoring/Professional Development
  (77-25A)
• Identify NBCTs by Regional Area
• Invite NBCTs to Participate in S.T.A.N.C.E. ,
  Mentor Candidate and/or Advanced Training
• Update NBPTS Database
• Regional Offices of Education/Intermediate
  Service Centers Provide all Trainings 2007-2008
• Regional Sites Facilitate District Induction/
  Mentoring Programs

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WHAT IS S.T.A.N.C.E. TRAINING?

• 6-Day Induction/Mentoring of New Teachers
  Induction for the 21st Century Educator (ICE 21)
• Standards Aligned Classroom Overview (SAC)
• Framework for Understanding Poverty (Ruby Payne)
• Focused Walks (Jerry Valentine)

(Available for NBCTs interested in mentoring new
teachers).
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OUTCOMES FOR GOAL 3

• Communicate Information About Illinois
  Stipend Opportunities
• Provide All Required Forms Online
  (77-26A) (77-26B) (77-27A) (77-27B) (77-28A)
  (77-28B)
• Transmit ITEP Payments
• Manage Database/Records
• Complete All Reports

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NBCTs Incentives

• Types of Master Certificate
  Incentives s
  Required Service
• Assistance/Mentoring NBPTS Candidates 1000
  60 hrs. of
• Mentoring/Professional Development/ 1000
  60 hrs. of New Experienced Teachers
• Professional Development/ Mentoring
  3000 60 hrs. of High Need Schools/ New
  Experienced Teachers

Schools on AEW Status or where 50 or more of
students receive free and reduced lunches
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NBCT Forms

• Application for Master Certificate (73-03E)
• Statement of Intent to Provide Mentoring/Professio
  nal Development (77-25A)
• Verification of Eligibility for Master
  Certificate Stipend (77-23)
• Documentation of 2007-2008 Assistance/Mentoring
  to NBPTS Candidates (77-26A) or (77-26B)
• Documentation of 2007-2008 Professional
  Development and/or Mentoring for New and
  Experienced Teachers (77-27A) or (77-27B)
• Documentation of 2007-2008 Professional
  Development and/or Mentoring to Teachers in
  schools on AEW Status or where 50 or more of
  students receive free and reduced lunches
  (77-28A) or (77-28B)

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For more information contact
The National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards www.nbpts.org or
1-800-22-TEACH Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office
of Education Vicki Hensley, Assistant Regional
Superintendent of Schools NBPTS State Support
Site Coordinator I-KAN ROE 32 815-937-2950
Office Phone vhensley_at_i-kan/org Du Page
Regional Office of Education (Area One Regional
Support Site for the Illinois National Board
Professional Preparation and Support System)
Carole Einhorn, NBCT, Coordinator NBPTS
Initiatives
847-634-0335 Home Phone 630-
495-6080 Office Phone
ceinhorn_at_dupage.k12.il.us