LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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Practicum in Online Teaching - Carolina Online Teacher Program
Teach your online course with a pilot group of students or teachers. An experienced online-learning mentor will guide you through typical problem areas. The Practicum in Online Teaching may be done in conjunction with your school or county, and even as part of your normal teaching load.
Take this course: Begins January 5.

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Frequently asked questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about LEARN NC.
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Finding resources for students
On the LEARN NC website, resources that can be used by students are called "learning materials." You can access them in a number of ways: 1. Site navigation menu On the site navigation menu in the left sidebar, select "Learning...
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Resources of South America
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.9
In this lesson for grade six, students will research the resources of a South American country and will create a map illustrating those resources.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
By Shea Calloway and Joann Via.
Read it backwards
One editing technique that writers can use to help them catch their own spelling errors is "Read It Backwards." In this lesson, students will learn a procedure for identifying and correcting the spelling of misspelled words.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
By DPI Writing Strategies.
Classroom management
A guide to LEARN NC's collections, designed especially for new teachers.
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Selection policy and disclaimer for "Best of the Web"
The purpose of LEARN NC's Best of the Web collection is to provide web resources that support the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. These resources have been selected according to our selection policy.
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Columbia Theater Cultural Resources Center
Part of the non-profit Partnership for the Sounds organization, the center provides information on environmental stewardship for coastal North Carolina.
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Contains information about various cultural, natural, and recreational resources located along this beautiful and historical roadway.
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Education Reference: Collection Policy
The purpose of LEARN NC's Education Reference is to provide definitions of common terms in K–12 education as well as information that contextualizes the terms and, where appropriate, links to examples and resources that will help teachers implement teaching ideas in their classrooms. These guidelines explain our policy for including entries in the Education Reference.
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Resource recon
Teams of students will search for the answers to questions using various information resources. The questions will be in categories such as: biography, current events, historical events, geography, language. Besides competing for the fastest answer, the students will learn (1) how to use the resource effectively, and (2) which resource is best for finding different types of information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Keith Dudley.
Communicating with parents, colleagues, and administrators
Effective communication is often about avoiding problems rather than solving them. These resources on communicating with parents, participating in a mentoring relationship, and working with colleagues and administrators will help you communicate effectively in a number of situations.
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Searching LEARN NC
Searching from any page On every page of the website, you'll see a search form in the right-hand side of the banner. You can use this form to search across all our collections. Suggestions As you type a word or phrase into the search field,...
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A writing process
This edition presents a writing process through discussion, examples, and suggested resources to help teachers guide students through writing assignments.
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Traveling through Africa
Students will plan a one-week, three country trip through Africa and create a travelogue of places they will visit. The students will create an electronic scrapbook of highlights of the trip (including cultural highlights, historical points of interest, geographic features, etc.)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
By Ren Bryan.
Finding and using literary criticism
A guide for high school students to finding and using literary criticism, in print and on the web.
By Melissa Thibault.
Lesson plans collection policy
In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 1.1
LEARN NC's policies for accepting lesson plans for publication and managing its collection of lesson plans.
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Election 2008
Educational resources to help students and teachers understand the 2008 elections.
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Building a support network
Every teacher needs support networks, both formal and informal. This guide to LEARN NC's collections will point you to resources that show you how to build your own and get the help you need.
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The road taken
This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
By Margaretc Bryant.
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.
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