Can teachers other than National Board Certified Teachers work as assessors in scoring the portfolios?
The majority of assessors are actually not National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs); however, NBPTS is working to incorporate as many NBCTs into the scoring process as possible. The number of NBCTs varies for each certificate and is not yet sufficient in terms of supplying an adequate number of assessors for each certificate area. Remember that scoring offers invaluable professional development to teachers who have not yet gone through the National Board Certification process. Assessors report they are changed by the process, having been exposed to a wide variety of teaching styles. Finally, each scoring cycle confirms that the NBPTS scoring instrument works for both NBCTs and non-NBCTs.
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