North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
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16005 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: An Integration of Literacy, STEM, and More
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: An Integration of literacy, STEM, and more!
Grades: 5 - 8

When 14 year-old William s home in Malawi experienced a terrible drought, his family was left with nothing to eat or sell. Without food or the ability to go to school, William explored his town s library. With perseverance and grit, he came up with an idea that would change the lives of his family and town forever.
Using the memoir of William Kamkwamba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, this session will explore integrating literacy, STEM, a dash of history, and social-emotional learning into the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for grades 5-8! Come join us as we learn about William and the inventiveness of the human spirit.
No classes are being offered at this time for this course.

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Who is Eligible? North Carolina certified pre-K through 12th grade teachers who are employed in North Carolina public schools, including charter schools, are eligible to attend NCCAT programs. (This may include school administrators, counselors, library media specialists, lead teachers, and mentors.) 

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