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CEU courses open for enrollment

The Civil Rights Movement in Context
Investigate the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement, its leadership, its opposition, and its legacy, including lesser-studied events of the movement and primary sources.
Take this course: Begins February 2.

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Writing for the Web
How teachers can more effectively communicate information and ideas via the World Wide Web, to students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the world.
Format: series (multiple pages)
Carolina Online Teacher Program (COLT)
Now you can earn a LEARN NC Certificate in online instruction through the Carolina Online Teacher program (COLT). In five core courses and two electives, totaling a minimum of 17 CEUs, you’ll master the component skills of online teaching: effective collaboration and facilitation, creating learning communities, navigating the virtual classroom, and developing student-centered instruction.
Format: article/help
Writing for the web
In Writing for the Web, page 1
Why teachers need to think about how they communicate on the web.
By David Walbert.
Collaboration and Teaching in a Virtual World: Online course syllabus
Syllabus for the course Collaboration and Teaching in a Virtual World which is designed for educators who want to familiarize themselves with multi-user virtual environments, or MUVE’s.
Interior Design Project
Within this lesson, students will role play the job of an interior designer.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 )
By Shannon Braxton.
Assessment and Evaluation in Your Online Course: Online course syllabus
Syllabus for the online class, Assessment and Evaluation in Your Online Course, which provides a collection of resources and exercises that define the unique assessment process of online courses.
Format: syllabus
Reading picture books: resources for teachers
Illustrations, picturebook finding aids, and great picture book websites.
By Melissa Thibault.
Quality standards for online professional development courses
Standards for curriculum, student assessment, design, management, and evaluation of online courses offered to K–12 teachers, administrators, and support personnel through LEARN NC.
Format: article/help
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
The Mint Museum
Access to digitized images from special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, along with activities for kids.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Quality standards for online K–12 courses
Standards for curriculum, design, student assessment, management, and evaluation in online courses offered to K–12 students through LEARN NC.
Format: article/help
Professional development by email
Conducting professional development by email can be an effective way to reach busy teachers, tailor the content to their needs, and provide an authentic context for learning.
By Bobby Hobgood.
From documents to digitization
To design a research project using primary sources from the Web, you'll need to know what's out there and how to find it. This article explains what's available, why, and where.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
What's in a "digital textbook"?
An overview of the features of our digital textbook for North Carolina history.
Format: article/help
Guest of honor: A presidential banquet
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.3
A research assignment in which students plan a banquet in honor of a president.
By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
Careers in border security: Working with passports
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.2
In this lesson for grade six, students will gain an understanding of careers in transportation and border security and will create their own passports.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
By Julie McCann.
North Carolina powwow
In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 5.2
Introduction American Indians who have lived in North Carolina have contributed to and continue to contribute to the development of the state. Correcting the stereotypes found in movies & inaccurate literature is necessary for thinking skills development....
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Linda Tabor.
Becoming an online teacher
For even the most experienced classroom teacher, teaching online requires a thoughtful transition to the new environment.
Format: article
By Bobby Hobgood.
Tour the United States via HyperStudio Stacks
Students will combine classroom, library time, and computer lab time to research and construct knowledge about 49 U.S. states. (Students will not research their home state.) Students will use their new research knowledge and the resources provided to construct a HyperStudio stack on their assigned state.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
By Karl Schaefer.
Interpreting Diaries of the American South
Students will read diaries of individuals who lived in the American South from 1865-1917. After reading these diaries the students will use a visual means of displaying their interpretation. Visual presentations will be one of the following: shadow box, poster, PowerPoint using drawings done by the student, brochure, or presenting an item that would have been used during the time that their diary was written.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts)
By Rhonda Sneeden.