August 1, 2003
I spent the last few weeks of school gathering up the materials
I will need to work on Entry 4 over the summer. For Entry
4, I have to write about what I do as a teacher to involve
parents and the community, and how I contribute to the profession.
Activities such as conferences, workshops, mentoring, articles,
and so on might be included.
Before I sat down to write the entry, however, I read the books, The Teacher's Guide to National Board Certification and The National Board Certification Workbook: How to Prepare Your Portfolio. I found those books very helpful for answering my questions and allaying my concerns. The books lay out the process and give you examples of timelines you can follow.
Once I felt confident about what I was doing, I began to work on my first "accomplishment." I sat in front of a blank screen and, before I knew it, I had five written pages. That made me a little bit nervous, because in this entry, the description and analysis section only can be 12 pages in length. I decided not to worry, and I put my computer to rest for the night.
The next morning, I got up and worked on my next "accomplishment." I found that if I concentrate on one" accomplishment" a day, I am not burned out. By the end of the first week, after about 15 hours of work, I had my rough copies of the description and analysis section completed.
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