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African American History to 1950: Examine African American history in the contexts of United States, North Carolina and world history. Assignments draw from a wealth of classroom-oriented primary sources, including slave testimonies, photographs, oral histories, and more.; Take this course: Begins January 6.

English-only movement: Movement to make English the only language used in U.S. public education. English-only proponents argue that bilingual education and bilingualism threaten a sense of national identity and create divisions along ethnic lines.

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North Carolina women and the Progressive Movement: This lesson includes primary sources from Documenting the American South specifically related to North Carolina women involved in reform movements characteristic of the Progressive era. For the most part, these documents detail women's work in education-related reform and describe the creation of schools for women in the state. They also demonstrate that, as was true in the rest of the nation, the progressive, female reformers of N.C. were segregated based on race and socio-economic status.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

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.

Southern women and the bicycle: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.3; Editorial from the Charlotte Observer, 1895, on whether women in North Carolina were "ready" for bicycles. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Women's history: LEARN NC has selected several resources from our collections to help your students learn about women's history. Find lesson plans, websites, and articles to help your students learn about the achievements and experiences of women.; Format: bibliography/help

Industrialization and Progressive Reform in the Craft Revival: In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will analyze the process of making a hobby into a job. They will explore Craft Revival work environments, representations of industrial work environments, and data regarding Craft Revival work. To close the activity, students write a journal entry comparing Craft Revival and industrial work experiences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Patrick Velde.

Turning the century: Students will create a museum display illustrating life during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies); By Lisa Stamey.

Children at Work: Exposing child labor in the cotton mills of the Carolinas: In this lesson, students will learn about the use of child labor in the cotton mills of the Carolinas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They will learn what life was like for a child worker and then write an investigative news report exposing the practice of child labor in the mills, using quotations from oral histories with former child mill workers and photographs of child laborers taken by social reform photographer Lewis Hine.; Format: lesson plan; By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

A new profession takes seed: Students study the origination and development of the Forest Service, a classic example of Progressive Era idealism. Students will examine the changing responsibilities and roles of foresters during the 20th century through present-day and also will reflect... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); Provided by: Forest History Society