 More than 460 Illinois teachers achieved the voluntary professional
certification this year.Teachers must pass tests in the subject
they teach and analyze their teaching strategies to get the
credential. They build a portfolio that includes student work
samples, assignments and videotapes. Certification typically takes
one to three years to complete.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, based in
Arlington, Va., announced the state numbers. This is the sixth
consecutive year Illinois has ranked among the top 10 states for the
number of teachers newly achieving the credential.
Chicago Public Schools has 141 teachers who earned certification
this year and in all has nearly 1,900 teachers with National Board
Certification. Both numbers are the top 10 nationwide.
Libertyville High School had eight teachers who earned
certificates in 2011, making it one of the top 10 in the country.
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Three Illinois schools -- Illinois State, University of the
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northern Illinois University --
were all among the top alma maters for teachers certified by the
group in 2011. ISU was 13th, with 58 grads earning the
certification. Illinois was 15th with 48 and NIU 33rd with 29.
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Online:
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards:
http://nbpts.org/
National Board Certification:
http://nbpts.org/become_a_candidate/
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