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- Snow Hill, Greene County School House (New)
- Snow Hill School House, Greene County was renovated by the Woman's Association for the Betterment of Public School Houses in North Carolina. This is an image of the school house after it was renovated.
- Format: image
- The Biltmore Forest School
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.8
- The pioneering Biltmore Forest School emerged from George Vanderbilt's desire for scientific management of the forests around Biltmore Estate.
- Format: article
- A free school in Beaufort
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.1
- Excerpt from the will of James Winwight, 1744, leaving money to build a free public school and hire a teacher. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: will
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Information literacy: not just for students
- Good Internet research skills are important for teachers, too. This article provides an introduction to "information literacy" concepts and a list of references for teachers and media specialists.
- Format: article
- By Diane Kester.
- Taxes
- Students earn classroom dollars, set up a bank book, pay fines, figure interest and pay taxes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Cecelia Zimerle.
- The University of North Carolina opens
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.6
- The University of North Carolina held its opening ceremony on January 15, 1795, and soon after became the first state university to enroll students.
- Format: article
- Travel brochure for Western Europe
- Students will explore a particular country in Western Europe and get a general overview of the country. This is an activity designed to cover a great amount of material in a brief period of time.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Debra Martinez.
- The secret cultural institution in your school: The school library
- A variety of best practices and imaginative ideas that the school librarian can use to create an environment where students fuse together required learning with learning that is driven by individual interest.
- By Kim Campbell.
- 4-H and Home Demonstration during the Great Depression
- During the first few years of the Great Depression, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service agents focused on emergency relief for adult farmers rather than the 4-H program. By 1933 club enrollment fell to its lowest levels since 1925, and the summer...
- Format: article
- By Amy Manor.
- The Binational Migrant Education Program
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.1
- The Binational Migrant Education Program helps students, teachers, school administration, and parents manage the education of students who move between the United States and Mexico.
- By Jennifer Whytock.
- 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.
- The North Carolina Writers' Network: Literary Hall of Fame
- Find biographical information about North Carolina writers who have been inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame. Periodically, this organization holds teacher workshops, check back often to learn more.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Academies for boys and for girls
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.10
- Various newspaper advertisements for academies or boarding schools in the Piedmont of North Carolina between 1838 and 1840. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
- Harriet Love on integration
- In this 1998 oral history excerpt, Love speaks about the motivations people had for supporting integration and starts off with an insightful response. She then goes on to describe many more subtle effects of integration such as the challenged to teachers and...
- Format: audio
- De facto vs. de jure segregation
- This lesson for grades 11 and 12 will help students understand the difference between de facto and de jure segregation. Students will listen to three oral history excerpts and discuss the experiences of segregation described in each. As a follow-up activity, students will brainstorm solutions to both de facto and de jure segregation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
- Education and literacy in Edgecombe County, 1810
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.4
- In this 1810 letter, Jeremiah Battle of Edgecombe County describes the lack of education in eastern North Carolina and the consequences for society and politics. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- The Third North Carolina Regiment
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.4
- In the Spanish-American War, North Carolina raised an all-black regiment under black command. The soldiers faced racism and violence from whites both in and out of the military, and white Democrats campaigned against the regiment in 1898.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- School desegregation pioneers
- In this lesson, students will learn about the challenges faced by the first students to desegregate Southern schools. Students will hear oral histories telling the story of desegregation pioneers from Alabama and North Carolina and critically analyze images of school desegregation. They will synthesize the information by writing a narrative from the point of view of a black student desegregating a white school.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
- A Virginia boy volunteers
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.5
- Excerpt from the autobiography of David E. Johnston, who volunteered for the Confederate army in April 1861 at the age of 15. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- A record of school desegregation: Conduct your own oral history project
- In this unit for grade 8, students will research the history of school desegregation, and will use their knowledge to conduct oral history interviews with community members. Students will reflect on the experience through writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
