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2022 NCCAT Career and Technical Teacher of the Year runner-up honored by WRAL-TV as Teacher of the Week

We are so proud to see 2022 NCCAT Career and Technical Teacher of the Year runner-up Robert Ballard, an automotive instructor at Chapel Hill High School, honored by WRAL TV as Teacher of the Week. Thanks for all you do for students Mr. Ballard! View the video story by clicking headline link.

NC teachers join NCCAT in Ocracoke for "All Kids Can Write"

We appreciate these teachers from across North Carolina joining us for "All Kids Can Write" at NCCAT Ocracoke recently. They discovered new ways to turn reading strategies into writing opportunities that deepen comprehension and extend student learning. This in-depth, interactive program focused on the power of the teacher as the mentor model in exploring multiple tools for unlocking thinking in the classroom—through the process of uncovering your own writing life.

Meeting Notice: NCCAT Board of Trustees Meeting at Ocracoke

MEETING NOTICE: NCCAT Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, April 28, 2023 9:00 am The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Board of Trustees will convene their next regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, April 28 at 9:00 a.m., in person at the NCCAT Ocracoke campus, located at 2 Irvin Garrish Hwy., Ocracoke, NC 27960

Making Work-Based Learning Work for You in the CTE Classroom in May at NCCAT

276 Cullowhee, NC

Successful transition into the workforce force depends on the right training and credentials, but how do we ensure that students have the skills they need to do the job?  This program in May at NCCAT will explore North Carolina’s career development continuum that scaffolds students’ work-based learning opportunities in elementary, middle and high school.

MEETING NOTICE: NCCAT Cullowhee Campus Building Project Committee Meeting

276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC

MEETING NOTICE:
NCCAT Cullowhee Campus Building Project Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 4:00 pm via Zoom.
The meeting may be accessed at the following link: https://www.nccat.org/

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Cullowhee Campus Building Project Committee will convene a meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, via Zoom at 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the NCCAT Cullowhee Campus Capital Project.

STEM Schools of Distinction program at Ocracoke in May

Is your school interested in using the NC STEM Schools of Distinction Rubric for school improvement or to receive the STEM School of Distinction designation?  During this planning institute schools will review the overarching principles of the Rubric, consider what each principle means in the context of their individual school, assess the school’s readiness, draft a strategic plan and develop next steps for school improvement or to apply for the NC STEM Schools of Distinction.

SAMR in Action program this May at NCCAT in Cullowhee

276 Cullowhee, NC

SAMR is a helpful framework for mindfully integrating technology. The acronym stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. Participants in this seminar will learn approaches for Modifying and Redefining lessons through technology as they rewrite lessons with the support of colleagues. This program is appropriate for teachers grades 3-12.

NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year runner-up loves teaching

276 Cullowhee, NC

Kirby Forbes, a second-year math teacher at Lee County High School in the Lee County School system, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 Empower 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 March 9th.

Cabarrus County School teacher NCCAT 2023 Empower NC Beginning Teacher of the Year

276 Cullowhee, NC

Natalia Mejia, a teacher at CC Griffin STEM Middle School in Cabarrus County Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 Empower 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 March 9th.