Twenty-four teachers from across North Carolina including our very own Joe Miciotto from Western Alamance High School have been selected as finalists for the second North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 Career Technical Education Teacher of the Year Award in honor of their dedication, innovation, and ability to inspire students to achieve.
Miciotto, who is also a US Veteran, has a passion for teaching agriculture. He stepped away briefly during the Iraq War to serve in Afghanistan but managed to make his way back to the classroom.
“He goes above and beyond daily to prepare his students for life beyond high school. We are proud he is a Warrior,” said Western High School Principal Bear Bryant.
Since 2013 Miciotto has been teaching Agriscience and Ag Mechanics at Western High School.
The award is scheduled to be presented on October 19, 2023, at the Bardo Center on the Western Carolina University campus. The finalists will be at the NCCAT campus in Cullowhee for professional development the week of October 16-20, 2023.
“Each day in schools, Career and Technical Education teachers inspire and guide students to important future careers and roles in society,” NCCAT Executive Director M. Brock Womble said. “Taking time to honor excellent Career and Technical Education educators across our state through the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 NC CTE Teacher of the Year program is important, as we are continually striving to elevate the teaching profession and emphasize the significance of the work they do every day. Congratulations to these finalists and the school districts they represent. We look forward to having them with us for a week of professional development and a special night to honor the teaching profession.”
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