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

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. 22. NCCAT provides teachers with new knowledge, skills, teaching methods, best practices and information to take back to their classrooms. 

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 – Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Dr. Phillip Barry Williams to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers.

Representing Educational Region 1, Dr. Williams resides in Hobbsville where he is Superintendent of Gates County Public Schools, a position he has held for the past 10 years.