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RECORD NUMBER OF TEACHERS
ACHIEVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
RECORD NUMBER OF TEACHERS
ACHIEVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
CONTACT: Alberto M. Carvalho
305-995-4638
December 11, 2000
A record number of Miami-Dade County public school teachers have
received certification from the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Eighty-nine teachers were certified, the
most for any school district in Florida, bringing the total number of
nationally certified teachers in the district to 133.
NBPTS works to strengthen the teaching profession and to improve
student learning in America's schools. To become certified, teachers
must complete an innovative, two-part assessment process. First, they
build a portfolio to show evidence of good teaching practice and to
demonstrate how their teaching meets the advanced standards in their
fields. The second component of the assessment involves a series of
written exercises that includes simulations of classroom practices,
evaluating other teachers' practices, designing curriculum,
evaluating student learning and the individual teacher's subject
matter knowledge. Most candidates spend more than 120 hours on
assessment activities throughout an entire school year.
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