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The “three Rs” of school leadership: A quick check of effectiveness for school administrators.; By Chris Hitch.

Frequently asked questions: Answers to frequently asked questions about LEARN NC.; Format: article/help

Meeting management: Avoiding the stew-and-seethe syndrome: Strategies for keeping meetings on-task, efficient, and productive.; By Chris Hitch.

Quiet leadership: Tips for leading effectively behind the scenes.; By Chris Hitch.

The seven deadly sins of data analysis: Commit one of the Seven Deadly Sins of Data Analysis and you run a significant risk of missing AYP under No Child Left Behind (NCLB).; By Chris Hitch.

Searching for greener pastures: Out-migration in the 1800s: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.1; In the first half of the nineteenth century, a steady stream of emigration flowed from North Carolina to western states and territories. North Carolinians were pushed by a lack of economic opportunity at home and pulled by open land in the West. Only after the 1830s, when a progressive political leadership supported schools and internal improvements, did out-migration slow.; Format: article; By Donald R. Lennon and Fred D. Ragan.

Basic strategies for assigning homework: Suggestions for establishing homework assignments and policies.; By Kathleen Casson.

Send me to Congress: Students learn about the qualifications for and job description of members of the U.S.Senate or the U.S.House of Representatives by designing and creating a campaign brochure. Students apply their knowledge of these requirements by "selling" their candidate to the general public.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By Tim Raines.

Working together to get writing right: Philosophical and practical reasons to support writing across the curriculum in high schools. A WebQuest for teachers.; Format: article; By Kim Bowen.

Hundreds of visitors wait in long lines to enter Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum: Hundreds of visitors wait in long lines to enter Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. Following the tradition of earlier Communist leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh's body was embalmed in a glass sarcophagus that is set within a monumental building...; Format: image/photograph

Public Works Commission Watershed Education Center: Students will learn how to be stewards to their local watershed when they take a tour at the Watershed Education Center in Fayetteville.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Visitors stroll along a walkway outside Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi: Visitors stroll along a neatly manicured garden walkway outside Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi. This large grey building with imposing square pillars was built between 1973 and 1975, using Vietnamese stone and other local materials. Following the tradition...; Format: image/photograph

Flag of Vietnam: The National flag of the Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, bears a yellow five-point star on a red field. This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. It became...; Format: image/illustration

Mural of a Spanish conquistador: A mural painted on tile depicts one of the Spanish conquistadors. A plaque commemorating the conquest is next to the mural. When the conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrived in Ecuador in 1531 he found a country just recovering from a civil war. The Inca rulers...; Format: image/photograph

George Monck, Duke of Albemarle: George Monck (1608–1670), Duke of Albemarle, is shown here in military uniform with rod, sword, and anchor to symbolize his leadership on both land and sea. Albemarle was a general during the English Civil War and gained fame for leading a campaign in...; Format: image/painting

4-H Honor Club conference, 1949: This is a black and white photograph of the 4-H Honor Club who have been attending the 4-H Conference. The group of teenagers is standing on the steps in front of a of a large monument. The boys are wearing slacks, white long sleeved dress shirts, and dark...; Format: image/article

Secession and civil war: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.2; After Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the United States. Four more followed after South Carolina troops fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861 and Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellion.; Format: article

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

How do I use all this data?: An eight-step checklist and questions for making use of various kinds of education data.; By Chris Hitch and Ken Jenkins.

Laws and government: Hammurabi's Code: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.2; In this lesson plan for grade seven, students analyze the Code of Hammurabi and make inferences about Babylonian society based on the code. The lesson plan concludes with a discussion of contemporary careers that involve knowledge of laws.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Mary B. Taylor.

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