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Documented Accomplishments:
Entry 4 for NB Bankers/Retake
CandidatesCERRA National Board Candidate Support
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Essential Questions• What makes an activity an “accomplishment”?• How can I encourage participation in student
learning from parents and community members?
• How do my professional development and leadership experiences impact the students and professional educators in my building?
• What influence do I have on the school culture and educational reform?
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Discussion
NB Terminology
used in the
Documented Accomplishment
Entry
Nature, Significance and Impact
• Nature: In this section the candidate should narrate what he/she did.
• Significance: This section should explain the reasons for his/her actions.• -What goal was accomplished?
-What problem was being prevented or solved because of the actions previously described?
-How did this make the candidate a more effective teacher?
• Impact: This section should mention students by name, citing examples of their learning that resulted from the accomplishment.
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Partnering and Collaboration Are Key
• Parent/Community partnering means those outside interactions that make a direct difference in what you teach, how you teach, and/or the grades your students receive.
• Collaboration implies interdependence. Different members of a group may serve different functions. Verbs used in the commentary should reflect the active part you played. Were you facilitator, encourager, initiator, promoter, clarifier, reporter, presenter, writer, etc.?
• For a score of four (4), the evidence must be clear, consistent and convincing. A four (4) entry contains a large quantity of high quality interactions throughout the allowable time period.
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Accomplishments• As a partner with students’ families and
community (current year)• As a learner (within the last five years)• As a collaborator and/or leader (within the last
five years)
Your accomplishments must demonstrate an impact (direct or indirect) on student learning!
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One Way to Think about It
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Example: Taking a course to learn about
a cultural group.
Example: Mentoring
Example: Involving parents as speakers
Writing Your Description and Analysis
• What is this accomplishment? Be specific.• Why is it significant?• How do you know it impacts/enhances student
learning (examples)? • How can I demonstrate for assessors a clear
connection between my professional accomplishment and student learning?
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DocumentationDefined as “evidence that verifies that you have done what you say you have done in the description and analysis.” •Artifacts – documents produced from engaging in activities•Communication Log – running log•Verification Form(s) – forms completed by others to comment on your description of an accomplishment and its accuracy
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Activity 1
Family Communication
Communication with ParentsIn what ways do I communicate with parents?
How is this communication interactive?
How does this impact student learning?
Emails Ask a question at the end Johnny’s mother said he really likes motocross and thought he might be interested in reading if he could read about this sport.
Newsletters Family challenge box Tamara’s father mentioned sent a picture of them doing the science experiment. Tamara was willing to share what she learned about crystals. She felt more confident.
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Hints for Communication• Establish a systematic approach to family
contact/professional growth.• Family contacts should be on-going and year
long, not just at the beginning of the year or at grading periods.
• Use and include a contact log! Contacts should be detailed, distinctive and communicate something about the student as a learner. Whenever possible, they should be two-way.
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Hints for Communication (cont.)
• Devise and make constructive use of parent/participant survey(s).
• Include a place for parent comments and signatures on everything you send home. Send home information about your teaching! Whenever appropriate, documentation submitted should be “touched” by a parent or student.
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Communication with Students
In what ways do I communicate with students?
How is this communication interactive?
How does this impact student learning?
Wikispaces Students post their ideas and respond to their classmates’ ideas. I can add thoughts and monitor the conversation.
Students are engaged through technology.My shy students are willing to share in this format.I quickly recognized that the students did not understand the theme of the Poe poem. For example …I was ready to provide support the next day instead of finding out they were confused when class started.
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The most important questions to ask as you assess the finished entry follow:
If I were a parent of a student in this teacher’s classroom…• What would I know about what was taught in the classroom?• What would I know about my child as a learner?• How much would my input be valued?
If I were a student in this teacher’s classroom…• What would I know or be skilled to do because of this teacher’s
professional involvement(s)?• How would I benefit from his/her professional knowledge and
activities?• How did this teacher’s professional choices prevent or correct
problems on my behalf?
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Activity 2
Community Involvement
Community involvement should be tied to your classroom curriculum
and your students’
learning.
Community InvolvementCommunity Involvement Activities
How does this involvement include students, parents, other professionals?
How does this activity/experience impact student learning?
I wrote a grant that allowed me to partner with a local senior center
Students wrote letters to their senior buddies and then participated in a story-telling opportunity.Students worked with parents to brainstorm traditions. The students helped to sew a class traditions quilt for the senior center. I shared my grant with another teacher.
Reinforced the standards on letter writing, speaking, summarizing main idea, traditions, life long-agoCameron has a speech impediment and stutters. He generally does not participate in class. He said his senior buddy reminds him of his grandfather. Cameron willingly shared his story. CERRA National Board Toolkit 17
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Activity 3
Professional Development
Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Opportunities
Personal Involvement in the Experience
How is this experience significant to my role in education?
How did this experience directly impact the students in my classroom?
Attended professional development at the Peace Center
Participant My school was transitioning to an arts magnet school. I do not have any previous training in arts integration.
I took an idea from the training involving stretchy bands in math and wrote a lesson to teach 3D shapes. Shanika has struggled with identifying vertices edges. After building the shapes ….
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LeadershipTake time to look over documents reflecting your tenure as a
classroom teacher. As you look over the evidence, you may be surprised by how many times you took on leadership roles which you may not have seen as “leadership” at the time. These documents may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Resume of professional teaching experiences • Certificates, plaques, awards reflecting appreciation of others • Transcripts from universities or records of professional
development activities
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Leadership (cont.)• Letters of thanks from students, parents, principals, colleagues,
community members, etc. • Brochures, handbooks, other publications you wrote or helped
write • Curricular documents, handbooks, and other written materials
that were the result of committees on which you served or perhaps even led
• Photos of sports, social, and academic activities in which you were involved
• Newspaper clippings, student yearbooks, and other documentation in which your name appeared or which described a project in which you were involved
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Leadership ChartYear (s) Location Informal
LeadershipFormal Leadership
Impact on Students
Documentation Rank
2013 My school Shared what I learned in a PD with grade level
My coworker Sharon used the new idea and said …
Email from Sharon and the her student’s parent
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Resources• www.boardcertifiedteachers.org• www.nbpts.org• Guide to National Board Certification• Scoring Guide for Candidates• NB Customer Support 1-800—22TEACH• (83224)• www.cerra.org; NB link
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