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14828 • Expanding Your Technology Toolbox: Getting the Most out of Digital Learning-Cullowhee

276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Digital learning is a broad category that encompasses the use of digital resources and technology to enhance and differentiate instruction. The number of available options, however, can be overwhelming. Participants in this session will gain experience with free, high-quality tools for: video and audio production, blended lessons, games in education, curating digital content, formative assessment, and coding. The program will also incorporate hands-on experiences with inexpensive technology that could be used to enhance instruction. Participants will explore these digital tools as students to best determine how to use them effectively as teachers, then leave NCCAT with a virtual toolbox of new techniques to take back to the classroom

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14824 • Designing Your own STEM Curriculum: PBL/CBLs in Action-Cullowhee

276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

STEM implementation can begin with a teacher leading a 30-minute STEM activity and progress to a student PBL investigation that may take weeks to accomplish. Navigating this implementation can be a challenge. This program is for teachers ready to design their own STEM curriculum. Teachers will explore common misconceptions and examine four common frameworks of STEM lessons (Problem Based Learning, Project Based Learning, Place Based Learning and Case Based Learning). Not only will you participate in examples of student led PBLs, but also create your own PBL/CBL(s) for your specific content areas. Coaching and collaborative planning ensure that some of the potential roadblocks of implementation can be addressed before you leave.

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EdCampWNC Returns to NCCAT in October

Cullowhee, NC

CULLOWHEE—Educators can learn and share during a day of professional development at EdCampWNC Saturday, Oct. 13 at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

EdCamps, which began in 2010, are not like a traditional conference with a set schedule determined months ahead of the event. This professional development model has an agenda that is created at the start of the event by the participants to fit their needs. Participants are encouraged to attend sessions that are best for them.

NCCAT “Focus Friday: Vertically Aligning the New K–8 NC Math Standards and Instructional Frameworks“

Cullowhee, NC

CULLOWHEE—The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) will offer a new Focus Friday program “Vertically Aligning the New K–8 NC Math Standards and Instructional Frameworks” on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

North Carolina Teachers of Year Take Part in NCCAT Teacher Leadership Institute

Ocracoke, NC

OCRACOKE—North Carolina’s 2017–2018 Teachers of the Year joined the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching to examine educational leadership and positive responses to institutional change.

Teachers of the Year discovered how to continue growth as an educational professional. True leadership emerges naturally from the integrity and identity of the leader. Participants were able to explore their integrity and selfhood in a community of other dedicated teachers who are embracing leadership in their own lives.

Math and STEM Specialists Join NCCAT Faculty to Support Statewide Professional Development Needs

Cullowhee, NC

CULLOWHEE—The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching strives to meet the current and future needs of North Carolina teachers. As a result, our two new faculty members will lead math and STEM professional learning. Senior Math Specialist Dr. Bonnie Bolado will support teachers incorporating math standards and digital learning into their instruction and Senior STEM Innovator Darcy Grimes will provide hands-on STEM lessons to help teachers prepare students for an ever-changing world.