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Certification

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Certification Description
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has developed 16 standards of accomplished practice for Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts teachers. The standards have been ordered as they have to facilitate understanding, not to assign priorities. They each describe an important facet of accomplished teaching; they often occur concurrently because of the seamless quality of teaching. The standards serve as the basis for National Board Certification in this field.

Certifying Organization
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

National Board Certification - Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts Website

Certification Description
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has organized the standards for accomplished English as a New Language teachers into 12 standards. The standards have been ordered as they have to facilitate understanding, not to assign priorities. They each describe an important facet of accomplished teaching; they often occur concurrently because of the seamless quality of accomplished practice.
These standards serve as the basis for National Board Certification in this field.

Certifying Organization
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

National Board Certification - Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/English as a New Language Website

Certifying Organization
Boston Language Institute
https://www.bostonlanguage.com/cart/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Website

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