The North Carolina Center of Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Board of Trustees will meet virtually on Friday, April 15th, 2022, at 4:00pm. This is a special called meeting for the Ocracoke Long Range Committee to discuss potential vendors for Architectural services at NCCAT’s campus in Ocracoke, NC.
Opportunities to work with students in small groups creates new math understandings and builds fluency. Join this program to focus on essential components of small group instruction including facilitating math running records and strategies to develop conceptual understanding and fluency. This comprehensive program will explore workshop models and include how to create math playlists and choice boards so students can make the most of their time in the workshop block. Time will be included for teachers to collaborate and develop lessons for their classrooms. This program is intended for teachers and instructional coaches in grades K-5.
Like guided reading, small group instruction is a teacher-driven model. The teacher is still working with a small group of pupils who have similar instructional needs. This session will explore strategies for small group instruction based on skills to help pupils become proficient readers. Join us from 4:00-5:00 pm virtually as we explore making the shift from guided reading to small group instruction in your elementary classroom.
Congratulations to Shelley Gordon (left) a teacher in Union County Public Schools. She received the NCCAT Honored Educator Mary D. McDuffie Scholarship. Great job! This scholarship was established in honor of the late Dr. Mary McDuffie who began her 35-yearlong career in education as a history teacher.
CULLOWHEE – Summer registration is open at The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development.
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NCCAT has been holding a four-session Math Badge 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. Participants could attend all four and earn an NCCAT math badge or attend individual sessions to deepen their own understanding of the necessities of effective math instruction. Today's badge sessions were - "Interventions and Small Group Instruction" and "Authentic Problem-Solving Strategies."
Appreciate these teachers joining us for "Tasks, Tools, and Talk to Support Math Literacy" at NCCAT Ocracoke. Participants learned how to facilitate activities that promote a deeper understanding of the mathematical practices that are the foundation of the 21st-century classroom. They discovered engaging tasks that involve collaboration and problem-solving. It was a week of exploring creative classroom-friendly activities that build mathematical fluency.
Teachers from around North Carolina for joining us for the "Gathering of Holocaust Educators." NCCAT’s Holocaust Education Program works to promote Holocaust education in North Carolina public schools. It is important to continue our efforts to promote student understanding of the ways in which our individual and collective actions shape the direction of the present and the world of the future.
CULLOWHEE – Two experienced educators have new roles at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, NCCAT Executive Director Dr. M. Brock Womble announced.
MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) is the framework where all educational practices fall. What have we learned from the experts over the past decades, as well as from disrupted learning during the pandemic? And how can we change our professional practices to ensure positive and thriving student behaviors? This program offers the big picture - major actions that will yield a big impact including optimal teaching behaviors, practical implementation, suggestions and resources. Plan to leave with ideas, resources, and a game plan for your classroom. This program is intended for K-5 teachers.