Award Winners

The difference that National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) make in the lives of students, schools, and in the larger community continues to be recognized by the significant number of accolades and awards won each year, despite NBCTs making up a small portion of the overall teaching force.

Over One-fourth of 2010 Presidential Math & Science Winners are NBCTs

(May 5, 2011) Twenty-two NBCTs are were named among the 85 recipients of the prestigious 2010 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science.

NBCTs Make Up 20 Percent of 2011 State Teachers of the Year

(January 19, 2011) Eleven NBCTs are among the nation's 2011 State Teachers of the Year,  ccording to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).

NBCTs Make up Nearly Half of U.S. Dept. of Ed. Teaching Ambassador Fellows

(August 2, 2010) Seven of the 15 teachers who represent the 2010 class of Teaching Ambassador Fellows, recently announced this week by the U.S. Department of Education, have achieved National Board Certification.

One-third of the 2009 Presidential Math & Science Honorees are NBCTs

(June 24, 2010) President Obama recently named the recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and NBCTs make up one-third of the honorees. 

California Elementary School Receives a National School Change Award

(June 2, 2010) California’s Julius Corsini Elementary School will be honored as one of only six schools nationwide to receive the National School Change Award, an initiative of the National Principals Leadership Institute and co-sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators and Panasonic.

Two NBCTs Honored with PBS Innovation Award

(May 27, 2010) NBCTs Kareen Borders and Tricia Fuglestad were recently presented with the PBS Teachers Innovation Award, an honor given to teachers who have discovered new ways to engage their students by using digital media in their classrooms.

Utah NBCT Wins NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence

(May 4, 2010) NBCT Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, a second-grade teacher from Utah, recently received the NEA Foundation's top award for teaching excellence.

Iowa NBCT Named 2010 National Teacher of the Year

(April 28, 2010) For the third time in the past five years, a National Board Certified Teacher will represent the country as National Teacher of the Year.  Sarah Brown Wessling, an English teacher at Johnston High School, in Johnston, Iowa, will be named the 2010 National Teacher of the Year by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony on April 29, 2010.

4 of 5 National Teacher Hall of Fame Honorees are NBCTs

(April 21, 2010) National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) continue to receive top honors in the teaching profession despite representing about 3 percent of the nation’s teaching population.  Today, the National Teacher Hall of Fame announced its 2010 inductees and four of the five outstanding educators selected are NBCTs.

Broad Prize Finalists Hold Critical Mass of NBCTs

(April 9, 2010) Two of the five school districts recently named finalists by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation for the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education each boast a cadre of National Board Certified Teachers that makes up about five percent or more of their district’s total teaching force. This percentage of outstanding teachers who have achieved National Board Certification is roughly twice the national average.

NBCTs Make Up One-Quarter of Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teachers

(April 7, 2010) The Washington Post Company Educational Foundation recently announced the winners of the annual Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Awards and National Board Certified Teachers make up one-quarter of the honorees. Agnes Meyer, the wife of Eugene Meyer, publisher of The Washington Post from 1933 to 1946, was a strong supporter of public education. The awards were established in her name to recognize dedicated teachers who have shown initiative, creativity and an exceptional degree of professionalism in teaching.

One-Third of 2010 State Teachers of the Year are NBCTs

(February 17, 2010) Nineteen of the nation’s State Teachers of the Year are National Board Certified Teachers, according to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).

NBCTs Named 2010 National Teacher of the Year Finalists

(January 13, 2010) NBCTs Megan Marie Allen (Fla.) and Sarah Brown Wessling (Iowa) are among the four finalists for the honor of National Teacher of the Year, which is tentatively scheduled to be announced during the week of April 26-30, 2010.