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

Managing paperwork: top priorities for organization
Suggestions for keeping track of your teaching materials, your students, and their work.
By Mitch Katz.
Twelve rules for arranging your classroom
In The First Year, page 1.1
You'll want to set up your classroom as quickly as possible, but consider these factors before you start.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Working with available space
Despite a space with limited possibilities, Becky Smith has organized a high school biology classroom where she can work and her students can learn. A classroom profile.
By Sydney Brown.
Sample welcome letter and syllabus
Dear Parent or Guardian, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and express my excitement about working with your child this semester [or year]. I love teaching [insert subject] because I care deeply about each of my students....
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
A perspective on inquiry
In this interview, Norman Budnitz, cofounder of the Center for Inquiry Based Learning, talks about inquiry and how to teach with it in a K–12 classroom.
Format: article/best practice
By Waverly Harrell.
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

Resources on the web

IRS: Understanding Taxes
An interactive website that incorporates activities, tutorials, and simulations to help you learn the ins and outs of the American tax system. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Internal Revenue Service