National Board Certification

National Board Certification

Books

Books

Title

 When a Butterfly Sneezes
Author Linda Both Sweeney
Publisher Pegasus Communications
Copyright 2001
Description Our world is full of surprising interdependencies. But how do we help out children understand such complexity-especially when it impacts the events and the world around them. When a Butterfly Sneezes teaches us how.
Reference Number NB

 

Title

 Frames of Mind: The theory of Multiple Intelligences
Author Howard Gardner
Publisher Basic Books
Copyright 1983
Description Hailed by educators throughout the world, Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences has been applied in hundreds of classrooms and school districts since Frames of Mind was first published. This edition features a new introduction that explores the
theory’s development over the last century.
Reference Number NB100

Title

 Getting Things Done The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Author David Allen
Publisher Penguin Group
Copyright 2001
Description In today’s world of exponentially increased communication and responsibility,
yesterday’s methods for staying on top of it all just don’t work. Allen shares with readers the proven strategies he has introduced in seminars across the country and at top organizations including Microsoft, Lockheed, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Reference Number NB101

 

Title

 Preparing Teachers for National Board Certification (A
Facilitator’s Guide)
Author

Kathleen Anderson Stevens and Barbara Cole Browne
Publisher The Guilford Press
Copyright 2000
Description This Practical book presents a comprehensive blueprint for preparing teacher to achieve national board for Professional Teaching Standards certification.
Reference Number NB102

 

Title

 The Systems Thinking Playbook
Author Linda Booth Sweeney and Dennis Meadows
Publisher Linda Booth
Copyright 1995
Description The field of systems thinking and organizational learning is comprised of a large number of inter-related concepts, from systems dynamics to mental models. This first set of experiential practice fields for learning systems thinking highlights these concepts, providing insights into these complex ideas in novel ways.
Reference Number NB103

 

Title

 Ways of Thinking, Ways of Teaching
Author George Hillocks, Jr.
Publisher Teachers College Press
Copyright 1999
Description Ways of Thinking, Ways of Teaching presents a new model of teacher thinking and action-one that explains teacher decisions about what and how to teach.
Reference Number NB104

 

Title

 The National Board Certification Handbook – Support & Stories from Teachers & Candidates
Author Diane Barone, Editor
Publisher Stenhouse Publishers
Copyright 2002
Description Achieving National Board Certification is a major accomplishment.  If you aspire to become National Board certified or if you help teachers who are preparing for certification, this handy guide is the just-right book for you.  Each chapter is written by a teacher or teacher educator who has been through the preparation process.  Find out:

  •  what National Board Certification is;
  •  what is expected of teachers seeking certification;
  •  how much time it takes;
  •  what the requirements are;
  •  what it means to be a National Board Certified Teachers.
Reference Number NB105

 

Title

 The National Board Certification Workbook – 2nd Ed – How to Develop Your Portfolio and Preparee for the Assessment Exams
Author Adrienne Mack-Kirschner
Publisher Heinemann
Copyright 2005
Description The National Board has raised the standards for the profession and brought a new level of distinction to its certified teachers because it requires “clear, consistent, and convincing evidence” of meeting its demanding standards.  How do you measure up?  Where do you need to stretch and grow?  Use this workbook, in conjunction with The Teachers’ Guide to National Board Certification – Unpacking the Standards and find out how to examine your teaching practices and present the evidence of your classroom excellence in a way that helps your professionalism shine brightly.

 

Beginning with Personal Inventory Sheets typed tot he Core Propositions right through scoring your own work, this workbook offers numerous helpful tools, including:

  • best practices charts
  • guides to videotaping your teaching and analyzing the footage
  • graphic organizers for thinking through your practice
  • data-collection techniques for correlation with student achievement
  • plentiful opportunities for self-reflection
    and assessment
  • updated information about the new portfolio requirements
  • strategic advise about taking the NB assessment examinations.
Reference Number NB106  (goes with NB107)

 

Title

 The Teachers Guide to National Board Certification – Unpacking the Standards
Author Adrienne Mack-Kirschner
Publisher Heinemann
Copyright 2003
Description National Board Certification is a highly regarded credential attesting that a teacher has been judged by peers as one who is accomplished, makes sound professional judgments about students learning, and acts effectively on those judgments.Discover the premises behind everything the National Board Process requires of you, in addition to the nuts and bolts of completing the portfolio.
Reference Number NB107  (goes with NB106)

 

Title

 Accomplished Teaching – The Key to National Board Certification
Author Bess A. Jennings & MaryAnn D. Joseph with Carol A. Sharp & Frank J. Orlando
Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.
Copyright 2004
Description This is a comprehensive explanation of what one must do to become a National Board Certified Teacher.  National Board Certification is a process that leads teachers to ever-deeper levels of analysis, reflection, and understanding as teaching practice is examined against the Standards.With this book, candidates can now work independently between support sessions, reading and re-reading sections of interest as they grow through or toward National Board Certification.  They can pace themselves through the process and gain additional value from group sessions.  We believe it will help them develop the deep, personal reflection of accomplished teaching, and the confidence to participate fully in candidate learning communities.
Reference Number NB108

 

Title

 Navigating the National Board Certification Process – A Step-by-Step Workbook for Teachers
Author Martha H. Hopkins
Publisher Corwin Press
Copyright 2004
Description This book has been designed t help you navigate the entire National Board Certification journey.Part 1:  Choosing Your Destination, will help you determine if National Board Certification is an appropriate destination for you.  You will be introduced to the Five Core Propositions, the standards for your certification area, the portfolio, and the tests that access your content knowledge.

Part II:  Packing Your Bags, will will help you make all necessary arrangements for completing the requirements of the portfolio and the content knowledge assessment.  In this section, you will plan the units of study you will later highlight in your portfolio, create a support system. schedule your time, and practice making videotapes.

Part III:  Making the Journey, will assist you on the actual journey.  You will analyze student work and your videotapes, refresh your writing skills, and make final preparations for the content area examinations.
Reference Number NB109