NCCAT will present monthly tech talk about digital resources that are being used in the classroom to discuss with other educators across the state. The purpose of this tech talk is to have participants share how they used a certain resource in their grade level. This way everyone can see how this technology can be used across the grade-spans. The tech talk will meet once a month on a Wednesday night after school hours at 7 p.m. The synchronous session will last for one hour. Participating in these tech talks will be a great way to demonstrate competency as a teacher leader for your NC Digital Learning Competencies.

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NCCAT Online offers NC educators a place to come and share ideas while reading a book together to help us learn and grow in our personal and professional lives. Our book for this quarter will be Annie Brock and Heather Hundley s The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher s Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve.

This online self-paced course will begin on January 3rd -March 18th. There will be three Zoom meetings, where participants can come together face-to-face to discuss the book, ask questions, and read-aloud important sections. For those who cannot meet, all of the information is in the course broken down into modules.

The Zoom meetings are for an hour and are informal and offer a safe space for participants to participate. If participants post to all discussion boards and submit all reflection assignments, they will earn 20 contact hours.

You can purchase the book online, from independent bookstores, or check it out from your local library. There are electronic and audio versions available as well.

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Supporting the practices of instructional coaches is critical in NC schools. This program will prepare coaches for this ever-changing profession. Throughout the week, coaches will learn strategies to strengthen relationships with teachers, facilitate meaningful collaboration, and give effective feedback. Sessions will include best practices for having critical conversations and establishing productive professional learning communities with students’ success in mind. Join NCCAT to learn and collaborate with instructional coaches from across NC. This program is designed for K-12 instructional coaches.

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When teachers know and begin to understand how the brain learns, they can better serve their students, thus increasing positive behavior and academic performance. Understanding the science behind how we are hard wired to learn is empowering for educators. There is a strong relationship between the brain, SEL, and learning. The frontal lobe houses the structures where most brain activity occurs when people care about each other, trust each other, and want to be friends. It is also home to our executive control function, where we make decisions, process information, and learn. Through a combination of interactive lecture, practical activities, and meaningful movement; you will leave with the skills, understanding, and knowledge needed to become an awesome brain-based educator.

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High quality core instruction includes differentiation strategies.  What are the options for differentiation when instruction must be flexible enough to meet the needs of students in face-to-face and virtual settings?  In this session, learn about playlists, menus, choice boards and hyperdocs and how each one can support differentiated instruction in a blended learning environment. This program is designed for teachers and instructional coaches in grades 6-12.

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There is a clear science to teaching reading. Due to advancements in cognitive science, we know more about how our students learn to read than ever before. Participants will delve into current Science of Reading research to support learning around the essential components of reading instruction and how to apply it in your Spanish dual language classroom. Please join us as we spend quality time looking closely into best instructional practices that support the Science of Reading in your elementary Spanish dual language classroom. This program is intended for Spanish Dual Language teachers in kindergarten through fifth-grade.

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