LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

CEU courses open for enrollment

e-Learning for Educators - Learning and Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools
In this workshop, participants will be exposed to many of the tools of the Read/Write Web and will get the chance to experiment with new tools each week.
Take this course: Begins January 26.

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Templates to help you with paperwork
In The First Year, page 1.2
Templates for a parent contact log, discipline log, multipurpose log, sub plan, in-school-suspension plan, IEP notebook, grade book, and locker log.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
If he's in danger of failing, at least three people need to know it
In The First Year, page 4.1
Get in touch with parents to prevent students' failure, not just to report on it.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
The U.S. Embassy
In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 13
Although many Vietnamese linked to the U.S. army initially entered the Embassy compound for evacuation, on the last day an order was given to airlift only Embassy documents and American citizens. Vietnamese who had worked many years for the U.S. Embassy or...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Teaching about Thanksgiving
Resources and activities to help you bring historical accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and a broader context to discussions about the quintessentially American holiday.
Format: article
By Kathryn Walbert.
Celebrating the freedom to read
Banned Books Week teaches the importance of our First Amendment rights and draws attention to the danger of restricting information in a free society.
By Melissa Thibault.
Persuasive speaking: A classroom model
In Arts of persuasion, page 3
A plan for teaching persuasive speaking in the middle school classroom, with tips for speakers and on how to recognize bias.
By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
Field trips in context
Opportunities abound in North Carolina for hands-on interdisciplinary learning experiences.
Format: article
By Lesley Richardson.
Consider the source
Information is everywhere — especially in the presence of the Internet. It's hard enough for adults to make sure that information is valid, but it's even harder for students to make that judgement. Here are some suggestions for helping students learn to recognize bad information when they see it.
By Bobby Hobgood.
Live-at-Home in North Carolina
In this lesson students will examine pictures and documents relating to the Live at Home program started in North Carolina by Governor O. Max Gardner to help North Carolina farmers refocus on food crops rather than cash crops during the Depression. These photographs, from the Green 'N' Growing collection at the North Carolina State University, will help students draw conclusions about the culture of North Carolina in the early 1930s and understand how they overcame the hardships of the Depression.
Format: article (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Loretta Wilson.
The not-so-famous person report
In Rethinking Reports, page 3.2
Instead of teaching the history of the famous, use research in primary sources to teach students that the past and present were made by people like them.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
To link or not to link? Using hypertext wisely
In Writing for the Web, page 6
Links are the soul of the web, but make sure they support your content rather than detracting from it.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
Understanding and using fonts
In Writing for the Web, page 7
Serifs, sans serifs, and when to use them.
By David Walbert.
Science students get their hands dirty
Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.
Format: article/best practice
By Waverly Harrell.
Blogging: an introduction
Weblogs, or "blogs" for short, have many uses in education, as tools for publication, research, administration, and more.
Format: article
By Bobby Hobgood.
Managing paperwork: top priorities for organization
Suggestions for keeping track of your teaching materials, your students, and their work.
By Mitch Katz.
Primary sources: a process guide for students
Questions to consider when reading primary source documents.
By Dan McDowell.
Reading primary sources: An introduction for students
A step-by-step guide for students examining primary sources, with specific questions divided into five layers of questioning.
Format: article/learner's guide
By Kathryn Walbert.
From documents to digitization
To design a research project using primary sources from the Web, you'll need to know what's out there and how to find it. This article explains what's available, why, and where.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
Play with purpose
Electronic whiteboards make the internet an active communication vehicle of engagement and learning.
By Jace Hargis and Tuiren Bratina.
Tools of the trade for information seekers
A guide to understanding and using search engines, directories, and the invisible web.
Format: article
By Melissa Thibault.