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Practicum in Online Teaching - Carolina Online Teacher Program: Teach your online course with a pilot group of students or teachers. An experienced online-learning mentor will guide you through typical problem areas. The Practicum in Online Teaching may be done in conjunction with your school or county, and even as part of your normal teaching load.; Take this course: Begins January 5.

Carnivore Preservation Trust: Features videos, photos, and general information about the endangered carnivores living on this preserve.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

A tiger yawning at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Chatham County: A tiger yawns at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The Trust protects and houses 16 different species of endangered carnivores.; Format: image/photograph

The “three Rs” of school leadership: A quick check of effectiveness for school administrators.; By Chris Hitch.

Cooperation, trust, and interdependence: This activity involves two group initiatives designed to give students the opportunity to experience what it is like to depend on others for their safety. These initiatives will be used to explore trust, cooperation and interdependence while using problem-solving skills and effective communication.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Guidance); By Laura Janson.

The Intracoastal Waterway: In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 14; We have reached the sea and the end of the Cape Fear River estuary. Looking south, we can see the curve of the southernmost cusp of the North Carolina coast. The inlet in the distance is the Lockwood Folly River. The Intracoastal Waterway follows the coastline,...; By Steve Keith.

Creating community in the classroom: Part 2 (cooperative planning): This series of lessons is designed to help develop a sense of classroom community through use of group goal-setting, decision-making, brainstorming, peer feedback, positive reinforcement, and positive peer pressure. The lessons will help students create and maintain a supportive environment for learning. Part 1 focused on goal-setting process and practice. In Part 2, students will apply knowledge of the goal-setting process by cooperatively creating a plan to work on group goals.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–8 Guidance); By Pat Nystrom.

Creating a safe space for students to take academic risks: In The First Year, page 1.6; A classroom culture that encourages students to take academic risks starts with the teacher.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Creating community in the classroom: Part 3 (monitoring progress): This series of lessons is designed to help develop a sense of classroom community through use of group goal-setting, decision-making, brainstorming, peer feedback, positive reinforcement, and positive peer pressure. The lessons will help students create and maintain a supportive environment for learning. Part 1 focused on goal-setting process and practice. In Part 2, students applied knowledge of the goal-setting process and cooperatively created a plan to work on short-term group goals. In part 3, students will monitor the effects of their plan by determining whether short term goals are being achieved.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–8 Guidance); By Pat Nystrom.

Creating community in the classroom: Part 4 (rewarding improvement): The fourth lesson in a series on improving classroom learning climate, this lesson provides an opportunity to evaluate student progress and to provide positive reinforcement for improvements in behavior. Using a one to ten continuum, students will subjectively evaluate class progress on the ten adjectives listed as class climate goals. After this process, students will publicly recognize those classmates who have helped the class improve or who have personally improved.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–8 Guidance); By Pat Nystrom.

Letter activity three: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 4; On April 13, 1939, Mr. Sherlock Bronson wrote a "General statement of Sherlock Bronson of the circumstances and conditions under which the survey of industrial conditions in the tobacco bag stringing area was made, and certain conclusions therefrom" and sent...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Ayr Mount in Hillsborough, NC: This is historic Ayr Mount in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The estate was built in 1815 and was the home of the Kirkland family until the 1970s. It is now owned by the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust and features gardens and the one mile Poet's...; Format: image/photograph

A Navaho Indian at Canyon De Chelly National Monument: A Navajo Indian sits on a red rock face of Canyon De Chelly National Monument. He has a blue and white bandanna on his head and he is sitting with his hands clasped and resting on his knees. The Canyon De Chelly National Monument is on the Navajo Tribal Trust...; Format: image

Interpreting a short story: Students will study the literary genre of the short story and examine how, through writing, an author can comment directly/indirectly on our society as a whole. Hopefully, the students will develop an awareness of the problems/concerns facing our society and an appreciation of how a skilled writer can mirror society's ills and sometimes offer solutions for the problems that plague us.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Regina Johnson.

Low Water Bridge in Montgomery County, NC: This is Low Water Bridge in Ophir Township, Montgomery County, North Carolina. The bridge crosses the Uwharrie River. The land around the wooden bridge has been recently purchased by a land trust organization, which means that future generations will be able...; Format: image/photograph

The Federalist Papers: No. 68. The mode of electing the president: In Election 2008, page 4.5; In this essay, written as a letter to the New York Packet in 1788, Alexander Hamilton argues for the method of electing the President spelled out in the original United States Constitution.; Format: letter

New machine shop in Plymouth, N.C.: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.12; Broadside advertisement for a machine shop opening in Plymouth, North Carolina, in 1880. Includes historical commentary.; Format: advertisement; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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

Gaston County Museum of Art and History: Gaston County local history is brought to life at this museum in Dallas, NC. Learn about the North Carolina textile mill industry and see special exhibits.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Managing a classroom with brain food: Tina Maples' eighth-grade language arts students are serious about their work they do. When students work on projects they care about — what Maples calls "brain food" — they manage the classroom themselves.; By Kathleen Casson.

Angry words: What goes around comes around: This is a simple, concrete lesson to illustrate the power of anger to travel from one person to another and to linger in the environment even after the immediate emotion is gone. Strategies for coping with angry feelings are shared.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Judy Lavore.

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