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  • Promoting Quality Teaching: New Approaches to Compensation and Career Pathways

    ACT releases a companion report to A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom: An Evaluation System that Works for California. In this latest report, Promoting Quality Teaching: New Approaches to Compensation and Career Pathways, we focus attention on the connections between evaluation and compensation.

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  • Attend The Introductory Seminar

    The National Board Resource Center is sponsoring an introductory session to familiarize prospective teachers with the National Board certification process and how to begin the process on May 18, 2013. This session will begin at 9:30 and end at 1:00 in Room 204 in the CERAS Building at Stanford. The topics covered during this session will include what the certification process entails, how to become a candidate, what to expect during the candidacy journey, and some tips on getting started.

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  • Jumpstart – A Good Way to Begin the National Board Journey

    Jumpstart is an excellent way to learn how to create a portfolio for National Board certification. The four-day session will introduce the standards and the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching that frames all the work of a National Board Certified Teacher. This year’s session will be offered from July 29 through August 1. Jumpstart is sponsored by the Center for Supporting Excellence in Teaching at Stanford and is one of the offerings in the Stanford Summer Teaching Institute. For registration go to http://cset.stanford.edu/programs/ssti/registration

  • Support Provider Training

    Providing support for new candidates for National Board certification is a good way to continue developing as a professional and developing the profession. It offers a new set of learning challenges along with real rewards. NBCTs who want to provide support for colleagues can attend sessions at the NBRC that are designed to supplement the training offered by NBPTS. Our sessions focus on learning to analyze artifacts of teaching, especially the teaching videos, to offer feedback, provide deeper reflection, and facilitate professional conversations.

    THe NBRC co-sponsored a session for support providers in the fall of 2011. We hope to offer a similar session later in 2012. Please visit this site again for information and schedules.

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