During the 2017-2018 school year, I submitted my work to the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS, or NB for extra short) for consideration. A few weeks ago I found out that I successfully achieved NB certification! I am so thrilled and excited! When I was working through the NB process I found that it was very difficult to find other NB candidates or NB certified teachers to connect with. My school district doesn't have any sort of "support group" for candidates, although I hear that many do, and I couldn't find a lot of information online. So, while there is so much that I can't share due to the confidentiality of the NBPTS, I wanted to share a little bit about how I stayed motivated, sane, and organized while completing my National Boards in one school year.
