How Do You Make a Great Teacher?
Jessica Cuthbertson, NBCT, joins five other education professionals to answer the question, "How Do You Make a Great Teacher?" Cuthbertson proposes pre-service teachers should treat student teaching like a surgical residency. Smithsonian Magazine, Zócalo Public Square, December 1, 2014 Article
Seven Prominent Education Leaders Join NBPTS Board of Directors
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization created by the teaching profession to set and maintain standards of accomplished practice, announced the election of seven prominent education leaders to its board of directors, including four National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). Elections were held during its November Board meeting. “The seven new directors…
Coalition Launches Roadmap for Transforming the Teacher and Principal Professions
WASHINGTON — More than 100 national, state and local civil rights, disability, rural, youth, higher education, principal and education advocacy organizations under the banner of the Coalition for Teaching Quality went to Capitol Hill today to urge Congress to push a comprehensive roadmap for ensuring students in every community have access to well-prepared and effective…
31 Organizations Pledge Support for Teach to Lead
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced today that 31 organizations have joined the Teach to Lead initiative as supporters in the effort to advance student learning by expanding opportunities for teacher leadership. Supporters include the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the…
PDK/Gallup Poll Finds Strong Public Support for Board Certification for Teachers
ARLINGTON, Va. — More than 80 percent of Americans agreed that teachers should achieve Board certification in addition to be being licensed to practice, similar to professions like law and medicine, according to results from a national poll by PDK International and Gallup released today. The statement garnered the most positive overall response from respondents…