Re: [LM_NET] GEN: National Board Certified Librarians / Take One!

[Lisa Hunt <lisa3moon@YAHOO.COM>]

Here in Oklahoma we currently have a great support system for educator seeking 
national board, and also great support among librarians.  We have 8 or 9 out of 32 
who have certified, and 2 more are current candidates.

It is a wonderful process!  I learned so much going through the process, and I 
stay active as a mentor.  I continue to learn from other librarians across the 
country.

You'll want to check into the Yahoo Group for Library Media NBCT.  You can easily 
join this group and then have access to our listserv for discussions as well as the 
group's files that provide some good material for study.

The process is rigorous, but many LMS have certified.  You must complete your 
candidacy in one year and that means you submit 4 portfolio entries by March 
31st AND take the assessments (6 test questions) before the end of June.  You can 
bank the scores you earn in that first year, so if you don't certify the first time 
you can continue to build upon your starting point.

I've know people who took Take One, and it does seem to be manageable and help 
people "get their feet wet."  I do know that jumping into the whole process does 
provide the opportunity of the whole process, and because I'm a "big picture" kind 
of person I like that approach.

It is expensive, and some states offer programs to pay for certification costs.  
Some states pay incentives to teachers who have completed the process and are 
certified.

It is NOT a method of achieving certification to teach in every state.  A National 
Board Certified Teacher would still need to meet state requirements to teach in a 
specific state.
 
Lisa Hunt, NBCT 2005
School Library Media Specialist
Apple Creek Elementary
Moore, OK
lisa3moon@yahoo.com 




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From: Emily Warner <nceslibrarian@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2009 2:05:16 PM
Subject: Re: GEN: National Board Certified Librarians / Take One!

Hello All-    I'm wondering the same thing, so if there is a HIT, I would be 
interested to read it.  Thanks!
Emily Warner
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Emily L Warner, Library Media Specialist
North Canaan Elementary School
90 Pease St
North Canaan, CT  06018
(860) 824-5149 x105
nceslibrarian@hotmail.com




> Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:29:45 -0500
> From: mmarino@HUTCHISONSCHOOL.ORG
> Subject: GEN: National Board Certified Librarians / Take One!
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> 
>  Has anyone completed the Take One! course offered by the NBPTS?  I just 
>started looking into National Board Certification and it seems very overwhelming. 
>I am wondering if taking the Take One! course would be a way to get my feet wet 
>before I dive into
> the actual certification process.  If you have taken this course could you email 
>and let me know what you think. Is it worth it? Or is it better to just get 
>started with the certification process?  Did you take a class (other than the 
>Take One!) to
> prepare for certification?
> 
> If you have already gone through the certification process I would love any 
>advice you can give.  Does the whole process have to be completed in one year? If 
>I applied now could I take 2 or 3 years to work on everything? If you could do it 
>all over again
> is there anything that you would do differently?  How much time outside of the 
>school day (and the usual after school prep time) would you say working on the 
>certification occupied?  I've heard that it can consume all of your time during 
>the process -
> I'm wondering if I should postpone this until my children are older (I have two 
>kids under the age of 5).
> 
> Thanks for you help!
> 
> ------------------------------------
> 
> Michelle Marino
> 
> Children's Librarian
> 
> Hutchison School
> 
> 1740 Ridgeway Road
> 
> Memphis, TN 38119
> 
> mmarino@hutchisonschool.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
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