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Teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Beginning Teacher of the Year Award for their dedication, innovation and ability to inspire students to achieve.
One of these talented educators will be named the 2019 NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year. The award will be presented for the first time December 5, 2019, at the NCCAT Cullowhee Campus.
Thanks to generous grants by the Appalachian Regional Commission made a Teacher Leadership Insititue with Burke, Clay and Graham Counties possible a the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
NCCAT held a “Train the Trainer” program to help presenters learn the “NCCAT Way” of teaching high-quality professional development. It was a chance for presenters to hone skills and collaborate with others. The program was held the first week of September.
“It was an inspiring time of reflection with so many talented presenters and the chance to hone our facilitation skills,” said Deb Brown, associate director of The Exploris School in Raleigh.
CULLOWHEE—A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching will be held starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 1, in Cullowhee. The meeting will be held at 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723.
CULLOWHEE - Educators were able to learn and share during a day of professional development at EdCampWNC Saturday, Oct. 12 at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
CULLOWHEE - Spring 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 Advancement of Teaching held the third NCCAT Fall Conference for Curriculum Leaders on September 11-13. Curriculum leaders from across the state joined NCCAT, a recognized national leader in professional development programming.
The agenda, based on conversations with curriculum leaders regarding essential professional development, allowed conference attendees to identify their district’s needs and give feedback concerning future NCCAT programming.
CULLOWHEE - The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Board of Trustees responded to needs of Ocracoke School after significant damage to the school building by Hurricane Dorian.
The NCCAT Board of Trustees voted Friday unanimously to allow Ocracoke School to use the NCCAT Ocracoke Campus building for secondary classes until January 2020. Other buildings on the Island will also be used for students during the recovery period.
Ocracoke residents and others in surrounding communities are beginning the recovery process from the devastating damage of Hurricane Dorian. The Development Foundation of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Inc., has established the NCCAT Hurricane Dorian Employee Relief Fund to provide much-needed support for NCCAT current and past staff on Ocracoke Island.