About National Board Certification Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a demonstration of your teaching practice as measured against high and rigorous standards. It is a symbol of commitment to excellence in teaching. A National Board certificate is a credential attesting that you have been judged by your peers as one who is accomplished, makes sound professional judgments about student learning, and acts effectively on those judgments. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Teachers are members of learning communities. In the 1990-00 school year, the National Board will offer 16 certificates. These 16 certificates reach about half of the nation's teaching population. Teachers of Spanish speaking students may seek National Board Certification in one of these fields and submit student work samples and videotapes that include instruction in Spanish. All rights reserved.