We're always glad to have news about the NCCAT Honored Educator Scholarship program. The program helps honor great educators and create opportunities for others.
CULLOWHEE (April 1, 2015)—James Phillips thought he was just talking about the ups and downs of being a first year teacher with his mother Dorcas. He learned later, to his delight, that he was speaking to a future colleague in education.
Registration for the summer professional development programs with the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is open. Applicants are encouraged to register as soon as possible to ensure a spot. Programs are available to North Carolina educators at the Cullowhee and Ocracoke campuses, online and with NCCAT fellows visiting school districts.
CULLOWHEE (March 10, 2015)—North Carolina educators have opportunities throughout the summer to make sure the learning never stops by attending the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a recognized national leader in professional development programming for teachers.
NCCAT understands that every school situation is different.
While many schools find our campus-based trainings to be very effective, we realize that, by providing onsite training at your school or district facility, our School-Based programming will
- Be more convenient
- Have an immediate impact on a larger number of your teachers
NCCAT has faculty members available to assist with planning and facilitation in the center of the state, too.
Congratulations to Sarah Bratton, a third-grade teacher at Sycamore Elementary School in Raleigh, who is WRAL's Teacher of the Week on Match 4, 2015.
We're excited to see Sarah continue to do great things in the classroom.Thanks to all her and North Carolina teachers for what they do.
NCCAT alumna Kelly Cannon, a 6th grade teacher at Newton-Conover Middle School, recently received a grant to purchase Chromebooks. From The Compass ...
CULLOWHEE (February 24, 2015)—Educators gathered together at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching January 26–29 in Cullowhee to learn more about Google Chromebooks—ahead of the rollout of the devices in Davidson County Schools.
Instructors from Martin County and Transylvania County, which have had similar rollouts of the devices, were on hand to share tips and answer questions. Greg Cline, chief technology officer for Davidson County Schools, says the school system has a three-year plan for dispersing the small laptops.
From The Asheville Citizen-Times - NCCAT alumnae and Evergreen Community Charter School teacher Karen Lechner tackles John Muir trail to raise funds for her school. Good luck Karen!
From the article ...
Karen Lechner has long dreamed of backpacking the 211-mile John Muir Trail through the high Sierras of California. The Asheville schoolteacher has even gotten her coveted permit for the solo trek starting in June.
But while she's living her dream, she wants to make sure her students fulfill their dreams as well.
The program "Bring-Your-Own-Technology: Digital Learning" is coming up soon in Cullowhee. Join us March 10-13 to take part in this learning opportunity.