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Elliott, Stuart W., Ed.; Koenig, Judith Anderson, Ed.; Hakel, Milton D., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2008
The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish "high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools." In response to…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, National Standards, Teacher Competencies, Program Evaluation
Wilkerson, Judy R.; Lang, William Steve – Corwin Press, 2007
Written in a reader-friendly style for busy faculty members and school administrators with little or no prior knowledge of statistics, this comprehensive model is designed to create fair, valid, and reliable assessments of teacher knowledge and skills. Evaluation experts Judy Wilkerson and Steve Lang provide detailed guidance for the complete…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Educators, Teacher Evaluation
National Council for the Social Studies, 2004
This document is intended to be used: (1) By institutions that prepare teachers to assess the quality of their teacher preparation programs for licensure (or certification) in comprehensive social studies and/or the individual disciplines of history, geography, civics and government, economics, and psychology; and (2) By National Council for the…
Descriptors: State Standards, National Standards, Social Studies, Teacher Education
Mitchell, Karen J., Ed.; Robinson, David Z., Ed.; Plake, Barbara S., Ed.; Knowles, Kaeli T., Ed. – 2001
This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluating teacher licensure tests and examining the use of tests to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure. It also suggests alternatives for developing and assessing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Steeves, Kathleen Anderson; Browne, Barbara Cole – 2000
This book brings together the expertise of university faculty with that of National Board Certified teachers to offer a blueprint for preparing teachers to achieve National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. The approach enlists the collaboration of university educators and professional staff development personnel.…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, Norvella, Ed. – 2003
In this report, teacher educators scrutinize the relationships between the standards and assessment movement in education and the United States' increasingly multicultural population. The papers include: "Foreword" (Jacqueline Jordan Irvine); (1) "Diversity and Standards: Defining the Issues" (Norvella P. Carter); (2) "Accountability and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Faculty)
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2005
This volume provides a tool kit for principals and administrators seeking to improve the quality of classroom teaching in an era of increasing accountability, as well as an overview of the historical and cultural factors that shape teaching as a profession. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 mandates that all teachers be "highly…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Qualifications, Educational Quality