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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.
- Format: article/help
- Airborne and Special Operations Museum
- Relive military history from World War II to the present through exhibits at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools
- These articles provide background on Latino immigrants in North Carolina, administrative challenges in binational education, and strategies through which teachers can build on what Latino students bring to their classrooms to create a learning environment that meets the needs of all students.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Special education in Mexico
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.3
- In the 1990s, the inclusive education movement gained ground in Mexico, which resulted in the mainstreaming of special needs students into regular classrooms. The effects of this movement can be seen in the educational policies and services focusing on special needs students in Mexico.
- Format: article
- By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.
- A friend, starting with you!
- This lesson helps students learn about themselves and how good a friend they are to others. It helps children identify their own special talents and characteristics while showing the importance of good self-esteem in making new friends.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Sara Smith.
- The law and disabilities
- A brief overview of two major laws — the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 — that protect students with disabilities in schools.
- By Margaret P. Weiss.
- About RSS
- RSS -- or Real Simple Syndication -- feeds are being used increasingly by newspapers, weblogs, and education web sites to help you get their information delivered right to you. Getting started is fairly simple, especially because you may already be using a web browser or email client that can also serve as your RSS reader.
- Format: article/help
- Who's unique?
- Encourages students to examine their ideas about how they are different and similar to each other by participating in an activity and then discussing their thoughts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- Nothing exceptional
- For teachers, the task is to determine which strategies will help students with learning disabilities succeed, both in our classrooms and beyond.
- By Janet Ploghoft.
- About the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
- An explanation of the state curriculum and how LEARN NC aligns resources to it.
- Format: article/help
- North Carolina Maritime Museum
- Students will learn about the rich maritime history of the North Carolina coast as well as the coastal environment and barrier island ecology.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Looking for support
- An elementary special education teacher talks about finding support in challenging situations.
- By Kathleen Casson.
- High Point Museum
- This museum highlights the history of High Point, area Native Americans, the Quaker settlers, the workers and factories of the furniture business, and much more.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- North Carolina Zoo
- Everything teachers and students need to know to plan a very special trip to the Zoo. If you can only visit online, this website offers an array of resources including games, images, and interactive tours of the special exhibits and animals as well several educational resources for teachers.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- English language learners and special education testing
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.4
- English language learners are often incorrectly labeled with learning disabilities because of inffective diagnostic tests. A more effective model of testing and instruction would be based upon the educational concepts of scaffolding instruction and the Zone of Proximal Development.
- Format: article
- By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.
- Let's be firefighters!!!
- In this lesson, we will look at firefighters and the role they play in our community. This lesson will familiarize the students with the types of equipment used by firefighters, the special clothing worn by firefighters, and the responsibilities each of them have in our community.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Social Studies)
- By Lavonne Holland.
- 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.
- Free falling: Working with radicals
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.4
- In this lesson, students solve problems involving radicals and discuss the importance of radicals in various careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics)
- By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.
- Turnbull Creek Educational Forest
- This is the only North Carolina Educational State Forest located in the coastal plain region of the state. Intended for use by both organized groups and the general public, Educational Forest Rangers are on staff to present programs to any requesting group.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- North Carolina Estuarium
- Students can visit the North Carolina Estuarium and learn about the plants and animals that inhabit an estuary.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
