Guest Post by Cari Levake
Harrison County NBCT Support Cohort is excited to announce the Blind Reader Program, designed to support candidates as they develop the written portion of their components.
Our goal is to provide candidates with timely feedback from NBCT Readers. Candidates will be able to send their papers to a designated “Go Between”, who will forward it on to the Reader in order to keep both parties anonymous. The “Go Betweens” will be Elissa Whelchel and myself. We will keep track of the candidate’s number, the NBCT Reader, and the dates submitted as a means of accountability on all parts.
Our goal is to provide candidates with timely feedback from NBCT Readers. Candidates will be able to send their papers to a designated “Go Between”, who will forward it on to the Reader in order to keep both parties anonymous. The “Go Betweens” will be Elissa Whelchel and myself. We will keep track of the candidate’s number, the NBCT Reader, and the dates submitted as a means of accountability on all parts.
Here is more about how the program works:
STEP 1: The candidate will submit a Blind Reader Cover Sheet (an electronic copy will be sent to you) along with their paper to their designated “Go Between.”
STEP 2: The “Go Between” will send the paper to a NBCT Reader. The Reader may or may not be in your certification area depending upon the availability and demand. Please keep in mind, they are limited by the NB ethical codes of conduct as to what kind of input they can give. Their main role is to ask guiding questions to help you further develop your ideas and how they relate to the standards.
STEP 3: The Reader provides feedback within 2 weeks and returns the paper to the “Go Between” who in turn passes it back to the candidate.
We encourage you to not wait until the last minute! This can be done at any stage of the writing process. If further feedback is needed, we can also try to arrange for you to meet with your Reader to discuss your questions.
As a newly certified NBCT teacher who benefited from the support of this cohort, I look forward to supporting you as you travel on this path of professional development.
Best Wishes!
Cari Levake, NBCT
EL Specialist
Harrison County Schools
This is wonderful, Cari! A candidate asked if they can also have readers they know and I said, "yes!" This is just one more type of support for candidates who might be shy about their work or want a totally unbiased opinion. :-). Thanks again to you and Elissa for coordinating this.
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