Susan L. Rodriguez, of Union Pines High School, recently attended a seminar held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) in Cullowhee.

Christina L. Speiser, of New Century Middle School, also attended a support seminar for teachers pursuing certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Stand-ards.

NCCAT provides residential seminars in the arts, sciences, humanities and technology for pre-kindergarten through 12-grade public school teachers.

The seminars are offered on a year-round basis at no cost to participating teachers. They are designed to renew teachers' vitality for teaching and to equip them with new knowledge for the classroom.

Mary McDuffie is center director.

More information about NCCAT seminars is available by calling toll-free at (800) 922-0482 or online at www.nccat.org.