The Support Network for National Board Certification

The Support Network

3303 Wilshire Boulevard, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90010

Call Susie Chow, NBCT, TSN Coordinator, at (213) 251-1444 or e-mail her at schow@thesupportnetwork.net for more information!

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(Updated January 09, 2012)

All National Board Certified Teachers are invited to meet and chat with:

Andrea Hajek, NBCT

Director of NBCT Engagement

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

United Teachers Los Angeles Building

4-6 pm

Light Refreshments will be served

Please RSVP by sending an email to-

schow@thesupportnetwork.net

LAUSD National Board Certified Teachers-Class of 2011 lead the nation with 189 newly certified teachers.

Rigorous and prestigious program requires both commitment and dedication

December 7, 2011 – At an annual event held at United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) headquarters, UTLA will celebrate the amazing accomplishment of 189 LAUSD teachers who have qualified for certification as National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. This year, LAUSD teachers led the nation in the number of newly certified NBCTs. Since 1997-98, there are a total of 2,060 LAUSD teachers who certified while teaching in LAUSD.

National Board Certification is a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize and reward accomplished teachers. It is one of the profession’s highest distinctions. The process involves written exercises that probe the depth of a candidates’ subject-matter knowledge, as well as his/her understanding of how to teach those subjects. Like board-certified doctors and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review. The work amounts to 200 to 400 hours on top of an already full teaching load. Candidates typically take from one to three years to certify.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has a 43% certification rate. To help teachers through the certification process, many LAUSD candidates join The Support Network, a joint UTLA-LAUSD program, headquartered at UTLA, that offers facilitated workshops and peer support. It is the largest union-supported program of its kind in the country.

“These unprecedented results confirm the strength of LAUSD teachers,” said Susie Chow, NBCT, coordinator of The Support Network. “LAUSD teachers are willing to take on a challenge in tough times. Their efforts show their dedication to their students and to their craft. They are committed to impacting student learning in an accomplished manner.”

For more information on National Board Certification, go to www.nbpts.org. For more information on the Support Network, go to www.thesupportnetwork.net.

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The Support Network regrets that all

orientations for

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

are over for the school year 2011-2012.

You do not need to join TSN to pursue NBPTS.

Orientations for 2012-2013, will begin in Spring, 2012.

Please visit in March, 2012, for more information.

Visit www.nbpts.org or call 1-800-22-TEACH

www.thesupportnetwork.net or call 213-251-1444

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The Support Network is dedicated to providing assistance to National Board candidates as they participate in the certification process. Using our network model, accomplished teachers work with each other to demonstrate that their practice is aligned with the NBPTS standards. Within the Network, we model the process of continuously analyzing and reflecting in order to improve our educational programs.

THE DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS ARE:
Early Childhood (Ages 3-8), Early Childhood through Young Adulthood (Ages 3-18*), Middle Childhood (Ages 7-12), Early & Middle Childhood (Ages 3-12), Early Adolescence (Ages 11-15), Adolescence & Young Adulthood (Ages 14-18+), and Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood (Ages 11-18+). *Exceptional Needs (Ages 0-21+)

THE CERTIFICATES ARE:
Art Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Career and Technical Education Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
English as a New Language Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
English Language Arts Early Adolescence
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Exceptional Needs Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Generalist Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Health Education Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Library Media Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Literacy-Language Arts Early and Middle Childhood
Mathematics Early Adolescence
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Music Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Physical Education Early and Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood
School Counseling Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Science Early Adolescence
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Social Studies-History Early Adolescence
Adolescence and Young Adulthood
World Languages Other than English Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood