The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is thrilled to partner with Jackson County Public Schools' Career and Technical Education (CTE) program to offer hands-on learning opportunities. Jackson Bowers, a student at Smoky Mountain High School in Sylva, will be gaining valuable work experience by assisting Joshua Brooks, the NCCAT Cullowhee Grounds Supervisor, for approximately 8 hours each week.

It’s time! Back-to-school for great North Carolina teachers positively impacting students and families across our state. The NCCAT faculty has put together these recommendations hoping it will help you start the year off on the right track! Educator collaboration, classroom setup, building community, and meet the teacher ideas all here. NCCAT wishes all teachers a wonderful school year please make us part of the journey when possible. Have a great year!

Calling all beginning teachers! Enhance your teaching journey and earn an NCCAT Beginning Teacher Badge by completing all four sessions in our comprehensive series. This program is designed to equip you with the tools you need to excel in the classroom and make a lasting impact on your students. Join us September 16-19, at NCCAT Cullowhee. Food, lodging and materials are free.

Apply now to join NCCAT for "Student-Centered Instructional Coaching K-12" at NCCAT Ocracoke. Instructional coaching is a dynamic part of school communities. Supporting coaching cultures where students are at the center is essential to this work. Join us at NCCAT for the August session to embrace the components of student-centered coaching.

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is pleased to announce that Stephanie Uhrich, a dedicated Math and Science teacher at Saluda Elementary School in Polk County Schools, has been awarded the prestigious Susan S. McHugh NCCAT Honored Educator Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. This distinguished scholarship, generously funded by the Stuart and Margaret L. Forbes Foundation of Polk County, provides crucial support by covering substitute teacher costs and offering $250 for classroom use.

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has reappointed Dr. Aaron Fleming of Lillington, N.C., and Mrs. Julie Hart von Henner of Arden, N.C., to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT). NCCAT is a recognized national leader in professional development programming for North Carolina teachers. "We are delighted to welcome back Dr. Fleming and Mrs. von Henner to the Board,” said NCCAT Executive Director Dr. M. Brock Womble.

Shea James, a dedicated teacher of AP Physics, AP Chemistry, and Physical Science at Green Level High School, has been awarded the prestigious Robert E. and Hattie H. Bridges NCCAT Honored Educator Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year. This esteemed scholarship covers substitute teacher costs and provides $250 for classroom use. Ms. James is pictured with NCCAT faculty member Jason Lineberger during the "Your Move: Harnessing Design Thinking Using Tabletop Games" program recently at NCCAT Cullowhee.

Open to teachers in their first, second, or third year of teaching, this program supports motivated beginning teachers by strengthening their knowledge base and classroom expertise join us for "Success from the Start" at NCCAT Cullowhee. Teachers will develop their craft by understanding how to teach to the depth of their standards and differentiating for multiple levels of learners.  Beginning educators will also have the opportunities to refine their teaching philosophies and class expectations.  Within this seminar, teachers will identify their most immediate needs for their classrooms, and time will be spent exploring solutions to those needs.