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TQ Resources

National Board Certification

A Distinction That Matters: Why National Teacher Certification Makes a Difference

Accomplished Teaching: A Validation of National Board Certification

Can Teacher Quality Be Effectively Assessed? (An article by Dan Goldhaber and Emily Anthony, 2004)

"Critical Mass" of NBCTs Would Fuel School Improvement

Is National Board Certification an Effective Signal of Teacher Quality? (An article by L. Cavalluzzo, 2004)

National Board Certified Teachers and Their Students’ Achievement (An article by L.G. Vandevoort, A. Amrein-Beardsley, and D. Berliner, 2004)

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (BestTQ Vol. 1, No. 3, July 2001)

Nationally Certified Teachers Thrive in South (Edweek, March 24, 2004)

NBCT Support (A table from Meeting the Challenges)

The Power of Teacher Leadership (An article by Barnett Berry, Dylan Johnson and Diana Montgomery in Education Leadership, Vol. 62, number 5, pages 56-60. Read the abstract or purchase the article.)

Recruiting and Retaining National Board Certified Teachers in Hard-to-Staff, Low-Performing Schools: Silver Bullets or Smart Solutions (May 2005)

Three Studies Find National Board Certified Teachers Increase Student Achievement

Utilizing NBCTs: Using the Numbers to Start the Conversation