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e-Learning for Educators - Classroom Assessment Enhanced by Technology: Discover effective principles of classroom assessment at all grade levels and subject areas. You'll review formative and performance assessment, backwards design, and various methods including rubrics and electronic portfolios.; Take this course: Begins April 21.

performance criteria: A description of the characteristics or dimensions used to judge the quality of student work. Criteria are the guidelines or rules that outline for students what will be assessed on a given task.
performance assessment: Assessment that measures student performance on concrete tasks or activities as opposed to standardized multiple-choice tests. Students are expected to apply a range of skills and knowledge to solve a problem. Assessment is based not only on the results of the task but also on the processes of task performance.

Oedipus the King reader's theatre: Students will rewrite the Greek tragedy in a modern context in order to review and analyze the plot. This assignment is designed as a final project in a Greek Theatre unit. It is expected that the literature has already been read and analyzed as a class. I have found that this project is an innovative way to review for a unit test on the play and Greek Theatre.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)

Buy, sell, and tell: This is a whole language lesson for Speech Language Pathologists that incorporates food vocabulary, basic concepts of matching, color, and number, as well as the pragmatic skill of turn taking for language-delayed kindergarten students.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Karen Ring.

Lesson Planning for English Language Learners Using the WIDA/ELP Standards: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for Lesson Planning for English Language Learners Using the WIDA/ELP Standards, a course that provides ESL and regular K-12 classroom teachers an opportunity to plan lessons using the new NC Standard Course of Study for Limited English Proficient students known as the WIDA/ELP Standards.; Format: syllabus

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

Arctic animals: This is a whole language lesson for Speech Language Pathologists incorporating listening comprehension, categorizing, following verbal directions, and basic vocabulary and language concepts for First grade students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Susan Ayers.

Grandparent interview: Students will interview a grandparent and write a news article based upon their interview. They will also do research on historical events to develop questions to be asked during the interview.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); By Jim Carson.

Diseases of Africa: Students will demonstrate an ability to research diseases in Africa and the causes, symptoms, treatment, and long-range solutions involving infrastructure development. They will compare and contrast countries and diseases. Working in groups, students will do research and prepare a multimedia presentation on the disease.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Jim Carson.

Undersea exploration: Students explore the lifeforms and land formations under the ocean. The three ocean levels and their respective lifeforms are investigated and discussed, focusing on shape, form, and color. Students will gain a better understanding of the connections between the science and arts curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education, Dance Arts Education, and Music Education); By Russ Johnson.

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

North Carolina Thinking Skills: An introduction: There are five dimensions in the model of thinking skills used to classify questions for the state's assessment tests.; Format: article; By Tom Munk.

Ten questions for planning an oral history project: In Oral history in the classroom, page 4; Plan ahead to avoid frustration and to ensure that your students get as much as possible out of an oral history project.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Culturally relevant teaching: Culturally relevant teaching is a term created by Gloria Ladson-Billings (1994) to describe "a pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically by using cultural referents to impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes."; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Black American Leaders as Responsible Citizens: Their Roles, Their Contributions, Their Diversity: The focus of this lesson will be to help third grade students to clearly identify the need for having leaders arise from the citizenry of a given community. Students will review factual information to guide them in distinguishing the positive and negative qualities of leaders. Techniques will include guided reading of factual historical text during a Jigsaw, student note taking, student development of open-ended questions, and student engagement in a Socratic seminar.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); By Debbie Rollins.

Reading is for the boys (and girls)!: This WebQuest for teachers looks at the difficult issue of how to get — and keep — boys interested in reading. It guides you through the research, then looks at text selection and pedagogy and helps you find specific strategies for narrowing the adolescent "literacy gap."; Format: article; By Kimberly Bowen.

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.