Wingspread Reports

In 2007 the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards reached a milestone 20th anniversary. In recognition, the Johnson Foundation invited NBPTS to convene a group of prominent educators at its prestigious Wingspread Conference Center. The focus of the conversation was the role of quality teaching in the nation’s contemporary policy debate surrounding student achievement; and consideration of the National Board’s future direction as the nation’s highly regarded measure of accomplished teaching.

The discussion focused on three papers and formal reactions. We are pleased to share the essence of their remarks.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the Future of a Profession

Author: Barnett Berry, Center for Teaching Quality, Hillsborough, N.C.
Date: May 2008
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Responses:
Mary Futrell, Dean, George Washington University
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Paul McMahan, Pirincipal, Chaska High School
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Lee Schulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
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Benefits, Challenges, Limitations, and Dilemmas of National Board Certification in the 21st Century

Author: Karen D. King, New York University; and Amy Roth McDuffie, Washington State University -- Tri-Cities
Date: May 2008
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Responses:
Sharon L. Nelson, Midwest Regional Director, New Teacher Center, UC-Santa Cruz
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Allan Odden, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin
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Improving the Quality of Instruction in America’s Classrooms

Author: Daniel A. Domenech, McGraw-Hill Education
Date: May 2008
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Responses:
Gary Sykes, Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University
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