Successful Writing Strategies for National Board Certification leads National Board candidates through various strategies to help them write in the “National Board Style”. How a candidate writes about their teaching practice greatly impacts the success of their efforts to become a Board-Certified Teacher. Components the candidates submit depend on writing that is clear, consistent, and convincing. All the Scoring Rubrics are built upon those elements. This book gives many writing strategies, tips, and examples to lead candidates toward the goal of submitting work that meets the National Board Standards for accomplishment.
By:
Bobbie Faulkner
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781475875164
ISBN 10: 1475875169
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 19 March 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: What Is National Board Certification? Chapter 2: Building Your Foundation Chapter 3: Getting Started and Getting Support Chapter 4: The Reflective Teacher, Metacognition, and the National Board Process Chapter 5: Writing for the National Board Chapter 6: Probing the Prompts Chapter 7: Component 2, Differentiation and Writing About Student Work Chapter 8: Writing for Component 3: The Video Component Chapter 9: Writing for Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner Chapter 10:Component 1 Writing at the Assessment Center Chapter 11: Candidate Care Chapter 12: Confusing Topics and FAQs Appendices Appendix A: Ten Commandments for Survival as a National Board Candidate Appendix B: 10 Editing Tips to Trim Space without Trimming Content Appendix C: Sentence Stems for Analytic & Reflective Writing Appendix D: Component 3: Analysis of a Video Appendix E: Video Tips for Component 3 Appendix F: SSTARS Lesson Plan TemplateBased on the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching Appendix G: 20 Tips from Component 4 Assessors Appendix H: Component 4 Section Connections About the Author
Bobbie Faulkner spent thirty-eight years teaching grades K-6 in public schools in Ohio, Kentucky, and Arizona. She is a certified as a Middle Childhood Generalist and has renewed her certification. She has supported candidates in all certifications areas for almost two decades, has mentored candidates in her home district and state as well as in university and regional cohorts. She offers webinars to districts and cohorts on National Board topics.
