Are you ready to take your teaching to the next level? Looking for tools to add to your collection to better reach a digital generation? Level-Up Learning is for you! We'll dive into new tools, revisit old favorites, and explore ways to leverage digital tools for learning. We'll explore everything from maker education to games and gamification to connect you with fresh ideas for building engaging learning experiences for your students.
CULLOWHEE – Teachers from across North Carolina joined other initial candidates for a weekend of facilitated support and collaboration to work on components two–four of their National Board certification submission at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development for teachers.
Participants were expected to have a draft of at least one component before attendance. Best practices for completing components were shared.
Are you ready to take your teaching to the next level? Looking for tools to add to your collection to better reach a digital generation? Level-Up Learning is for you! We'll dive into new tools, revisit old favorites, and explore ways to leverage digital tools for learning. We'll explore everything from maker education to games and gamification to connect you with fresh ideas for building engaging learning experiences for your students.
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching has a special professional development program coming to the Cullowhee campus on May 17th.
Instructional coaches have a direct impact on instruction and student achievement in today’s schools. Coaches use their role in the schools to enhance others’ abilities through motivation and support. This role can be an overwhelming and daunting task. This program will offer inspiration, guidance, training, strategies, and evidence-based practices for the 21st century instructional coach.
Hope you will join us for this program ....
14872 • IMMERSIVE DIGITAL LEARNING IN ENGLISH, HISTORY, AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMS-CULLOWHEE May 13, 2019 to May 16, 2019 Located at 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Designed for teachers of grades 6–12.
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have become hot topics in schools. With the use of Google Expeditions, students can travel to almost anywhere in the world within seconds. Science and social studies standards then come to life because students are immersed in different situations, locations, and cultures. Students are more engaged and exhibit deeper thinking as they ask complicated questions about what they are experiencing. Using an AR app, students can transpose virtual objects into the real world, allowing them to “hold” objects like a human heart while learning about the different parts and functions. Although seeing through VR goggles and holding AR objects are amazing opportunities, many students are ready for the next step: creation. Come learn how to not only integrate VR and AR into your standards but also how to move your students to the next step of creating their own Mixed Reality (MR).
The Focus Friday programs offer teachers the opportunity to look into a variety of topics while at NCCAT, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers, for a day. Come be a part of NCCAT’s daylong professional development session. Breakfast and lunch is included. A limited number of rooms are available if you need to arrive the night before. The programs will be at the NCCAT Cullowhee campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CULLOWHEE - Teachers from 14 schools across the McDowell County School district recently participated in professional development sessions created to meet their needs and goals at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development for teachers.
“Teacher Leadership Institute: McDowell County” allowed participants to engage in discussion of leadership principles, personal leadership traits, teacher leadership in schools, group dynamics and other aspects of leadership.
CULLOWHEE - Teachers from across North Carolina completed the first North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Literacy Badge program. Teachers could attend all five and earn the badge or attend individual sessions of your choice based on interest and need. The effort was part of the new Focus Friday program,
Our students live in a digital world with the ability to contact anyone, anywhere, anytime. How can we catch up with them? Enter this world and acquire skills needed to navigate the ebb and flow of the digital age. Learn to facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools. Empower all students by developing technology-enriched learning experiences. Gain confidence and skill in accessing information as you integrate technology seamlessly into your curriculum. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility. Capitalize on your students’ excitement and guide them on a safe, legal, and ethical journey into the digital universe.