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- “Discoverie of Guiana”
- In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 5
- Raleigh's 1596 account of his search of El Dorado became a sensation when it was published in England. The book describes Raleigh's motives of treasure hunting and empire building. Some excerpts with annotations are included below.*...
- By William M. Wisser.
- Tracking animals
- Large groups of children are likely to scare off mammals, but they can learn to identify tracks to learn more about the animals that left them.
- By Linda Dow.
- High school history and English: Natural partners
- In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 1
- Strategically plan a collaborative unit and overcome those everyday obstacles that prevent success. While this article focuses specifically on English-history collaboration, there is much to kindle the interest of any high school teachers.
- By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., and NBCT.
- Comics in the classroom
- Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.
- Format: article
- By Ross White.
- Debates in the middle school classroom
- In Arts of persuasion, page 2
- A plan for staging a debate, including choosing a topic, "debate do's," and assessment.
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
- Persuasive writing: A classroom model
- In Arts of persuasion, page 4
- A plan for modeling persuasive writing with middle school students, using homework as the topic.
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
- Evaluating multimedia presentations
- A PowerPoint presentation is just another form of communication, and the same rules apply to multimedia that apply to writing or verbal communication. This article offers guidelines for using and assigning multimedia presentations in the classroom and includes a rubric based on the Five Features of Effective Writing.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Learning from a tree
- Observation of a single tree throughout the year can be the starting point for explorations of nature, life science, and environmental science.
- By Linda Dow.
- An introduction to teacher research
- Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.
- By Amy Anderson.
- Field trips in context
- Opportunities abound in North Carolina for hands-on interdisciplinary learning experiences.
- Format: article
- By Lesley Richardson.
- Learning to look at art
- Strategies for helping students develop visual literacy in looking at paintings and other forms of visual art.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Reading is for the boys (and girls)!
- This WebQuest for teachers looks at the difficult issue of how to get — and keep — boys interested in reading. It guides you through the research, then looks at text selection and pedagogy and helps you find specific strategies for narrowing the adolescent "literacy gap."
- Format: article
- By Kimberly Bowen.
- Making connections for environmental education
- How can you get students fired up about environmental education? Get them outside and get them involved in local issues through activism, service learning, and teaching others.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Carolyn Moser.
- Citing sources
- A guide for high school students to citing sources from print and the web.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Information literacy: not just for students
- Good Internet research skills are important for teachers, too. This article provides an introduction to "information literacy" concepts and a list of references for teachers and media specialists.
- Format: article
- By Diane Kester.
- 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.
- All about life
- A primary curriculum based around life and environmental science draws on children's natural curiosity to teach reading, math, and more.
- By Myra Erexson.
- Global education as good pedagogy
- A wide variety of teaching strategies and resources pass under the name of global education. This article provides strategies for evaluating global education and ensuring that it focuses on students' academic success.
- By Suzanne Gulledge.
- Oral history links and resources
- In Oral history in the classroom, page 6
- Guides, tips, lesson plans, and examples of student projects on the web.
- Format: article
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Reading comprehension: What works?
- Teach reading comprehension in the elementary grades with flexible strategies that connect reading to the real world, promote independence, and keep students engaged.
- By Mary Rogers Rose.
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