National Board Conversations

Michel Morgan is a National Board Certified Teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah. Recently in The Standard, Michele discussed the impact of monitoring your crisis cycle. On this episode of National Board Conversations she talks you through the stages of the crisis cycle, and help identify some tactics to help keep you from falling into crisis.  Be sure to follow us on all our social media platform...

Maria Peterson is National Board Certified Teacher in Montgomery County Maryland. During the pandemic she turned into a vaccine hunter helping people in her community get appointments for their vaccine getting her featured in the Washington Post , in CNN , and on Good Morning America. Maria was able to get over 30,000 people in her local community vaccine appointments. Listen to her tell her story...

Megan Jenny is a National Board Certified Teacher in Baton Rogue, Louisiana. She recently maintained her National Board Certification while going to school for her doctorate degree. Listen to Megan tell her story of achievement, and get some tips for going through your maintenance of certification. You can read her story in The Standard Be sure to follow us on all our social media platforms to kee...

We fly over to the midwest! We got a fun conversation with Carol Hofer coming up for you. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Indianapolis, Indiana. We talk about her journey to becoming an NBCT, talk about the importance of a mentor while going through the process, and learn some things about her outside the classroom. Get more tips from Carol about the National Board process. Be sure to...

What’s going on everyone, on this episode of National Board Conversations we head over to the Maryland Eastern Shore to chat with Mirta Bradner. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Maryland and is a huge advocate for AP Courses in underserved communities having worked with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to secure funding for AP in schools. We talk about the importance of AP courses in scho...

On this episode of National Board Conversations we take a trip to South Carolina to chat with Jamie Gregory. She’s a National Board Certified Teacher from Greenville, SC. We talk to Jamie about the importance of school librarians. She recently wrote a blog for us discussing the importance of advocating for your school librarians, and offers some tools to help with advocating for your school one!&n...

Danny Hollweg, a National Board Certified Teacher in Colorado joins National Board Conversations to discuss his blog post When Schools and Pixar Collide: The Value of a Postmortem . Be sure to follow us on all our social media platforms to keep up with all National Board-related updates. Twitter: @NBPTS Instagram: @NBPTS Facebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

On this episode of National Board Conversations, we speak to Tammy Kirkland, a National Board Certified Teacher in Oxford, Mississippi. She is the director of the World Class Teaching Program at the University of Mississippi. She wrote a blog about the emotional roller coaster she went on when not achieving certification on the first try. Tammy provides tips and strategies for understanding your f...

In this episode of National Board Conversations, we discuss the National Board Standards with Jami Fowler-White, NBCT. Jami stresses the importance of embodying the National Board standards as an educator. We also find out a little bit about her outside the classroom and what keeps her going. Be sure to follow us on all our social media platforms to keep up with all National Board related updates....

In this episode of National Board Conversations, we speak to Michael de la Torre, NBCT, about planning your National Board Journey . He's a National Board Certified Teacher and the Program Coordinator for the LAUSD Support Network. We also speak to Michael about some of the animal conservation he has done over the years.  Be sure to follow us on all our social media platforms to keep up with...

Welcome everyone to National Board conversations. This is episode eight, our final episode of the season. We're so grateful to have been able to provide this programming for you. We thank you for tuning in. It was a really great opportunity and we had so much fun connecting with all these National Board certified teachers and educators, and we're just really proud of our teachers in America. So th...

A big barrier for potential candidates is the time commitment associated with pursuing National Board Certification. This episode will break down how a successful NBCT managed their time and what they did to ensure that they could complete their certification. This episode will act as a tool of empowerment and motivation for those that are hesitant about starting their journey. We speak with Catri...

Sharif El-Mekki is a celebrated teacher and respected member of his community. He is the CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development and along the path of his career, he has held positions as a teacher, principal, and administrator. While he personally has not pursued National Board Certification in his long career, Sharif is a huge supporter of the process and promotes certification througho...

Colleen is a New York state based NBCT who has great insight into the National Board Certification process. Her decades of teaching and support of teachers who are pursuing their National Board certification makes her a perfect guest. We focused on discussing maintenance of certification and why it is so valuable for teachers. Colleen has successfully renewed her certification once and is currentl...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Doretha Allen, an NBCT from Dallas Texas. Dr. Allen reflects on her journey and emphasizes the importance of community for the certification process. She shares key tools and principles that can assist candidates in the successful pursuit of certification. Dr. Allen also discusses how being unsuccessful in achieving some of her modules ended up being one of th...

Dr. Heather Mullins is a Chief Academic Officer of a North Carolina school district. Her decades of experience as a teacher and administrator make her a knowledgeable and insightful guest who shares important advice on how to succeed in attaining National Board certification. This conversation offers up some valuable tools and tips for teachers on their certification journey while empowering prosp...

Juliana Urtubey is a Nevada based National Board Certified Teacher. This year she was honored with the award of "Teacher of the Year" for the state of Nevada. In this discussion, Juliana described how becoming an NBCT enriched her practice and enabled her to reach even higher levels of professional success. 

Patty lives and works in Austin, Texas, and has over 20 years of experience as a teacher. She offers some great insight into what it is like to pursue National Board Certification as a mother of two and a devoted teacher. Patty was very eager to talk with us because she truly feels that the National Board Certification process was the best professional development for her career. She shares advice...