National Board Component 1 - Miscellaneous Tips:

¨  Know where you are going

¨  Get there 30 minutes early

¨  Bring your ID – Driver’s License

¨  Earplugs (if noises distract you – other people typing, etc.)

¨  Dress in layers to adjust to fluctuations in room temperature

¨  Go through tutorial at least twice

¨  Don’t wait until the last minute to prepare!

¨  Know content knowledge!  (Prompts can be drawn from standards.)

¨  Take bottled water & snack for break (if allowed)

¨  Know core propositions & standards (maybe create a mnemonic device for them!)

¨  You may type in narrative (paragraph) and/or bullet

¨  Tell why…Explain!!!

¨  Tie to student achievement!

¨  Make sure you read EACH prompt and you answer each question!

¨  White Board/Scratch  Paper – while taking the test, jot down on the white board things that stand out to you (terminology, etc.)

¨  Get school textbooks in your subject area

¨  Study your content area/talk to colleagues that teach other subjects in your area

¨  Read over the Scoring Rubric!!

¨  Allowable items: comfort aids such as cough drops, glucose tables, eyeglasses, hearing aids, insulin pump attached to body, pillow or cushion, tissues

¨  Have a valid, government-issued photo ID with signature (first and last names on the ID must match the names on your National Board information)

¨  Review the NBPTS content specific standards assigned to Component 1 exercises

¨  Memorize Rubric level 4 for all 3 constructed-response exercises

¨  Review all possibilities for the approximate percentages of selected response items section

¨  Work the SAMPLE selected response items with the answer key

¨  Work the SAMPLE constructed response exercises with scoring rubrics