National Board Certification
Education
Letter to the Editor
Test Scores as Indicators of NBPTS Effectiveness?
In response to "NBPTS Upgrades Profession, Most Agree, Despite Test-Score Letdown" (June 14, 2006):
Attaining certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a powerful, reflective process that does make better teachers.
Education
Report Roundup
No Link Seen Between NBPTS Certification, Student Achievement
Nationally certified teachers do not necessarily produce greater student success in the classroom, a study of more than 300 middle-school teachers in North Carolina concludes.
Education
Certification-Study Controversy
Should the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards release the full results of a recent study on certification and academic achievement?
Education
The National-Certification Effect
Is certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards a good indicator of a teacher's effectiveness?
Standards & Accountability
National Board Teachers No Better Than Other Educators, Long-Awaited Study Finds
Students of teachers who hold certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards achieve, on average, no greater academic progress than students of teachers without the special status, a long-awaited study using North Carolina data concludes.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Got Your Twizzle On?
My wife thought I was lame for watching the winter Olympics every night. I was gleaning valuable lessons as I set my sights on NBPTS gold.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Credit Where It’s Due
Andrew J. Rotherham writes that putting nationally certified teachers into the classrooms that need them most will reverse the current inequitable status quo.
Education
National Board Certification: What's it Worth?
Achieving national board certification is no simple task for teachers. But all that effort has some pay-offs. For many teachers, board certification brings with it an increase in salary, annual bonuses, and a validation of teaching techniques.
Teaching Profession
Students of National-Board Teachers Gain Slight Edge
Ninth and 10th graders in the Miami-Dade County school district whose math teachers were certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards scored slightly higher than other students on a Florida mathematics exam, a study finds.
Professional Development
Ariz. Study Sees Benefits in National-Board Certification
A second independent study commissioned by the board that offers national certification for teachers concludes that the credential has a positive effect on student achievement.
Education
Nationally Certified Teachers In the South
Hoping to boost teacher quality, Southern states lead the nation in the number of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. These totals are as of Dec. 3, 2003.
Education
Teacher Bonuses
Thirty-two states now offer salary supplements to teachers who earn certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Education
Opinion
Better Assessment For Better Teaching
The outgoing president of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards believes that National-board-certified teachers are setting "a new standard for teaching in America."
School & District Management
ECS Review Discounts Study Critical of Teaching Board
Based on a review by independent researchers, the Education Commission of the States is discounting the conclusions of a small study that showed teachers from Tennessee who received national board certification did not markedly affect their students' achievement.