Successful Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification Version 3.1
Components 3 and 4
Successful Strategies for Pursuing National Board Certification Version 3.1 Components 3 and 4
Description
This updated version reflects revisions and new information published by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. It includes dozens of successful strategies National Board Candidates have used as they pursue National Board Certification. The chapters chart a roadmap showing how to provide evidence of the National Board Standards by breaking the components into manageable pieces. There are tips for studying for the Component 1 Assessment Center Exercises and responding to the prompts. Component 2 includes strategies for understanding the prompts, writing about differentiation in instruction, and reflecting on one's teaching practice. This volume also includes practical tips for writing successfully in the “National Board” style.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: What is National Board Certification?
Chapter 2: Building Your Foundation
Chapter 3: Getting Started and Getting Support
Chapter 4: Writing for the National Board
Chapter 5: Component 3, Teaching Practice and Learning Environment: The Video Component
Chapter 6: Component 4, Effective and Reflective Practitioner
Chapter 7: Scoring
Chapter 8: Confusing Terms, Topics and FAQs
Chapter 9: Candidate Care
Appendices
Appendix A: Ten Commandments for Survival as a National Board Candidate
Appendix B: 10 Editing Tips to Trim Space without Trimming Content
Appendix C: Sentence Stems for Analytic & Reflective Writing
Appendix D: Component 3: Analysis of a Video
Appendix E: Video Tips for Component 3
Appendix F: SSTARS Lesson Plan Template Based on the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
Appendix G: 20 Tips from Component 4 Assessors
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 05 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781475875218 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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