List of accrediated teachers

Does anyone know how to find out which teachers hold national accrediations?
Thanks ahead of time for your hep.

 

Bump?

 

www.nbpts.org

 

Thank you for the link. It was very helpful.

 

Tell me that I read this wrong please.... There is only 1 National Board Certified teacher in Garner/Johnston County?!?!?!

 

Correction... I have found 2.... 1 is Early Childhood the other is Middle School.....

 

Why the need to know? The NBPTS process is like filing a long complicated tax form. The results are based on subjective evaluation by exalted academic types. There is no real world evidence that National Board teachers are more effective than any other teachers, and there are numerous examples where the exact opposite is true. If you could see a teacher's test improvement scores over several years, you'd get a good idea who the better teachers were, but that information is private. The best you can do is look for an experienced teacher with plenty of positive references from parents.

 

Oh my, I don't know where you get your information, but it is very much untrue. I have been trained by National Board and know exactly how they are scored. It is very much UNLIKE a long, complicated tax form. it is an objective scoring process--the evidence is there, or it is not. There is plenty of evidence that when done correctly, it definitely improves the teacher and student achievement. Most people who tell this differently are the ones who are sour grapes because they did not achieve. It is an extremely beneficial process, I know this first hand. But yes, there are many non-National Board teachers who are also highly qualified. There are also some National Board teachers who aren't any good. Much of it depends on what the teacher does with the knowledge.

 

There are more, they just may be listed by their hometown. You can search by school too.

 

There are definitely more than 2 in the county. I am one, and I know of more than a dozen others.

JC-Native, you obviously have not read any of the numerous studies that have found NB teachers do have students who perform better overall and have greater critical thinking skills. To achieve NB status, a teacher must demonstrate more than subject knowledge and must constantly reflect on how he or she impacts student learning with everything done in the classroom.

The candidates are scored (not judged) based on a rubric, and the readers are Nationally Board Certified teachers. These teachers undergo a week (5 days, 8 hours per day) of training prior to grading one of 10 sections the candidate has submitted (four portfolio sections and 6 tests). Different sections are sent to different scoring sites to eliminate any regional bias.

Furthermore, the testing data is what is inaccurate. If you teach a student this year, and the student achieves very high scores, that is wonderful. If next year you teach that child's sister, and she does poorly, your test scores go down. Students are not judged on their personal improvement, but compared to students who took the test the year before. Because of that, a child could improve from a level one to a high level two, but the teacher gets no credit for the improvement despite the incredible growth that student has made in ability that year.

Here is a link to one such study:

http://www.caldercenter.org/PDF/1001060_NBPTS_Certified.pdf

 

I do not see a way to search by school. I did a Search - North Carolina, Garner, Johnston County and left out the year and now I come up with 3...... If you can copy the link or steps to search by school it would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Johnston County has 189 NBCT. Go to the website and look in the district search function (leave the state, etc. blank). Type in Johnston County Schools, and it will give you the choice Johnston County Schools (NC).

 

I was just going to say, I saw 19 pages of teachers from Johnston County. One happens to be my sons first grade teacher, so I am even more excited for this year. It looks like Johnston County has a great lot of teachers, and that list doesn't include all of our great teachers.

 

Right, but I don't care about all of Johnston County just where my kids go to school. That is why I entered Garner, Johnston County and there are only 3 showing up on that page. For an area that people flock to specifically for the schools one would there would be more.

 

Some schools might be listed under Clayton on the NB website. When I worked at CMS, it said I was in Clayton, although the school's zip code is Garner. Also, teachers move from school to school and don't always update the website. Teachers who moved from CES to WV might not have updated the info.

 

national board teachers

being a national board certified teacher doesn't mean a thing...most teachers do it for the pay increase.....i have teachers at my school who suck as teachers but have there boards or are going for them...its a big joke...if you past your assessment you qualify and get a pay raise..its not based on teaching ability or test scores........thats the truth

 

That is so not tue. You may have your opinion, but the research shows that Board Certified teachers are more effective. We do NOT do it for the money. If we wanted to make more money, we would change professions. It gives us a chance to be a better teacher.

 

see my post above. you are wrong, bitter, or jealous. read the research.

 

your words

you said it yourself
"There are also some National Board teachers who aren't any good. Much of it depends on what the teacher does with the knowledge."

 

"Some" being the operaive word. Please don't generalize. I am starting my Boards this year and I am doing it to be a better teacher. Honestly and truly. Not for the money.