Friday, December 17, 2010
Metro teachers earn prestigious National Board Certification
Posted by: nmashburn at 3:24:22 PM
More than a dozen MNPS teachers have joined hundreds of their colleagues statewide and thousands nationwide in earning a top-level achievement from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Board Certification comes after a ten-part evaluation process than can take up to three years to complete. Evaluations are specific to each teacher’s discipline and include performance assessments of teaching strategies and written exercises to assess subject knowledge. To be eligible, a teacher must be a college graduate with a professional teaching license and have at least three years experience in the classroom.
Congratulations to these fine teachers for representing MNPS well!
Full release below:
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TENNESSEE TEACHERS EARN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION Nashville, TN – The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced 70 new Tennessee teachers have earned National Board Certification in 2010. With a 17.2% percent increase in the number of teachers who achieved certification over last year, to date 483 Tennessee teachers have undergone a stringent, voluntary process to meet National Board Certification requirements.
“Tennessee’s First to the Top plan has placed a renewed focus on the classroom teacher and finding the best possible talent to better prepare our students,” Education Commissioner Bruce Opie said. “These teachers represent the committed and passionate leaders needed to develop and improve classrooms, schools and communities.”
The following state school districts welcome newly certified teachers by cumulative total:
- District New NBC Teachers for 2010
- Memphis City Schools 34
- Metro Nashville/ Davidson County Schools 14
- Williamson County Schools 8
- Hamilton County Schools 7
- Franklin Special School District 3
- Putnam County Schools 1
- Kingsport City Schools 1
- Sumner County Schools 1
- Shelby County Schools 1
Candidates undergo a 10-part evaluation process, which can take between one and three years to complete. Evaluations are specific to each teacher’s discipline and include performance assessments of teaching strategies and written exercises to assess subject knowledge. To be eligible, a teacher must be a college graduate with a professional teaching license and have at least three years experience in the classroom.
Tennessee’s teachers join the ranks of the more than 8,600 accomplished teachers nationwide who achieved National Board Certification in 2010. Tennessee remains ranked among the top 25 states in the nation for total number of teachers achieving board certification this year.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards provides advanced standards, assessments and professional development resources to support educators at all stages of their professional growth; links subject-matter knowledge and effective teaching practices to student learning and achievement; and helps build and support school-based professional learning communities. Today, more than 91,000 National Board Certified Teachers are making a positive difference in the lives of students across the nation.
For more information and a complete list of teachers in Tennessee, please visit http://www.nbpts.org/resources/nbct_directory. |
