Professional Teaching Standards (Graduate Certificate)
The Program
The Graduate Certificate Program in Professional Teaching Standards is a five-course (15 credit) sequence of courses designed to serve teachers who want to refine and expand their skills in order to become model teachers of excellence in their school communities. The coursework is designed to facilitate learning aligned with well-recognized propositions and standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and associated national content organizations.
Program design and coursework are positioned:
- to improve teachers' ability to self-analyze and reflect in the classroom;
- to increase teachers' ability to use scholarly research to impact student learning and development;
- to enhance the commitment to and professional nature of teaching as a career;
- to provide networks for collegial dialogue and support in the field of teaching and learning; and,
- to explore and strengthen ethical teaching practice for participants and those with whom they work.
Contact Information
Dr. Maxine B. Freund, Professor
Director of Partnerships and External Relations
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202-994-1547
Christine Frank, NBCT
Project Director for the Graduate Certificate in Professional Teaching Standards
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Meghna Lipcon, NBCT
On-site Liaison, Montgomery County Public Schools
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