National Board Certification
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
Pay Teachers What They're Worth
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said teachers should be paid six figures. That's visionary.
Professional Development
Teacher Leaders Network
Confessions of a New NBCT
Teacher and author Dan Brown, who recently earned National Board certification, discusses his achievement, the involvement required, and the impact it has had on his teaching.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
A Movie that Matters
I always love the holiday season. You get to go to lighthearted movies like Tower Heist or Happy Feet Two. You also get a chance to see dramas like J. Edgar, a sure bet for an Oscar. This holiday season, I want to recommend that you consider another potential Academy Award winner, this one in the documentary category.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
National Board Certification for Teachers Makes a Comeback!
Have you ever lost something and discovered that it was right in front of you? That's the way I feel about the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Everyone is running around chasing after teacher quality when the National Board discovered it 25 years ago.
Teaching Profession
What 'NBCT' Means to Teachers
Cindi Rigsbee at The Dream Teacher recalls the moment she found out she'd become a National Board Certified Teacher.
Education
Opinion
Teacher Evaluation: As Good as it Gets
Why hasn't board certification for teachers become the norm, as it has for accountants and pediatricians?
Teaching Profession
National Board President to Step Down
Joseph A. Aguerrebere, the president of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, will step down June 30 after eight years of service, the organization announced in a statement.
Professional Development
National Board Certification Debated in Washington State
Few NBCTs have transferred to "challenging" schools in Washington state, a report concludes.
Professional Development
Study: Stipends for NBCTs Don't Pay Off
An incentive program aimed at bringing National Board certified teachers to high-poverty schools in Washington state is not working as intended, according to a new report from the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education. The finding comes on the heels of Gov. Christine Gregoire's proposal to suspend the bonuses paid to NBCTs—including the $5,000 they receive for having the certification and the additional $5,000 awarded to NBCTs who teach in "challenging" schools. She projects the cuts would save the state nearly $100 million in the next two years.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Looking Critically at National Board Incentives
A new report from the Center for Reinventing Public Education looks at what Washington State is getting for its nearly $100 million annual investment in National Board Certified Teachers. Washington State teachers currently earn a $5,000 annual bonus--which has led to tripling the number of NBCTs in the state in the past 4 years--as well as an additional $5,000 for NBCTs who work in identified low-income "challenging" schools. CRPE finds that these bonuses have not be effective in incenting NBCTs to move to high-poverty schools, or to stay in challenging assignments.
Professional Development
2010 Class of NBCTs Is Announced
More than 8,600 teachers and school counselors achieved National Board Certification in 2010, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards said this week. That brings the total number of National Board Certified Teachers—half of whom teach in Title 1, high-needs schools—up to 91,000.
School & District Management
Toward a National Teacher-Licensing Assessment
Proponents of a pilot teacher-performance assessment hope it will one day be used as a requirement for teacher licensure nationwide.
Education Funding
Hard Times for Okla. Teachers
Oklahoma teachers got some tough news this week that could hit them in their wallets.
Education
Teacher Leaders Network
NBCT Renewal: Worth the Price?
Faced with renewing her National Board certification, Mary Tedrow questions whether the cost is worth the reward.