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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.

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General Stoneman and General Naglee
General Stoneman and General Naglee
Near Fair Oaks, Virginia, General George Stoneman (seated, right) and General Henry M. Naglee (seated, third from left), sit with members of their staffs in front of a tent during the Civil War. The photograph is a slide for a stereopticon, a projector with...
Format: image/photograph
Problem centered math
Why students must build their own understanding of mathematics if they are to be able to use it in the real world, and how teachers can guide them in doing so.
Format: series (multiple pages)
Do you know your body?
Students learn to identify different body parts and how they move. They explore moving and using these parts in general and personal space.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)
By Bill Knight.
General Burnside
General Burnside
Portrait of General Ambrose Burnside, a Union Army general in the Civil War.
Format: image/photograph
Surrender of General Burgoyne
Surrender of General Burgoyne
John Trumbull's painting Surrender of General Burgoyne was commissioned in 1817. The painting depicts the surrender of British General Burgoyne to the Continental Army at Saratoga, New York, in 1777 — a turning point in...
Format: image/painting
General William C. Lee Airborne Museum
Located in his former home in Dunn, North Carolina, this museum highlights the life and accomplishments of General William Lee.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
More Than Skin Deep: A Teacher's Guide to Caves
Designed to provide teachers with the resources to educate students about caves, their formation, related life science, and about cave safety.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Finding resources for students
On the LEARN NC website, resources that can be used by students are called "learning materials." You can access them in a number of ways: 1. Site navigation menu On the site navigation menu in the left sidebar, select "Learning...
Format: article/help
Historic Cana General Store
Historic Cana General Store
This is the historic Cana General Store. It was built in 1875 and closed in 1964. Until the fifties, the Cana Post Office was also housed in the store. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Format: image/photograph
Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative
Grassroots museums annually serve millions of citizens through general visitation, teacher training and special programs. Programs include both onsite and offsite presentations and reach students in every North Carolina school district.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
General contractors: Working with area
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.10
This activity for grade six combines math, art, and writing, as students design a floor plan for a house and use calculations of area to arrive at a cost estimate.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.
Shiloh General Store in Yadkin County, NC
Shiloh General Store in Yadkin County, NC
This is Shiloh's General Store & Bakery in Hamptonville, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
A Bill to Prevent All Persons from Teaching Slaves to Read or Write, the Use of Figures Excepted (1830)
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.9
Law enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly, 1830. Includes historical commentary.
Format: legislation
Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
Fort Defiance
Visitors to this historic home will see one of the most unique restorations in the county. The home contains over 300 pieces of original furnishings and artifacts from the Revolutionary War period and later.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The Albany Plan of Union
In Colonial North Carolina, page 8.4
Transcription of a plan adopted by representatives of seven colonies in 1754 to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Although never carried out, it was the first important plan to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government.
Format: constitution
The capture of Plymouth
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.13
At 4 P.M. on April 17, 1864, an advanced Union patrol on the Washington Road was captured by Confederate cavalry. A company of the 12th N. Y. Cavalry attacked the Confederates, but was repulsed. Soon a large force of Confederate infantry appeared on the Washington...
Format: article
Bennett Place
This is Civil War historic landmark was the location of the largest troop surrender of the Civil War.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
General Sherman's men at Fort McAllister
General Sherman's men at Fort McAllister
Near Savannah, Georgia, General Sherman's troops remove ammunition from Fort McAllister in wheelbarrows during the Civil War.
Format: image/photograph
Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum
"More fun than a schoolhouse", students will feel like they are traveling back in time when they experience the past at this 1820's farmstead.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Portrait of General Ambrose Burnside
Portrait of General Ambrose Burnside
Portrait of Ambrose Burnside, a Union Army general during the Civil War.
Format: image/photograph