National Board Certification is a
symbol of professional teaching excellence. A National Board certificate
will attest that a teacher was judged by his or her peers as one
who is accomplished, makes sound professional judgments about
students' best interests, and acts effectively on those judgments.
Offered on a voluntary basis, National Board Certification complements,
but does not replace, state licensing. While state licensing systems
set requirements to teach in each state, National Board Certification
establishes high and rigorous advanced standards for experienced
teachers to demonstrate accomplished practice.
The LMS standards and assessment
are under development. Dr. David Loertscher, author of Taxonomies
of the School Media Center Program and other noted works, and
Mrs. Sharon Coatney,1998 AASL president, are co-chairing the national
committee. During the 2000-2001 school year, a pilot study will
be conducted in selected areas for the newly written standards
for National Board Certification for the LMS position. Watch the
National Board of Professional Teaching Standard (NBPTS) Web site
at www.nbpts.org.
for the standards and certification information.
Cynthia Wilson, a member of the library
media NBPTS standards committee and a National Board Certified
Teacher, has created a Web site which will serve as a discussion
and information area about the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards and our upcoming board certification opportunity.
The URL is http://geocities.com/educationplace/lmnbpts.htm
