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  1. What is the Profile of Professional Growth?
  2. How much time is involved in completing the Profile of Professional Growth?
  3. What does the Profile of Professional Growth entail?
  4. Must I be identifiable in the video for Component 2?
  5. What do I do if my video recording for Component 2 does not show a date-stamp?
  6. Does the date-stamp have to be shown throughout the video for Component 2?
  7. If my video for Component 2 is completely in Spanish, or the majority is in Spanish, may I include an English transcript?


  1. What is the Profile of Professional Growth?

    2. The Profile of Professional Growth (PPG) provides you as an NBCT the opportunity to document your continuing professional growth with a focus on increasing student learning. In this ongoing pursuit of professional growth, you must engage in complex activities that include development of certificate-specific content knowledge and pedagogical and technological skills obtained through workshops, courses, and reading of the latest professonal literature. The PPG asks you to demonstrate that your classroom practices are consistent with the high standards that certification represents.

     


  2. How much time is involved in completing the Profile of Professional Growth?

    3. A renewal candidate will spend less time than a first-time candidate since there are only three components and a reflection. Some renewal candidates report that the renewal process took them 30-40 hours.

     


  3. What does the Profile of Professional Growth entail?

    4. National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) prepare, develop, and submit the Profile of Professional Growth (PPG) to NBPTS for evaluation to pursue renewal of National Board Certification. The PPG comprises three interrelated components and a reflection. The components draw upon a single group of Professional Growth Experiences (PGEs) that you select. For a comprehensive overview of the renewal process, see Renewal at a Glance at www.nbpts.org/for_nbcts/certification_renewal.

    • Component 1 requires you to submit responses to prompts related to four areas of your professional growth that you will identify, which may have begun before certification, but have evolved to become the focus of professional growth since certification. These Professional Growth Experiences (PGEs) must include current content and/or pedagogical knowledge; acquisition of effective and appropriate use of technology; and must be ongoing, varied, and multifaceted. They must reflect your continuous commitment and contributions to the professional activities that ultimately have an impact on student learning.
    • Component 2 requires you to choose one of the PGEs featured in Component 1 and demonstrate its application. The component requires a date-stamped 10-minute video recording (recorded no earlier than September of your eighth year of certification when you are first eligible to apply for renewal) in which you demonstrate pre-K--12 classroom teaching in the same content and developmental level as your original certification. The video (created in your eighth or ninth year of National Board Certification) and accompanying Written Commentary must demonstrate student learning in an environment that ensures equity of access, promotes an appreciation of diversity, and demonstrates certificate-specific content knowledge.
    • Component 3 requires that you choose one of the remaining PGEs that you featured in Component 1 and demonstrate its application. Component 3 offers several options. You may choose to create a 6-minute video recording of your teaching practice with pre-K--12 learners or with professional colleagues, or you may choose to feature learner work samples. The basis for this component must be a different PGE from that used in Component 2 and must demonstrate either a direct or indirect impact on student learning. 
    • Reflection. In addition to the three components, you must submit a written reflection that requres you to analyze the connections and patterns among all three components of your PPG from the perspective of your role as an educator. You must focus on challenges encountered, as well as discuss plans for continued professional growth and efforts to impact student learning.


  4. Must I be identifiable in the video for Component 2?

    5. Candidates must be identifiable with their current photo ID in at least one segment of the date-stamped video for Component 2.


  5. What do I do if my video recording for Component 2 does not show a date-stamp?

    6. Ask your administrator to sign the Video Recording Date Attestation Form in the Profile of Professional Growth. It is the final form preceding page 46. The recording for Component 2 may not be recorded earlier than September of the candidate's eighth year of certification.


  6. Does the date-stamp have to be shown throughout the video for Component 2?

    7. If all of the segments of the video for Component 2 were recorded on the same day with the same class, only one segment needs to be date-stamped. If more than one class was used or if you have submitted a segment from a second day using the same lesson, the other segment(s) should either be date-stamped or have an administrator sign the Video Recording Date Attestation Form for the additional segments. This form is the final form in the Profile of Professional Growth preceding page 46.


  7. If my video for Component 2 is completely in Spanish, or the majority is in Spanish, may I include an English transcript?

    8. If the featured class is bilingual, the candidate may submit a transcript of the recording. This applies to Spanish bilingual classes only at this point in all certificate areas except English Language Arts and World Languages Other than English.


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