National Board Certification in Library Media

Working Towards NationalBoard Certification in Library Media
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

This Hour’s Agenda
1. What National Board Certification is & isn’t
2. What’s involved
3. Resources to help
4. Getting started
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

What NB Certification Is…and Isn’t
Is…
… a demonstration of the impact of your teaching on student achievement
… a process that consists of a portfolio and series of assessments
… a credential that can trump state requirements for certification
… represents an investment of about $2800
Can…
… be funded through state programs or grants
… result in a financial supplement
Isn’t…
… equivalent to an advanced degree
… being highly qualified
… a guarantee of employment protection
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

NB Certification – What’s Involved
4 Portfolio Entries
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6 Assessment Areas
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

Entry 2: Appreciation of Literature
Entry I: Instructional Collaboration
4 Portfolio Entries
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Entry 3: Integration of Instructional Technologies
Entry 4: Documented Accomplishments
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

Videos – small groups and pan of the library
Entry 2: Appreciation of Literature
Student work samples
4 Portfolio Entries
Entry I: Instructional Collaboration
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Entry 3: Integration of Instructional Technologies
Entry 4: Documented Accomplishments
Videos – two lessons from same project
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010
Artifacts of learning, leading, and community partnerships

Ethical and legal tenets
Collection development
6 Assessment Areas
Technologies
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Information literacy
Knowledge of literature
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Organizational management
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

Print resources
Dickinson, Gail, 2005. Achieving National Board Certification for School Library Media Specialists: A Study Guide
Milam, Peggy. 2005. National Board Certification in Library Media: A Candidate's Journal.
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May 26, 2010

Yahoo Group for Library Media Candidates
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Listserv
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May 26, 2010

Searchable archives
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Files
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My process
Summer before
candidacy
Year of
candidacy
A year before
candidacy
Film lessons; write 3 other portfolio entries; begin reading and preparation for assessments; Revisit accomplishments last.
Read Yahoo group listserv to get an overview of the process; talk to NB teachers and media specialists
Work on documented accomplishments portfolio entry, plan lessons and line up collaborators, filmers, readers
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

What was helpful to me
In your
district/
region
At a distance
Online
At school
Local or nearby NB LMSes, support groups
NB LMSes
as volunteer readers, helping remotely
NB teachers in other subject areas at my school
Yahoo Library Media Group listserv, archives
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

Things to know
Remember that your community connections in your Documented Accomplishments must be within the last year
Documented Accomplishments are a good part of the portfolio to look at first and then revisit last. You will see them through the lens of “student achievement” after writing the other entries.
*** You must have release forms on file from all students and any adults in the videos***
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

Something else to think about….
Take One! allows to start the National Board Process with a single portfolio entry – Entry 2. This might be a good “first step” for those considering the process.
With Take One!, you can “bank” the scores and complete the rest of the portfolio the next year.
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Wendy Stephens
May 26, 2010

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