Exercises Approved for Test Of Teaching Board's Assessments

By Ann Bradley

The board of directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has approved the final set of exercises that will be used this school year in a field-test of the board's first two assessments.

The board, a private organization, is developing standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, related performance assessments, and a voluntary system of certification for accomplished teachers.

At the organization's annual meeting in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 21-24, the board of directors approved a package of assessments to be administered in an assessment-center setting to teachers who are subject-matter generalists and work with...