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NASPE salutes NASPE/AAHPERD member Jan Adair who is serving on the Middle Childhood committee and AAHE/AAHPERD member Valerie Ubbes who is on the Early Childhood committee.
For Immediate Release Contact:
James R. Minichello
703.465.2171 jminichello@nbpts.org
NBPTS Creates Early, Middle Childhood Generalist Standards Committees
Arlington, Va. – April 6, 2010 – The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has brought together select groups of educators from across the country tasked with assuring the National Board’s Early Childhood/Generalist Standards and Middle Childhood/Generalist Standards reflect the best practices and latest research in these fields of study.
A majority of each committee is made up of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). The committees were chosen from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants.
“These individuals are experts in the field of education and each has a track record of documented expertise in content knowledge and in the practice of teaching,” said Joan Auchter, chief program officer, NBPTS. “At a time when more emphasis is being placed on teacher effectiveness than ever before, I am pleased that the work of these committees will serve as the foundation for the assessment in the National Board Certification process for early childhood and middle childhood teaching.”
Today, there are nearly 29,000 teachers nationwide who have achieved National Board Certification in both fields combined. These outstanding educators are working every day to create opportunities for students to learn and succeed.
As part of the National Board’s ongoing mission to provide high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, the Early Childhood/Generalist and Middle Childhood/Generalist Standards Committees are working to review and revise the current standards that are the basis for National Board Certification in the respective fields. Practicing classroom teachers fill a majority of seats on standards committees while other members represent districts, states and higher education.
The NBPTS Early Childhood/Generalist Standards Committee consists of the following individuals:
Karen Crow-Roark, NBCT, Co-Chair
Gifted and English language learner teacher, Park Creek School, Dalton, Ga. John Johnston, Co-Chair
Professor and Director of Assessment, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. Timothy Boerst, NBCT
Fifth grade teacher, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Mich. Malinda Ice, NBCT
Fourth grade teacher, Avery Elementary School, Webster Groves, Mo. Francisca Jensen, NBCT
First grade teacher, Wilson Elementary School, Norman, Okla. Veronica Kraft, NBCT
Pre-kindergarten teacher, Kate Schenck Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas Karen Liu
Professor, Early and Special Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind. Leslee Milch, NBCT
Kindergarten through second grade teacher, Gilbert Elementary School, Buena Park, Calif. Jerry O’Brien, NBCT
Second grade teacher, Maureen M. Welch Elementary School, Churchville, Pa. Tamara Sewell
Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Special Education, Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y. Elaine Surbeck
Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Arnetra Terry, NBCT
Reading First Coordinator, Vance County Public Schools, Henderson, N.C. Valerie Ubbes
Associate Professor of Kinesiology & Health, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Carol Vukelich
Hammonds Professor in Teacher Education, Director, Delaware Center for Teacher Education, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
The NBPTS Middle Childhood/Generalist Standards Committee consists of the following individuals:
Francis “Skip” Fennell, Co-Chair
Professor of Education, McDaniel College, Westminster, Md. Suzanne Nakashima, NBCT, Co-Chair
Fourth grade teacher, Lincrest Elementary School, Yuba City, Calif. Angelique Acevedo-Barron, NBCT
District Diversity Administrator, Jeffco Public Schools, Golden, Colo. Janice Adair
Health Education Methods, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, Minn. Tracy Ajello, NBCT
Fifth grade teacher, Doolittle Elementary School, Cheshire, Conn. Jeri Carroll
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan. Jamie Cole, NBCT
Fourth grade gifted and English language learner teacher, Window Rock Elementary School, Window Rock, Ariz. Dawn Duke, NBCT
Fourth and fifth grade teacher, Brookland-Cayce Grammar School Number One, Lexington, S.C. Karen Giesler, NBCT
Third through fifth grade mathematics teacher, Center for Creative Learning, Ellisville, Mo. Susan Klabunde, NBCT
Sixth grade teacher, Cheney Middle School, West Fargo, N.D. Kim O’Neil, NBCT
Third grade teacher, Liverpool Elementary School, Liverpool, N.Y. Victoria Risko
Professor of Language and Literacy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
José Rodríguez
Third grade bilingual teacher, U.S. Dept. of Ed. Teaching Ambassador Fellow, Washington, D.C. Onny Tabares, NBCT
Fourth and fifth grade teacher, John Rogers Elementary School, Seattle, Wash. Susan Williams, NBCT
Third grade teacher, Drowne Road Elementary School, Cumberland, Maine.
National Board Certification, for veteran teachers, is a 10-part performance assessment that includes video portfolios, analysis of classroom practice and evaluation of content knowledge. It is part of a growing education reform movement that is reshaping American education by developing, recognizing and retaining great teachers.
In a congressionally mandated report, the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies confirmed that National Board Certified Teachers advance student achievement and learning, stay in the classroom longer, support new and struggling teachers and assume other school-based leadership roles. The NRC acknowledged that students taught by National Board Certified Teachers make higher gains on achievement tests than students taught by non-board-certified teachers.
National Board Certification is recognized as a model of pay-for-performance and is supported by teachers and administrators nationwide. Many states and local school districts provide salary incentives and cover the cost for teachers who pursue and achieve this advanced teaching credential.
Just last December, NBPTS released the names of America’s outstanding teachers who were part of the latest class of National Board Certified Teachers. In 2009, nearly 8,900 teachers nationwide achieved National Board Certification, bringing the total number of teachers and school counselors certified by NBPTS to more than 82,000.
For more information about NBPTS and National Board Certification, visit www.nbpts.org.
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About the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization. NBPTS advances the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching; creating and administering National Board Certification, a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards; and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts. Today, more than 82,000 National Board Certified Teachers are making a positive difference in the lives of students across the nation. |
