A first-of-its kind guide to the theory and practice of the power of National Board Certification to improve the quality of teaching.
Improving the Quality of Teaching Through National Board Certification:
Theory and Practice
Jill Harrison Berg, National Board Certified Teacher, and doctoral fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Here's the ideal resource for anyone currently involved in the National Board Certification process, or who thinks they will be in the future. In this new guide, National Board Certified Teacher Jill Harrison Berg presents her own and 12 other NBCTs' hands-on experiences with the process and shows clearly how those involved can develop an increased ability to improve the quality of their teaching.

This first-of-its-kind new resource . . .

• gives teachers who want to improve their teaching a clear understanding of why and how National Board Certification can help them do just that
• provides practical strategies to support teachers' growth during their candidacy
• develops a knowledge base to inform the work of NBCTs and others who support candidates — and supports NBCTs who want to make a greater impact on the quality of teaching beyond their own classrooms
• gives administrators, union leaders, and policymakers an understanding of how National Board Certification can help them enable other education reforms to be effective — and makes clear the role they must play
• helps teacher preparation program directors see the important role that the professional standards set by the National Board should play in their programs
• helps educational researchers who want to make an impact on classroom teaching and student learning recognize National Board Certified Teachers as valuable collaborators in their work

2003 Paperbound 192pp ISBN: 10929024-56-8 Order #1060 $28.95

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