Newest National Board-certified teachers celebrated at Capitol
The 2015 class keeps Kentucky among the national leaders in NBCTs.
National Board certification mirrors PGES
The decision to pursue National Board certification is one of the best decisions an educator can make to grow professionally and more importantly, increase student achievement.
NBCT applicants may qualify for reimbursement
The Kentucky Network to Transform Teaching (KNTT) is offering financial assistance to teachers pursuing National Board certification who are from schools without National Board Certified Teachers. To help achieve the goal outlined in a Kentucky statute of having one National Board Certified Teacher in every Kentucky school by 2020, KNTT will reimburse qualified candidates for up to $275 in out-of-pocket [...]
SOAR launches STEM-based education, workforce initiative
Educators from 22 eastern Kentucky school districts have kicked off an education initiative aimed at building a STEM-based (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) by creating new opportunities for teachers through National Board Certification. They were joined by Gov. Steve Beshear and Rep. Hal Rogers, co-chairmen of SOAR – Shaping Our Appalachian Region, in a ceremony July 20 at Clay County [...]
Course offered for teachers interested in NBPTS certification
A course for teachers interested in becoming certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) will be offered this spring through the University of Kentucky. Lisa Krause, an assistant professor in UK’s Department of STEM Education, will teach the course, which will meet on Tuesday evenings from May 12-June 9 and will have additional online components. The course [...]
200 Ky. teachers gain National Board Certification
Two hundred more Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has announced, bring the state closer to its legislative goal of having at least one National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in every public school. With 3,181 NBCTs overall, Kentucky ranks ninth in the nation, and only five states have more new NBCTs [...]
National Board process has made me a better teacher, with or without the certification
Joanna Howerton Stevens Although my school year doesn’t end until June 6 (technically June 20 with summer school), I feel like summer break has arrived a little early as I have recently completed the National Board Certification process as a first-time candidate. I breathed a huge sigh of relief as I hit submit for my portfolio entries and I [...]
Kentucky ranks 6th nationally in NBPTS Certification results
Two hundred and fifty-eight Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification.
More on state NBCT numbers
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ (NBPTS) announced recently that 268 Kentucky teachers were awarded National Board Certification in the class of 2012.