Ordering information can be found here . Portfolio requirements vary from assessment to assessment, but they are all based on the National Board standards for that particular certificate area. Carefully reading and understanding the standards is a crucial first step for candidates. Click here to request for an application package. Each candidate receives detailed instructions and materials on how to put together his or her portfolio, using current classes and students to provide evidence of accomplished teaching practice.
Portfolios generally require four to five classroom-based exercises.
Each entry also requires an accompanying written analysis of the teaching reflected in the videotape or student work. Another part of the portfolio documents teachers' work outside the classroom with families, colleagues and the community. Teachers are asked to show evidence of their accomplishments and comment on the importance of those accomplishments. The goal of all these exercises is to document that teachers meet National Board standards. There are about five months between the date when portfolio directions are available and the deadline for submitting them.