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.
CULLOWHEE (January 15, 2016)—For the fourth time EdCampWNC will be held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development. The event will take place Saturday April 23 in Cullowhee.
NCCAT's Honored Educator Scholarship (HES) program pays tribute to outstanding educators and individuals by providing scholarship funds in their names. Scholarship funds can be named in honor of classroom teachers, coaches, administrators, school board members, or community volunteers—anyone whose teaching or influence in public education has made a positive difference in the lives of others. Each fully endowed scholarship is awarded annually to a North Carolina teacher based on criteria determined by the scholarship benefactor.
CULLOWHEE (December 14, 2015)—The BB&T Charitable Foundation of Winston-Salem awarded $15,000 for a second year to support the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching’s Teacher Leadership Institutes (TLIs).
CULLOWHEE (November 17, 2015)—Three Morehead City Primary School teachers were already using tools they learned about at NCCAT—even before going back to the classroom. And they plan to keep integrating technology into their Carteret County school.
Lee Taylor, a third-grade teacher; Amanda McCall, a third-grade teacher; and Chantel Williams, a second-grade teacher, all took part in “There's an App for That! Digital Programs Across the Curriculum.”
CULLOWHEE - If you are looking for Fall Literacy professional development the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching can help. NCCAT, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers, has historically provided strong literacy support for teachers throughout the grade span. Those type of high-quality professional development experiences will be available again this fall.
