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What is National Board certification?
The National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards is an organization of teachers and
other educational stakeholders who are working to
strengthen the teaching profession. The board has
established rigorous standards for what
accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.
This voluntary system is designed to assess and
certify teachers who meet these standards.
What is the NBPTS Teacher Assistance
Program at CSU?
The program is designed to assist
teachers in preparing to stand for National Board
certification.
Benefits of the program:
Advanced knowledge of NBPTS certification standards.
Understanding of the standards in your own
certification area.
Practice in defining, describing, and analyzing your
teaching.
Hours can be used as electives in most CSU master’s
and specialist programs.
Taught by NBPTS-certified teachers.
For more information, call 706-568-2255
or fax 706-569-3134.
Courses in the
program:
Part I
EDCI 6115 NBPTS Pre-Candidacy: Understanding the Process
& Principles.
(3 semester hours)
Part II
EDCI 6116 NBPTS Candidacy: Preparation and
Documentation,
(3 semester hours)
Program requirements:
Bachelors degree or higher.
Three or more years of teaching experience.
Dr. Mary Beth Hendricks coordinates the NBPTS
program at CSU. Barbara Romey is the NBPTS-certified
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