Not exact matches
In sum, regardless of our
measure of effective
teaching or exemplary scholarship, we find that top teachers are no more or less likely to be especially productive scholars than their less
accomplished teaching peers.
This is a historic moment for the National Board and for the profession and the fulfillment of Thorpe's vision that — for the first time — a Board - certified teacher is at the helm of the profession's organization for defining,
measuring, and spreading
accomplished teaching.
Including these
measures along with standardized testing would not only encourage teachers to
teach a wide range of subjects well, but would also
accomplish Presidents Obama's goal to make all children college ready.
These should be reflected in a continuum of performance assessments that validly and reliably
measure actual
teaching performance at key career junctures — initial licensing, the achievement of the professional license, and the designation of
accomplished practice — as well as in on - the - job evaluation systems.
[1] Created by teachers, for teachers, National Board Certification is the profession's mark of
accomplished teaching; teachers achieve Board Certification through a voluntary, peer - reviewed, rigorous, and performance - based assessment of multiple
measures of their
teaching practice.