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Wake County Public School System Superintendent Dr. James Merrill, Apex High School, and the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development, joined together to provide an excellent discussion on the American Dream during a Socratic Seminar with 30 AP English III students.

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

-       Teacher travel (excluding expenses for hotels or ferry fees)

CULLOWHEE (March 16, 2016)—Teachers from across North Carolina had time to dig deeper into what literacy instruction should look like in today’s classroom during a four-day program at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers.

“Literacy Instruction to Promote Critical Thinking” investigated intentional instruction that promotes critical thinking skills.

CULLOWHEE (March 8, 2016)—Educators often find themselves overwhelmed with the constant changes in digital technology and have difficulty utilizing these new tools to modify instruction. To help teachers, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers, will present “Strategies for Teaching and Learning in a Digital Environment” in Cullowhee May 31–June 3.