WVU Benedum Collaborative NBPTS:

Resources

About the Cohort

Financial Support

Graduate Credit

NBPTS Homepage

Resources

Syllabus

What kind of work/time is involved?

Why should I do it?

FAQs

Online Discussion Forums for National Board Candidates

Yahoo chat groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=nbpts&submit=Search (finding someone in your certification area can be helpful when preparing portfolios and studying for the assessment)

• EAYA Art (Secondary)
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaya-art/
• EMC Art (Elementary/Middle)
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emcart/
• Career and Technical Ed
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nbptscareerteched/
• EAYA English Language Arts
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aya-ela/
• EA English Language Arts
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaela/
• EA Math
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ea_math/
• English as a New Language (ENL)
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nbpts-english/
• Exceptional Needs
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exceptional-needs/
• Foreign Languages (World Languages Other Than English)
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NBPTSFL/
• Early Adolescent Generalist
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NBPTS-EA-GEN/
• Early Childhood Generalist
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ec_gen/
• Library Media
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/librarymedia/
• Library Media (Education Place)
  http://://www.geocities.com/educationplace/lmnbpts.htm
• Middle Childhood Generalist
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MC-GEN-NBC/
• Middle Childhood Generalist
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mcgenonly/
• AYA Math
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ayamath/
• Music
  http://://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/NBPTSmusic/
• Physical Education
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nbpts-phys-educ/
• EA Science
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EASCI/
• AYA Science
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nbpts-adoladult-sci/
• AYA Social Studies
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nbpts-ayasocialstudies/
• EA Social Studies
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eass/
• Vocational
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vocational/
• NSUT.org for National Board Certification

Portfolio information:

• http://www.nbpts.org/for_candidates/the_portfolio- select subject area and developmental area and download 06-07 instructions (this is really the best site for all of your information)

• www.highlands.k12.fl.us/nbpts.html

• www.wizzlewolf.com/writing.html

Assessment Help Links

• http://www.nbpts.org/for_candidates/scoring - select your content area and age group to find the scoring guide for your certification. (Very helpful)

• www.octp.org/octp/pdfs//BO-Test%20Taking%20Strategies%20- %20Susanne%20Silk.pdf – test taking tips

•  http://www.nea.org/certification/nbc030312.html - test taking prep tips

•  http://csmp.ucop.edu/tcap/nbpts/faq/faq9.html - FAQs about the testing center

•  http://www.testprepreview.com/praxis_practice.htm - praxis practice

•  http://www.testprepreview.com/test_timing.htm - testing tips from praxis

•  http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=02&p_num=08 – math

•  http://teachers.net/mentors/ec-gen/topic1047/5.06.06.14.02.12.html - music

•  http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/ilnbpts/nbct/certificatespecificresources/certificatespecificresources.htm - helpful tips for each subject area and developmental area

 Books: (all of these books can be found on Amazon.com)

• ·  ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING: THE KEY TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION: The Key To National Board Certification by Bess Jennings

• ·  So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher? : A Handbook of Teacher Tips for Successfully Completing the NBPTS Certification (Revised & Expanded 2006 Edition!) by Jerry L. Parks

• ·  The National Board Certification Workbook, Second Edition: How to Develop Your Portfolio and Prepare for the Assessment Exams by Adrienne Mack-Kirschner

• ·  God Meant It for Good: by R. T. Kendall  

• ·  Navigating the National Board Certification Process: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Teachers by Martha H. Hopkins

For more information please contact the WVU Benedum Office

304-293-6762

or

carol.muniz@mail.wvu.edu

natalie.webb@mail.wvu.edu