The phrase
"certificate area" refers to a specific field or subject for which a person has received a certificate acknowledging their knowledge and skills in that particular area. It is a recognized qualification that demonstrates expertise in a specific domain.
Full definition
The change will help school districts find qualified teachers
in certificate areas that have been difficult to fill.
The data includes
certificate area totals as well as a listing of districts requesting and employing higher numbers of educators working with emergency certificates.
School districts throughout the State have indicated that they are finding it difficult to recruit and retain qualified teachers in
certain certificate areas.
These events are typically held in Phoenix, Tucson, and / or Flagstaff, during which, candidates receive coaching support from existing National Board Certified Teachers and meet with other candidates pursuing their
same certificate area.
To that end, the Standards in each National
Board certificate area include language requiring candidates to understand the effective and appropriate use of technology in their classrooms.
Nationwide, more than 110,000 teachers have achieved National Board Certification, with 1,936 in the World
Language certificate area, demonstrating that they have met the profession's standards for accomplished practice through a rigorous, performance - based, peer - review process.
Applicants for Rhode Island certification through the Reciprocity Route must meet all Rhode Island certification assessment requirements and must satisfy dependent certification requirements, which hold that certain
certificate areas require the applicant to also have the corresponding independent certification.
Reciprocity allows individuals who completed a state approved out - of - state preparation program or who hold valid full out - of - state certificates to pursue RI certification where
similar certificate areas exist.
The RI Approved Program Pathway allows individuals to enroll and
complete certificate area programs with an in - state educator preparation provider.
These events are typically held in Phoenix, Tucson, and / or Flagstaff, where candidates receive coaching support from existing National Board Certified Teachers and meet with other candidates pursuing their
same certificate area.
Please note that the National Board Standards for
your certificate area may have been revised since you initially achieved certification.
There is just one submission: a Profile of Professional Growth (PPG) demonstrating how your practice continues to align with the Five Core Propositions in
your certificate area.
It also signifies that teachers are up to date on the knowledge and best practice in
their certificate area.
Renewal is a process by which teachers create and submit a Profile of Professional Growth (PPG) demonstrating how your practices continue to align with the Five Core Propositions in
your certificate area.
Every certificate area addresses equity, diversity, and social justice.
Using these core propositions as a foundation, NBPTS standards further detail what constitutes accomplished teaching in 25
certificate areas and for students at all stages of their development.
Each certificate area is scored against its own set of standards, so be sure to check out the scoring process in your specific area.
Based on the Five Core Propositions, National Board Standards define what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do in 25
certificate areas.
«It walks the participants through organizing their materials, looking in - depth at the National Board standards for
their certificate area, analyzing portfolio instructions and beginning the planning, implementation and writing processes,» Coomer said.
Our second presenter, Meredith Sohrabi, is a National Board Certified Teacher in
the certificate area of Literacy: Reading - Language Arts / Early and Middle Childhood.
The National Board offers 25
certificate areas that are structured along two dimensions: the developmental level of the students and subject areas.
How do I choose
a certificate area?