What is an Accomplished Teacher?

National Board Teachers

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Today’s study

• Accomplished Teacher

• Education Leadership Oklahoma (ELO) History

• Requirements for Certification

• NBCT Stories

• NBCT Research

• ELO Myths and Facts

Education Leadership Oklahoma

National Board program Oklahoma:

scholarship

assistance

recognition

bonus

salary increase

1997 Established ELO

• Senators Daryl Roberts and Penny Williams

• Representatives James Hagar, Betty Boyd, and David Raddock

• State Superintendent Sandy Garrett

• SEOSU President Glen Johnson

• SEOSU Professor Mary Hitchcock

• State Regents Kyle Dahlem

• John Rex

• Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation

ELO - 1997 - 2010

• 400 Scholarships

• 2 Professional Days

• $5000 bonus

• $2000 - $2500

• No cost to teacher

• Maintain certification, full time, Oklahoma public school

ELO - 2010

• Moratorium placed on program

• No scholarship awarded June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2012

• No bonus paid if teacher applied in this time

ELO 2013 - 2017

• 100 scholarships

• $5000 bonus

• $1000 salary step

• $1300, $500 materials

• Application date before June 30, 2013

• Application date after June 30, 2013

Numbers

Candidate numbers

2010-429 2017-32

NBCT numbers

2010 – 224 2016- 8

What is National Board Certification?

The highest, most comprehensive voluntary professional development experience available to teachers. Teachers examine their teaching practice and professional accomplishments. This in-depth process provides teachers a professional growth experience unlike any other.

Why Certify?

Impact student learning

Improve teacher practice

Commitment to profession

Leadership opportunities

Financial benefits

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National Board Assessment Four Components

Each component costs $475.

Component 1 - Content Knowledge assessment Evidence: Computer-based assessment with 3 written exercises & 50 multiple choice

Component 2 - Differentiation in Instruction Evidence: Analyzing student work and differentiating instruction to meet student learning needs

Component 3 - Teaching Practice and Learning Environment

Evidence: 2 Video-based entries

Component 4 - Effective and Reflective Practitioner Evidence: Student Assessment, Teacher and Family Collaboration

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Architecture of Accomplished Teaching Helix

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Oklahoma NBCT Impact

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Leading Research

• Board certified teacher are more effective . . .

– Washington State, 2015

• Effective signal of teacher quality

– Chicago and Kentucky, 2014

• Outperform other teachers

– Los Angeles, 2012

• NBCTs rank higher

– Hillsborough County, FL 2012

Myth

All NBCTs that certified before 2013 receive $5000 bonus

Fact

NBCTs only receive $5000, IF they applied for renewal before June 30, 2013

Myth

All NBCTs (after 2013)are receiving a $1000 salary step increase

Fact

School districts that pay above minimum don’t have to increase to $1000 step

Myth

OEQA receives funding for scholarship and support of program

Fact

OEQA hasn’t received anything since 2010 when the line item funding was removed from SDE

What is an Accomplished Teacher?

Office of Educational Quality and Accountability

Jennifer Gambrell, NBCT

Assistant Director

840 Research Parkway, Suite 455

Oklahoma City, OK 74104

405-522-5399

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