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Home / Education / For Teachers / In Your Classroom / Professional Development Programs

If you are searching for innovative and stimulating staff development experiences, look no further! Designed for teachers, our exciting workshops combine historical content with innovative classroom applications.

Please check with your district professional development coordinator for information about continuing education credits.

Online Teacher Workshops

Log on to the Internet for these distance-learning programs geared just for educators and earn continuing education credits (up to forty contact hours), including reading and technology CEUs. Access the workshops anytime during the program dates. You must have access to a computer with an Internet connection to participate in these courses. The cost per workshop is $40, $35 for Associates. Each program is limited to thirty participants, so register early!

For more information, call 919-807-7971 or e-mail tricia.l.blakistone@ncdcr.gov.

Online Workshop FAQs page is also available. To register for an online workshop, complete a registration form.

2010–2011

North Carolina at Home and in Battle during World War II

Learn how World War II affected North Carolinians and how the state's men, women, and children contributed to the war effort at home and abroad.

Dates: September 1 to October 15, 2010
Registration deadline: E-mail or call for availability.
Workshop contents and sample page

American Indians in North Carolina, Past and Present

Get to know the state’s American Indian tribes. Examine some of these groups within the contexts of education, government and politics, language, and the arts. The workshop will pay particular attention to today’s eight state-recognized tribes.

Dates: November 1 to December 15, 2010
Registration deadline: E-mail or call for availability.
Workshop contents and sample page

North Carolina Geography

Explore the Tar Heel state’s geography throughout its history. Background material and interactive activities will provide you with resources to integrate North Carolina geography into your curriculum.

Dates: January 1 to February 15, 2011
Registration Deadline: E-mail or call for availability
Workshop contents and sample page

Legends of North Carolina

Was Blackbeard really so bad? What became of Virginia Dare? Explore the fascinating history of these and fourteen other North Carolina legends and learn how and why their stories have changed over time.

Dates: February 15 to April 1, 2011
Registration deadline: E-mail or call for availability.
Special offer: Add $12 to the workshop fee to receive the Educator notebook North Carolina Legends.
Workshop contents and sample page

Antebellum North Carolina

What was life like for North Carolinians before the Civil War?  Explore this question through in-depth articles, artifacts, and visual aids designed to enhance your knowledge of the political, social, and economic developments in antebellum North Carolina.

Dates: April 1 to May 15, 2011
Registration Deadline: E-mail or call for availability
Workshop contents and sample page

Stories from the Civil War

From the battlefield to the home front, this program will provide you with the resources to incorporate the history of the Civil War in North Carolina into your curriculum. Probe Civil War resources and develop applications for the classroom.

Dates:May 15 to July 1, 2011
Registration deadline: E-mail or call for availability.
Workshop contents and sample page

Brother Can You Spare a Dime? The 1930s in N.C.--NEW!

What was life like for the average North Carolinian during the Great Depression?  Educators will explore this question using photographs, oral histories, and in-depth articles in order to discover the effect of the Great Depression on the state and its people.

Dates: July 1 to August 15, 2011
Registration Deadline: E-mail or call for availability

Education Resources

Visit the North Carolina Museum of History’s searchable online database at http://nchistoryresources.org to find education resources about North Carolina history. These resources can be easily integrated into the North Carolina public school curriculum and include printable articles, online time lines, and direct links to the museum’s educational programs. All resources are searchable by keyword, audience, school grade, and curriculum goal number.

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