The union also works with teacher centers to support candidates.Īchieving National Board Certification can also be used to satisfy the state's new Continuing Teacher and Leader Education requirements, DiBrango noted.
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NYSUT Executive Vice President Jolene DiBrango said the union strongly supports national board candidates by offering awareness programs, support and advice through online discussion forums, writing retreats and professional development through its Education & Learning Trust. She also is grateful for the state’s Albert Shanker Grant, a union-backed initiative that covers the costs for National Board Certification. “Now I want to give back and help others on their journey.”Ĭannata said she is fortunate that her district is one of hundreds in the state with contracts offering a salary step or stipend for NBCTs. “While doing this during a pandemic was certainly challenging, it really helped me grow collaboratively, technologically and creatively,” Cannata said. Other times, it is just reviewing the teaching standards and helix and discussing with our colleagues, how their teaching works within this framework.”Ĭannata and three other teachers who were the first in the cohort to achieve will continue working with colleagues who are still working on their applications. “Sometimes it's moral support, sometimes it's specific to our discipline.
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“We met Saturdays and during shared free periods,” Cannata said. “If you told me I’d be doing this while teaching my kids (with severe disabilities) on Zoom and documenting their growth in a video, I never would have believed you!”Ĭannata said working with a group was incredibly helpful, with colleagues reading each other’s papers, offering technology tips and much more. “We began our journey three years ago before the pandemic hit,” said Lisa Cannata, a speech pathologist who worked with a cohort of Half Hollow Hills teachers led by Elissa Reichstein. Candidates typically spend 200-400 hours completing the extensive application including a portfolio, student work samples, videos and analysis of their teaching and student learning. New York is now home to 2,224 National Board Certified Teachers, with nearly 700 more educators still in the process, according to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Please join us online April 5 for a special livestream to congratulate New York State's newly certified National Board Certified Teachers and virtually celebrate these educators' commitment to their profession.
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