The National Board certification process as professional development: The potential for changed literacy practice

Teaching efficacy beliefs of national board certified physical educators

“…These findings regarding professional development seem to reinforce many of the elements recommended by the NBPTS (Hakel et al, 2008). In addition, anecdotal reports and surveys suggest that NBPS certification does provide outstanding professional development (Coskie & Place, 2008). Therefore, although NBC is but one approach to teacher professional development, it could serve as a framework for teacher professional development worldwide.…”

Results of a State Incentive Program on the Supply and Distribution of National Board Certified Teachers

“…Studies of the effects of NBPTS certification on teacher knowledge and practice have explored how aspects of the assessment process lead to learning gains, identifying changes in science (Lustick & Sykes, 2006) and literacy instruction (Coskie & Place, 2008;Place & Coskie, 2006), and student assessment (Lustick & Sykes, 2006;Sato, Wei, & Darling-Hammond, 2008). Researchers have also investigated how National Board standards have been used as a tool in teachers' work as leaders, particularly in discussions of curricular improvement and teaching practices among colleagues (Koppich et al, 2007;Sato, Hyler, & Monte-Sano, 2002).…”

Repertoire networks among national board-certified physical education teachers

“…Communities of practice theory CoPs have been described as professional groupings, within the workplace and professional development, that develop a mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire (Palincsar et al 1998, Wenger 1998, Coskie and Place 2008. Mutual engagement is evident in communications that actively take place between and among members within the community (Wenger 1998(Wenger , 2012.…”