The first few months of a school year can cause disillusionment for any teacher, but especially for novice educators. During this Focus Friday Session, beginning teachers will examine their current teaching practices in regards to classroom management and identify ways to engage students in learning. In addition, beginning teachers will use data from administrative evaluations and classroom assessments to improve student performance. Come find ways to reset your focus, manage responsibilities, and create joy in the day-to-day art of teaching.

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Time: 4 p.m.

Do you want to learn new ideas for facilitating learning stations in your math classroom? If so, join NCCAT virtually on October 26th from 4:00-5:30pm to learn strategies for making learning stations successful, and explore resources to use in your center work. This session is designed for teachers and instructional coaches in grades K-5.

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Join NCCAT to combine two powerful practices, differentiation and digital tools, to create engaging lessons for students in your classroom. This program will explore a framework that ties content, teaching, and digital knowledge together to create standards-aligned choice boards. Participants will learn digital tools to strengthen differentiation, focusing on using choice boards in the classroom. Return to your classroom ready to engage and empower students to take ownership of their learning.  This program is designed for teachers and instructional coaches in grades 4-9.

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Join NCCAT to combine two powerful practices, differentiation and digital tools, to create engaging lessons for students in your classroom. This program will explore a framework that ties content, teaching, and digital knowledge together to create standards-aligned choice boards. Participants will learn digital tools to strengthen differentiation, focusing on using choice boards in the classroom. Return to your classroom ready to engage and empower students to take ownership of their learning.  This program is designed for teachers and instructional coaches in grades 4-9.

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How can digital tools support writing instruction in middle grades classrooms?  Using the NC ELA standards for writing, participants will explore new strategies for teaching writing while integrating innovative digital tools. Sessions will include using mini lessons to teach writing alongside reading and using digital tools to support writing instruction. Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from across NC, and create a unit of writing to implement in their classrooms. This program is designed for language arts teachers and instructional coaches in grades 4-9. 

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Fall of 2021 will be a fresh start for our students. How do we ensure our teaching practices honor students’ needs and help accelerate students to grade level learning? Based on the book, Rebound (2021), and recent NCTM research, this session will focus on strategies that empower students to access grade level learning. Join NCCAT virtually from 4:00-5:30pm to learn strategies that will engage students, and remind us of the power of class structures focused on students’ strengths.

Now more than ever we know the importance of routines for students in math instruction. Building students’ number sense should still be an integral part of the math block, even if it has to look a little different. Whether you are new to number talks or looking for resources to refresh your number talks, join NCCAT virtually from 4:00-5:30pm to learn this about this strategy and explore resources. This program is intended for math teachers and instructional coaches in grades K-5.

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Are you ready to create lessons that incorporate strategies for teaching vocabulary in your math classroom? If so, join NCCAT virtually from 4:00-5:30 to learn about Marzano’s instructional steps for teaching vocabulary. As we embrace vocabulary instruction, we want to use strategies that make connections to new math terms in multiple ways. In this session, we will explore Marzano’s steps from his recent text, Teaching Basic, Advanced, and Academic Vocabulary (2020), and learn how to use these strategies to our math classrooms. This virtual session is intended for teachers and instructional coaches in grades 3-8.

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