Getting started with your
National Board portfolio – Summer Work
1.
Become a
candidate if you are ready. Go to
-http://www.nbpts.org/become_a_candidate/apply_now1
2.
Download the Guide
to National Board Certification http://www.nbpts.org/userfiles/file/Guide_2011_web.pdf
; put the important dates and
deadlines on your calendar
3.
Put important
information for resource people in your contact lists. These include the
NBPTS help number, possible support providers or groups, NBCTs in the area whom
you know who can help you during the year by answering questions, etc., website
list that has resources that you might use, your IT department who might
provide video assistance or help with creating the DVD.
4.
Create a
binder or file on your computer
organized to keep track of your portfolio preparation work. These include:
· Standards for your certificate area
· Portfolio directions (if printing, just print the
first 5 or 6 pages up to the place where you have the format specifications
that come after the last section of the commentary)
· The Level 4 rubric for each of the entries
· The Evaluation of Evidence guide for each entry
5.
Get equipment
together for videotaping and learn to use it. Find a person who might
help you during the school year if you can.
6.
Make an
outline of each of your entries that
helps you see at a glance what you need to do to prepare these. Make a list of the possible places in
your curriculum where you might do each entry.
7.
Begin planning
some lessons that meet the exercise descriptions but don’t set anything in stone. Remember that the Knowledge of Students
connects to goals. (You can’t select good goals unless you know your students.)
8.
Prepare an organization
system for tracking student work.
This can be a file for each student or whatever system you have used in
the past that works.
9.
Download the assessment
center exercise descriptions and create a file for each one into which you
put helpful study materials, names of people you will contact or observe during
the year who have expertise you may want to tap to help you prepare, or
questions that you want to collect to raise during study sessions.
10.Read each standard (pace yourself; don’t try to do these
all at once)for your certificate area and note which ones are completely part
of your practice now, which ones have areas you need to improve, and which ones
you think are not part of your existing practice. Make notes about specific
evidence you can cite that demonstrates how this standard is exhibited in
practice.
11.
Read the description of entry 4 carefully and organize possible
accomplishments that you might present in the categories for teacher as leader
and teacher as learner. You can
write about the accomplishments you select using the organizer for entry four
work. (Keep these as drafts.)Think about your work with parents and community
and what practices and routines you use that you can document for the teacher
as partner with parents. If you
find this area lacking you might want to begin planning some new activities
that will be effective in building these partnerships.
12.
Plan the beginning of the year activities that will help you get to know
your students. If you know your
class already, begin creating a profile so you are prepared to select the right
goals for the group(s) you will feature.
Take some time to relax and
have a good time. National Board
candidacy year is pretty packed so take advantage of time to organize and time
to take care of yourself.
Call or email if you have
questions:
Vicki Baker Sandy
Dean
Vbaker sdean1@stanford.edu
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