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Alternative discussion formats: Class discussions often take one of two forms — either question-and-answer sessions, in which the teacher throws out questions and students answer them, or debates. Both of these formats are useful, but adding a few more ideas to your teaching repertoire can make for more variety in the classroom and provide more opportunities for engaging discussions. This edition explains how to manage dicussions in the form of a public relations campaign, a trial, a talk show, or the design of monuments, memorials, and museum exhibits.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Educator's Guides: North Carolina Digital History: Best practices, process guides, worksheets, and other resources for teaching with LEARN NC's digital textbook of North Carolina history.; Format: (multiple pages)

A picture is worth a thousand words: An example of how a single image can provoke discussions at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.; By Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D. and David Walbert.

Arts of persuasion: Strategies for teaching middle school students to think critically, analyze persuasive arguments, and use speaking and writing to persuade others.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Sample classroom floor plans: Basic floor plans and explanations for a traditional classroom, discussions/debates, a horseshoe arrangement, and centers.; By Mitch Katz.

Facilitating online collaboration -- Carolina Online Teacher Program: This online course helps teachers develop strategies and practice the skills required to facilitate good online communication, moderate online discussion, and promote better accomplishment of instructional goals within the virtual classroom.; Format: article/online course

An introduction to slave narratives: Harriet Jacobs' Life of a Slave Girl: In this lesson, students will learn about the life experiences of slaves in the United States during the 1800s by reading the story of a North Carolina slave woman who eventually escaped.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Joe Hooten.

Sticky-note discussions: Sticky-notes discussions are fun, add variety to reading, and allow students to respond to the written text immediately. They are easy to implement in all content areas. Sticky-note discussions are effective when used individually, in a small or large group, or a combination of settings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 English Language Arts); By Kim Rector.

Differentiating Instruction in Online Courses: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for the course Differentiating Instruction in Online Courses which helps teachers tailor online instruction to meet the unique learning styles of specific students.; Format: syllabus

CareerStart lessons: Grade eight: This collection of lessons aligns the eighth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.; Format: (multiple pages)

American Indians in North Carolina: In this course you'll explore American Indian history in North Carolina from the earliest evidence of human habitation in the state through first contact with Europeans, the Trail of Tears, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present day.; Format: article/online course

Teaching English Language Learners in Your Online Course: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for the course Teaching English Language Learners in Your Online Course which examines the needs of English Language Learners and students with low academic literacy skills within the context of online courses.

Plantation life in the 1840s: A slave's description: This lesson introduces students to a description of life on the plantation and the cultivation of cotton from the perspective of a slave. It focuses on the use of slave narratives made available by the Documenting the American South collection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By John Schaefer and Victoria Schaefer.

Collaboration and Teaching in a Virtual World: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for the course Collaboration and Teaching in a Virtual World which is designed for educators who want to familiarize themselves with multi-user virtual environments, or MUVE’s.

Balancing order and learning in classroom discussions: In The First Year, page 3.6; Different learning objectives require different rules for student participation. Make your expectations for each day's class clear to students — and to yourself!; Format: article; By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.

Beginning Teacher Success: Online course syllabus: "Beginning Teacher Success" is designed to support beginning teachers with assignments and reading materials to guide and scaffold learning the best teaching practices.; Format: syllabus

Woodworms: A study of natural selection: A study of natural selection and the evolutionary process through the use of a fictitious species, toothus pickii.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By B. Carl Rush.

Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (K-5): Online course syllabus: Syllabus for "Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (K-5)" an introduction to working with English language learners in the mainstream K-5 classroom.

Facilitating Online Collaboration: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for the course Facilitating Online Collaboration which helps teachers develop strategies and practice the skills required to facilitate good online communication, moderate online discussion, and promote better accomplishment of instructional goals within the virtual classroom.; Format: syllabus

Moodle training: Want to teach an online course yourself? Learn the basics of teaching in Moodle, LEARN NC’s course management system, to customize one of our courses for your own classroom.; Format: article/online course

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