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Washington state tops nation in new board-certified teachers

Washington tops the country in the number of new National Board Certified Teachers. The Olympian, Lisa Pemberton, December 3, 2014. Article

More than 4,000 Teachers Achieve National Board Certification, Profession’s Mark of Accomplished Teaching

Results Follow National Poll Showing Broad Public Demand for Certification    ARLINGTON, Va. —December 3, 2014— In 2013-14, more than 4,000 teachers nationwide achieved National Board Certification through a performance-based, peer-review process similar to Board certification in medicine. To date, more than 110,000 teachers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia have achieved…

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…

National Board Appoints Pioneering STEM Education Leader Peggy Brookins, NBCT, as Executive Vice President

ARLINGTON, Va.  — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has named pioneering STEM educator Peggy Brookins as Executive Vice President, effective December 1st, 2014. A National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) who has championed a rigorous STEM education for all students, particularly girls and minority students, Brookins co-founded the Engineering and Manufacturing Institute of Technology…

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…

US News: Americans want a bar exam for teachers

This article examines the results of a national opinion poll by PDK and Gallup, which found strong public support for Board certification for teachers.   US News, Allie Bidwell Article  

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…

Residency: Can it transform teaching the way it did medicine?

In this compelling article in PDK’s Kappan magazine, Ron Thorpe explores how the teaching profession can learn from the medical profession by adopting the residency model.    Kappan, September 2014 issue.  Article