Becky McComish, NBCT, Author at NBPTS | Shaping the profession that shapes America's future. - NBPTS | Shaping the profession that shapes America's future.

Becky McComish is a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Early and Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading-Language Arts. She is a 16 year veteran currently teaching middle school Language Arts at Esmond Station K-8, in the Vail School District in Tucson, AZ. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University, and a Master's in Reading and Literacy from Walden University. Becky is a current Arizona Hope Street Fellow and serves on the Arizona NBCT Network Board of Directors. Becky’s passion for teaching and learning are always the focal point in all that she does. She calls herself a “lifelong classroom teacher” and knows that there is nothing else she’d rather do.

Congrats! You’re an NBCT – Now What?

Becky McComish, NBCTJanuary 4, 2018

Congratulations on certifying as a National Board Certified Teacher! There is nothing more rewarding than logging into the NBPTS website the day of score release and seeing that congratulations banner. If this is your second, or third attempt, then multiply that feeling by about 1000. You put in the hard work, and now you can call yourself an NBCT! But what now? Back in 2009 when I certified, I assumed that the new letters behind my name would automatically open up opportunities for me as a teacher leader. I thought that leadership positions and the ability to leverage change would…