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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Arizona Board Certifications, cont. from page 13 NBCTs in the classroom. Harvard's analysis of elementary-level Los Angeles students' scores on both the math and English sections of the California Standards Tests showed that those whose teachers were Board-certified got an achievement boost equivalent to the effect of up to two months' extra instructional time in math and one additional month in English language arts. Nor is this an isolated case. A nearly identical level of NBCT success in advancing student performance was measured in a study last year by Harvard's Strategic Data Project in Georgia's Gwinnett County Public Schools. Both studies echo a 2008 national study by the National Research Council, which found that students taught by National Board Certified Teachers score better on achievement tests than students whose teachers are not Board certified. Other studies have identified improved teacher retention and improved school culture as additional positive impacts associated with National Board Certification. Serving HighNeed Classrooms National Board Chair and former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise also noted that, in contrast to the usual pattern of highachieving teachers gravitating to more easily served districts, nearly 50 percent of National Board Certified Teachers serve in high-need schools. "National Board Certified Teachers aren't satisfied with mere success," said Wise. "They want their successful teaching practices to have the greatest impact where they are most needed." The National Board's success in advancing the achievement of disadvantaged students was also reflected by the U.S. Department of Education's recent announcement that the National Board's submission had been named a "highest ranking proposal" in its highly competitive Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition. The $3 million grant will help support the National Board's work to strengthen teacher preparation and early-career learning for thirdthrough sixth-grade math and science teachers, with a focus on those serving high-need students. "NBCTs also lead in the high-need areas of science and math. Over the past five years, more than 30 percent of the Presidential Award winners in math and science have been National Board Certified," National Board President and CEO Ron Thorpe said. "That's a remarkable achievement level for a group that represents less than 3 percent of the nation's teachers." 2 2012 National Board Certified Teachers (AEA Members) Annette Asuncion Gretchen Bacon Catherine Ballentine Bridget Betterton Abbey Bobbett Lisa Boyd Karen Brisbane Manuel Chavez Lauren Cluff Kathleen Deverna Angelia Ebner Grace Fischer Heidi Garcia Stephen Geislinger Kathleen Gilfillan Michelle Godfrey Susan Groff Dawn Gunn Suzanne Hall Spring.13advo.indd 26 Tempe Elem EA Littleton EA Glendale Elem EA Flowing Wells EA Scottsdale EA Amphitheater EA Scottsdale EA Mammoth-San Manuel CTA Mesa EA Tucson EA Maricopa EA Cartwright EA Phoenix UHSD CTA Scottsdale EA Dysart EA Paradise Valley EA Phoenix UHSD CTA Cartwright EA Tucson EA Qiana Harris Glendale Elem EA Amethyst Hinton-SainzTucson EA Rebecca Hirschfeld Scottsdale EA April Holton Dysart EA Hannah Jones Kyrene EA Jaimi Jones Dysart EA Brande Kitzberger Miscellaneous Nancy Laak Scottsdale EA Davon May Tucson EA Sarah Miller Gilbert EA Jennifer Nguyen Tucson EA Amy Ordonez Kyrene EA Julie Peters Phoenix UHSD CTA Diane Siekmann Paradise Valley EA Elizabeth Slaine Tucson EA Christina Smith Scottsdale EA Karen Wiebel Scottsdale EA Leanna Wolkis Paradise Valley EA Georgine Woodley Altar Valley EA 26 Spring 2013 x AEA Advocate 1/29/13 10:53 AM