If you are a public school teacher in the state of North Carolina, you should check out NCCAT. If you don't already know what NCCAT is, it stands for the North Carolina Center for Advancement in Teaching. There are two campuses: Cullowhee and Ocracoke. Their mission states: "From the mountains to the sea . . . advancing teaching as an art and a profession."
It is truly an amazing adventure at NCCAT. The seminars offered not only help you develop and prepare materials/units for your classroom, but they allow you to renew yourself as an educator and remember why you got into teaching! If that is not enough to get you to sign up, you make 20 new friends that you can now call on for teaching support and advice. You have a wonderful vacation away from school, paperwork, and the hectic daily life as a teacher. Then you get to experience wonderful cuisine at each mealtime!
It is time to sign up for an NCCAT seminar:
http://www.nccat.org/s/1099/start.aspx
Happy Teaching!
