Archives: July, 2008

LEARN NC will attend the Financial and Business Services Conference on Thursday, July 24 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center in Research Triangle Park.

“Hit the Ground Running” with LEARN NC — 10:20 a.m.

Want your new teachers — and teachers new to North Carolina — to find everything they need to know to meet state standards? Introduce them to LEARN NC! In this session you will be provided with the tools and resources you need to launch your new teachers in the right direction this school year and for years to come. Discover the wealth of materials for mentors, trainers, and instructional leaders that are free and right at your fingertips.

For more information on LEARN NC at the FBS Summer Conference, please visit DPI’s Financial & Business Services Conference web page.

If you plan to attend this summer’s Career and Technical Education conference in Greensboro, be sure to stop by two LEARN NC presentations. Both take place on Thursday, July 24 at the Koury Convention Center/Sheraton Greensboro Hotel:

How Will CTE Students Learn Online? - 2:15 p.m.

Online learning opportunities for students are growing - students can now enroll in online courses offered by North Carolina Virtual Public School or by their home system using DPI’s curriculum and LEARN NC’s Moodle server. In this session, you will explore how online learning works, the characteristics of successful online learners, how you can enroll students in NCVPS courses, and how you can teach some CTE courses online with LEARN NC.

Moodle at LEARN NC: Who, What, How, When, Why? - 3:30 p.m.

Do you teach e-Commerce I or II? Do you want to supplement your classroom resources with a learning management system? If so, you need to get to know Moodle. Starting this summer, LEARN NC will offer online courses exclusively on the Moodle platform. Training sessions are in progress–and they’re FREE if you’re already trained to teach in Blackboard with LEARN NC. Come explore the educational and collaborative possibilities Moodle has to offer.

For more information on LEARN NC at the CTE Conference, please visit the conference website.

New teachers often get stuck with the toughest teaching assignments. Even experienced instructors can get thrown for a loop if they’re tasked with teaching an unfamiliar subject. If you’re an inexperienced biology or civics and economics teacher who’s worried about how you’ll fare in the classroom, turn to LEARN NC’s Virtual Mentoring program for guidance. You’ll get expert help. Your time commitment will be minimal. It’s available at any hour, day or night. You progress on your own schedule and at your own pace. And best of all, it’s yours at no cost to you, your school, or your LEA.

Experience and expertise

You’ll work with an expert mentor who has successfully mentored teachers both online and face-to-face. In addition, you’ll join a statewide Professional Learning Community (PLC) of instructors teaching the same subject as you, each sharing his or her successes, challenges, and unique perspective on how to confront instructional issues.

Full curriculum access

Participants in LEARN NC’s Virtual Mentoring program receive access to a fully developed, online curriculum plan aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study to use as a year-long course template or a reference for individual lessons.

Enroll now

Register for Virtual Mentoring: Biology

Register for Virtual Mentoring: Civics

It’s not too early to think about earning your renewal credits this fall. Due to high demand, we’re busily scheduling our professional development offerings for the coming school year. Be sure to see which of our online courses are open for enrollment.

If you plan to teach online, don’t forget about courses in the Carolina Online Teacher Program. Our courses deal with adapting to online teaching, creating engaging activities and assignments for the virtual classroom, as well as developing an online course of your own.

To browse our courses or to register, please click here to visit our online courses page.