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

CEU courses open for enrollment

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.

From the education reference

teacher research
Intentional and systematic inquiry by a teacher or teachers in order to improve classroom practice. Teacher researchers begin with a question about classroom life, design and implement a research plan, collect and analyze data, and adjust practice to better meet the needs of students.
alternative teacher certification
Certification of teachers by means other than traditional four-year college and university education degree programs. Candidates for alternative certification hold a degree in the subject matter they will teach and meet abbreviated pedagogical coursework requirements, often during the first two years of teaching.
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
A consortium of state and national education agencies and organizations focused on the preparation, licensure, and professional development of teachers. INTASC is guided by the belief that student learning standards should drive the preparation and development of teachers.

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LEARN NC white paper: An introduction to virtual mentoring
How to support new teachers with an online mentoring program.
Format: document/document
LEARN NC Online Professional Development Catalog - Spring 2009
Online professional development offerings for Spring 2009 from LEARN NC.
Format: document
Rocket launch
Students will work individually and in collaborative pairs or groups to solve a rocket-launch problem. The pairs/groups will then present potential solutions to the class for discussion. Similar problems will then be solved and created by students.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
By Ron Hann.
Mentoring matters
How mentors can serve as role models, helpers, and colleagues.
By Evalee Parker.
LEARN NC Virtual Mentoring Program
LEARN NC mentors are experts in their subject matter and have effectively mentored teachers in their own school systems. Whatever the challenge, LEARN NC will be there from the first day of class through the final bell of the year.
LEARN NC goals and guiding principles
This document describes LEARN NC’s guiding principles and lists our short-term goals for 2009-2010.
Format: article/help
Music reading railroad
Students will learn to read quarter notes, rests and repeat signs using a traditional folk song.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)
By Melissa Vincent.
Quiet leadership
Tips for leading effectively behind the scenes.
By Chris Hitch.
Call and response singing
This lesson is a study of call and response singing, especially as it relates to African-American spirituals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Music Education)
By Melody Moore.
Play in the multilingual classroom
In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.3
Unstructured play is an important way for young children to make social and cultural connections. It also fosters language development and literacy skills for both English language learners and native English speakers.
Format: article
By Kristin De Soto Madson.
Not your mother's math teacher
North Carolina's 2001–2002 Teacher of the Year, Carmen Wilson, talks about real-world math and teachers' roles as professionals.
By David Walbert.
Reading comprehension: What works?
Teach reading comprehension in the elementary grades with flexible strategies that connect reading to the real world, promote independence, and keep students engaged.
By Mary Rogers Rose.
Real-world approaches to reading
Techniques for providing children with the literacy-rich environment that is crucial to both reading and writing success.
By Alta Allen.
The Democrats appeal to voters
In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.2
Address from the North Carolina state Democratic Party chairman in the Raleigh News and Observer before the 1898 election, appealing to white voters to "redeem the state." Includes historical commentary.
Format: newspaper

Resources on the web

Kenan Fellows Program
A two year program designed to promote teacher leadership and advance K-12 science, technology and mathematics education in North Carolina. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: North Carolina State University Kenan Institute
Focusing on retention
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students practice multiplication facts by playing card games and singing skip-counting songs. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics