NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS

STANDARDS AND ASSESSTMENT: THE NATIONAL BOARD'S WORK IN THIS AREA FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF NATIONAL BOARD STANDARDS, WHICH ARE CREATED BY TEACHERS, FOR TEACHERS; AND THE REDESIGN AND OPERATION OF NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION, THE PROFESSION'S PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION IS SIMILAR TO BOARD CERTIFICATION IN OTHER FIELDS, SUCH AS MEDICINE. A RIGOROUS, PERFORMANCE-BASED, PEER REVIEW PROCESS ENABLES TEACHERS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THE PROFESSION'S HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ACCOMPLISHED PRACTICE. AS OF THE 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR, THE NATIONAL BOARD CELEBRATED MORE THAN 141,000 NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHERS (NBCT) ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE ACCOMPLISHED EDUCATORS ARE ADVANCING STUDENT LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT, REPRESENTING ALL 50 STATES AND 25 CERTIFICATE AREAS, FROM PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVIATION: THE NATIONAL BOARD UNDERTAKES STRATEGIC PROJECTS TO ADVANCE INNOVATION AND EQUITY TO MORE RAPIDLY BRING ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING TO STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED THROUGH A MIX OF FEDERAL AND FOUNDATION SOURCES. THE NATIONAL BOARD HAS BUILT AND MAINTAINS PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATES, DISTRICTS, AND TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS TO EMBED ATLAS (ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING, LEARNING AND SCHOOLS), A UNIQUE ONLINE LIBRARY OF VIDEOS SHOWING NBCTS AT WORK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, PAIRED WITH THEIR OWN WRITTEN COMMENTARY ON THEIR INSTRUCTION AND STUDENTS' LEARNING, AS A SUPPORT TO TEACHERS ACROSS THE EDUCATOR CAREER CONTINUUM. THE NATIONAL BOARD ALSO UTILIZES HOMEROOM - A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES DESIGNED TO HELP EDUCATORS NAVIGATE THE BOARD CERTIFICATION PROCESS FROM START TO SUBMISSION. THE NATIONAL BOARD ACADEMY WILL CONVENE THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS, PROVIDING THOUGHT PROVOKING SESSIONS ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION. PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS, LEARN FROM COLLEAGUES, BUILD COMMUNITY AND GAIN INSIGHT INTO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION.