Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques8 reviews
Jim Burke

Boynton/Cook, 2000

Superlative

+ Superior Organization
+ Want instant results from your students?
+ 10 Star home run
  
  











  



  
Accomplished Teaching: The Key To National Board Certification10 reviews
Bess A. Jennings, Mary Ann Joseph, ...

Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 2004

This is the best NBC preparation resource available!

+ Just what I needed
+ "The authors have done their homework...should be required reading..."
+ Jennifer
+ Essential Tool
  
  











  



  
The Teacher's Guide to National Board Certification: Unpacking the Standards1 review
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner

Heinemann, 2003

Good place to start

I am only just beginning the NBPTS process. this book has provided several ideas for getting started. I was hoping to see more examples of exemplary writing. So far it has been helpful.
  
  











  



  
Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques1 review
Jim Burke

Boynton/Cook, 2003

Everything from letters to creative fiction

Designed to be absorbed and assimilated" on the go", Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, And Techniques by Jim Burke is a collection of over sixty brief yet useful self-teaching lessons to improving personal and professional writing skills resulting in an increased productively by operating at a higher ...
  
  











  



  
So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?: A Handbook of Teacher Tips for Successfully ...17 reviews
Jerry L. Parks

Weekly Reader Teacher's Press, 2004

National Boards

+ "I made it with room to spare! Thanks!"
+ Not an exhaustive tome, but for what it purports to do--excellent!"
+ "One of the best investments I've made in my teaching profession..."
  
  











  



  
The National Board Certification Handbook: Support & Stories from Teachers & Candidates

Stenhouse Publishers, 2002
  
  











  



  
The National Board Certification Workbook, Second Edition: How to Develop Your Portfolio and Prepare for the ...8 reviews
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner

Heinemann, 2005

National Boards

+ Understanding National Board Certfication procedures in simple language...
+ National Board Workbook

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.
  
  











  



  
Envisioning Literature: Literary Understanding and Literature Instruction (Language and Literacy Series ...1 review
Judith A. Langer

Teachers College Press, 1995

envisioning new approaches to literature

This is a book for those who question literature teaching the way it has been done so far, and wish it was different. Langer's "envisionment-building" approach considers text interpretations as constant and never-ending processes, always collectively created and in transformation. The literature ...
  
  











  



  
The English Teacher's Companion, Second Edition: Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession21 reviews
Jim Burke

Heinemann, 2003

Excellent text!

+ The English Teacher's Companion
+ A Classic
+ English Teacher's Companion
+ Awesome
  
  











  



  
Drawing Your Own Conclusions: Graphic Strategies for Reading, Writing, and Thinking1 review
Fran Claggett, Joan Brown

Boynton/Cook, 1992

The good, the bad and the not-so ugly

This is a surprisingly deep book considering how useless illustrating exercises can be. The mandala concept is incredible and has the potential to be a rich classroom experience; the authors work probably a dozen lessons out of it over the course of the book. But that's my major caveat with this ...
  
  











  



  
The Teacher's Guide to National Board Certification: Unpacking the Standards1 review
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner

Heinemann, 2003

Good place to start

I am only just beginning the NBPTS process. this book has provided several ideas for getting started. I was hoping to see more examples of exemplary writing. So far it has been helpful.
  
  











  



  
Envisioning Literature: Literary Understanding and Literature Instruction (Language and Literacy Series ...1 review
Judith A. Langer

Teachers College Press, 1995

envisioning new approaches to literature

This is a book for those who question literature teaching the way it has been done so far, and wish it was different. Langer's "envisionment-building" approach considers text interpretations as constant and never-ending processes, always collectively created and in transformation. The literature ...
  
  











  



  
Drawing Your Own Conclusions: Graphic Strategies for Reading, Writing, and Thinking1 review
Fran Claggett, Joan Brown

Boynton/Cook, 1992

The good, the bad and the not-so ugly

This is a surprisingly deep book considering how useless illustrating exercises can be. The mandala concept is incredible and has the potential to be a rich classroom experience; the authors work probably a dozen lessons out of it over the course of the book. But that's my major caveat with this ...
  
  











  



  
So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?: A Handbook of Teacher Tips for Successfully ...17 reviews
Jerry L. Parks

Weekly Reader Teacher's Press, 2004

National Boards

+ "I made it with room to spare! Thanks!"
+ Not an exhaustive tome, but for what it purports to do--excellent!"
+ "One of the best investments I've made in my teaching profession..."
  
  











  



  
The National Board Certification Workbook, Second Edition: How to Develop Your Portfolio and Prepare for the ...8 reviews
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner

Heinemann, 2005

National Boards

+ Understanding National Board Certfication procedures in simple language...
+ National Board Workbook

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.
  
  











  



  
Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques1 review
Jim Burke

Boynton/Cook, 2003

Everything from letters to creative fiction

Designed to be absorbed and assimilated" on the go", Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, And Techniques by Jim Burke is a collection of over sixty brief yet useful self-teaching lessons to improving personal and professional writing skills resulting in an increased productively by operating at a higher ...
  
  











  



  
The National Board Certification Handbook: Support & Stories from Teachers & Candidates

Stenhouse Publishers, 2002
  
  











  



  
Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques8 reviews
Jim Burke

Boynton/Cook, 2000

Superlative

+ Superior Organization
+ Want instant results from your students?
+ 10 Star home run
  
  











  



  
The English Teacher's Companion, Second Edition: Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession21 reviews
Jim Burke

Heinemann, 2003

Excellent text!

+ The English Teacher's Companion
+ A Classic
+ English Teacher's Companion
+ Awesome
  
  











  



  
Accomplished Teaching: The Key To National Board Certification10 reviews
Bess A. Jennings, Mary Ann Joseph, ...

Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 2004

This is the best NBC preparation resource available!

+ Just what I needed
+ "The authors have done their homework...should be required reading..."
+ Jennifer
+ Essential Tool