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!

Questions regarding this website, contact Michael de la Torre, NBCT at nbcteacher@utla.net

 

 

 

 

(Updated July 29, 2010)

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

 

Are you interested for school year 2010-2011 as a first time candidate?

 

Attend a free orientation presented by:

 

The Support Network

a collaboration of LAUSD and UTLA

 

Limited scholarships for designated schools in Mrs. La Motte’s Board District

Chase Bank scholarships for Title I schools with at least three or more members

 

 Due to high demand, the last orientation for 2010-11 school year has been added!

 

 

Thursday 4-8 pm, September 2, 2010

 

 

United Teachers Los Angeles

3303 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90010

(Validated parking in rear of building, off Berendo)

 

To sign up for an orientation, please email the following nine items of information to: schow@thesupportnetwork.net

 

1. last, first name

2. home phone number

3. email address

4. school, local district number

5. subject and grade level that you think that you will teach in 2010-2011

6. National Board certificate sought-Research at www.nbpts.org

7. interested in NBPTS Take One! Program? Research at www.nbpts.org

8. your expectation of The Support Network-one paragraph

9. date of meeting

 

Please remove email filters to accept The Support Network.

 

Signing up by phone will not be accepted.

 

Sign up will only be accepted up to 24 hours prior to an orientation.

Walk ins and late comers will not be admitted

75 participants is the maximum for each orientation.

 

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SUPPORT NETWORK,

CANDIDATES MUST ATTEND AN ENTIRE ORIENTATION MEETING.

 

Please bring your laptop if available.

You do not need to join TSN to pursue NBPTS certification.

There will be no dinner break. Please bring your own refreshments.

Possible four salary points can be earned for The Support Network program

All information is subject to change.

 

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

The assessment fee for National Board Certification is $2500. $500 is non refundable and due with your application to NBPTS. Subsidies and scholarships are available. Information will be given at TSN’s orientations.

Click on the links below for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. About NBPTS

 

2. TSN's Program Overview (pdf file)

 

3. ASSESSMENT center orientation

 

4. CALIFORNIA $20,000 incentive award

 

5. CANDIDATE Inquiry Service

 

6. CERTIFICATE Knowledge Center

 

7. DIGITAL EDGE

 

8. NATIONAL BOARD

 

9. NBCT's Students Outperform Others

 

 

 

10. NBPTS News Release

 

11. 92 Hours Activities (pdf file)  (Updated 5-7-10)

 

12. My Profile

 

13. RENEWAL information

 

14. SCHOLARSHIP information

 

15. SCORING Guides

 

16. TAKE ONE!

 

17. UTLA

  

18. NBCTs/LAUSD Renewals (Updated 07-09-10)