CULLOWHEE—North Carolina educators have several opportunities throughout February and March to attend the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers.
Canvas, North Carolina’s Learning Management System (LMS), is your place for one-stop learning and course management. Canvas is a trusted, open source LMS which provides a new way of teaching, learning and thinking.
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for North Carolina teachers, is offering several programs the next few months taught by Canvas certified trained educator Elizabeth Joyce to help educators understand this technology tool better. The program is titled “The Canvas Connection.”
CULLOWHEE (July 7, 2016)—The Smoky Mountain Math Teachers’ Circle (SMMTC), a professional learning community for mathematics teachers in Western North Carolina, gathered for its second annual Summer Math Camp June 26–29 at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
Open to teachers in their first, second, or third year of teaching, “Success From the Start: How to Survive and Thrive Your First Three Years in the Classroom” supports motivated beginning teachers by strengthening their knowledge base and classroom expertise.
The program will be offered by the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development for teachers, in Cullowhee and Ocracoke.
Melissa Edwards, a gifted education teacher in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, came away from a program at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers, with an idea to reach readers of all levels.
Edwards attended “Reaching Reluctant Readers: Bringing Boys to Books” led by Dr. Ernest Johnson.
CULLOWHEE (April 25, 2016)—EdCampWNC continues to grow as a day of learning and sharing for educators. The fourth EdCampWNC drew the most participants of any previous event with 100 on April 23 at The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development.
The application period for the 2016–17 North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Honored Educator Scholarships ends April 30, 2016.
NCCAT's Honored Educator Scholarship Program pays tribute to outstanding educators and individuals whose teaching or influence in public education has made a positive difference in the lives of others.
Scholarship funds provide:
- Instruction and program materials
- Substitute teacher reimbursement
Are you looking for professional development you can use right away? The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers, can help. Our professional development team is committed to the highest standards of professional learning grounded in successful practice.
Ninety-four percent of participants self-reported that NCCAT programs had a direct impact on classroom practice. Find out why and join us this year at NCCAT!
Here are a few upcoming offerings:
CULLOWHEE (February 12, 2016)—North Carolina educators have plenty of opportunities throughout the summer to attend the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers.
CULLOWHEE (February 5, 2016)—Robin Sechrist is the only Academic or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) teacher at Efland Creeks Elementary School in Orange County, so when she had the chance to join other teachers at “How Do Gifted Students Grow? AIG Concepts and Digital Resources” she jumped at the chance. And she is glad she did.
Sechrist and 26 other teachers took part in the January program at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development.