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The Profile of Professional Growth
Renewing your National Board Certification
Reflection:
What made you choose National Board Certification the first time?
How has your professional journey continued since achieving your certification?
Renewal is a way for you to continue to validate, reflect upon, and celebrate your ongoing journey of excellence in education.
By the end of this session you will have:
heard the requirements of the Profile of Professional Growth (PPG)
analyzed the connection of the PPG to the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
Compared and contrasted Renewal to National Board Certification
What is Renewal?
It is “renewal”, not “recertification”.◦ “Re certification” implies that one would do
certification again
◦ You are not doing the same process over again to renew your National Board Certification
◦ You will complete a different process while still demonstrating how your work exemplifies your Certificate Area Standards and aligns with the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
◦ You are “renewing” the evidence of your accomplished teaching as defined by NBPTS.
This process is called the Profile of Professional Growth
What is Renewal?
There are NO ASSESSMENT CENTER EXERCISES!
What is Renewal?
What is Renewal?
Renewal documents professional growth Submit evidence linking professional
growth to student learning Available for all NBCTs
◦ Classroom and non-classroom teachers◦ Administrators*◦ Retirees*
*must have valid teaching license
What is Renewal?
NBCTs must renew in their original certificate area
Renewal available in year 8 and/or 9 Renewal lasts for 10 years
(from the expiration of the original NB Certificate) If NB Certificate expires teacher must
complete entire NB process to regain NBCT status
The Profile of Professional Growth (PPG)
Broad range of content and professional knowledge and
expertise.
Wide spectrum of activities and tasks, often in a collegial approach…
…that contributes significantly to the quality of education and to student learning.
Ongoing commitment or contribution to the profession
multifaceted
The Building Blocks of the PPG
Component 2
Component 3
Reflection
Component 1
Component 1
4 Professional Growth Experiences (PGEs)
Each PGE consists of 3 pages Written Commentary ( or 12 pages maximum)
2 pages maximum of samples of products for each PGE
PGE #2
PGE #3 PGE #4
PGE#1
Component 1-Professional experiences beyond the classroom-
PGE 1
PGE 3
PGE 2
PGE 4
•New learning•Has influence within or beyond the classroom•Has a direct or indirect impact on student learning•Ongoing and evolving•Multifaceted•Varied
Written CommentaryFor each PGE: Describe the context Describe the PGE Identify the need and
how the PGE addresses the need
(do this 4 times)
Addressed anywhere in commentary:
Content/pedagogical knowledge that was acquired/deepened?
Acquisition/use of technology
Interaction with colleagues, prof. groups, parents/comm. and how enhanced prof. growth
Component 2 Highlight one of the PGEs from Component 1.
Four page written commentary
Ten minute video
Component 2 - Video
Students in video must be from NBCTs original certificate area
Video can be recorded in eighth or ninth year of certification
Video may be segmented Video should be date stamped
Component 2 -Written Commentary Age ranges of the students The PGE to which this component is connected The goals of the lesson & the connection to
the overall learning Importance of the instruction for students Equity of access and promotion of diversity Impact on student learning Connection to certificate specific content knowledge
Component 3 Highlight a different PGE from Component 1
Four page written commentary
Six minute video OR eight pages of learner work
Component 3 – Written Commentary
Goals of the featured lesson Connection to the broader context of instruction Importance of instruction for learners at this time Connection to PGE Fit with the evolution of the PGE Specific evidence of learning from video/learner work 4 pages
Learner’s Work Hard copy
◦ Teacher plans, responses◦ Printouts of computer
work of students or professional colleagues
◦ Scripting of classroom observations/post-conference notes
Learner-produced video
Component 3 - Evidence Video
◦ May be segmented◦ 6 minutes maximum◦ No editing
You teaching preK-12 students
You teaching or interacting with your colleagues
OR
Reflection 3 pages maximum Directly impacted
student learning Changes, additions,
next steps that would enhance professional growth
Patterns or themes that have emerged that define you as an educator
Evaluation All components and reflection are
evaluated as one entity Evidence comes from all
components and evaluated against the scoring criteria
Decision is either “renewed” or “not renewed”
Non-renewed eighth year candidate receive feedback based on scoring criteria
PPGs are evaluated by two NBCTs in the same content and developmental level
Renewal Glossary PPG –
◦ Profile of Professional Growth PGE –
◦ Professional Growth Experiences AAT –
◦ Architecture of Accomplished Teaching SOP –
◦ Samples of Products
Summarizer 3-2-1 3 things that are different with renewal
and the original certification process
2 things that are the same between the two
1 thing you look forward to during your renewal process