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10/21/2000
On Saturday, October 21, 2000, the Board of the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards unanimously adopted the Music Standards
for Teaching. The standards will be released in February 2001, with
the certification process scheduled to begin Fall 2001. Board members
praised the document as "rich in content, direct in presentation,
and full of strong, diverse examples of accomplished teaching."
Three of our own TCAP members have for the past three years served
as the California members of the National Music Standards Committee
to develop the standards. They are Hansonia Cladwell, Armalyn De
La O, and Paul Humphreys. The three will continue to serve on the
Committee throughout the development and field testing of the assessment
process.
Check the web site often for updates as the music certification
process progresses.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards seeks practicing
teachers to pilot test assessments. You will be asked to videotape
a lesson and/or collect student work, and to write an analysis about
your teaching in one of the certificate fields listed below. The portfolio
entries are based on the.... Read more...
9/1/2000
Available now-a series of self-guided professional development exercises
that give innovative suggestions for putting the NBPTS Standards into
action in pre-K-12 classrooms, as well as with colleagues, parents,
and the community. They are an excellent resource for teachers at
all levels of experience, administrators, and teacher educators-anyone
who wants to become more familiar with the NBPTS Standards.
8/7/2000
A&E Network will be honored with the prestigious 2000 Governor's Award
from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the Biography Project
for Schools, a joint venture with the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS) that brings Biography videos and teaching
materials to 28,000 public schools around the country.
Incentives for Teachers to Become National Board Certified Crucial
for State Progress in Improving Student Learning, Says National Study.
The National Board hosts exhibits at more than 20 national conferences.
Please stop by to visit us! This is also a great opportunity to talk
with National Board Certified Teachers.
Fall 2000 Exhibits
National Indian Education Association
October 28-November 1, Sioux Falls, SD
National Middle School Association
November 2-5, St. Louis, MO
National Alliance of Black School Educators
November 14-19, Philadelphia, PA
National Council for the Social Studies
November 17-19, San Antonio, TX
American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages
November 16-19, Boston, MA
Association for Career and Technical Education
December 7 - 9, San Diego,CA
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