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The Nevada Department of Education recently funded a new program to support National Board Certification and teacher leadership. The funding, which provides more than $700,000 over two years, will be used as part of the Nevada National Board Professional Learning Institute: Empowering Teachers as Leaders and Learners, a newly developed program intended to create a statewide model for National Board teacher professional learning and development. Read more.

This report, prepared by the Center for Great Teachers and Leaders at the American Institute for Research explores the perspectives of National Board Certified Teachers, asking them what experiences and supports were most important to their development over the course of their careers.  This report underscores the importance of listening to great teachers and investing what can truly help teachers move from good to great. Read more.

The Council of Chief State School Officers has announced that Sydney Chaffee, an NBCT and high school teacher in Boston, MA is the 2017 National Teacher of the Year.  Chaffee teaches humanities at Codman Academy Charter Public School, where she focuses on the intersection of history and literature to help her students learn from lessons of the past to make change in the world. Chaffee, who has taught for 10 years, believes education must be authentic and encourages her students to take risks by creating a safe environment in her classroom for diverse learners. Read More >

To strengthen the teaching and learning of mathematics in underserved middle schools and high schools in and around Orange County, Cal State Fullerton has been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Project partners are Anaheim Union High School District and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. See more at: http://news.fullerton.edu/2017sp/math-fellows.aspx

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) and the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) are pleased to announce they are collaborating to reestablish the National Board Teacher Support Program at Temple University. The program will provide multifaceted support to teachers going through the certification process. This effort is made possible by a four-year grant from the William Penn Foundation to Temple University College of Education. Read more >

ARLINGTON, Va. — April 3, 2017 — Michael Kirst, President of the California State Board of Education and Stanford Emeritus Professor of Education and Business Administration, will receive the National Board’s James A. Kelly Award for Advancing Accomplished Teaching  on April 7, 2017, in Arlington, VA. The Kelly Award, named after James A. Kelly, Founding President and CEO of the National Board, recognizes and honors individuals who have contributed to the advancement of accomplished teaching. In 2011, Kirst became the President of the California State Board Of Education for the second time. He was a member of the California State Board…

National Board hosts LiftED, bringing together 400 educators from across the state for professional learning on literacy ARLINGTON, Va. — March 2, 2017 —The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in partnership with Mississippi State University, is hosting the first ever Literacy Innovation for Teachers in Education  (LiftED) conference on March 4 in Jackson, Mississippi. The event will bring together 400 leaders from across the teaching and policy continuum in Mississippi and neighboring states. Through the National Board’s Transforming Literacy through Certification (TLC) project with funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. This event will be available via live-streaming through…

ARLINGTON, Va. — December 14, 2016 —The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has released a revised What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do, part of the teaching profession’s core body of knowledge. The book, which explicates the Five Core Propositions for teaching, is similar to medicine’s Hippocratic Oath, held in common by all teachers of all grade levels and disciplines and underscoring the accomplished teacher’s commitment to advancing student learning and achievement. “What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do is a foundational document that articulates what it means, in concrete terms, to teach to high…

533 Teachers Become Board-Certified; 3,384 Renew; More Than 20,000 in Process ARLINGTON, Va. — December 12, 2016 — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards celebrates 533 new and 3,384 renewed National Board Certified Teachers along with the tens of thousands of teachers currently pursuing Board certification – seen as the profession’s mark of accomplished practice. Occurring during the week of December 12-16, #TeamNBCT week recognizes and celebrates all National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) and candidates. On Wednesday, December 14, the week will be anchored by the re-release of the National Board’s foundational book, What Teachers Should Know and Be…

New York, NY – December 8, 2016 – The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are pleased to announce their partnership to advance accomplished teaching for all students. With this partnership, the two organizations will work to advance a number of initiatives building on their respective expertise in professional teaching standards and in professional learning for literacy teachers. Collaborations include the creation of a collection of lessons and free-to-teachers professional learning courses hosted by LDC that support developing teacher skills and knowledge in classroom differentiation and teacher reflective practice.  “The National Board has a…