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About LEARN NC
LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Education,
finds the most innovative and successful practices in K–12 education and makes them available to the teachers
and students of North Carolina — and the world.
Carrie Hill
Instructor (Crash Course in ESL)
Carrie Hill, Learn NC’s A Crash Course in ESL instructor, has a passion for ESL students. She has worked with this special population for over 10 years. From her start teaching in a community college to teaching PreK-12 ESL in Hertford County, she has seen the full spectrum of ESL students in NC. In addition, she has traveled overseas to various countries and seen ESL students in their native countries. As a result, she can better understand the struggles they face when coming into US public schools.
Throughout her career working with ESL students she has seen the great need to educate other teachers and school staff who have not been aware of the great value this special population brings to our schools. This prompted her to participate as an instructor in various online classes. Over the last three years, Carrie has taught over 600 school staff through online classes about ESL students. In addition, Carrie is the founder of ESL Innovations Inc., an online database used by ESL teachers to make their demanding jobs easier. This company also provides ESL education services to NC school systems.