On this episode of National Board Conversations we celebrate Native American Heritage Month by speaking with Kathryn Logue, NBCT! We wanted to hear the perspective of a Native American NBCT, and that is what we did! She is the Special Services Director in Coulee Dam, Washington. Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Dr. Shelina Warren is an Arkansas native, army veteran, and social studies teacher/leader in her eighth year at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, and her 21st  year in education. She teaches 10th – 12th-grade students Constitutional Law, Law and Justice Advocacy, Peer Mediation, and Human Rights and Social Action. Shelina is also the director of the Eleanor Holmes Norton Law and Public Policy Academy, whose mission is to nurture students to use their voices to affect change. Before moving to DC, Mrs. Warren taught 9th-grade Civics and Economics for ten years and spent three years teaching gifted and talented K-6 students in Arkansas. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Science Education from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a Master of Education in History and Educational Technology from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, a Master of Education in Gifted and Talented Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University. She recently received a Doctoral degree in Urban Leadership from the Johns Hopkins University. She had the distinction of achieving National Board Certification in Social Studies, Adolescent to Young Adulthood in 2013. She has won numerous awards in the past, including the 2012 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Finalist – 2nd Runner-Up, the John Morton Excellence in Teaching Economics (national) Award in 2015, the Mikva Challenge DC Inspiring Education Award 2018, the Anna Julia Cooper Award in Civic Action and Social Change in 2020, 2021 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year Finalist - 2nd Runner-Up, 2022 American Civics Education Teacher Award (ACETA) and the 2023 Street Law Classroom Champion award.Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Dion Copeland is a transformative educator and manager committed to high-quality instruction, training, and development. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a B.S. in Middle Secondary Education concentrating in Social Studies. Mr. Copeland is active in his school and professional organizations as an SBDM council member, Diversity Lead and Committee Chair, Social Studies Department Chair, and a member of the National Education Association's Cohort of Leaders for Just Schools. Mr. Copeland is a recipient of the Fayette County Educators Association Teaching Excellence Award (2023), the Kentucky Education Association Diversity Lesson Plan Award (2023), and the Earl C Clements Innovation in Education Award (2023).Don't miss out on all National Board related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Milton Alan Turner is a National Board Certified teacher in Cleveland, Ohio. A veteran educator at Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland. In the episode, we talk about his path to certification, his love of science fiction, and ways to try and rebuild the Black teacher pipeline. Don't miss out on all National Board related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Kimberly Jones, NBCT, is the 2023 North Carolina Teacher of the Year! She recently joined National Board Conversations to discuss her journey, and what keeps her in the classroom. She has a passion for culturally responsive teaching and does a full quarter teaching the holocaust in her classroom! Don't miss out on all National Board related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Candidate Conversations by the National Board is a chance to speak with educators who are currently on their National Board journey. On the first episode Danielle Brown, NBCT, talks with Keke Powell! She is a second-grade teacher in Texas and is super fun and engaging! They get into how she became an educator, why she is pursuing National Board Certification, and even her favorite pizza topping! Don't miss out on all National Board related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Magdalena Mata, NBCT, joins National Board conversations to discuss her unique path to becoming an educator, and the importance of highlighting the diversity of Hispanic culture this Hispanic Heritage Month. She also delves into the importance of never giving up on yourself even when you don't get the results you wanted! Subscribe and share the podcast with all your educator friends and enjoy the episode!  Don't miss out on all National Board related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Season Three kicks off with the Director of Candidate Experience here at the National Board. Jaci Fabian is a National Board Certified teacher in Chicago, Illinois, and left the classroom to join the candidate experience team at the National Board. She has since moved up to director and is leading the way for the National Board to create a more effective and equitable candidate experience process for educators on their National Board journey. Don't miss out on all National Board Related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

On this episode of National Board Conversations, you get to hear from Dr. Melissa Collins, NBCT. She was named the 2023 Tennessee Teacher of the Year and has been a National Board champion forever! Be sure to give her a follow on social media: Twitter and Instagram.

Craig King, NBCT, is the Director of Teacher Leadership at Palmetto State Teachers Association and is among the few Black male educators to achieve National Board Certification. He continues to recruit men of color into the teaching profession across the country with the Call Me Mister program and is passionate about his home state of South Carolina! Listen to his National Board Journey Don't miss out on all National Board Related updates; follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Dr. Michael Ida has had an exciting journey! He joins National Board Conversations to discuss his journey into the classroom, what keeps him returning every year, and much more!

Doretha Allen, the President of the Texas National Board Coalition for Teaching joins the podcast to discuss her career to this point, including starting her career as a Civil Rights investigator. She also discusses her National Board journey and how not achieving the first time helped her on her journey

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Scott Muri is a National Board Certified Teacher whose career has taken him to many different places. Now he applies his trade as the Superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in west Texas. He joined National Board Conversations as part of the #IAmAnNBCT campaign and discussed his career to date, and why he believes in National Board Certification.You can find Dr. Scott Muri, NBCT on Twitter or LinkedIn Don't miss out on all National Board Related updates, be sure to follow us on social media to keep up!Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Jose Vilson, NBCT, joins the podcast to discuss his National Board journey, and the work he is doing with his organization EduColor

Erin E.H. Austin is a National Board Certified French teacher in Colorado. She began her teaching career in Minnesota in 2002, and she holds a B.A. in both French and Art Education, a M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction, and graduate certificates in French Studies and Gifted, Creative, & Talented Education. She was a NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow in 2018 and now presents nationally on global education-related topics. In addition to doing contract writing and curriculum consulting work, Ms. Austin is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources: How to Open, Fill, and Grow a Successful Online Curriculum Store (Routledge, 2021). The book is based on her experience with her own TeachersPayTeachers curriculum store, and she leads workshops to show other educators how to make money from their original resources. In addition to the National Board podcast, she has been a featured guest on the Leading Equity, Side Hustle School, Dr. Will Show, and Punk Rock Classrooms podcasts. Ms. Austin is currently the chair of the associate board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, an organization she has been involved in since 2005, and she sits on the board of the Abundant Yoga Community, a young non-profit in western Wisconsin whose mission is to bring yoga to those with financial or geographic barriers.Connect:Twitter: @Erin-EH-Austin LinkedIn: Erin (Hoffman) Austin (www.linkedin.com/in/erin-eh-austin)Book: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources (on Amazon) The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources (on Routledge's site)

Claudine James is a National Board Certified English Teacher in central Arkansas. She also has over THREE MILLION followers on Tik Tok. She joins this episode of National Board Conversations to discuss her rise to becoming the #1 Education follow on Tik Tok, and provide you with tips on how to use social media engagement to connect with your students! Be sure to follow Claudine on Tik Tok.  Don't miss out on all National Board Related updates, be sure to follow us on social media to keep up! Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

On this episode of National Board Conversations, we take a trip to Chicago to speak with Ray Salazar. He is a National Board Certified High School English teacher, powerlifter, and more! You can check out some of his work at the White Rhino Blog and learn about his community efforts. We get to know how Ray became an English teacher, his state records in powerlifting, and talk about things close to him. Give him a follow on Twitter or Instagram, and I hope you enjoy the episode.Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

On this episode on National Board Conversations we talk to Yolanda Harman. She is an NBCT in Maryland and is a big advocate for administrators taking the plunge and going through the National Board process. You can read more about her encouragement of administrators in The Standard.  Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

On this episode of National Board Conversations we take a trip to Central Maryland to speak with a newly certified National Board Certified Teacher! Angela Killebrew achieved certification in December 2021 and joined National Board Conversations to detail her journey.  Twitter: @NBPTSInstagram: @NBPTSFacebook: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards