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Experiential education: This article explains the history and theory of experiential education, which combines active learning with concrete experiences, abstract concepts, and reflection in an effort to engage all learning styles.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Paideia: According to the National Paideia Institute, Paideia (py-dee-a) is from the Greek pais, paidos, which means the upbringing of a child. The Paideia philosophy “celebrates the fundamental notion that...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Keys to success for English language learners: Tips that any teacher in any classroom can use to help ESL students learn the curriculum while learning English.; By Audrey L. Heining-Boynton.

Discovery learning: This reference article explains the theory of discovery learning and discusses its history and its use in the classroom.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Project-based learning: Project-based learning is a teaching approach that engages students in sustained, collaborative real-world investigations. Projects are organized around a driving question, and students participate in a variety of tasks that seek to meaningfully address this...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Expansion and empire, 1867–1914: In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.1; The United States expanded its economic influence and added overseas territory in the last decades of the nineteenth century, but the drive for empire was tempered by a strong anti-imperialist strain in American politics.; Format: article

Critical literacy: Critical literacy is the ability to read texts in an active, reflective manner in order to better understand power, inequality, and injustice in human relationships. This article outlines the history and theory of critical literacy and details its application in the classroom.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K–12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina — and the world.