August 1, 2003
May 21, 2003, seemed like any other rainy spring day. The
weather, however, should have served as a sign of the serious
task that awaited my arrival home. I came home to find "the
box," containing materials for the National Board Certification
(NBPTS) process. Any teacher thinking about going through
this process is told stories about the power of "the box."
I was intrigued by its contents, which didn't feel like much,
but felt I needed to wait for the "perfect time" to become
invested in the arduous task. So I opened the box simply to
inventory the contents, and then safely stored it on my desk
until the chaos of the school year ended.
June ended and yet the box remained untouched. My colleagues and I decided July would be the month to begin, because the "perfect time" never seemed to arrive. The question that loomed was..."Where do I begin?"
I began by downloading each of the portfolio entries, standards, and scoring guide from the NBPTS Web site. I spent a good portion of time organizing material and putting it into binders, and determining what each of the pieces meant. I learned that all the information could have been printed directly off the CD-ROM included in the box. Better yet, I could have requested that a copy of each piece be sent directly to me from the NBPTS. Now that I had a handle on all the materials, I was ready to edit the rough draft of an entry.
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