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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I had it before it was cool, but I started mentoring current candidates in my building last year. [/quote] How did your mentees work on it? Did they attempt all 4 components at once or do one or two a year?[/quote] I advised them to apply for the scholarship in Spring of year 0 and read and have suggestions on their scholarship application essay. I can't give outright suggestions on the official entries so this was a good place to focus on practicing writing concisely and with clear and convincing evidence. During the summer, I assigned them the job of printing, close reading, and annotating the entry directions, the focus area standards. In asked them to find a few things that resonated for them about what they felt were strengths and what were areas that they would like to grow. August of year 0 I suggested they take our county's JumpStart NBPTS week long training. They decided to take two years to complete their components. They chose to take continuing district PD for all components year 1 both to build a professional network and to front load information for the other components so they could plan the year 2 components over the summer. A dozen years ago, I took all 4 components the same year and achieved but many teachers doing National Board with me did not and had to take an extra year anyways. I think the process is much stronger spread out over two years with a lot of reflection. I think the extra year gives you time to refine your impact and gather evidence. For example, some teachers find that this gives them the push to become team leader or plan targeted parent outreach to extend their positive impact on student achievement. Best of luck to all teachers waiting on scores or embarking on the process! [/quote]
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