Teachers from across North Carolina joined us for "Flex Your Reading Instruction" in Ocracoke. Student choice is a powerful way to engage students and ignite learning. Session participants were able to learn about how the Flex model of Blended Learning can provide students with choices about how they read, discuss, and analyze texts in collaborative learning groups. Participants collaborated with colleagues to write an implementation plan and develop resources to use with students.
Teachers from across North Carolina joined us for "Expanding Your Technology Toolbox" in Cullowhee this week. Thank you! The program incorporates hands-on experiences with inexpensive technology that could be used to enhance instruction. Participants will explore these digital tools as students to best determine how to use them effectively as teachers, then leave NCCAT with a virtual toolbox of new techniques to take back to the classroom. We thank them for their efforts and look forward to hear about how they impact their classrooms in the days ahead.
Great virtual professional development coming up!
16104 The Tandem Approach to Reading and Writing Instruction - Virtual Apply now at https://bit.ly/3vaJXWi
16105 Strategies for Reading in the Science Classroom - Virtual Apply now at - https://bit.ly/3LO98UC
There is a clear science to teaching reading. Due to advancements in cognitive science, we know more about how our students learn to read than ever before. Please join us as we spend a day looking closely into best instructional practices that support the Science of Reading.
Join us for "Introduction to the Science of Reading" in Cullowhee on April 5th.
We had so many special moments during the NCCAT 2022 Prudential NC Beginning Teacher of the Year Week, including this one. 2022 finalists Brooke Bentley of Wilkes County Schools had been to NCCAT even before she was born.
CULLOWHEE – Xavier Adams, an Orange County High School teacher in Orange County Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2022 Prudential NC Beginning Teacher of the Year in a special ceremony at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University Thursday, February 17, 2022.
The North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA) and all NC Public Relations School professionals do amazing work in North Carolina telling the story of schools and students.
We're excited to be hosting the NCSPRA Leadership Academy in Cullowhee in April. If you are a school public relations professional this will be a valuable time for learning and sharing.
Exciting to have teachers from across North Carolina with us for Math Badge 1: Math Core Instruction Models in Cullowhee today. Math Badge 2: Strategies for Conceptual Teaching and Building Number Sense will take place tomorrow. NCCAT is holding a four-session series exploring best practices for K-5 math instruction. The instructional components shared in this series lead to strong classroom structures that embrace mathematical thinking and honor students’ instructional needs. Thank you to these teachers for being with us.
Focus Friday: Using Data and Setting Learning Targets in April with NCCAT!
How do you know students are successfully meeting your desired learning outcomes? This session will focus on the importance of teacher clarity in writing purposeful learning targets. In addition, participants will work with their curricula standards to establish success criteria to help determine if students have achieved content mastery.
North Carolina continues to lead the nation with National Board-certified teachers and the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is happy to help teachers achieving this goal that impacts state students with a quality teacher in their classrooms.