National Board Certified Teachers

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Improving Student Learning in MCPS Through the National Board Process

Overarching Statement: The National Board Process is a research-based vehicle for increasing teacher capacity to impact student learning.

Vision: Student learning drives the work of a highly skilled staff, dedicated to equity and the deliberate pursuit of excellence rooted in a culture of continuous improvement.

Mission: A highly skilled and reflective staff will have a greater impact on student learning.

Rationale: Highly accomplished teachers are essential to improving schools. The National Board Process is unlike any other professional development experience in MCPS. It takes “The Skillful Teacher” to the next level where she can demonstrate that they have achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

This voluntary, teacher driven professional growth experience:

• Raises the level of rigor while improving student achievement.
• Promotes intense synthesis, analysis and reflection of one’s own teaching and learning as related to specific teaching standards.
• Uses current student data and interactions to improve student learning.
• Promotes and develops more focused, purposeful teaching through a highly effective standards process.
• Creates opportunities for all teachers to teach more effectively.
• Engages parents and the community in deliberate and purposeful interactions.
• Facilitates data analysis of students needs and identifies focused areas for improvement.
• Reaffirms teaching strategies.
• Quality Candidate Support enhances the level of rigor and reflection of the National Board process and decreases attrition rate.

Recruitment Meetings

Weekdays, 4:30 to 6:00
Audience: Teachers and Counselors interested in learning more about National Board Certification® and candidate support available in Montgomery County
Location: The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA)
60 W. Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
www.mcea.nea.org
(301) 294-6232

September 4, 2008
September 24, 2008
September 29, 2008
October 8, 2008
October 23, 2008

NOTE: Dates in green are events specifically geared towards teachers and counselors who will be candidates for National Board Certification® during the 2009-2010 Assessment Cycle.

Meetings in pink occur after the deadline has passed for local/ state funding for the 2009-2010 NBPTS Assessment Cycle.

If you plan to attend a Recruitment Meeting, please register for it on PDO so we may plan for your participation.

Candidate Support Workshops

Saturdays, 9:00 to noon
Audience: Current candidates for NBPTS Certification
Location: The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA)
60 W. Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
www.mcea.nea.org
(301) 294-6232

September 13, 2008
October, 11 2008
November 8 , 2008
December 13, 2008
January 10, 2009
February 21, 2009
March 21, 2009
April 18, 2009

If you plan to attend a Candidate Support Workshop, please register for it on PDO so we may plan for your participation

National Board Network Seminars

Thursdays, 4:30 to 6:00
Audience: National Board Certified Teachers and other Teacher Leaders
Location: The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA)
60 W. Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
www.mcea.nea.org
(301) 294-6232

Three seminars will be held during the year. There is a NBCT planning committee that will be working on this task. A survey wil be sent to all certified teachers in late September/early October to determine areas of interest.

If you plan to attend a National Board Network Meeting, please register for it on PDO so we may plan for your participation.