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The National Board Certification Workbook, Second Edition: How to Develop Your Portfolio and Prepare for the Assessment Exams

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If you are working toward National Boards you have to have this book! I wish I would have had it when I began. The author gives sample answers to prompts and allows you to see at least what kind of information you need to be including. When I started my entries I had no idea of how to start because they give you no specific directions. This book does! It is a must have!!

Very helpful book! I was not sure how helpful this would really be, but I was impressed. Had some sample writing that was useful. I am just sorry I didn't get this until I was almost done with the process! Wish I'd gotten it at the beginning- it would have been much more helpful.

Upon completing Pre-Candidacy classes for National Boards, I realized that I needed more precise information. This book was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction for my certification.

Very helpful, but I'm not too sure how up to date the information is. Although this book has some excellent sample activities, a much more succinct (and less expensive) work is "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?" (2006 edition).

Candidates might want to also sneak a peek at "Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate". While intended for mentors, NBPTS candidates may find some very helpful information in those pages also.

This workbook was very helpful throughout the National Board Process. It offered excellent advice and helped me to feel more comfortable with the process and what was expected. It was definately worth the money and time to review.

This book was helpful. I was expecting more detailed outlines of the expectations for NBCT. I was hoping for specific rubrics or items necessary for Entry 4. It is still a recommended buy.

I bought this last year when working on my portfolio entries. It was not my most favorite or most helpful resource, but I did use it and I think it helped me pass and become certified!

If you are limited on funds, then just buy the big book by the same authors, but if you have some extra $$ and want to make sure you feel fully supported in your pursuit of national board certification, buy this too.

Love this book! It will help you sort through all the intimating pages of your instructions. When you decide to start your National Teaching Boards, begin with this book.

Until the release of "So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher: Workbook & Evidence Manual" (the 'apple book' as it has come to be known), this was about the only serious workbook NBPTS candidates had. Now, there are two. Both offer writing samples and helpful advice. But if you need a lot of hand-holding, this book--though more expensive--has the edge.

If you want more hands-on worktables and outlines, the Parks book might get the nod. It also includes a nice guide to accomplished teaching which neatly meshes with what the NBPTS expects of teachers.

This book has more researched-based pedagogy. The Parks book is more lean, practical, and checklisted.

Both books will be found helpful to the struggling candidate.

So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher: Workbook & Evidence Manual: A Candidate's Guide to Successfully Passing the NBPTS Certification Process

I'm just wrapping up my National Boards, and have found several major errors is this book. (Sort of a surprise, considering the publishing company and the "New! Updated!" sales pitch.) One is where she comments she's "reluctant to share her own entries with her candidates." Sharing actual entries is against the code of ethics for trainers. On page 42 she references a 15 minute video tape for entry one. Nope, no video for that entry. I did use some of the other pieces, but not as many as some of the other books available.