National Board Certification

Overview of NBCT Process and

AL Scholarship

#TEAMNBCT

Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT (2000, 2010, 2020)

Office of School Improvement, ALSDE

mshields@alsde.edu

@mjshields

Dr. LaTonya Sibley, NBCT

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, BoD

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

@DrLaTonyaSibley

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Session Website �For Today’s PPT, Resources, and Links

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“Melissa Shields Wix”

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See National Board Channel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=43&v=VWU_SfCxRnc

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https://www.nbpts.org/connect/team-nbct-week/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlD6tm4HsvA

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What is National Board Certification?

• A network of accomplished teachers who are taking leadership roles and affecting policy
• A way to develop, recognize, and retain accomplished teaching
• Rigorous, high standards, created by teachers, scored by teachers

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NBCT Eligibility

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• Bachelor’s degree
• Three years of teaching or counseling
• Valid state or school counseling license

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Questions about eligibility call

(800) 22-TEACH

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NBCT Eligibility

• Candidates must have successfully completed three years of teaching at one or more early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary schools to achieve Board certification.
• Applicants for ECYA/School Counseling must have successfully completed three years serving as a school counselor.

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This policy change will go into effect on September 19, 2022.

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25 Certification Areas

More than a decade of research from across the country confirms:

• Students taught by Board-certified teachers learn more than students taught by other teachers.
• Estimates of the increase in learning are on the order of an additional one to two months of instruction.
• The positive impact of having a Board-certified teacher (NBCT) is even greater for minority and low-income students.
• This improvement in student outcomes is mirrored by NBCTs achieving stronger results on leading measures of teacher effectiveness, including robust classroom observations and value-added scores.

Copied from http://www.nbpts.org/research/

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Research & Impact

• Teachers who attempt or become NBCTs produce more positive outcomes in student test scores than teachers who do not. (Hattie)
• A recent study shows that for every $1 invested in national board certified teachers, there is a $31 return on investment.
• American Institute of Research found that students of new teachers who are mentored by NBCTs show a remarkable 6.5 months of additional learning compared with students of new teachers not mentored by NBCTs
• NBCTs have been found to be 4 times more likely to remain in the classroom than the state average.  
• Given the growing teacher shortage it makes sense for communities to invest in strategies proven to retain the best educators. 

 Two New Studies Add to the Evidence Base on Board-Certified Teachers’ Impact on Student Achievement

• “Board certification appears to be among the teacher credentials most consistently associated with student learning gains,” say researchers Goldhaber and Cowan. Goldhaber is director of the Center for Education Data & Research (CEDR), director of the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) and a vice president at American Institutes for Research (AIR).
• Goldhaber and Cowan also found that teachers who achieve Board certification on their first attempt produce more than a month of additional learning gains compared to those teachers who pursue but never achieve Board certification. In addition, they found that the score a teacher receives on the assessment—in addition to whether or not a teacher achieves certification—is predictive of gains in student achievement.
• In 2012, a pair of analyses published by Harvard University’s Strategic Data Project found that the students of Board-certified teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District and in Gwinnett County, Georgia, outperformed their peers by approximately two months in math and one month in English Language Arts, based on gains in student test scores.

The Certification Process

Component 1: �Content Knowledge

• Computer-based assessment

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• Focus: Knowledge of and pedagogical practices for teaching in specific content areas

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• 3 constructed response exercises (up to 30 minutes each)

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• Approximately 45 selected response (up to 60 minutes total)

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• Component 1 Resources

Component 2:�Differentiation in Instruction

• Classroom-based portfolio entry

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• Focus: Demonstrate students’ growth over time and a written commentary that analyzes their instructional choices

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• Primarily comprised of samples of student work and an accompanying written commentary

Component 3:�Teaching Practice and Learning Environment

• Classroom-based portfolio and video entry
• Focus: Demonstrate how candidates engage students and impact their learning
• Written commentary describing, analyzing and reflecting on teaching and interactions

Component 4: �Effective and Reflective Practitioner

• Portfolio entry
• Focus: Demonstrate your abilities as an effective and reflective practitioner in developing and applying your knowledge of your students and your use of assessments to effectively plan for and positively impact your students’ learning. Provide evidence of your collaboration with families, the community, and colleagues and of your contributions to learning communities to advance students’ learning and growth.

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Knowledge of Students

• Group Info and Profile Form

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Use of Assessment Data

• Formative Assessment & Data/Results
• Data/Results
• Self-Assessments
• Summative Assessments & Data/Results

Participation in Learning Communities

• Professional Learning Need
• Student Need
• Evidence

Component 4: �Effective and Reflective Practitioner

Process at a Glance

• Component 1: Content Knowledge Assessment

• Component 2: Differentiation in Instruction
• Component 3: Teaching Practice and Learning Environment
• Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner

copied from http://www.nbpts.org/

copied from  http://www.nbpts.org/wp-content/uploads/Guide_to_NB_Certification.pdf

Support During the NBCT Process

• Professional learning and mentoring offered from Regional Inservice Centers
• Facebook Groups
• ALNBCT Conference
• AEA
• Alabama NBCT Boot Camp (July 2022)

RIC Support Sessions

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DN7f1xitFly7lHfnVyxwVn9caryVavdz-c3mMvvxO84/edit

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ALSDE NBCT Scholarships & Support

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Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT (2000, 2010, 2020)

Office of School Improvement, ALSDE

mshields@alsde.edu

@mjshields

Dr. Boyd Rogan

NBCT Scholarships and Support, ALSDE

boydrogan21@gmail.com

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Learn about the Process

Go to the NBPTS Website: http://Nbpts.org

Read your Standards and Instructions Carefully

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Additional $5K Stipends!

(In addition to the supplement provided by subsection (1) of this section, teachers and other certificated instructional staff shall be eligible for an additional supplement of $5,000 if in an instructional assignment in challenging, high poverty schools, subject to the following conditions and limitations:

• (a) Teacher holds a valid NBPTS certificate in Literacy, English as a New Language, Math, Science, Career and Technical Education, or Special Education (New!); and
• (b) School has been on the "Failing School" list 3 of the last 5 years; and/or
• (c) School has a graduation rate more than 10% less than the state average for 2 of the 3 most recently posted years; and/or
• (d) School has a free and reduced federal lunch student percentage of 75% or greater or provides meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision.

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ALSDE MEMO (2021)

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TEAMS Act

Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science

FAQs and Updated Guidance

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NBCT Scholarships - Spring 2022

Grant Eligibility Requirements (copied from grant application): ​

_____ 1. Have 3 years of teaching experience.

_____ 2. Teach full-time in a public K-12 school.  

_____ 3. Commit to teach 3 years in an Alabama K-12 school.  

_____ 4. Commit to completing the NBCT Portfolio (all 4 Components).

_____ 5. Applicant is responsible for registration fees ($75.00 per component).

_____ 6. Annual household income does not exceed 3 times the median household income for the state of Alabama. ($120, 000)

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/18GcrTxwi6xAYwYJUL-BZ7w_as1QItEEYqgC6wQ8nuuA

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Awarded Scholarships by Region

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Awarded Scholarships by Certificate

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School leaders can provide…

• Release time
• Connections to local support
• Interest and understanding
• How are things going?
• How can I help?
• What are you learning?
• Technical support (esp. videoing)
• Recognition

https://www.nbpts.org/ace-in-the-hand-principal-support-for-national-board-candidates/

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Session Website �For Today’s PPT, Resources, and Links

Google

“Melissa Shields Wix”

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See National Board Channel

Today’s Slides

#TEAMNBCT

Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT (2000, 2010, 2020)

Office of School Improvement, ALSDE

mshields@alsde.edu

@mjshields

Dr. LaTonya Sibley, NBCT

NBPTS, BoD

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

@DrLaTonyaSibley

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Questions?