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e-Learning for Educators - Data-Based School Reform for Administrators: Research shows that effective school improvement plans should be based on careful analysis of school data. Review current data-driven decision-making theory; use technology to identify, gather, and analyze data for patterns and trends; examine the role of data in equity reform; and develop action plans in support of their school-based data.; Take this course: Begins February 17.

Invest in Teachers Award: Help fund teacher professional development in your school or school district with LEARN NC's Invest in Teachers Award.

Schools: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 17; Vietnam requires nine years of schooling. Although it is a relatively poor country, the literacy rate for adults is reported to be over 90 percent.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Using handheld technologies in schools: Originally marketed as a personal organizer for on-the-go business executives and ardent technophiles, personal digital assistants (PDAs) have evolved into handheld computing devices and have become one of the most ubiquitous electronic devices. Can these computing devices also be used to help fulfill the promise of educational computing? This series of articles from SEIRTEC is devoted to exploring the possibilities of handheld computing in K-12 schools.

Brown versus Board of Education: Rhetoric and realities: In this lesson, students will listen to three oral histories that shed light on political and personal reactions toward the 1954 Supreme Court ruling Brown versus Board of Education. Includes a teacher's guide as well as the oral history audio excerpts and transcripts.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Schoolchildren learn lessons, Angkor Wat: This is a recording of children reciting their lessons in a one-room schoolhouse located among the ruins of an ancient Khmer civilization in Cambodia. The schools in Cambodia vary, but some rural schools are like early American schools. One teacher teaches...; Format: audio

North Carolina's first public school opens: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.5; Announcement of the opening of the first free public school in North Carolina, 1840. Includes historical commentary about the North Carolina Public School Act of 1839.; Format: newspaper

Summative assessment: This article defines summative assessment and lists several examples and common formats.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Schoolchildren reading, Angkor Wat: This is a recording of children reciting their lessons in a one-room schoolhouse located among the ruins of an ancient Khmer civilization in Cambodia. If I remember correctly, the teacher was holding a book at the front of the class, and all the children would...; Format: audio

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

LEARN NC Blackboard hosting: This page explains the changes made as a result of switching from Blackboard to Moodle, LEARN NC's new learning management system.; Format: article/help

"The school houses are crowded, and the people are clamorous for more": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.4; American Freedmen's Union Commission pamphlet explaining the Commission's work in educating formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: pamphlet

About the Professional Development Directory: The North Carolina Professional Development Directory provides information about organizations offering professional development to teachers, administrators, and staff of North Carolina public schools. The directory is a joint effort of NC DPI, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and LEARN NC.; Format: article/help

Observing other teachers: Learning from other teachers is an important means of professional development. Here are some suggestions for observing successful teachers in your school, in other schools, and on the web.; By Kathleen Casson.

Nepali school children: Students at a public school in the mountains of Nepal. A 2001 census counted 26,000 secondary schools in Nepal and literacy is greatly on the rise throughout the country. But despite such advancs, educational management, quality, relevance, and access are...; Format: image/photograph

Wealth and education in North Carolina, 1900: In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.5; Report on the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools for 1903, listing data on value of property owned by each race and on school size and attendance. Includes historical commentary.; Format: data set; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Nepalese school: The whitewashed building of a primary school in Kaalopaani en route from Ghasa to Tukche, Nepal. Formal Nepalese schools are often built with the help of foreign aid. An ever-increasing number of children go to school, although there are still many who cannot...; Format: image/photograph

School for Freed People: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.3; During and after the Civil War, a movement to provide education to freed slaves began to take hold in the South. Despite the resistance of many whites, reformers such as The Reverend Samuel S. Ashley campaigned for the free education of all children, both black and white, in North Carolina.; Format: article; By Betty Dishong Renfer and Alex Sandifer.

The 1868 constitution: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.11; In accordance with the Reconstruction Acts, North Carolina wrote a new constitution in 1868. In addition to abolishing slavery, the new constitution gave more power to the people and to the governor, and called for free public schools, state prisons, and charitable institutions.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The Great Depression: Impact over time: In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

A women's college: In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.3; The State Normal and Industrial School, founded in 1891, was the first public institution of higher education in North Carolina to admit women. It was established primarily to train teachers for the state's public schools. Today it is the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.; Format: article

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