CULLOWHEE (July 23, 2014)—The summer institute for the incoming class of Kenan Fellows recently was hosted at the western campus of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development for teachers.
We were excited to recently host the 2014-15 Kenan Fellows. According to a news release from the Kenan Fellows, "The five-day institute included a variety of sessions focused on instructional technology, citizen science, community engagement, and other topics that prepare them to share their new knowledge with their students and peers." Click here to read more on the group and what they did while they were at NCCAT. Thank you to the Kenan Fellows and good luck this year!
The average teacher spends about 20% of the time attempting to regain students’ attention—that’s one full day of instruction every week lost to non-instructional activity. Participants in this workshop will receive a crash course in behavior management. They will learn the four basic causes of most student misbehavior and how to address each. They will also practice making transitions from one activity to another. By the end of this daylong program (9am to 3pm), participants should feel more confident and possess a plan for organizing and managing their classrooms. Teachers at all grade levels and in all subject areas are encouraged to attend.
Do you have a digital teaching portfolio? A recent Edutopia blog post talks about the benefits of having one:
"There are several reasons to start building a portfolio:
- You’re looking for a new job. A media-rich teaching portfolio will give employers a deeper insight into your teaching practices while signaling that you're a 21st century teacher. Having a teaching portfolio can be a decisive element at the interview stage of the hiring process (Mosely, 2005).
NCCAT was honored to have some special visitors Tuesday. Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Michell Hicks dropped by NCCAT to speak with teachers participating in the Summer Institute for School Teachers event “Beyond the Trail of Tears: A View from the Cherokee Homeland.” Joyce Dugan, former Principal Chief and current member of the NCCAT Development Foundation Board of Directors, also visited. We appreciate both Principal Chief Hicks and Joyce Dugan being with us.
The NCCAT Research and Development Teams program offers educators an opportunity to meet in a residential setting devoid of distraction to create and advance departmental, school, or district-wide projects. These projects might consist of new programming, research, planning, or curricula. Gather a team together to create or refine your own innovative approaches to early grades literacy or digital learning. Early grades literacy or digital learning projects will be given preference. All projects will be considered. Come prepared to share your knowledge and progress with other teams from around our state.
The application process requires submission of a project proposal from your team, and an NCCAT application from each individual. Teachers, administrators, central office personnel and district coordinators are encouraged to apply.
As we aim to bring delayed readers up to grade level, we cannot allow other students to languish. Nor do we want to organize our instruction in such a way that our struggling students feel stigmatized. How do teachers balance the emotional and instructional needs of all their students? That is the question we will attack in this program. Teachers will spend several days immersed in a variety of differentiation activities and then craft specific plans and activities for differentiating in their own classrooms. Although activities will be geared toward K–3 standards, the skills are completely transferable and teachers at all levels are encouraged to attend.
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