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e-Learning for Educators - Teaching Writing in the Middle School Classroom: All students have the capacity to be good writers and writers learn to write by writing. Participants will learn instructional strategies to teach students how to write narrative and informational text. Explore how to teach students through mini-lessons and writing conferences and how to use established criteria to evaluate writing. Go through the instructional cycle from writing prompt to revision as they create their final projects.; Take this course: Begins April 6.

co-teaching: Instructional strategy used across subject areas primarily in middle grades in a variety of methods. Teams are typically composed of between two and four teachers working collaboratively to plan thematic units and lesson plans in order to provide a more supportive environment for students. Also known as team teaching or collaborative teaching.
team teaching: Instructional strategy used across subject areas primarily in middle grades in a variety of methods. Teams are typically composed of between two and four teachers working collaboratively to plan thematic units and lesson plans in order to provide a more supportive environment for students. Also known as co-teaching or collaborative teaching.
collaborative teaching: Instructional strategy used across subject areas primarily in middle grades in a variety of methods. Teams are typically composed of between two and four teachers working collaboratively to plan thematic units and lesson plans in order to provide a more supportive environment for students. Also known as team teaching or co-teaching.
culturally relevant teaching: A pedagogy that seeks to empower students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically by using cultural referents by creating a bridge between students’ home and school lives, while still meeting the expectations of the district and state curricular requirements.

Problem centered math: Why students must build their own understanding of mathematics if they are to be able to use it in the real world, and how teachers can guide them in doing so.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Why inquiry?: The rationale for using discovery learning methods in teaching science.

Demonstration: This education reference article explains the demonstration method of teaching.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Team teaching: Also known as co-teaching or collaborative teaching, team teaching is an instructional strategy used across subject areas primarily in middle grades in a variety of methods. Teams are typically composed of between two and four teachers...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Interdisciplinary teaching: This education reference article explains the concept of interdisciplinary teaching and discusses considerations for developing interdisciplinary curriculum.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Looking for support: An elementary special education teacher talks about finding support in challenging situations.; By Kathleen Casson.

Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative: Grassroots museums annually serve millions of citizens through general visitation, teacher training and special programs. Programs include both onsite and offsite presentations and reach students in every North Carolina school district.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Communicating with parents: To communicate successfully with parents, be caring, professional, open, and organized.; By Kathleen Casson.

Project-based learning: Project-based learning is a teaching approach that engages students in sustained, collaborative real-world investigations. Projects are organized around a driving question, and students participate in a variety of tasks that seek to meaningfully address this...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

North Carolina A&T University Farm: Discover Agriculture provides an interactive experience for students to learn about agricultural science including farming with the environment in mind.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Meaningful mathematics: using balances for problem solving: Using balances to represent equations forces students to find their own meaning in mathematical problems.; By Grayson Wheatley and George E. Abshire.

The learning cycle: A three-part model of scientific inquiry that encourages students to develop their own understanding of a scientific concept, explore and deepen that understanding, and then apply the concept to new situations.; Format: article/best practice; By David Walbert.

The problem-centered classroom: In Problem centered math, page 5; A look inside an eighth-grade classroom in which students work in pairs to solve problems, then debate as a class which solution is correct or easiest. An explanation of the teaching method is provided along with video of students presenting their solutions to problems.; By Grayson Wheatley.

Montessori: The Montessori philosophy is a holistic view of children that builds on natural curiosity and develops a love of learning by creating environments which foster the fulfillment of children's highest potential. History of Montessori In her medical practice,...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Math for multiple intelligences: In Math for multiple intelligences, page 1; How a middle-school math teacher realized she was boring and jump-started her career — and her students.; By Gretchen Buher.

Making connections for environmental education: How can you get students fired up about environmental education? Get them outside and get them involved in local issues through activism, service learning, and teaching others.; Format: article/best practice; By Carolyn Moser.

Bringing current science into the classroom: In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 1; How your students can experience current environmental research without leaving the classroom.; Format: article/best practice; By Michele Kloda.

Carousel brainstorming: Carousel brainstorming is a strategy that requires students to access background knowledge or review what they have learned by thinking about subtopics within a broader topic. This strategy can be used in any discipline.; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Teaching Online Courses: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for the online class Teaching online courses which examines online pedagogy and practical strategies for the online teaching and learning environment.

Celebrating the freedom to read: Banned Books Week teaches the importance of our First Amendment rights and draws attention to the danger of restricting information in a free society.; By Melissa Thibault.

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