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Successful Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification: Version 3.0, Components 1 and 2
By (Author) Bobbie Faulkner
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
21st January 2016
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Educational strategies and policy
Careers guidance
370.711
Paperback
62
Width 152mm, Height 228mm, Spine 6mm
109g
In 2014, The National Board began revising and streamlining the National Board Certification process. This new 3.0 version of the WHAT WORKS! Series, Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification: Version 3.0, Components 1 and 2 reflects the revisions published to date. This updated publication gives the most current information available. Contents include dozens of strategies to propel candidates to successful certification. The material creates a road map showing how to provide evidence of the National Board Standards. There are tips for studying for the Component 1 Assessment Center tests, understanding what each component asks candidates to do, and writing successfully in the National Board "style". Readers will find: Test Exercise Samples Writing Samples Sentence Starters Lesson Planning Strategies and much more.
I've been looking forward to a "What Works..." book that gives us helpful tips on working through the 'revised' National Board Certification process. Bobbie Faulkner explanations of National Board prompts are better than any others I've seen. I strongly encourage candidates and Candidate Support Providers alike to take advantage of this great resource! I know I will! -- Kelly Mueller, NBCT, Early Childhood/Generalist / Renewed
Pursuing National Board Certification immediately overwhelmed me and I needed a plan for each of my entries. Bobbie Faulkner's strategies provided me the road map and handy tips everyone needs for this journey. I certified because Bobbie's book What Works! really works! -- Judy Droz, NBCT/ENS-ECYA
Bobbies WHAT WORKS! Series is full of useful tips and suggestions for successfully completing Components 1 and 2. Her advice and approach to navigating the National Board journey were invaluable to me last year as a new candidate, and she provides strategies that I know I would never think of on my own. I truly cant imagine going through the process without taking advantage of all of her knowledge and experience! -- Jen Dukelow, Candidate-in-Waiting, AYA-Math
The What Works Series for National Board Candidates was my essential guide throughout the year I drafted and re-drafted my entries. It went everywhere with me. Using the guide was like having a personal coach in the room every step of the way. -- Regina C. Oliver, NBCT/ EAYA World Languages
Good teachers know what works for their students; Bobbie knows What Works for National Board candidates. She de-mystifies the National Board process, explaining clearly what is expected in candidates work. She clarifies the writing styles and provides understandable examples of effective NB writing. Bobbies book belongs next to every candidates copy of the Architecture for Accomplished Teaching (AAT), Standards, and Instructions. If youre going to invest the time and work into this process, invest in Bobbies expertise and guidance, It was well worth it for my NB process. Bobbies book is the Rosetta Stone for understanding the National Board process. -- Jana Fullerton, middle childhood generalist, Candidate in Waiting
Bobbie Faulkner is a thirty-eight year educator and National Board Certified Teacher. She has supported National Board Candidates for over a decade and also mentors candidates though out her state and through websites.