Welcome to the North Carolina Museum of History’s online teacher workshop “North Carolina in Battle and on the Homefront in World War II.” From wartime industries to training camps to heroic soldiers, North Carolina made tremendous contributions to the war effort. This four-week, self-paced program, combining historical information with interactive activities, will provide you with the resources to integrate North Carolina’s role in World War II into your curriculum.
Log on anytime during the program dates and proceed through the sessions and activities at your own speed. Expect to spend approximately six hours per week on the workshop and related assignments.
You will explore North Carolina’s role in World War II through
- sessions on specific topics
- links to related Web sites
- interaction with museum staff and other participants via the Bulletin Board
- printable handouts
Submit assignments by mail or e-mail. You will earn eight contact hours for each of five completed assignments (maximum of forty hours). After completing the workshop, you will receive a certificate of completion listing the contact hours you have earned.
To fully access this workshop, you will need a computer with Internet access and Adobe Acrobat Reader software (available as a free download). Macromedia Flash Player 4 or later (available as a free download) is necessary to use the interactive timeline and scrapbook, but alternate versions are provided as well for those browsers that don't accept Flash.
Navigating the Workshop Web Site
Choose any of the five main sessions or other workshop sections from links listed under Contents on every page. The Participant Background section provides the subject and grade level that each participant teaches, as well as their current school. Use this information to learn about others taking the course and, using the workshop's bulletin board, to network with educators having similar interests.
To view the workshop photos on a separate page, which you may also print, click once on the photo. Click on Back on your browser to return to the main text.
If you have difficulty navigating the workshop, please contact Tricia Blakistone at 919-807-7971 or at tricia.l.blakistone@ncdcr.gov.
The Division of State History Museums promotes the understanding of the history and material culture of North Carolina for the educational benefit of North Carolinians. Through collections and historical interpretation, its museums encourage citizens and visitors to explore and understand the past; to reflect on their own lives and their place in history; and to preserve state, regional, and local history for future generations.
In 1998 the North Carolina Museum of History offered a pilot electronic teacher workshop, The Role of Women in North Carolina History, as a new way to serve educators across the state. Since that time, the museum has developed seven additional online workshops: Stories from the Civil War; American Indians in North Carolina, Past and Present; Legends of North Carolina; Civil Rights in North Carolina; Antebellum North Carolina and North Carolina Geography, as well as this course. All workshops are offered annually, with a new one created each year.
The North Carolina Museum of History thanks the following organizations and individuals for their assistance in producing this program:
Steven Massengill, North Carolina Division of Archives and History
North Carolina State Archives
Tom Belton, curator, NC Museum of History
Sheila Thomas-Ambat, design/programming, formerly from the NC Museum of History
Janice Jordan, editor, NC Museum of History
Dr. John Duvall, director, Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation
Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation
Greensboro Historical Museum
Bill Moore, Greensboro Historical Museum
The Raleigh News and Observer
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Signal Corps
Euriskodata.com
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