It
takes two years of hard work for a teacher to earn the prestigious
National Board Certification, and part of that process involves a “video
portfolio” of the teacher in his or her classroom. For someone to be
told that her video not only qualifies, but also will be posted as a
national example of “how it should be done,” is truly an impressive
accomplishment. H.E. McCracken science teacher Kelley Duffy recently
received a letter from Peggy Brookins, Executive Vice President of
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, who said that one of
Kelley’s video portfolio entries had been selected for “showing the
next generation of teaching professionals how accomplished teachers
plan, deliver and analyze the effectiveness of their instructional
practice.” Duffy’s video will be part of ATLAS, a national
password-protected online resource that will showcase accomplished
teachers in action. ATLAS hopes to show new and aspiring teachers what
accomplished practitioners must know and be able to do to advance
student learning.
