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The North Carolina Teacher Academy offers local professional development opportunities to school systems and/or individual schools. Instructional sessions available in 2009-2010 include a variety of topics in the areas of continuous school improvement, mathematics and elementary science curriculum, differentiated instruction and learning, instructional technology, and literacy. The Teacher Academy will also customize workshops in these areas upon request to meet the needs of a school or school system. All staff development consultants are experienced Teacher Academy trainers who are assigned based on location, expertise, and availability.

The session descriptions are found at the Teacher Academy website and are organized by the Teacher Academy professional development standards, which are aligned with the National Staff Development Council’s Standards for Staff Development and are designed to assist schools in outlining school improvement goals. Results-driven, standards-based, and job-embedded professional development is concentrated in five core areas: process, context, content, differentiation, and professional support.

Requests for staff development may be made in one of three ways:

• by completing the online request form located at:
  • http://snipurl.com/nctastaffdevelopment or
  • http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=0AoTTE-Q-9OyjcDJ0LUpjWE8tdHBBMFVBV19EQkFkY3c&hl=en
• by mail:
  

  North Carolina Teacher Academy
  909 Aviation Parkway, Suite 700
  Morrisville, NC 27560

• by telephone: 1-800-801-7983

The price for a staff development activity is determined by the number of trainers (suggested 1/25 participants) for the event, travel expenses and additional fees if indicated in the catalogue description. The charge for a trainer is $750 per day and $500 per half day. A material fee of $3.00 per participant will be charged. All travel reimbursement costs are based on state rates. The Teacher Academy will invoice the school or school system after the workshop has been completed.

Online Courses

The North Carolina Teacher Academy is offering online courses available throughout the year. Descriptions for the courses are available on the eLearning link from the Teacher Academy webpage.

Summer Teacher Academy sessions

All North Carolina teachers are eligible to attend the North Carolina Teacher Academy. There is no cost to participants beyond the commitment of energy and time and travel to the Academy location. All meals and lodging will be provided on site at no cost to participants. Participants will receive an honorarium to acknowledge the benefits of their participation, both to students and to schools. All modules have been designed to include current theory complemented by direct hands-on activities.
Applications for summer participation will be available on the Teacher Academy website in February.