Join NCCAT on December 5th from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to grow in your skills as a beginning educator. This one-day program will explore how to build relationships with the school community, defining best practices to initiate collaboration and communication with all stakeholders.
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NCCAT Ocracoke Campus Long‐Range Facility Planning Committee Meeting
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Ocracoke Campus Long‐Range Facility Planning Committee Meeting will convene a meeting on at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022 at the NCCAT Ocracoke campus, located at 2 Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke, NC 27960. The purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss the long‐range facility plan for the NCCAT Ocracoke Campus.
NCCAT helps with NC Global-Ready Schools designation
Is your school interested in using the NC Global-Ready Schools Implementation Rubric for school improvement or to receive the NC Global-Ready Schools designation? During this planning institute, schools will review the attributes of the Rubric, consider what each attribute means in the context of their individual school, assess the school’s readiness, draft a strategic plan and develop next steps for school improvement or to apply for the NC Global-Ready Schools designation.
NCCAT November programs open for registration
Math, Literacy, STEM, social studies and more professional development available in November with the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. NCCAT helps North Carolina teachers grow in knowledge, skills, compassion, and professionalism so that students become engaged, self-motivated, and successful.
Emily Myers named NCCAT Senior Math Specialist
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching strives to meet the current and future needs of North Carolina teachers. As a result, a new faculty member will lead math professional learning. Senior Math Specialist, Emily Myers, will support teachers throughout North Carolina.
Apply now for the Hand-on Maker program at NCCAT
NCCAT is offering a makerspace session geared towards teachers in school that do not have a dedicated makerspace. This session titled The Hand-on Maker, is all about using inexpensive and free materials to introduce STEAM approaches to learning, regardless of the subject.
NCCAT Online registration open now with free courses
NCCAT Online courses are self-paced modules. Depending on the course, participants can earn 5 or 15 contact hours. There is no charge for NCCAT Online courses.
NCCAT Board of Trustees Meeting on October 14th
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Board of Trustees will convene the regularly scheduled NCCAT Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, October 14, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., in person at the NCCAT Cullowhee campus.
Currituck County teacher named NCCAT Career & Technical Teacher of the Year
Missy Swain, from Currituck County Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2022 Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year. The runner-up is Robert Ballard a teacher with Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools.
NCCAT Faculty Tip - Trying New Technology
Are you considering using a new technology tool in your classroom instruction? The first time you have students use a new tool, it’s totally ok to do something silly and fun with it. Remove the pressure of having to create something related to your content or an upcoming assignment to help students become more comfortable. Then, when you use it again, you’ll get better products!
NCCAT Faculty Tip - Procedures and Strategies
Getting the year started includes teaching procedures and strategies to students. Use The Teacher Toolkit to find tools, templates to use with the tools, and some video examples. The tools fall into several categories including: classroom management, group practice, and games, For more visit Theteachertoolkit.com
NCCAT Faculty Literacy Tip - Remember the 3 Bs
When early writers are “making a picture to tell a story”, encourage them to make a bold statement with their crayons. Remember the 3 Bs: Big, Bold, and Bright!
NCCAT Faculty Math Tip - Intentional Images
Choosing intentional images to share in the math classroom is a great strategy to jumpstart thinking and encourage collaboration about mathematical ideas. Check out these images and routines from the Multiplicity Lab.
Successful NCCAT Curriculum Leaders Conference at NCCAT
Educators from around North Carolina joined the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) for the NCCAT Conference for Curriculum Leaders Sept. 14-16 at the Cullowhee campus.
NCCAT October professional development programs
NCCAT has a variety of high-quality professional development programs coming up in October. For more on them visit https://bit.ly/3QgOqxr
NCCAT helps North Carolina teachers grow in knowledge, skills, compassion, and professionalism so that students become engaged, self-motivated, and successful.