Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board tomorrow afternoon will be congratulating 29 Oahu teachers who recently earned voluntary National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certifications. Six Oahu teachers are also set to renew their certifications for another decade. Sixty-five Hawaii teachers total earned their certifications.

Here’s what the press release says:

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards-certified teachers are highly accomplished educators who have successfully met high and rigorous standards. To meet these standards, teachers must demonstrate their knowledge and skills through an extensive series of performance-based assessments that include teaching portfolios, student work samples, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their own classroom teaching and student learning. Candidates for National Board certification also complete a series of written exercises of their subject content knowledge, as well as their understanding of how to teach the subject to their students.

The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the state Capitol auditorium.

— Alia Wong