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Sex under the influence

The use of alcohol and other drugs increases the risk for unplanned, unprotected sex. This action exposes young people to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy. The lesson engages students in the decision-making process regarding risk and checks their understanding of behaviors that put them at risk.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)

By Kathy Crumpler.

It's all about choice

Students will examine the different choices they make as supporting or undermining their intent to remain abstinent, including the affect of substance use on those choices.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)

By Kathy Crumpler.

To know them is to teach them

We must maintain high standards and expectations, incorporate students' experiences into the curriculum, and use culturally relevant materials.

By Barbara Rush.

Get real!

When teaching computer proficiency to at-risk students, make classroom lessons relevant to their lives and take account of different learning styles.

By Skip Thibault.

Deficit thinking

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.2

Teachers frequently attribute the academic struggles of English language learners to the students' inability or unwillingness to learn English, but this "deficit thinking" can better be replaced by a focus on what immigrant students bring to the classroom.

By Buck Cooper.

Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools

These articles provide background on Latino immigrants in North Carolina, administrative challenges in binational education, and strategies through which teachers can build on what Latino students bring to their classrooms to create a learning environment that meets the needs of all students.

Format: series (multiple pages)

Market town with snow-capped peak in background

A market with multi-colored traditional Andean clothing for sale sits in front of a lofty snow-capped mountain beyond the town. Several people can be seen walking among the market stalls. The mountain in the background is Mount Tungarahua, known as the "Black...

Format: image/photograph

Communities In Schools of Wake County: “Just passing isn’t good enough!”

The educators of Communities In Schools (CIS) of Wake County, after ascertaining that the average grade of their middle school students was low D to F, determined to change their program drastically. They researched programs across the country that demonstrated success with students with profiles similar to those of CIS students, hired an education consulting company to help them establish measurement matrices, and instituted a range of new policies and activities. As a result, CIS students’ grades improved to C in just six months.

Format: article

By Susan B. Hansell.

Effective communication for successful careers

In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.7

In this lesson plan, students consider the elements of effective communication and write an informative or persuasive paper with a particular audience in mind.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)

By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.

Guidelines for writing best practice articles

In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 2.2

Not every good teaching idea can be written as a lesson plan or buried within one. Some ideas are more general and apply throughout a curriculum area or even across curricula. If you find yourself explaining concepts, strategies, or practices, consider writing...

Format: /help

Wall-to-wall project-based learning: A conversation with biology teacher Kelley Yonce

This article explains the process of project-based learning (PBL) as it is practiced by Kelley Yonce, a high-school biology teacher who uses PBL throughout the school year. Concrete guidelines for a DNA project are included, as well as rubrics, assessment criteria, and other relevant documents.

Format: article/best practice (grade 9–12 Science)

By Dan Lewandowski.

Feed a fighter

In this lesson students will examine “Additional Helps for the 4-H Mobilization for Victory Program,” a Cooperative Extension Work document from the Green 'N' Growing collection at Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. The document will help students understand the efforts civilians underwent to support military efforts in World War II.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)

By Lisa Stamey.

Saying "yes" instead of "no"

Fair Use Guidelines make room for students and teachers to use copyrighted material in multimedia presentations.

By Connie Bakker.

Play in the multilingual classroom

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.3

Unstructured play is an important way for young children to make social and cultural connections. It also fosters language development and literacy skills for both English language learners and native English speakers.

Format: article

By Kristin De Soto Madson.

Benjamin Wadsworth on the duties of children to their parents

In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.10

Excerpt from a book by an eighteenth-century Puritan minister about expectations for children's behavior and respect for their parents. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Disease and catastrophe

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.3

Of all the kinds of life exchanged when the Old and New Worlds met, lowly germs had the greatest impact. Europeans and later Africans brought smallpox and a host of other diseases with them to America, where those diseases killed as much as 90 percent of the native population of two continents. Europeans came away lucky -- with only a few tropical diseases from Africa and, probably, syphilis from the New World. In America, disease destoyed civilizations.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Resources on the web

World Wildlife Fund - Species at Risk

Endangered animals are explained, explored, and listed on this site which contains articles about a broad range of subjects related to wildlife. This site will help students know what they can do to make a difference regarding endangered animals. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: World Wildlife Fund

Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk

Visit this online exhibit and learn about endangered species and habitats, what causes endangerment, and what can be done to save these important areas and creatures. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

Communities In Schools

If you are interested in increasing school retention rates this site provides suggestions through an increase in community involvement. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

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Strategic Instruction Model

These strategies were developed by the Center for Research on Learning to help special needs students succeed school and in life. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning