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National Board for NEXT Year

by NOT A PROCRASTINATOR

Mar 22, 2009

Hello to all NBCTs!

I am considering trying for National Boards next year, in Literacy. This is something I've wanted to do now for several years. I am wondering when is the earliest that I can get started on this process? I know that I have to first pay, apply, and then I will receive my materials. Everything is due by March 31st. I'm just curious about a time line for this process. I do NOT want to wait till the last two months to begin working. I stay very busy with a little one at home, teach full-time, AND coach.

Thank you for your help!

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ENTRY 4 - Need some ideas On 3/22/09, NBCT 2008 wrote: > Entry 4 only goes back 5 years for the professional > development/leader/learner part. Any communication with families MUST > be within the current school year (April 1 - March 31) > > Hi! Thanks to everyone for your help! I'm curious about the communication log. Does anyone have an example to share? Wh...See More

Mar 23, 2009

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Samantha/NC this entry is all about showing student impact-- TOY-how did that impact your students? Coaching/mentoring-once again it goes back to impact-I used being a mentor-I showed impact in her class and my class. Think about things that you have done that have been really relavant to your class-- Samantha

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Mar 23, 2009

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current candidate Hi! Thanks to everyone for your help! I'm curious >>> about the >> communication log. Does anyone have an example to >> share? What exactly is this? I can start one of these >> at the beginning of next school year, so I'll be >> fine.

Go to the website and download the portfolio info for your certificate ar...See More

Mar 24, 2009

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*To current candidate** Wow! Thank you so much for your insight! Good luck to you on your boards!

I want to start as early as possible because I get stressed out easily. So, hopefully, if I get a head-start on things now, maybe the process won't be so overwhelming as I hear it is.

So far, I have 3-4 solid accomplishments but they all fall within the Lead...See More

Mar 24, 2009

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current candidate On 3/24/09, *To current candidate** wrote: > Wow! Thank you so much for your insight! Good luck to you on > your boards! > > I want to start as early as possible because I get stressed out > easily. So, hopefully, if I get a head-start on things now, > maybe the process won't be so overwhelming as I hear it is.

For me the...See MoreOn 3/24/09, *To current candidate** wrote: > Wow! Thank you so much for your insight! Good luck to you on > your boards! > > I want to start as early as possible because I get stressed out > easily. So, hopefully, if I get a head-start on things now, > maybe the process won't be so overwhelming as I hear it is.

For me the process wasn't overwhelming until now (but now I am very overwhelmed). My advice to you is keep plenty of time for packing the box. You have to do a crazy amount of cover sheets and stuff. So it got overwhelming for me because I thought I was done and it was just a matter of printing everything. But getting things ready to mail is very time-consuming. I would advise you to complete all of the forms and paperwork as you finish the entries, not to wait until it's time to pack your box.

> So far, I have 3-4 solid accomplishments but they all fall > within the Leader/Learner category. I see that I need to work > on Parent/Community. Right now, I don't have any in the > community area. I will need to work on this right away next > year...I will start up a communication log as suggested for > sure to help with parent communication. I love the idea of a > Literacy Night. Boy, that's a lot of work!

Since accomplishments can be in more than one area of learner/leader/partner with family and community you might be able to incorporate the community into a Literacy Night. You could have the local librarian come and do a story hour and promote the local library.

Maybe also something with a non-profit in the community.

>I have a classroom > website that students, parents, and other teachers access all > the time. NOt sure how I can incorporate that, but I put in a > lot of work on it. I'll keep thinking...

Did you (or can you) attend a training that taught you how to make a website or taught you something that you incorporated into your website? (i.e. a training on reading strategies and then you wrote up tips for how parents can help their children and put it on your website). I also think it would be fine to use the website itself as the accomplishment. Then you might be able to incorporate a communication log as documentation--where you say that a parent called you after reading something on the website, for example. If you don't already, can you track the number of hits on your website?

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Mar 26, 2009

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