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The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) was founded in 1987 to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, develop and operate a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards, and to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning. The NBPTS Early Childhood Generalist Standards represent a professional consensus on the aspects of practice that distinguish accomplished teachers.

The standards are grounded in five propositions: 1) teachers are committed to students and their learning; 2) teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students; 3) teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning; 4) teachers think sytematically about their practice and learn from experience; and 5) teachers are members of learning communities. The standards committees develop the specific standards for each field, which are then disseminated widely for public critique and comment and subsequently revised as necessary before their adoption. The NBPTS assessment process involves the compilation of a portfolio of teaching practice over a period of time and the demonstration of content knowledge through assessment center exercises.

What are the The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)?

To discover instructional strategies, tools, and resources, click on a specific standard below.

Standard 1	Understanding young children
Standard 2	Equity, fairness and diversity
Standard 3	Assessment
Standard 4	Promoting child development and learning
Standard 5	Knowledge of integrated curriculum
Standard 6	Multiple teaching strategies for meaningful learning
Standard 7	Family and community partnerships
Standard 8	Professional partnerships
Standard 9	Reflective practice

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