Horses of varying conformations and colors step across our view in a display of energy and forward motion in Rosa Bonheur's 1855 painting, The Horse Fair. The painting is a metaphor for my experience with National Board Certification. The process led me to critique and display my teaching practice, to generate multiple solutions as varied as Bonheur's horses, and to move my professional development forward.
In 1994, the first 81 teachers completed the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification process. The National Board was created in response to the 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, which gave a grim prognosis for the American education system. The …
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