"New
and improved" Assessment Center Tutorial Exciting News!
For those of you who work with candidates or candidate support providers, we are
pleased to announce that the "new and improved" Assessment Center
Tutorial is now available on the NBPTS website at the link provided below.
Please let any candidate support providers and/or candidates know that it is now
available. I encourage you to take a look when you have a moment.
| Video Evidence: |
| Video evidence provides an assessor a unique opportunity to see inside your classroom to see how your plans result in meaningful learning experiences for students. |
| NBPTS As Professional Development: (Only for Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher!) Netscape users or text-only click here |
| PowerPoint Presentation: The Ultimate Professional Development for Tachers. Why do teachers apply? What do teachers learn? How dothe standars and assessment activities function as professional development? |
| Good Teachers May Need Your Help: |
| Good teachers may not have had extensive experience working with diverse studentpopulations and may not realize the importance of an emphasis on including the students' cultural context into the instructional design. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is part of a national effort to provide appropriate education for all students. |
| Writing your Commentaries: |
| Relationship to the NBPTS Standards; Description; Analysis and Reflection; Analyzing your Videos; Video Analysis Questions, etc. |
| Record the Evidence: |
Citing examples of evidence from your written commentary and videotape. |
| NBPTS Support: |
The Principal's Role: School Climate; Professional Development; Help Teachers Make Good Decisions; Support Teacher Learning; Technical Support. |