Collaboration

*Professionalism This is the fourth of a series of papers exploring the potential influence of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards propositions, standards, and processes on the development of advanced master's programs for teachers. It makes the case that collaboration is at the heart of accomplished teaching, and hence, of critical interest to both the. National Board and to advanced master's programs. It begins by reflecting on the use of the word "professional " in the name of the'National Board, for. Professional. Teaching Standards. In arguing that collaboration is integrally connected to professionalism, it explores the definitions and characteristics of collaboration, especially as they relate to education settings. After examining the propositions, standards, and assessments of the National Board to see how collaboration is addressed, the paper returns to the qualities of effective master's programs and examines their implications for collaboratio