These Northern New Mexico teachers are taking part in the National Board Certification for Teachers (NBCT) process to reach this advanced teaching credential that goes beyond state licensure.
Originally from Brazil, Patricia Burton teaches K-2 highly structured classroom at Aspen Community Magnet School in Santa Fe. She is pursing her NBC to obtain more knowledge to support her students and to become an Exceptional Needs Specialist. She enjoys…
Sharieffa Wade Burton is a middle school Special Education Resource Teacher at El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe, where she has lived for seven years. She enjoys the artistic and colorful nature of the town, as well as its…
Originally from Arizona, Julie Book has lived in New Mexico for five years. She teaches English to grades 7-12 at Wagon Mound High School. This is her fifth year of teaching high school English. Before that, she taught at the…
Amber Paz-Csibi has been teaching Art to grades K-8 in Santa Fe for ten years. She loves that she and her community share a great love for the arts. She is pursing her NBC to continue to her progress and…
K.C. Dutcher is a counselor at Mandela International Magnet School in Santa Fe. After his educational work in Spain, Guatemala, New York, and Colorado, he began teaching at SFPS eleven years ago. He loves the diversity of his students, fellow…
Born and raised in New Mexico, Kristen Rivera lives in Taos and loves her small community. She has been teaching for 16 years and is currently her school’s interventionist and instructional coach. She is pursuing her NBC to be her…
Carol Schrader teaches middle school art at El Camino Real Academy. She is passionate about art, community, and social and environmental justice, and she likes to find ways to combine these interests by teaching art. After earning a degree in…
Audrey Edinger teaches (mostly) science at Taos High School. Before that, she worked at TISA – a K-8 arts integrated charter school in Taos, where she taught middle school ELA and social studies. She loves teaching in Taos because her…
David Tedford Wheeler teaches at Pecos Elementary School and lives 10 miles downstream. This is his 24th year teaching music in New Mexico public elementary schools, including 8 years at Pecos. He sings and plays guitar and sometimes likes to…
Rod Dobbs is the 8th grade U. S. History and the English Language Development teacher at El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe. He is from Santa Fe, by way of Georgia and Alabama. He has lived in Santa Fe…