Navigating the National Board Certification Process: A Step-By-Step Workbook for Teachers

Easy to understand; useful support to sometime overwhelming NBPTS instructions. This was a nice addition to my library of resources.

This was THE MOST helpful book to help me pull together all of the questions I had about creating my portfolios. The author has personally led over 100 teachers successfully through the NBCT process. It is also my understanding that she offers an online course, she is a professor at the University of Central Florida. THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR NBCT CANDIDATES!! REBECCA ROSE LUTONSKY, NBCT 2007

As previously noted, this book desperately needs a current revision. Having said that, know that there is some very helpful information contained within these pages. The sample questions and activities guide the candidate through the process, and organization is a strong point of the work. Sample worksheets will be found helpful, as will the FAQs, so long as the candidate checks for changes which may have taken place since the publication of Hopkins' book. Two other much shorter, less expensive, and no frills handbooks that are helpful are "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?", and "Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate" (yes candidates can sneak a peek and learn). These don't hold your hand as much, but they are cut-to-the-chase relevant--especially on 'speaking the language' of the NBPTS as you write.