My Proudest Accomplishment

Today's post is to reflect on the teaching accomplishment I'm proudest of. I think I touched on this during the September blog challenge so I won't elaborate too much but I'm proudest of becoming a National Board Certified Teacher. 

I put the dream aside for many years and it was exciting to take the step to even attempt certification. The process is hard and there were times I questioned continuing the journey. I had the support of my mentor and colleagues that I really look up to and their encouragement got me through. 

I was fortunate enough to achieve certification in 2011 and I realize how much I've grown as an educator because of this process. My students have greatly benefited from my experience, as well.

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  1. Learning and Teaching BuzzNovember 6, 2014 at 3:32 AM

    Welcome to the November challenge! Fantastic to have you here for another one - I always enjoy your posts. I'd love to know more about the NBCT - not something we have here but I wonder if it will eventually make its way here so I'm curious about it. Look forward to reading your posts.
    Justine :-)

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