Candidate Support

Candidate Support: Programs and Facilitation

We have a range of resources available to National Board Candidate Support Program Leaders and Professional Learning Facilitators. Content will be updated as new materials are created. In addition, any COVID-19 related materials will be housed here.

COVID-19 Candidates Allowance

We have built a comprehensive plan to ensure equitable opportunities for all teachers pursuing National Board certification and Renewal during COVID-19. All information and resources for candidates can be found on the COVID-19 page.

Upcoming Webinars

Join us for a time dedicated to collaboration for Candidate Support Providers and Professional Learning Facilitators to both learn and share strategies, tips, and tools to strengthen facilitation and support for educators on their Board certification journey.

DateDayTimeTopic
10/27Tuesday7:00 PM, ETCollaboration Hour for Candidate Support Providers and Facilitators

National Board Academy

We hosted the National Board Digital Academy in July 2020 with sessions focused on equity, virtual learning, candidate support and more. The Candidate Support Providers strand was dedicated to exploring ways you can support candidates virtually. If you missed the sessions, or want to listen again, you can access all resources and recordings and continue connecting with others on the Academy website.

Candidate Support Providers Interested in Building A Virtual Course

If you are a Candidate Support Provider looking to build or adapt candidate support programs for a virtual context, NBCTs have developed several free online courses to help. Access the course and related materials here.

Course TitleDescriptionModules
Preparing for National Board Certification for Support ProvidersThis course is designed as a template to be used by those offering virtual professional learning for teachers pursuing National Board Certification. This course is populated with videos, tools, and resources to support facilitators building virtual professional learning for National Board candidates. The course is easy to adapt to meet the needs of the teachers you are supporting and/or the system you are designing.
The course is organized around six modules:
Welcome: Details about using Canvas, setting up your profile, overview of the NB process, and information about continuing ed units.

Component One: Step-by-step preparation for your testing experience.

Component Two: Step-by-step guidance for understanding and preparing your submission, with a focus on differentiation and analyzing student work.

Component Three: Step-by-step guidance for understanding and preparing your submission, with a focus on learning environments and videos. Please note some of the resource pages are duplicated in this module.

Component 4: Step-by-step guidance for understanding and preparing your submission, with a focus on effective assessment and planning of this component. Please note some of the resource pages are duplicated in this module.

Understanding your Score: All the information you need to understand your score and next steps.

Virtual Courses to Prepare Professional Learning Facilitators

If you are an NBCT or teacher leader interested in becoming a Professional Learning Facilitator, or a Candidate Support Provider interested in training Professional Learning Facilitators, you can access these free resources.

CourseDescriptionModules
Introduction to National Board Certification (Facilitators)This course is a collection of resources and guided learning activities for individuals or groups interested in supporting educators pursuing Board Certification and need a deeper dive into the standards and certification process.

Register here. 		The course is organized around 11 modules.

1. Five Core Propositions: What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do

2. National Board Standards

3. Architecture of Accomplished Teaching

4. Overview on Certification Process

5. Deep Dive into the Components of National Board Certification

6. Types of Writing

7. Supporting Candidates

8. Mentorship

9. NBConnect

10. ATLAS

11. Final Reflections
Professional Learning Facilitator TrainingThis course is a collection of resources and guided learning activities for individuals or groups interested in supporting educators pursuing Board Certification.

To access this course, please register here.		This course is organized around seven modules:

Welcome: Contains the overview, message from NBPTS, and pages exploring the benefits and purpose of providing facilitation around the certification process.

Working with Adult Learners: Many interactive activities exploring adult learning principles, active listening, and bias.
Facilitating with an Equity Lens: Explores different ways to bring greater equity to the facilitation process. This should be completed before working with candidates and should be revisited throughout the year.

Ethics and Facilitating Candidates: This module should also be completed before facilitators start working with candidates. There are ethics scenarios that build an understanding of ethical facilitation and helps avoid pitfalls. This module also has tips for using online tools like Google Drive safely.

Understanding Scoring: This module explores scoring details using a score report, scoring calculator, feedback statements, and rubrics. Extremely valuable, but this module can wait until later in the fall.

Providing Effective Feedback to Candidates: Explores how to organize materials for reviewing candidate writing, and provides practice activities for calibration around candidate feedback.

Extra: Understanding the New Certification Process: This is intended to be a self-paced module that your NBCTs review prior to attending your training. This would only be reviewed by those NBCTs who certified under previous processes.

Next Steps: This includes research, advocacy, and additional resources

NBConnect 

NBConnect is an online community for advocates working to grow and support National Board’s mission to expand accomplished teaching across the country. The site includes information and resources for building awareness for Board certification, developing professional learning, and candidate and NBCT support. Access to the community requires approval.

Login to NBConnect

NBConnect Application

Support Resources Available to Candidates

Support for Candidates offers educators pursuing National Board certification a list of curated resources available on their candidate journey, including ATLAS4Candidates, state and local contacts for support, and free access to the self-paced Canvas Course produced by the National Board Resource Center (NBRC) at Stanford University.

Self-Paced and Unfacilitated Virtual Courses for Candidates

Teachers interested in learning more about National Board certification or looking for virtual support resources can self-enroll in these free courses.

CourseDescription Modules
Introduction to National Board CertificationThis course is a collection of resources and guided learning activities for individuals or groups interested in supporting educators pursuing Board Certification and need a deeper dive into the standards and certification process. The course is designed to be used in one sitting or throughout the year.

Encourage candidates to self-enroll in this course.		The course is organized around 7 modules.

1.Five Core Propositions: What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do

2. National Board Standards

3. Architecture of Accomplished Teaching

4. Overview on Certification Process

5. Deep Dive into the Components of National Board Certification

6. ATLAS

7. Next Steps
Preparing for National Board Certification for CandidatesThis course is designed for teachers pursuing National Board Certification. It is populated with videos, tools, and resources to support facilitators building virtual professional learning for National Board candidates. Candidates can self-enroll in this course
The course is organized around six modules:

Welcome: Details about using Canvas, setting up your profile, overview of the NB process, and information about continuing ed units.

Component One: Step-by-step preparation for your testing experience

Component Two: Step-by-step guidance for understanding and preparing your submission, with a focus on differentiation and analyzing student work. Please note some of the resource pages are duplicated in this module.

Component Three: Step-by-step guidance for understanding and preparing your submission, with a focus on learning environments and videos. Please note some of the resource pages are duplicated in this module.

Component 4: Step-by-step guidance for understanding and preparing your submission, with a focus on effective assessment and planning of this component. Please note some of the resource pages are duplicated in this module.

Understanding your Score: All the information you need to understand your score and next steps.

Additional Resources 

Roadmap

Resources & Materials

Contact Us

For more information on Candidate Support Provider resources contact April Jones at ajones@nbpts.org.