NCCAT will hold a six-session series focused on a research-to-practice exploration of the foundational skills in early literacy starting January 28th. Effective instruction in these fundamental components holds the key to life-long learning for every child in your classroom. Attend all six and earn an NCCAT literacy badge or attend individual sessions to deepen your own understanding of the building blocks of beginning reading.
Twenty-seven teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2022 Prudential NC Beginning Teacher of the Year Award in honor of their dedication, innovation, and ability to inspire students to achieve.
Congratulations to Tomika Altman a teacher at Elizabeth Seawell Elementary School in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system. She received the NCCAT A. Craig Phillips Honored Educator Scholarship. This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. A.
Is your school interested in using the NC STEM Schools of Distinction Rubric for school improvement or to receive the STEM School of Distinction designation? During this planning institute schools will review the overarching principles of the Rubric, consider what each principle means in the context of their individual school, assess the school’s readiness, draft a strategic plan and develop next steps for school improvement or to apply for the NC STEM Schools of Distinction. The institute will include whole group discussion to learn from best practices across the state and individual school team planning.
Who should attend: School teams of three to four (including a required administrator). Schools which currently have a STEM focus or have previously applied for but not received the STEM School of Distinction designation will benefit the most from this institute. Placement decisions will be determined by the facilitators. Please direct questions to Lisa Rhoades at [email protected]
NCCAT is pleased to offer our K-5 Math Badge Series for North Carolina teachers and coaches interested in strengthening math instruction in their classrooms and schools. Can’t wait to see you at NCCAT! Attend all four and earn an NCCAT math badge or attend individual sessions to deepen your own understanding of the necessities of effective math instruction.
Congratulations to teacher Freda Walker of Guilford County Schools on receiving the NCCAT Guilford County Schools Honored Educator Scholarship.
Congratulations to teacher Margaret Maurice a teacher at Hidden Valley Elementary School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system. She is the recipient of an NCCAT A. Craig Phillips Honored Educator Scholarship.
As our students develop as mathematicians, we often wonder if we are best supporting them along that pathway. Learn how to facilitate activities that promote deeper understanding of the mathematical practices that are the foundation of the 21st century classroom. Discover engaging tasks that involve collaboration and problem solving. Explore creative classroom-friendly activities that build mathematical fluency. This program will offer multiple opportunities to collaborate and to understand more clearly the correlation of math standards across grade levels. This program is intended for math teachers in grades 3-8.
CULLOWHEE – More than 90 educators from across North Carolina attended the first North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Literacy Leaders Conference in Cullowhee Nov. 8-11.
The Gathering is open to teachers who have participated in NCCAT’s “Teaching the Holocaust” program. Participation in comparable intensive Holocaust education programs will be considered.
NCCAT’s Holocaust Education Program works to promote Holocaust education in North Carolina public schools. It is important to continue our efforts to promote student understanding of the ways in which our individual and collective actions shape the direction of the present and the world of the future. Join fellow alumni of our Holocaust education program as we explore teaching the Holocaust through writing and literature with various genres, including personal narrative/memoir, biography, poetry, music, art, and film. This program will help teachers focus on the power of individuals’ personal stories as an effective vehicle for teaching about the Holocaust, so they may involve students in appropriate and powerful study of this difficult topic.