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e-Learning for Educators - Learning and Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools: In this workshop, participants will be exposed to many of the tools of the Read/Write Web and will get the chance to experiment with new tools each week.; Take this course: Begins January 26.

charter school: A public school of choice, usually created by parents or educators seeking an alternative to traditional public schools. Developers create a contract, or charter, with a sponsoring agency (either state or local school board). In exchange for autonomy from many state and district requirements, charter schools are expected to offer financial responsibility, academic accountability for student performance, as well as innovative and challenging educational practices.
school choice: Legal structure allowing families and children to select a school other than the one assigned by their district. Schools of choice may be established by private firms or organized groups of families or educators; these groups receive public funding on a per-pupil basis.
magnet school: Public school of choice that emphasizes a special curricular program designed to attract students from outside an attendance zone in order to enhance desegregation efforts and diversify student populations.
site-based management: Organizational structure that decentralizes authority and increases the autonomy of individual schools. Responsibility and accountability are at the school level, and the decision-making process includes teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.
school improvement plan: Comprehensive school-based plan outlining goals and objectives for ongoing school improvement. Specific measures are determined on a state-by-state basis.

About LEARN NC: LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, provides lesson plans, professional development, and innovative web resources to support teachers, build community, and improve K-12 education in North Carolina.; Format: article/help

Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education: This Center has an extensive list of programs for preschool age students through college with a focus on life science and technology.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

A timeline of North Carolina colleges (1766–1861): In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.12; Brief information about the more than thirty private colleges established in North Carolina before the Civil War.; Format: timeline

A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina (1663): In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.6; Initial plans by the Lords Proprietors for settling and governing the province of Carolina. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: declaration; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Pizza anyone?: Students survey their class and analyze data about favorite pizza toppings. This activity is meant to be fun and engaging, with the class participating and making decisions as a whole.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Jack Hunter.

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.

Mid-1800s reform era group presentations: Students will work in groups to present information on the reforms of the mid 1800's. Topics could include the Unitarians, abolition, women's rights, growth in education, treatment of the mentally ill, temperance, and utopian communities.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies); By Angie Panel Holthausen.

The Charter of Carolina (1663): In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.4; In the Charter of Carolina, King Charles II of England granted the eight men known as the Lords Proprietors rights to the land that became North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: charter; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Rights: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.14; Full text of the 1776 state constitution of North Carolina, with historical commentary.; Format: constitution

Plessy v. Ferguson: The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”; Format: court decision/primary source

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669): In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.9; The lengthy and complicated plan devised by the Lords Proprietors for the government of Carolina would have established a feudal system of elaborate courts, manors, and serfs. Includes historical commentary.; Format: constitution; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The Center for Education Reform: Information on the current state of education in America, including education facts, research, and articles and many resources about school choice and charter schools. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by:

All Kinds of Minds: A program for educators, families, and clinicians to help identify the strengths and weaknesses in a student's ability to learn and create an individualized plan to help them succeed. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: