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Fall Literacy offerings available now from NCCAT

Cullowhee, North Carolina

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.

Middle Fork Elementary School Works in a Variety of Ways with NCCAT

CULLOWHEE (August 18, 2015)—Middle Fork Elementary School has experienced direct benefits from an ongoing professional development working relationship with the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, according to Principal Sara Cook.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school first had two teachers attend an NCCAT program lead by faculty member Dr. Deb Teitelbaum.

NCCAT Releases Beginning Teacher Support Program Online Tools

Cullowhee

CULLOWHEE (August 11, 2015)—One-third of the teachers in the United States leave the profession after three years and nearly half leave by the fifth year. To quell this loss of talent in North Carolina, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching has created a digital library containing videos and other materials to aid teachers—novice and veteran—in mastering the most common sources of frustration and confusion: Behavior Management, Brain Compatible Teaching, Differentiated Instruction, Assessment, and Taking Care of Yourself.

Kenan Fellows visit NCCAT

Cullowhee, North Carolina
CULLOWHEE—For the eighth year, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching's western campus hosted the summer institute for the incoming class of Kenan Fellows from June 22–26. 
 
The Kenan Fellows Program is an innovative model to promote teacher leadership, address teacher retention, and advance K–12 science, technology, and mathematics education. Kenan Fellows are public school teachers from diverse disciplines, selected through a competitive process to participate in a prestigious fellowship. 
 

Smoky Mountain Math Teachers’ Circle Summer Immersion Workshop Successful at NCCAT

Cullowhee, NC

CULLOWHEE (July 16, 2015)—The Smoky Mountain Math Teachers’ Circle, a professional development community to help mathematics teachers, continues to grow after hosting the inaugural summer immersion workshop June 28–July 1 at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

Bring a Research and Development Team to NCCAT this summer

Cullowhee, North Carolina

The NCCAT Research and Development Teams Program offers educators an opportunity to meet in a residential setting devoid of distraction to create and advance departmental, school, or district-wide projects. These projects might consist of new programming, research, planning, or curricula. Early grades literacy or digital learning projects will be given preference. All projects will be considered.

NCCAT Names Senior Literacy Specialist

Cullowhee, NC

CULLOWHEE (April 24, 2015)—Amy Jo Spencer, a distinguished career educator, has been named senior literacy specialist at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development for teachers. NCCAT Executive Director Richard Thompson announced the appointment, effective June 29th.

Spencer has been a presenter at NCCAT the last two years in the “Reading, Writing, and Ready by Third Grade: An Early Grades Literacy Course.” She also attended NCCAT as a teacher.