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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.

active reading: A manner of reading in which the reader is mentally engaged with a text and reads for comprehension and criticism as well as reads selectively and with a purpose.

Are you listening?: Students will learn the importance of listening and how to listen effectively.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Linda Bazemore.

Try to see it my way; I'll try to see it yours: This lesson includes guided class discussion and a hands-on activity demonstrating the importance of clear communication in avoiding misunderstanding and conflict. Students use wooden blocks in a building activity that allows them to actually experience the difference in their own and another student's perception and understanding of verbal building instructions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Guidance); By Karen Osborne-Rowland.

Cause and effect: Students will identify and interpret cause and effect as expressed in poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); By Rochelle Mullis.

Tips for parent conferences: Basic suggestions and points to keep in mind when meeting with parents.; By Mitch Katz.

Mentoring matters: How mentors can serve as role models, helpers, and colleagues.; By Evalee Parker.

Instructional goals and classroom space: Your classroom should be arranged to help you meet your pedagogical goals. Any setting, including your classroom, exerts many influences — frequently subtle — on the people in it.; By Kathleen Casson.

Listening while you work: Using informal assessments to inform your instruction: In The First Year, page 2.2; Ongoing classroom assessment can be informal, but it provides invaluable information about what students are actually learning.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Modern China: The dam debate: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.7; In this lesson for grade seven, students learn about the Three Gorges Dam in China and the controversy surrounding its construction. Students will take on the roles of people whose lives may be affected by the dam, and will participate in a debate about it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Second Languages); By Susan N. Carter-Hope and James Philippart.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett, Meredith Ebert, and Sonya Rexrode.

Welcome to the New World: This lesson provides students an opportunity to read and interpret writings of the late 1500's and to transfer the information provided in the writings into a visual medium as a means of understanding and interpretation. The lesson also provides students practice in persuasive techniques.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Barbara Jean.

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.

Setting the tone: Building a student-centered classroom culture starts on the first day of the school year.; By Victoria Lunetta.

Style: In The five features of effective writing, page 5; Style, the fourth Feature of Effective Writing, is what makes an author's writing unique. Here's how to help your students establish a style appropriate to different genres and audiences.; By Kathleen Cali.

Socratic method: This article explains the history and theory of the Socratic method of teaching, which emphasizes teacher-student dialogue. The article offers suggestions for creating Socratic circles and Socratic seminars and provides resources for further reading.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Letting students ask the questions -- and answering them: For this high school science teacher, learning science means doing science. A look at an inquiry-based earth and environmental science classroom.; Format: article/best practice; By Amy Anderson.

Not your mother's math teacher: North Carolina's 2001–2002 Teacher of the Year, Carmen Wilson, talks about real-world math and teachers' roles as professionals.; By David Walbert.

Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners: English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.; By Ellen Douglas.

Quakers: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.5; The Quakers -- more properly known as the Society of Friends -- were an important group in the politics and society of early North Carolina. This article explains their early history, beliefs, and immigration to North Carolina.; Format: article; By L. Maren Wood.

Designing your gym class: From classroom organization to warm-up procedures, one physical education teacher provides a blueprint for a structured physical education program.; By Bozena Mielczak and Kim Campbell.

The 2004 presidential election in historical context: Historian William E. Leuchtenburg talks about past presidential elections and how the 2004 election fits or defies precedents.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Teaching the epic through ghost stories: In this lesson, students connect to epic storytellers by sharing their own oral tales of ghosts and goblins and monsters. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE