NBPTS EC Art case studies
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National Board Certification is a professional credential for accomplished teachers, described by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as "the highest certification a teacher may obtain" and "the most respected one." The Early Childhood through Young Adult / Art certificate is one of the certificate fields built on the certificate-specific National Board Standards, and it is assessed through four components: Content Knowledge, Differentiation in Instruction, Teaching Practice and Learning Environment, and Effective and Reflective Practitioner. Component 1 is an online assessment delivered by Pearson VUE at test centers across the United States. The NBPTS EC Art case studies are 5 cases and about 3,853 words.
1Four Ways to Draw a Family
Okafor teaches a mixed 3- and 4-year-old class of 17 in a public pre-K. During a "My Family" unit she sets out paper and markers at the easel and asks each child to draw their family.
860 words, about 4 min2One Objective, Three Kinds of Access
Delgado teaches pre-K in a Title I school; his class of 18 has a 35-minute art block on Fridays. He plans a printmaking lesson: children incise a drawing into a foam tray with a ballpoint pen, roll tempera with a brayer, press paper, and peel a print.
767 words, about 4 min3The Red Paint Cup and the Vanishing Art Area
Brennan's 4-year-old classroom has 20 children and a 25-minute free-choice time. The art area is a single table in an alcove behind a bookshelf; from the meeting rug she cannot see the table.
821 words, about 4 min4Twelve Weeks, Five Children Moving
Patel teaches 22 four-year-olds. For 12 weeks she has photographed every child's art and coded the photos for three indicators: uses three or more colors, adds detail beyond a shape, and tells a story about the work.
685 words, about 3 min5The Donated Kiln
Ibarra teaches 24 four-year-olds in 40-minute sessions. A family has donated a used electric kiln rated to cone 06.
720 words, about 4 min