What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do
An explication of the Five Core Propositions originally written in 1989 and updated in 2015, the What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do book is the first National Board resource with which teams should engage. The book uses concise professional language that is appropriate for all educators.
Resources Supporting What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do
Quote Bubbles Protocol
Use quotes from each chapter as an introduction to conversations around practice, or to lead into other protocols. |
Self-Reflect to Plan for Professional Growth
Use the book to support a self-reflection to support creating your professional growth plan. |
Book Study Facilitation
Support a team or yourself through a study of the book using guiding questions and conversation protocols. |
Five Core Propositions Jigsaw
School teams begin by using the What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do book to frame conversations around best practice. |
Asset Inventory: Leadership Mapping
After analyzing individual strengths, teams can map assets. The asset inventory supports strategic teacher to teacher learning, analysis of strengths and needs, and collaboration. |
Problem of Practice Alignment
After identifying a problem of practice, this resource suggests starting places in the book and connects each PoP to Standard Study documents. |
Connecting to other National Board Resources
Standard Study Documents
After studying What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do, consider digging into the Standards through the Standard Study documents to get a detailed look at accomplished practice in your specialty area. |
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