For Pre-Candidates |
Are You Eligible for National Board Certification?
What can I do as a pre-candidate?
Ready to begin your journey to become a candidate for National Board certification this school year? Wondering how you can get ahead of the game this summer? Start here.
- Watch the video below: "Considerations for Pursuing National Board Certification"
- Read and annotate What Teachers Should Know and Be Able To Do (linked below)
- Watch the first two videos below: "Hello! Why Certify?" and "Overview of the Process" - please note that since those videos were made legislation has been passed to allow teachers to earn their Rank II for National Board certification in Kentucky
- Reach out to your network. Do you know NBCTs in your district? If not, we are willing to talk about the process. DM us on Twitter at @KYNBCTNetwork
- Check out what the process entails. Click the link below, "Candidate Resources from the National Board" and begin to browse certification areas and certification-area specific component instructions.
Not ready to jump in yet? Consider Pre-Candidacy Micro-Credentials
Pre-candidacy micro-credentials from KEA can give you a taste of what the National Board process is like, allow you to grow in your reflective practice, and dig into the National Board's Five Core Propositions outlined in "The What Book," or What Teachers Should Know and Be Able To Do. Click here to explore the National Education Association pre-candidacy micro-credentials that are vetted and endorsed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Additionally, you can explore FREE pre-candidacy micro-credentials on Canvas, which have also been created in collaboration with and endorsed by NBPTS. Create an account and search "NBCT."
The above are the only two pre-candidacy micro-credential programs that are endorsed by NBPTS and the Kentucky National Board Network.
The above are the only two pre-candidacy micro-credential programs that are endorsed by NBPTS and the Kentucky National Board Network.