After Submitting Your Portfolio

After candidates submit their final portfolio component(s), the waiting game starts. Once score reports arrive, candidates will either see fireworks (the candidate achieved National Board Certified Teacher status) or no fireworks (the candidate did not earn enough total points to pass yet) in their inbox. This chapter begins with five steps candidates without fireworks should consider: solicit useful feedback, don't engage in negative self-talk, consult the National Board score calculator, lean on others for support, and consider appropriate timing for their next step. The chapter ends with five steps candidates who see fireworks should consider next: advocate for other world language teachers not included in this process by the National Board, advocate at a variety of levels for all National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs), pay it forward, network with other