Podcasts about nbpts

Her amazing life has unfolded first person account stories that include President Eisenhower, Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall. In 1957, Treopia’s brother was one of the Little Rock Nine, when the National Guard was called in to escort Arkansas students to high school, beginning the elimination of segregation. Stories have the power to trigger the human muscle of the imagination and empathy. Both are revealed through Treopia’s fascinating life stories that have been written through her lens of graciousness and grit. Treopia G. Washington is the Director of Special Initiatives in the Office of the Dean at Bowie State University in Maryland. She also currently serves as Vice President of Partnerships and Minority affairs at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standard (NBPTS), where she is focused on efforts to increase the presence of NBPTS in under-represented communities. Treopia began her career in public education as a kindergarten and first grade teacher, later serving as an Early Childhood Administrator, Title I Parent Coordinator, and Resource Teacher for educational television. She was also a consultant in parent involvement to the U.S. Department of Education, and the Maryland State Department of Education.Upon leaving public education, Ms. Washington’s career focused on creating equitable experiences for under-served populations through responsibilities with multiple national organizations. Prior to her present position, Ms. Washington was appointed by President William J. Clinton, to the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), where she served as Special Assistant to the Executive Director.Treopia serves as workshop facilitator, panelist, and keynote speaker for universities, school systems and national organizations, along with being a board member for organizations and institutions. She received a B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education from Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, and the M Ed. degree from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Washington is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Show Notes: Part 1: We discuss Suevon Lee's (@suevlee) recent piece about teacher shortages in Hawaii: Are solutions for the persistent Hawaii teacher shortage a model for the nation? Part 2: The dudes interview the one and only Peggy Brookins, President and CEO of NBPTS. * What should we know and hear from you about possibly attaining national boards?  * In some of NBPTS' published research findings, researchers examined the distribution of board certified teachers in six states—California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina. It was noted that except for California, "board certified teachers are not equitably distributed across schools that serve different populations of students. In five of the six states examined, poor, minority, and lower-performing students are far less likely to have the opportunity to benefit from the teaching of a National Board certified teachers than are their more affluent, majority, and higher-performing peers." As president and CEO, what is your vision to address this inequity? * Are their formal/informal ways that district/school leaders can support teachers? * Using your magic wand, what would you like to have happen federally in regard to education policy? 

Pete Charrette (Cap’n Pete’s Power PE) is a national presenter and a retired physical education teacher with over 30 years teaching experience. A Nationally Board Certified teacher since 2005, Pete has also served as a NBPTS trainer and candidate scorer. In 2009, Pete was selected as the Georgia AHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. He also served as a collaborative teacher and adjunct instructor with Kennesaw State University. Pete has developed over 600 PE and health resources that are currently being used by educators across the world. As a presenter, Pete’s goal is to provide teachers with the information, tools and resources to help them establish and maintain physical education programs of excellence. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support