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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.

Bring history to life with a Living History Day!: In Rethinking Reports, page 3.4; A Living History Day turns students into teachers and challenges them to think historically.; By Melissa Thibault.

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.

Play with purpose: Electronic whiteboards make the internet an active communication vehicle of engagement and learning.; By Jace Hargis and Tuiren Bratina.

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.

Incorporating oral history into the K–12 curriculum: In Oral history in the classroom, page 3; Oral history techniques for use with students at all levels, from kindergarten through high school.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Nothing exceptional: For teachers, the task is to determine which strategies will help students with learning disabilities succeed, both in our classrooms and beyond.; By Janet Ploghoft.

Beyond Black History Month: Go beyond approaches that marginalize African American history by "shifting the lens" to look at events from new perspectives.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Bridging language barriers: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.3; How schools can ease the transition for Latino immigrant students.; By Regina Cortina.

From rural Mexico to North Carolina: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.2; Most immigrants to North Carolina from Mexico come from rural areas, and it is valuable for teachers to understand these students' cultural backgrounds.; By Regina Cortina.

Harriet Love on integration: In this 1998 oral history excerpt, Love speaks about the motivations people had for supporting integration and starts off with an insightful response. She then goes on to describe many more subtle effects of integration such as the challenged to teachers and...; Format: audio

Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama: Taken in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on June 11, 1963, this black and white photograph shows Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama outside Foster Auditorium while being confronted by Deputy United States Attorney General...; Format: image/photograph

Joanne Peerman on junior high sit-ins: An excerpt from an oral history interview conducted in 1991 between Bob Gilgor and Joanne Peerman, an African American women who grew up in Chapel Hill and experienced integration during the 1960s and 1970s. In this portion of the interview, Harris describes...; Format: audio

Latrelle MacAllister on desegregation: Latrelle MacAllister is an African-American woman who attended West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1973 until 1976, during the first years of integration. She speaks about her experiences of both segregated and integrated schools during...; Format: audio/interview

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, affirmed and remanded (1955): In Brown II the court delegated the task of carrying out the desegregation to district courts with orders that desegregation occur “with all deliberate speed.”; Format: court decision/primary source

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 (1971) was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.; Format: court decision/primary source

Special education in Mexico: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.3; In the 1990s, the inclusive education movement gained ground in Mexico, which resulted in the mainstreaming of special needs students into regular classrooms. The effects of this movement can be seen in the educational policies and services focusing on special needs students in Mexico.; Format: article; By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

Desegregating public schools: Integrated vs. neighborhood schools: In this high school lesson plan, students will learn about the history of the "separate but equal" U.S. school system and the 1971 Swann case which forced Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to integrate. Students will examine the pros and cons of integration achieved through busing, and will write an argumentative essay drawing on information from oral histories.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

A record of school desegregation: Conduct your own oral history project: In this unit for grade 8, students will research the history of school desegregation, and will use their knowledge to conduct oral history interviews with community members. Students will reflect on the experience through writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

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