CULLOWHEE - If you are looking for Fall Literacy professional development the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching can help. NCCAT, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers, has historically provided strong literacy support for teachers throughout the grade span. Those type of high-quality professional development experiences will be available again this fall.
Fall Literacy offerings available now from NCCAT
Cullowhee, North Carolina
September Calendar of Events at NCCAT
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We've got plenty of professional development coming up in September. Here's a quick look at some of the events.
- Reading for Meaning: The Role of Questioning at Ocracoke
- Developing Reading Comprehension in the Early Grades.
NCCAT Names Senior Digital Literacy Specialist
Cullowhee, NC
CULLOWHEE (August 25, 2015)—Elizabeth Joyce has been named senior digital literacy specialist at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development for teachers. NCCAT Executive Director Richard Thompson announced the appointment, effective August 17th.
NCCAT alumna receives STEM award
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Congratulations to Kelly Crowley of Pine Valley Elementary on being named the 2015 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Educator of the Year by Corning and Wilmington Business Development.
Welcome back to school!
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We hope everyone has the best school year yet! If we can help let us know. Here are some numbers from NC DPI on the opening of school in our state -
Middle Fork Elementary School Works in a Variety of Ways with NCCAT
CULLOWHEE (August 18, 2015)—Middle Fork Elementary School has experienced direct benefits from an ongoing professional development working relationship with the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, according to Principal Sara Cook.
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school first had two teachers attend an NCCAT program lead by faculty member Dr. Deb Teitelbaum.
WCU & NCCAT work together for beginning teachers
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We are very thankful to work with our friends across the street at Western Carolina University! As the story in the link below highlights ...
$45,000 went to Laura Cruz, Coulter Faculty Commons, for development of a series of training modules to help new teachers. Funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation via the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
NCCAT Releases Beginning Teacher Support Program Online Tools
Cullowhee
CULLOWHEE (August 11, 2015)—One-third of the teachers in the United States leave the profession after three years and nearly half leave by the fifth year. To quell this loss of talent in North Carolina, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching has created a digital library containing videos and other materials to aid teachers—novice and veteran—in mastering the most common sources of frustration and confusion: Behavior Management, Brain Compatible Teaching, Differentiated Instruction, Assessment, and Taking Care of Yourself.
Professional Educators of North Carolina Establishes “NCCAT Subs On Us”
Cullowhee, NC
CULLOWHEE (July 31, 2015)—Professional Educators of North Carolina (PENC) has established a method to help pay for substitute teachers for programs at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.