Strength in Numbers? Collaboration Effects on Achievement of National Board Certification

• In Event: Achieving Certification: Factors That Impact Success and Potential Outcomes

Abstract

Spurred by a desire to improve student achievement, state and local policymakers across the nation have invested in programs intended to increase the volume of National Board Certified Teachers. With the growing popularity of professional learning communities and teacher collaboration, some districts and schools have encouraged and sponsored cohorts of teacher applicants for National Board Certification. Using hierarchical linear modeling, this study examines the effects of teacher collaboration on the likelihood of achieving National Board Certification. Teacher factors are examined for cross-level interaction effects on the relationship between teacher collaboration and advanced certification.

Author

• Rita Pin Ahrens, The George Washington University