Kentucky recognizes fourth-largest group of new National Board teachers
Kentucky recognized 191 teachers newly certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at a ceremony Feb. 19 in Frankfort.
Pruitt issues state of K-12 public education report
The state of K-12 public education in Kentucky is strong according to Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt, though he did say there is room for improvement.
NBCT applicants may qualify for reimbursement
The Kentucky Network to Transform Teaching (KNTT) is offering financial assistance to teachers pursuing National Board certification who are from schools without National Board Certified Teachers. To help achieve the goal outlined in a Kentucky statute of having one National Board Certified Teacher in every Kentucky school by 2020, KNTT will reimburse qualified candidates for up to $275 in out-of-pocket [...]
Making time for teacher leadership
With endless to-do lists, it’s reasonable for teachers to hesitate in committing to any extra opportunities outside the classroom. Already over-committed, I contemplated applying to the Kentucky Network to Transform Teaching’s Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions (CTEPS) program.
Nominations being accepted for CTEPS leadership program
Applications are being accepted for the Kentucky Network to Transform Teaching’s Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions (CTEPS) program. CTEPS, which is for National Certified Board teachers, gives teachers the skills and knowledge necessary to emerge with confidence and take on leadership at many levels. Based on the Kentucky Teacher Leadership Skills Framework, teachers engage with self-assessment tools as well as [...]
NBCT teachers invited to participate in collaboration
The Ky NT3’s Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions (CTEPS) initiative is seeking National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) from across Kentucky to support each other in its work to propose, implement and reflect on solutions to the challenges we face in our classrooms, schools and districts. CTEPS will collaborate throughout the 2015-16 school year to create, research, implement and reflect on [...]
Teachers’ voices make a difference
Terry Holliday A guiding principle for our work in Kentucky is that we do the hard work of reform WITH teachers and not TO teachers. What does this principle look like in practice? In 2011, Kentucky implemented the TELL Kentucky Survey to allow teacher voice on key working conditions such as facilities, resources, leadership, professional development, time, etc. [...]
District working to increase number of National Board Certified teachers
NBCT program at the district level will provide mentors and resources for applicants.
Gov. Beshear, others recognize Kentucky’s National Board Certified Teachers
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards President and CEO Ron Thorpe talks with Barbara Hines, a National Board Certified librarian who works at Bowling Green Junior High School, and Lynn Hines, Kentucky’s first National Board Certified teacher, following a special recognition ceremony at the Capitol. Photo by Amy Wallot, March 7, 2013 Gov. Steve Beshear yesterday signed a [...]
Kentucky gains 268 National Board Certified Teachers
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ announced this week that 268 Kentucky teachers were awarded the prestigious National Board Certification® in the class of 2012.