National Board Certification - Western Washington University
National Board Certification - Western Washington University
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NATIONAL BOARD<br />
CERTIFICATION<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
2011-2012
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?<br />
•3 Years of K-12 teaching experience<br />
•Access to at least 6 students in the area in which<br />
you are attempting certification<br />
•License to teach in the state<br />
•Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited<br />
institution.
WHAT SUPPORT DOES WESTERN<br />
OFFER?<br />
• Ten or more cohort meetings with an experienced mentor<br />
from September through May.<br />
• Small cohorts offer individualized support. Facilitators<br />
provide feedback on written entries and videos,<br />
organization, assessment center help, and retake support .<br />
• No additional fees charged for retake support.
WESTERN WASHINGTON<br />
UNIVERSITY TIMELINE<br />
• Notify WWU of intent to enroll May-September,<br />
2011: Email Mary.Cardoza@wwu.edu<br />
Indicate in which geographical area you wish to<br />
attend cohort meetings<br />
• Register with WWU by September 17 th , 2011<br />
(early registrations are appreciated)<br />
• Meet with facilitator and group no later than<br />
September 2011 to establish future meeting<br />
time/dates/location
WWU NATIONAL BOARD<br />
COHORTS<br />
In 2010-2011<br />
Cohorts met in the following geographic areas:<br />
• Bellingham/Whatcom County<br />
• Marysville<br />
• Everett<br />
• Granite Falls<br />
• Skagit County<br />
• Whidbey Island<br />
• North Kitsap<br />
Cohorts are formed as needed wherever candidates identify<br />
themselves
NATIONAL BOARD TIMELINE<br />
Candidacy year:<br />
• Submit eligibility forms and full fee payment to<br />
NBTS, due by January 31 st , 2012<br />
• Portfolio: Complete between January 1 st & March<br />
31 st, 2012<br />
• Assessment Center: Complete before June 15 th ,<br />
2012<br />
Find out scores before end of December 2012
FEES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT<br />
To <strong>National</strong> <strong>Board</strong>:<br />
• Application fee -- $65<br />
• Initial fee -- $500 Program materials sent to candidate<br />
• Full payment of remaining $2,000 due January 31 st , 2012<br />
(with Extended Payment Plan due March 31 st , 2012)<br />
To <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>University</strong>:<br />
• $575 fee for facilitated support due September 17, 2011<br />
OSPI offers conditional loan of $2000 for beginning the NB<br />
process
WHY DO IT?<br />
…significant, measurable, positive impact on student learning and<br />
teacher performance<br />
• Financial reward: historically a $5,000 annual bonus, increases<br />
annually with inflation (subject to 2011-13 biennial budget);<br />
factors into retirement<br />
• Additional $5,000 bonus for NBCTs who work in high -needs<br />
schools with a set % of students receive free/reduced lunch<br />
• Clock Hours 45 after 10 entries complete<br />
plus 45 more when you pass<br />
• Professional Certificate granted<br />
• Transferable certificate 42 out of 50 states
UPDATE ON BONUS FUNDING<br />
FROM OSPI<br />
OSPI wishes to make it clear that, even after the Governor’s cuts,<br />
there is still some funding available to pay bonuses. OSPI will<br />
advocate for NBCT funding to be provided and believes that<br />
Legislators will be supportive. Legislators are is special session to<br />
determine the amount of the bonus.
EXPECTATIONS: CANDIDATES<br />
Candidates will…<br />
• Attend and participate in cohort sessions<br />
Failure to do that may jeopardize a candidate’s<br />
scholarship or conditional loan<br />
• Have sole responsibility for all portfolio contents<br />
• Be supportive of other candidates<br />
• Not use another NBCT’s portfolio<br />
• Avoid evaluative statements about other’s entries<br />
• Submit four portfolio entries and complete the<br />
Assessment Center exercises
EXPECTATIONS: FACILITATORS<br />
Facilitators will…<br />
• share insights about the process and help<br />
candidates identify clear, convincing,<br />
consistent evidence<br />
• highlight key tasks and monitor milestones to<br />
help candidates stay on schedule<br />
• Guide – but stay neutral.<br />
Facilitators are not reviewers and are not<br />
qualified to know how an entry will be scored<br />
• Not write or rewrite any part of any entry
ETHICAL STANDARDS<br />
Candidates may not…<br />
• …ask to see a NBC teacher’s completed evidence<br />
• …ask a NBC teacher what their qualifying score was<br />
• …include part of another’s entry as part of their own materials<br />
• …list goals and aspirations as part of entry four<br />
accomplishments<br />
• …seek a facilitator’s judgment about whether an entry is good<br />
enough to “pass”<br />
• …enlist the assistance of colleagues to develop the content of<br />
an entry<br />
• …create conceptual lessons and results that show that the<br />
candidates understands the teaching/learning process without<br />
needing to actually implement the plan<br />
• …give, ask for, or receive information on secure assessment<br />
materials or information<br />
• …share, publish, electronically post or otherwise reproduce<br />
secure assessment materials or information
WHAT OTHER SUPPORT IS<br />
AVAILABLE?<br />
WEA Jump Start:<br />
June 21 – June 24, 2011 Spokane/WSU Spokane Campus<br />
August 1-4, 2011<br />
Edmonds – Woodway High School<br />
<strong>Washington</strong> Education Association Website<br />
OSPI: Conditional Loan Program pays for the $2000<br />
candidate fee (minus the initial $565)<br />
OSPI Website<br />
NBPTS: Online/phone support- 1-800-22-TEACH<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Board</strong> for Professional Teaching Standards Website
DISTRICT SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE…<br />
Support varies from district to<br />
district… you need to ask.<br />
Districts may provide:<br />
• Release days<br />
• Use of video equipment and<br />
copy machines<br />
• NBCTs who will read your<br />
entries<br />
• Professional Development<br />
funds
PROCESS OVERVIEW<br />
The Portfolio consists of…<br />
• four classroom written<br />
or video-tape-based entries<br />
The Assessment Center<br />
• six assessment questions,<br />
30 minutes each
PORTFOLIO ENTRY 1<br />
Growth over time<br />
A Collection of student<br />
work samples<br />
(written or video-taped)
PORTFOLIO ENTRY 2<br />
Whole/large group<br />
Instruction<br />
Elements:<br />
• Video tape<br />
• Teacher/student interaction<br />
• Instructional materials<br />
(certificate specific)
PORTFOLIO ENTRY 3<br />
Small group instruction<br />
A collection of student work<br />
samples<br />
(written or video-taped)
PORTFOLIO ENTRY 4<br />
Documented Accomplishments<br />
Three areas:<br />
Teacher as Learner<br />
Teacher as Leader and Collaborator<br />
Teacher as Partner (family/community)
THREE TYPES OF WRITING REQUIRED<br />
Descriptive: Descriptive writing is a retelling of what<br />
happened in a classroom situation.<br />
Analytic: Interpretations the teacher made of what<br />
happened, examination of why the elements or<br />
events described are the way they are.<br />
Reflective: A particular kind of analysis, always<br />
suggests self-analysis, or consideration of practice.<br />
Reflection includes written consideration of what a<br />
teacher will do next based on his/her analysis of<br />
what happened.
PORTFOLIO KIT<br />
After you apply and send the non-refundable $500 fee, NBPTS<br />
will send you a Portfolio Kit:<br />
• A CD-ROM containing portfolio instructions<br />
• Bar code labels to be placed on all your submissions as<br />
instructed<br />
• Envelopes for use in packaging your materials for<br />
submission<br />
• A portfolio box to be used for<br />
submitting your materials
COMPONENTS FOUND IN THE<br />
“THE BOX”<br />
1. Portfolio instructions<br />
2. Standards<br />
3. Scoring Guide (rubric and notetaking<br />
guide) Rubrics are scored on a<br />
1(low) to 4 (high) scale
CANDIDATE “TO DO”<br />
LIST<br />
1. Portfolio instructions: print and separate<br />
by entry<br />
2. Standards: print and copy for each<br />
standard<br />
3. Scoring rubric: print and copy for each<br />
entry
Level 4<br />
CLEAR<br />
CONVINCING<br />
CONSISTENT<br />
RUBRIC - DECODED<br />
Level 3 Level 2<br />
CLEAR LIMITED<br />
Level 1<br />
LITTLE/ NO<br />
critical interpretation<br />
of texts, multiple<br />
interpretations<br />
limited<br />
interpretation,<br />
some analysis<br />
only one correct<br />
interpretation of<br />
text allowed<br />
simple recall of<br />
textual<br />
elements<br />
high, worthwhile goals<br />
(attainable)<br />
appropriate goals<br />
Goals included<br />
but may not<br />
connect to<br />
activity or<br />
assessment<br />
not goals, but<br />
activities,<br />
trivial<br />
varied instructional<br />
strategies, print and<br />
non-print texts<br />
few instructional<br />
strategies<br />
instructional<br />
strategies<br />
apparent<br />
no variation in<br />
strategies;<br />
strategies do<br />
not fit<br />
instruction or<br />
assessment
SCORING –GOAL IS 275 OR MORE<br />
Portfolio = 60%<br />
Entry 1 = 16%<br />
Entry 2 = 16%<br />
Entry 3 = 16%<br />
Entry 4 = 12%<br />
Assessment Center =<br />
40%<br />
Each question = 6.7%
A LITTLE MORE “TO DO”<br />
• CAREFULLY and METICULOUSLY<br />
• Read Portfolio instructions<br />
• Read Standards<br />
• Examine curriculum for match to your academic<br />
year calendar and create a schedule of activity<br />
• Gather evidence<br />
• Contact NBCT Facilitator<br />
Be sure to have contact information
AND IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO…<br />
• Practice basic word processing<br />
• Saving files<br />
• Sending attachments<br />
• Reading comments<br />
• Hide text<br />
• Creating various types of documents<br />
• Formatting text<br />
• Purchase a flash drive for information storage
And the day came when the risk it took to<br />
remain tight inside the bud was more<br />
painful than the risk it took to blossom.<br />
Anais Nin
FOR MORE<br />
INFORMATION OR<br />
TO REGISTER:<br />
<strong>National</strong><strong>Board</strong>Info@wwu.edu<br />
Active Minds<br />
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Lives<br />
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