National Board Resource Books

A Toolkit for Success by Hines, Miller, Wright and published by Western Kentucky University

    Good resource for facilitators and others supporting candidates.

Accomplished Teaching by Jennings and Joseph and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

    Good workbook for National Board candidates

So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher? by Jerry Parks and published by Weekly Reader Press

    Good handbook with lists and tips for candidates

How to Develop a Professional Portfolio by Campbell, Cignetti, Melenyzer, Nettles, Wyman published by Pearson

    Good information on products of effective teaching

The Art of Learning to Teach by Mary Beattie published by Pearson

    Good information about the philosophy behind reflective writing

Below is a list of resources for national board candidates; this is not an endorsement of any site.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: http://www.nbpts.org/ and Board Certified Teachers: http://www.boardcertifiedteachers.org/for-candidates
    Key pieces to review: 5 core propositions, certificate standards, portfolio instructions, assessment center tutorial, and the scoring guide.

Arkansas Department of Education:   Arkansas Support

Arkansas Teachers for National Board Certification: http://www.atnbc.org/

My faculty page: http://faculty.uca.edu/marac/NBCT%20home.htm

Education World: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/diary_2003/teacherdiary.shtml

Pearson vue: http://www.pearsonvue.com/NBPTS/

More specific sites happened upon….

Arizona k12 resources:

http://www.azk12.org/national-board-candidate-program
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jmAYh13C98 

Writing advice: http://www.wizzlewolf.com/testimonials.htm

Illinois resources: http://nbrc.illinoisstate.edu/

Cult of Pedagogy  http://cultofpedagogy.com/nbct/

Mrs. Russ: http://www.mrsruss.com/NBCandidates/nbsupport.html

Cornerstone: http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/free-resources/nbpts