Take One! is a unique offering from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) that provides for a standards-based approach for improving teaching practice and links student learning to effective instruction. Teachers prepare and submit one pre-selected video portfolio entry from any of the current certificate areas of National Board Certification. A teacher can later transfer the score if he or she pursues National Board candidacy within two years. Take One! is available to all teachers as well as induction or pre-service teachers, principals, administrators, professors in colleges of education and those who provide support for National Board Certification candidates. The only requirement is that educators have access to a preK-12 classroom in order to complete the portfolio entry.

For questions about Take One!, please contact:

Laura Baker - Sr. Associate, Teacher Development
Phone: 414-9561
Email: laura.baker@austinisd.org