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Crossing Cultures: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Understanding: Increase your effectiveness in interacting with people of different cultures. You will gain a greater awareness of your own cultural background, as well as acquire tools to interact appropriately and effectively with people from a variety of cultures.; Take this course: Begins April 21.

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium: A consortium of state and national education agencies and organizations focused on the preparation, licensure, and professional development of teachers. INTASC is guided by the belief that student learning standards should drive the preparation and development of teachers.
teacher research: Intentional and systematic inquiry by a teacher or teachers in order to improve classroom practice. Teacher researchers begin with a question about classroom life, design and implement a research plan, collect and analyze data, and adjust practice to better meet the needs of students.
alternative teacher certification: Certification of teachers by means other than traditional four-year college and university education degree programs. Candidates for alternative certification hold a degree in the subject matter they will teach and meet abbreviated pedagogical coursework requirements, often during the first two years of teaching.

Conversations, questions, and answers for a beginning teacher: A kindergarten teacher begins her career with an excellent support network.; By Kathleen Casson.

Building your own support network: How to take charge of your own professional development and break through the isolation of the classroom.; Format: article; By Denise Young.

New Teacher Support: Ok, so it's not all fun and games. Now what? When you decided to become a teacher, what did you think about? If you're like most people, you thought about making a difference in children's lives, about helping them learn, making them think, "touching...; Format: article/help

Building a support network: Every teacher needs support networks, both formal and informal. This guide to LEARN NC's collections will point you to resources that show you how to build your own and get the help you need.; Format: bibliography/help

Understanding the curriculum: A guide for new teachers (and teachers new to North Carolina).; Format: bibliography/help

Communicating with parents, colleagues, and administrators: Effective communication is often about avoiding problems rather than solving them. These resources on communicating with parents, participating in a mentoring relationship, and working with colleagues and administrators will help you communicate effectively in a number of situations.; Format: bibliography/help

Classroom management: A guide to LEARN NC's collections, designed especially for new teachers.; Format: bibliography/help

Carolina Online Teacher Program (COLT): Now you can earn a LEARN NC Certificate in online instruction through the Carolina Online Teacher program (COLT). In five core courses and two electives, totaling a minimum of 17 CEUs, you’ll master the component skills of online teaching: effective collaboration and facilitation, creating learning communities, navigating the virtual classroom, and developing student-centered instruction.; Format: article/help

LEARN NC Online Professional Development Catalog - Spring 2009: Online professional development offerings for Spring 2009 from LEARN NC.; Format: document

LEARN NC white paper: An introduction to virtual mentoring: How to support new teachers with an online mentoring program.; Format: document/document