After introductions and an overview of the institute, Martie Semmer (Colorado) reviews one of the handouts participants received in their notebooks.

(From left) Mike Wilhelm (Iowa) and Juan Trujillo (Iowa) complete a questionnaire to determine their readiness for National Board Certification (NBC).

Martie Semmer explains the comprehensive scoring process and the basis for scoring: clear, convincing, and consistent evidence.

Mary Stimmel (Iowa), high school English and Spanish teacher who is National Board Certified for English (EAYA), shows an entry in her portfolio as she describes how she worked with the materials in the assessment “box.”

Martie Semmer describes the valued “risk taking” nature of a NBC candidate; Mary Stimmel followed with examples of how she has continued to be a risk taker in her professional life after receiving National Board Certification.

In the computer lab, Martie Semmer clarifies directions for exploring the NBPTS Web site while Jesse Drew, NFLRC technology graduate assistant and Webmaster, helps Tammy Pallares (Oklahoma) resolve a problem.

(From left) Patrick Shoemaker (Iowa) and Barbara Lipnick (Iowa) discuss a section of the NBPTS Web site.

Judy Wyatt-Schlei (Wisconsin) writes an example of how NBPTS Core Proposition # 2 can be carried out in the classroom while (from left) Phyllis VanBuren (Minnesota) and Randee Pellegrino (Florida) assist.

(From left) Mary Stimmel, Juan Trujillo (Iowa), and Mike Wilhelm (Iowa) discuss the examples added by other groups of how NBPTS Core Proposition #2 can be met in the foreign language classroom.

Day 2

National Board Certification for Foreign Language Teachers 2002