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banking model of education: Model of education in which teachers "deposit" information and skills into students. The emphasis is on memorization of basic facts rather than on understanding and critical thinking. The idea of the banking model was articulated and critiqued by Brazilian liberation theologist Paulo Freire in Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970).
ABCs accountability model: The ABCs Accountability Model is North Carolina's school improvement plan to "reorganize public schools around three goals: strong Accountability, an emphasis on the Basics and high educational standards, and providing schools and school districts with as much local Control over their work as possible" (NCDPI).
Dimensions of Learning model: Model of learning developed by Marzano et al (1988) that links content area knowledge, metacognition, and critical and creative thinking with a taxonomy of thinking skills and thinking processes.
NWREL model of thinking: A simplified version of Bloom's Taxonomy developed by the NorthWest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL) in 1989. Levels of thinking in this model are recall, comparison, analysis, inference, and evaluation.

A model railroad at Smoky Mountain Trains: This is a model railroad at Smoky Mountain Trains, a model train museum in Bryson City, North Carolina. The museum features over 7,000 Lionel trains in many model towns. Visitors can operate some features of the railroad via buttons connected the the track...; Format: image/photograph

Wilmington Railroad Museum: Learn about the historical development of railroads in the Wilmington area with the eclectic collection of displays at the Wilmington Railroad Museum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad: Enjoy scenic train rides in the Great Smoky Mountains. Choose from a variety of round trip excursions departing from depots in Dillsboro and Bryson City.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame: The railroad industry has always been important to the town of Hamlet and the museum celebrates this history. The Railroad Passenger Station is registered as a Historic Landmark and is said to be the most photographed station in the eastern United States.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Museum of Life and Science: Packed with highly interactive exhibits, the Museum of Life and Science showcases aerospace, weather, geology, Carolina wildlife, farmyard, train rides, traveling exhibits, gift shops, café and more culminating with the tropical Magic Wings Butterfly House and Bayer Crop Science Insectarium.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Belmont Historical Society Cultural and Heritage Learning Center: Step back in time and learn about the history of Belmont, North Carolina through photographs, artifacts and other exhibits.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Analyzing significant events in Jim the Boy: This activity, to be completed after reading Tony Earley's Jim the Boy, helps students identify examples and details and then analyze them effectively. The class will brainstorm examples of life-changing events in Jim's life. The teacher will select one of the events, find the pages in the novel where it is discussed, and show the students how to annotate the text by marking details and commenting on them. Using a "T" chart, the class will then select three of the details to analyze.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Vickie Smith.

Special education in Mexico: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.3; In the 1990s, the inclusive education movement gained ground in Mexico, which resulted in the mainstreaming of special needs students into regular classrooms. The effects of this movement can be seen in the educational policies and services focusing on special needs students in Mexico.; Format: article; By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

Kinetic connections: Bloom's taxonomy in action: An introduction to strategies for using the web to push your students to higher levels of thinking.; Format: article; By Bobby Hobgood, Melissa Thibault, and David Walbert.

The Declaration of Independence: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.11; Text of the Declaration of Independence with historical commentary.; Format: declaration

Counting Back and Counting On: Students make a train of connecting cubes and write in vertical and horizontal format the differences suggested by adding to and subtracting from the train one cube at a time. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Museum of Life and Science: Packed with highly interactive exhibits, the Museum of Life and Science showcases aerospace, weather, geology, Carolina wildlife, farmyard, train rides, traveling exhibits, gift shops, café and more culminating with the tropical Magic Wings Butterfly House... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: