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- Crossed up hundreds board
- Students will experience patterns and problem solving on the Hundreds Board.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By Karen Bartlett.
- 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
- So many choices, so little time
- This lesson will introduce students to Theoretical and Experimental Probability using Crazy Choices and Spinner, a resource of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Bored Math Students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
- By Beth Jorgensen.
- Civil War casualties
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.14
- Historians estimate that about 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War -- almost as many as have died in all other U.S. wars combined. This article explains why.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Fair or unfair: Introduction to probability
- This lesson introduces the idea of probability theory. Students will use everyday experiences and intuitive understanding to gain an understanding of probability.
This lesson uses resources of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop-"Interactivate Your Bored Math Students." - Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By Bonnie Boaz.
- African American English
- In this activity, students learn about the history of African American English and the meaning of dialect and linguistic patterns. Students watch a video about African American English and analyze the dialect's linguistic patterns.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Hannah Askin.
- Concept maps: an introduction
- Using concept maps can help students make connections among subject areas. This article explains how teachers can use concept maps effectively and provides links to tools for creating them online.
- By Bobby Hobgood.
- Digital game-based learning
- Digital game-based learning (DGBL) is an instructional method that incorporates educational content or learning principles into video games with the goal of engaging learners. Applications of digital game-based learning draw upon the constructivist theory of education.
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Research and strategies for problem-centered math
- In Problem centered math, page 7
- A bibliography of research-driven strategies for teaching problem-centered math at all grade levels.
- By Libby Montagne.
- Catawba Science Center
- Students will enjoy visiting the Catawba Science Center, a hands-on museum, where learning is fun!
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Lumbee: Who are they?
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.4
- Introduction This activity for middle school grades allows students to survey the various theories concerning the ancestry of the Lumbee. Students will read and analyze four threads that seek to chronicle the ancestry of North Carolina’s largest...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Gazelia Carter.
- Does my vote count? Understanding the electoral college
- In Election 2008, page 4.1
- This tutorial for students explains how the electoral college works, the origins and development of the electoral college as some controversial elections, and how much any one vote actually "weighs" in an election. Readings and activities are included.
- Format: tutorial
- By David Walbert.
- Fact versus opinion
- Distinguishing between fact and opinion is important for students to understand. This lesson uses many interesting and concrete examples to help students tell the difference between the two.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Scott Ertl.
- 'Tis the season...for observations
- In The First Year, page 2.8
- When you're facing an observation, keep your focus on your students, and think of it as an opportunity to work with administrators and gain a new perspective on your teaching.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Critical literacy
- Critical literacy is the ability to read texts in an active, reflective manner in order to better understand power, inequality, and injustice in human relationships. This article outlines the history and theory of critical literacy and details its application in the classroom.
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Reaching Latinos through social studies
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.1
- Teachers can help immigrant students feel more comfortable in the classroom by basing social studies lessons on students' own knowledge and backgrounds.
- By Paul Fitchett.
- An introduction to teacher research
- Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.
- By Amy Anderson.
- Good medicine
- Students will examine changes in technology, medicine, and health that took place in North Carolina between 1870 and 1930 and construct products and ideas which demonstrate understanding of how these changes impacted people living in North Carolina at that time. To achieve these goals, students will employ the eight intelligences of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Leslie Ramsey.
- Medicine in ancient Greece - Overview
- This lesson provides a brief look at the origins of Greek medicine and a comparison with modern medicine. Also included is an edited text of the Hippocratic Oath.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Bruce Schulman.
- The Colored State Normal Schools
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.6
- Excerpt from the catalog of the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools (now Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University), 1906. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
