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

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Practicum in Online Teaching - Carolina Online Teacher Program
Teach your online course with a pilot group of students or teachers. An experienced online-learning mentor will guide you through typical problem areas. The Practicum in Online Teaching may be done in conjunction with your school or county, and even as part of your normal teaching load.
Take this course: Begins January 5.

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Blue Jay Point
Programs offered by Blue Jay Point County Park are specifically geared towards age groups and based on the North Carolina curriculum. Younger students learn about plants and animals of the Piedmont while middle and high school students explore the subjects of ecology, biology, environmental science, and general life sciences.
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Joel Lane Museum House
Dating to the 1760s, the oldest dwelling in Raleigh was the home of Joel Lane, "Father of Wake County". Costumed docents give tours of the restored home and its beautiful period gardens.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Durant Nature Park
Enjoy a visit to this 237-acre City of Raleigh park and discover the flora and fauna of the area.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Harris Energy and Environmental Center
Progress Energy's Harris Nuclear Power Plant offers tours of its resource center to educators, organizations, and the general public.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Falls Lake in Wake County, NC
Falls Lake in Wake County, NC
This is Falls Lake in Wake County, North Carolina.
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Historic Oak View County Park
This nineteenth century farmstead has been made into a county park and is devoted to interpreting the area's agricultural and rural heritage for the citizens of Wake County.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Ocean and You Marine Science Education
Bring the ocean to your classroom and explore marine and environmental education with this innovative program created by an oceanographer and two science educators.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology
Learn what it was like to grow up an Indian in the southwestern United States or find out about the processes used in discovering how the ancient people of the Yadkin River Valley lived at this anthropology museum at Wake Forest University.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Crowder District Park
A variety of recreational and educational activities are available at this county park in Apex, North Carolina.
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Haywood Hall Museum House and Gardens
Oldest house within Raleigh's original city limits on its original site; built in 1799 by State Treasurer John Haywood.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
4-H Club family in their garden
4-H Club family in their garden
In this black and white photograph, three members of the Sauls family, two older girls dressed in skirts and a young boy in overalls, are seen planting a field in Wake County, North Carolina. The boy is shown making holes in the soil with a hoe. One of the...
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Historic Yates Mill County Park
The centerpiece of this 574-acre historical and environmental park is Yates Mill - Wake County's last remaining gristmill.
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Reynolda Gardens
The educational programs provided by Reynolda Gardens are "designed to encourage curiosity and creativity, provide information on topics related to the art and science of horticulture, and to inspire a sense of stewardship for local and world environments."
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Britt family of Wake County sitting in their living room
Britt family of Wake County sitting in their living room
In this black and white photo, the Britts, a family of five, and a furry white cat are sitting pleasantly in a sunny room filled with plants. “Mother” is writing in a book at a desk located in the corner of the room. She is facing the interior...
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Walnut Creek Wetlands Center
Learn about the wetlands that can be found in Raleigh and the plants and animals that live there.
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Mordecai Historic Park
This late eighteenth/early nineteenth century plantation home and historic park is located on the edge of downtown Raleigh, NC.
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A capital in the "wilderness"
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.4
In 1792, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to place a permanent state capital in Wake County. Joel Lane sold 1,000 acres of land to the state, and in the years that followed, the city of Raleigh was planned and built.
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J.C. Raulston Arboretum
The Arboretum plant collection include 5,000 total species or cultivars of annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees from over 50 different countries. Guided tours are available.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Lake Crabtree County Park
This park includes wetland areas, a floodplain forest, and various creeks. Environmental programs for school groups are available.
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Hummingbird moth in Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC
Hummingbird moth in Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC
This is a hummingbird moth in Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. These moths are often mistaken to be actual hummingbirds, but are, in fact, insects. The gardens are located next to the Reynolda Campus of Wake Forest University.
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