Why would anyone spend close to $2000 of their own money to spend about 200-300 hours completing the process of National Board Certification? There are many times I asked myself this as I reviewed videos and samples of student work. I suppose there are two main reasons. First, I was going to be evaluated by practicing classroom math teachers and not by a high school principal who hadn't done high school math in over 20 years. The view of other math teachers about my math teaching matters to me. Second, the standards for the Adolescent and Young Adulthood certificate described me. They helped me to focus on what is important in teaching mathematics - the students as well as the content and pedagogy. In the end, National Board Certification kept me in the classroom and made me believe I was an effective teacher.
The process is not for everyone. If you have questions for me so you can determine if the process is for you, post them here. I'd be happy to answer them.
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Do you know of any "resource room" teachers who have gone through this process? I know that some of what you have to submit is examples of your actual teaching, and I don't do traditional classroom/lesson plan teaching. In addition, there is no "gifted" certification in PA where I live. I'm certified in social studies and secondary guidance.
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