If you are struggling to get boys to read, you’re not alone! Boys consistently score lower than girls on most indicators of reading proficiency. Exploring the social, psychological, and developmental reasons why boys lag behind girls provides many clues about the reading materials you can use in your classroom to capture the attention of your struggling male readers. Working within small groups of like-minded teachers, you will research and examine a wide variety of strategies you can take back to your classroom to boost literacy achievement among boys.

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STEM implementation can begin with a teacher leading a 30-minute STEM activity and progress to a student PBL investigation that may take weeks to accomplish. Navigating this implementation can be a challenge. This program is for teachers ready to design their own STEM curriculum. Teachers will explore common misconceptions and examine four common frameworks of STEM lessons (Problem Based Learning, Project Based Learning, Place Based Learning and Case Based Learning). Not only will you participate in examples of student led PBLs, but also create your own PBL/CBL(s) for your specific content areas. Coaching and collaborative planning ensure that some of the potential roadblocks of implementation can be addressed before you leave.

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Virtual program

Please join NCCAT for a virtual opportunity to network and collaborate about math instruction July 30- 31, 2020. Teachers, instructional coaches, district leaders, and school leaders are invited. These virtual sessions will include learning about relevant math instructional strategies, as well as round table sessions with colleagues from across NC to discuss  topics such as leading math collaboration in schools.  Please join NCCAT to participate in meaningful learning and collaborate with stakeholders from across grade spans to kick off this upcoming school year prepared for leading quality math instruction.  If you would like to attend this event, please fill out the link found here to reserve your spots. To allow opportunity for participants to attend from across the state, up to six individuals can register from each district. 

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Note: This program is virtual

Our students often wonder about their place in the world and why knowing their history matters to them. Teachers need specific tools and knowledge to make history relevant, especially as our classrooms become increasingly diverse and global. Participants will learn how to embed emerging technology tools and content-rich literary practices to foster global competence and connections. Using research-based, responsive practices and authentic inquiry, teachers will develop lessons to support real-world application of the NC Social Studies Course of Study.

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Note: Virtual course.

Supporting the practices of instructional coaches is critical in NC schools. This program will prepare coaches for this ever-changing profession. Coaches will articulate their coaching beliefs and learn strategies to strengthen relationships. We will focus on having critical conversations and establishing productive Professional Learning Communities with students’ success in mind.

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NOTE: Virtual porgram (2 hours, 40 parts)

We know students struggle with problem-solving, so how do we create protocols and lessons in our classrooms that empower students to persevere and reason mathematically? This one-day program will provide teachers with instructional strategies that allow opportunities for authentic problem-solving and engages students in the Standards of Mathematical Practice. In addition, teachers will collaborate with colleagues from across the state, explore new resources, and prepare lessons to immediately take back to their classrooms.

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This is a virtual program.

Identify reading materials you can use in your classroom to capture and keep the attention of your struggling readers. Experience a variety of instructional methods such as text selection, contests and competitions, focus reading groups, and the latest websites and blogs to boost literacy achievement. Discover solutions to capture the attention of reluctant readers and examine strategies that motivate students to sustain reading in the classroom and at home.

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Note: Virutal program. Two hours, 30 parts

This program will explore the science of reading and the balance needed to ensure students understand and make sense of text. Teachers will discuss the value of immersing their students in diverse texts to build background knowledge. Additionally, teachers will explore ways in which to engage students in discussing and writing about text.

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Designed for teachers in grades 3-8.

This program will be virtual.

Come be inspired by the power of graphic novels!  When he called comics the “gateway drug to literacy,” Art Spiegelman (author of Maus) echoed what many educators see firsthand: graphic novels have tremendous power to engage and support even the most reluctant readers. What graphic novels should you read aloud? How do you read a graphic novel aloud when so much of it is held in the pictures? How can graphic novels showcase what so many children tend to miss in prose: symbols, motifs, mood, and theme? We will explore misconceptions about graphic novels and provide guidelines to successfully use graphic novels in the classroom. Finally, we will examine examples of how graphic novels can be integrated into English/language arts, history, science, and math lessons.

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Designed for teachers in grades K-5.

This program will be virtual.

What is literacy? How does literacy cross all content areas? How can I integrate literacy strategies into my class when I don’t teach reading? All teachers share the responsibility of ensuring our students are literate and prepared for college and careers. In this program, teachers will investigate ways to integrate literacy instruction into their content area by collaborating, exploring and creating literacy activities and/or lessons that they can take back and employ with their students. This program is designed specifically for art, music, and physical education in the elementary grades.

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