National Board Certified Teachers

Recognition | Leadership | Renewal | Resources | Opportunities

Congratulations to the 157 new NBCTs in NYS who have achieved this distinction in our teaching profession!

National Board Certification Day was December 7, 2011. This was the day the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) publicly released the names of the new National Board Certified Teachers in New York State and across the USA. There are now 1467 NBCTs in NYS. Congratulations and many thanks to all their supporters. CELEBRATE and continue your professional journey!!!

Congratulations to the 43 NBCTs who have renewed NBC and demonstrated that they continue to evolve as learners and leaders which improve student learning.

New York State Profile Page from NBPTS.

See News Articles from National Board Certification Day December 2012!

One of the missions of NBPTS is:
"Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalizeon the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers."

Photo: NBCTs Recognized in Potsdam
(Annette Romano with new NBCTs: Carol Wright, Megan Foster, Joanne Stiles, Elaine Whitcomb and St. Lawrence Teaching and Learning Center Director Christina Martin)

 

Continue your journey by:

• recruiting other candidates, being a mentor, providing professional development, or teaching on the graduate level. (Download NBC Awareness Power Point Presentation for NYS 2012)
• ordering an NBPTS Outreach Toolkit
• facilitating a Take One or NBC cohort.
• renewing your certificate.
• staying active on the NBPTS NBCT Link.
• growing the network by creating an active NBCT group in your region.
• collaborating with institutions of higher education to incorporate the work of NBPTS and discussing ways to promote teacher leadership.
• continuing course work in teacher leadership. (see Higher Ed webpage)
• applying for New York State Teacher of the Year   a program to recognize and celebrate outstanding teachers throughout New York State. It is run in conjunction with the National Teacher of the Year program. Great opportunity and prizes.
• being a voice in your union.
• writing for a professional journal. See calls for proposals for Educator's Voice a jounal of NYSUT.
  

Many NBCTs continue to be involved with NBC by supporting candidates. NBPTS calls these facilitators, Candidate Support Providers (CSPs). To assist NBCTs in becoming more confident in meeting various needs of candidate support, NBPTS has created a two-day training which can be requested or is available annually in the Albany Area. To access this training and obtain registration information. . Support Groups can be created by working with local Teacher Centers or contacting NYSUTs Education and Learning Trust. See workshops and institutes for registration. The next training will be held at the Rensserville Meeting Center on July 10-12, 2013. NBPTS has also rolled out a new on-line CSP training.

National Board Certified Teachers, if you have never before received the Albert Shanker Grant, and are, full-time, certified and tenured teacher in a New York public school, you may be eligible to receive the Shanker Grant. You will need to send your $300 deposit to NBPTS with your renewal application. Then complete the Shanker Grant application form and Check the box on the bottom of the form that indicates you are a renewal candidate. Once your candidacy is verified, the NYState Education Department will provide third-party payment to directly credit your account with NBPTS in an amount up to $1,150. There are currently no offer funding partners for renewal. For more information or to apply for renewal see go to nbpts.org
Visit NBCTLink to network with other renewal candidates.