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This session from Jan. 4-8 is for teachers with access to Canvas. Canvas, North Carolina s Learning Management System (LMS), is your place for one-stop learning and course management.

CULLOWHEE - Spring registration has opened for The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development.

How do we encourage students to think as mathematicians? This program, based on the book Routines for Reasoning, will explore a range of routines that can be used in the classroom to facilitate students’ mathematical reasoning. Utilizing the eight mathematical practices, the routines learned in this program will empower teachers to help students scaffold word problems, develop deeper understandings of quantities, and make connections to big ideas in math.

A wealth of research supports the hypothesis that physical activity can boost comprehension, retention, and self-regulation in students of all achievement levels. Teachers who build movement into their lesson designs will have students who are less disruptive and more engaged.

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Board of Trustees will meet Friday, November 6, starting at 9 a.m.

The NCCAT Curriculum Leaders Conference was held Sept. 16-18 virtually with educators from across North Carolina joining in.

December program registration has opened for The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development.

November program registration has opened for The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development.

CULLOWHEE – The North Carolina Center of Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Board of Trustees will have a committee meeting Thursday, October 8, 2020 at noon in a special called virtual and in-person committee meeting from the NCCAT Cullowhee Campus, 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723. The purpose of the committee meeting is to discuss planning for the future. Members of the public may view the meeting live at www.nccat.org 

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) will be offering two one day Math trainings in October. These virtual programs offer live, facilitaor-led sessions to inspire and meet teacher needs. Act today to reserve your position in free professional development programs Oct. 20 and Oct.

As of July 2020, NCCAT has moved to a new Student Management System called Orbund, which will make applying for our programs much easier.  It will make applying for our programs much easier. Information in this article will help users with the new system.

CULLOWHEE - One of the most important jobs of a Kindergarten through Second Grade teacher is to support students as they unlock the code to the written language. A robust body of research points to the fact that explicit foundational skills instruction is crucial for students as they learn to read and write. Join us to find the literacy practices that improve student learning outcomes for our emerging, novice and decoding readers. We must be teaching the foundations so every child can read.

CULLOWHEE—North Carolina educators have several opportunities for October to attend the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers.