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CULLOWHEE (August 25, 2015)—Elizabeth Joyce has been named senior digital 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 August 17th.

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.

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.

CULLOWHEE (July 31, 2015)—Professional Educators of North Carolina (PENC) has established a method to help pay for substitute teachers for programs at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

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.

Coming up August 3-7 in Cullowhee at NCCAT.

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.

CULLOWHEE – A meeting of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, at The Friday Institute in Raleigh.

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.

CULLOWHEE (April 15, 2015)—Gaston County Schools have quickly put into practice work they began at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development for teachers.

CULLOWHEE (April 1, 2015)—James Phillips thought he was just talking about the ups and downs of being a first year teacher with his mother Dorcas. He learned later, to his delight, that he was speaking to a future colleague in education.

Registration for the summer professional development programs with the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is open. Applicants are encouraged to register as soon as possible to ensure a spot. Programs are available to North Carolina educators at the Cullowhee and Ocracoke campuses, online and with NCCAT fellows visiting school districts.

CULLOWHEE (March 10, 2015)—North Carolina educators have opportunities throughout the summer to make sure the learning never stops by attending the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers.