CULLOWHEE – The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching thanked Dr. Aaron L. Fleming for his service as Chairman of the Board of Trustees during the June 22nd meeting.
NCCAT thanks Fleming for service as Board chairman
15564 Making Number Talks Work in the K-5 Classroom - Virtual
Virtual
Time: 3:15-4:45 p.m.
Now more than ever we know the importance of routines for students in math instruction. Building students’ number sense should still be an integral part of the math block, even if it has to look a little different. Whether you are new to number talks or looking for resources to refresh your number talks, join this program to learn this strategy and explore resources for number sense. This program is intended for math teachers and instructional coaches in grades K-5.
15563 Making Formative Assessment Meaningful in the Math Classroom - Virtual
Virtual
Time: 3:15-4:45 p.m.
We know ongoing formative assessment is more critical than ever in math instruction, so how do we make the most of these assessments to guide our instruction? Join this program to explore different assessment strategies that help us make informed decisions about next steps in math learning. We will explore guidance for best practices in this unprecedented time to ensure students are receiving rigorous instruction and learn strategies for checking students’ learning needs with a variety of formative assessments. This program is intended for math teachers and instructional coaches in grades 3-8.
Professional development opportunities in September
276 NCCAT Drive Cullowhee NC 28723
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching has several upcoming opportunities for professional development this September. Free high-quality professional development designed to help as school starts in the fall. NCCAT provides teachers with new knowledge, skills, teaching methods, best practices and information to take back to their classrooms.
A variety of programs are available from digital learning, literacy, science and social studies.
15549 I Plan to Give a Math Diagnostic Assessment, Then What?
We know it is critical to give a diagnostic assessment when students return to school this year, but what we do with the results is even more important. Join this 2-hour session to learn best practices in math for finding students’ instructional gaps and addressing those gaps that are critical for success in your grade-level.
15554 - Zoom 101 for Remote Learning - Virtual
Virtual
Program takes place 10-11 a.m. online
Are you expected to use Zoom with your students this year but are unsure exactly how to go about using the platform? Are you curious about how to use specific features that Zoom has available? Come spend an hour with us going through the ins and outs of Zoom and discussing how to use this platform as an interactive way to teach.
Interactive website of resources available from NCCAT BTOY Group
Assisted by NCCAT faculty member Darcy Grimes, last year’s NCCAT Beginning Teachers of the Year finalists collaborated recently to discuss distance learning teaching and how to help new teachers cope with the uncertainty of what the upcoming school year will look like.
The result was an interactive website for new teachers. Full of K-12 resources, this website is a hub for best practices in virtual learning. Visit the website at https://bit.ly/BTOYway.
NCCAT alum named North Carolina Teacher of the Year
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