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

CEU courses open for enrollment

The Civil Rights Movement in Context
Investigate the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement, its leadership, its opposition, and its legacy, including lesser-studied events of the movement and primary sources.
Take this course: Begins February 2.

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Sell me on Dewey!
Students create short, snappy, written commercials about the main categories in the Dewey Decimal System. Commercials are viewed by the class to reinforce Dewey, and help students locate books in the Library Media Center. Dewey Commercials can be used in Library Media Center Orientation for grades 3-5.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills)
By Sonja Beckham.
Navigating Nonfiction
In order to engage in research processes, students must be able to access informational (nonfiction) books independently. In this lesson they will learn how nonfiction books are arranged. They will then practice putting nonfiction books in order by call number, and will practice locating nonfiction books on the shelf.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)
By Kay Sanderson.
Best practices in school library website design
You're a librarian, not a web designer, but you can have a school library website that meets the needs of students and teachers if you keep it simple, don't take on more than you can manage, and focus on what you know.
Format: article
By David Walbert.

Resources on the web

KidsClick!
Search the Internet using this tool designed for kids. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Ramapo Catskill Library System