NCCAT was honored to host a group from Hayesville High School Monday March 7th.
Charter School Conference at NCCAT
Thank you to participants from across North Carolina for joining us for the NCCAT Charter School Conference!
Math PD: "It’s Time: Empowering Problem-Solvers" in Cullowhee
Join NCCAT in April for program "It’s Time: Empowering Problem-Solvers" in Cullowhee. Now more than ever, it is time to empower our math learners with strategies that honor students’ strengths and propel problem-solving forward. In this session, we will discuss student-centered practices that move learning beyond simply finding the “correct answer.” We will learn strategies for problem-solving instructional routines as well as protocols to facilitate tasks in the math classroom. Authentic problem-solving needs engagement, supports, and encouragement.
Literacy tips with NCCAT faculty member Gin Hodge
To promote reading fluency, incorporate repeated reads focusing on decoding, then phrasing, and lastly reading smoothly with expression. Dr. Jan Hasbrouck discusses reading fluency here and shares that the foundation of fluency is accuracy. NCCAT Early Grades Literacy Specialist Gin Hodge shares this tip.
NCCAT in April - It’s Time: Empowering Problem-Solvers
NCCAT in April - It’s Time: Empowering Problem-Solvers
Math tips with NCCAT faculty member Dr. Bonnie Bolado
Fluency is not simply memorization, rather it is about growing understanding through strategies.
Creating and Fostering the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Ocracoke
Exciting program going on at NCCAT Ocracoke now - "Creating and Fostering the Entrepreneurial Spirit." What is an entrepreneur? How do Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Business, Finance, and Marketing teachers help students explore connecting their creative interests to entrepreneurship? We will learn about career opportunities in a small tourist town and talk to business owners to learn how their entrepreneurial spirit launched their businesses. We will connect how learning local environments plays an important role in a successful business.
Flex Your Reading Instruction program in Ocracoke

Teachers from across North Carolina joined us for "Flex Your Reading Instruction" in Ocracoke. Student choice is a powerful way to engage students and ignite learning. Session participants were able to learn about how the Flex model of Blended Learning can provide students with choices about how they read, discuss, and analyze texts in collaborative learning groups. Participants collaborated with colleagues to write an implementation plan and develop resources to use with students.
Expanding your Digital Toolbox in Cullowhee with NCCAT
Teachers from across North Carolina joined us for "Expanding Your Technology Toolbox" in Cullowhee this week. Thank you! The program incorporates 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. We thank them for their efforts and look forward to hear about how they impact their classrooms in the days ahead.
Great virtual programs coming up in March and April at NCCAT

Great virtual professional development coming up!
16104 The Tandem Approach to Reading and Writing Instruction - Virtual Apply now at https://bit.ly/3vaJXWi
16105 Strategies for Reading in the Science Classroom - Virtual Apply now at - https://bit.ly/3LO98UC