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Greiner, Jeff A. – Social Studies, 2016
The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), in the state of North Carolina, has gone through considerable recent effort to revise, support, and assess their seventh-grade social studies curriculum in an effort to serve three goals: comply with the Common Core State Standards (Common Core), comply with the North Carolina Essential Standards…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Social Studies, Public Schools, Common Core State Standards
Rourke, James; Boone, Elizabeth – Principal Leadership, 2008
Nestled in the mountains and surrounded by Christmas tree farms, Ashe County Middle School is a small, rural school in the far northwest corner of North Carolina. Recognized nationally for its fine academic and co-curricular programs, the school prepares students for high school and real-life situations by teaching important concepts, essential…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Rural Schools, Academic Standards, Counties
Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby – Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2009
It's winter! While it is frosty outside, one can at least think warm thoughts by starting now to plan ahead for summer information literacy programs. This article is designed to provide some ideas for planning next summer's reading, sleuthing, and research programs. It features a variety of programs organized by academic librarians this past…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Librarians, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking