NCCAT Facts

Do You Know These NCCAT Facts?

• North Carolina’s teachers are critical to the success of student learning. NCCAT is a recognized national leader in professional development, supporting and retaining the highly qualified teachers who will prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
• Increasing teacher effectiveness is fundamental to improving public education in our state and that is where NCCAT plays a pivotal role—by providing effective, meaningful and ongoing professional development opportunities for our state’s teachers.
• NCCAT conducts interdisciplinary, content-specific seminars for pre-K through 12th grade teachers in the environmental and biological sciences, technology, humanities, arts, communication, and health—strengthening teachers and teaching and helping to keep them in the profession.
• NCCAT models best practices for application to the classroom.