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NCCAT Honored Educator Scholarship applications open

Teacher in professional development at NCCAT.
276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Applications for NCCAT Honored Educator Scholarship for 2023 are currently being accepted. The application period will close on April 30. Honored Educator Scholarships (HES) allow selected teachers to attend an NCCAT seminar. A HES covers all costs associated with participation in a five-day NCCAT seminar, including program materials, instruction, food, lodging, transportation, and substitute teacher. The honored educator also receives $250 for use in the classroom.

NCCAT Ocracoke Campus Long‐Range Facility Planning Committee Meeting

2 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960

MEETING NOTICE:
NCCAT Ocracoke Campus Long‐Range Facility Planning Committee Meeting
Friday, January 6, 2023
11:00 a.m.

Virtual Meeting
The meeting may be accessed at the following link:
https://www.nccat.org/

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Ocracoke Campus
Long‐Range Facility Planning Committee Meeting will convene a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on
Friday, January 6, 2023, via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss the
long‐range facility plan for the NCCAT Ocracoke Campus.

NCCAT Cullowhee Campus Building Project Committee Meeting

276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC

MEETING NOTICE:
NCCAT Cullowhee Campus Building Project Committee
Meeting
Monday, January 23, 2023
4:00 pm
 

Virtual Meeting
The meeting may be accessed at the following link:
https://www.nccat.org/

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Cullowhee Campus
Building Project Committee will convene a meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023,
via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the NCCAT Cullowhee Campus Capital Project.

NCCAT Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year Finalists

NCCAT Apple Winner
276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Twenty-seven teachers across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Empower 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 2023 NCCAT Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year. The award will be presented on March 9, 2023, at the NCCAT Cullowhee Campus.

16471 Shifting the Paradigm: Student-Centered Coaching at Cullowhee

276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC

The work of instructional coaching is a dynamic part of school communities. Supporting coaching cultures where students are at the center is an essential part of this work. Join NCCAT to embrace the components of student-centered coaching. Throughout the week, we will learn coaching moves that create opportunities for professional growth, and suggestions for putting student learning at the forefront. Sessions will include models for co-teaching moves, providing strength-based feedback, and high-impact instructional strategies. Time will be spent collaborating with coaches from across NC, and learning new ways to connect with your teachers and their classrooms. This program is intended for K-12 instructional coaches. 

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Jackson County School students visit NCCAT for fun and learning

NCCAT faculty and staff welcome Jackson County School students to NCCAT.
276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Normally NCCAT is buzzing with teachers collaborating about ideas for their classrooms. December 19th was a special holiday treat as about 20 kindergarteners from our good friends and Cullowhee neighbors Jackson County Public Schools, NC  Fairview School visited us for a time of read-alouds, making things, and testing digital tools all designed to add to the joy of learning.

16435 Building Cultural Knowledge through Project/Problem-Based Learning at Ocracoke

2 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960

How can we as educators enhance our classroom settings to engage students in real-world problem-solving skill sets, while helping them to synthesize the realities of their cultural context? In this session, participants will come to understand a framework of Project/Problem-Based Learning (PBL) through the “7 Gold Standards” of PBL. Educators will practice designing a PBL unit that will work to engage cultural knowledge through local context, as well as global perspective and competencies. This session is intended for any grade level and content area educators. 

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16434 Charter School Connections at Ocracoke

2 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960

How can charter school teachers build networks of support for schools, staff, and students? With each charter school operating as an independent LEA, how do we form communities with other charter school educators to share best practices and increase community support? Explore how teachers can better advocate for their specific school and charters in general and how to develop your own leadership style to help support school initiatives. Learn best practices in connecting students to digital learning and student leadership development through exploring personalized, project-based and flipped learning. Discuss ways to model these practices in your schools. Using a “make and take” model, participants will have time to develop a communication or networking plan, digital lessons, and project-based modules to share with your school.

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