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Interactive Web Project Highlights French & Indian War

February 13, 2009 – 6:29 pm

RALEIGH - The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources today unveiled an interactive component of its Web site www.ncculture.com/interactive that highlights North Carolina’s role in the French and Indian War.
 
“This online project combines traditional and experiential learning,” said Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle. “It’s a fun and engaging way for teachers and students of [...]

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Early Registration Opens for Arts in Education Conference

October 14, 2008 – 10:32 am

RALEIGH — Next March when teachers, artists, and school administrators gather in Raleigh for a statewide arts in education conference, the focus will be on the right brain—creativity and big picture thinking—and its place in preparing North Carolina public school children for a future in the global economy.  Early registration is now available for the [...]

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Online Courses for Teachers

August 7, 2008 – 2:34 pm

The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh offers seven six-week online workshops for educators. Teachers can earn continuing education credit, boost their knowledge of captivating North Carolina topics and get ideas for classroom activities. These self-paced workshops are available to public, private and home school educators. The courses provide up to four CEU credits (40 [...]

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Community Colleges, Symphony to Partner in Expanded Music Education Project

May 19, 2008 – 10:18 am

Congressman David Price Sponsors Successful Appropriation
The North Carolina Symphony has announced a major new initiative of its renowned statewide music education program in partnership with the North Carolina Community Colleges.
 David Chambless Worters, President & CEO of the Symphony, remarked, “Thanks to the good work of Congressman Price and the leadership of President Lancaster, the Symphony [...]

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N.C. Stories Abound

May 15, 2008 – 4:53 pm

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Today’s show highlights some of the stories found in Cultural Resources 2008 theme, “Telling Our Stories.  First up, Fay Mitchell takes a look as some unusual donations to the Museum of History. (:24)
“Letters About Literature,” a project of The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, [...]

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History Day / Branford Marsalis

April 24, 2008 – 10:14 am

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Hundreds of North Carolina students will gather on Saturday, April 26, at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh to celebrate History Day.  Archives and History Education Supervisor Joann Williford talks about the annual competition (:33).  Next, three North Carolinians share memories of cultural experiences (4:47).  April is Jazz [...]

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History Day April 26

April 23, 2008 – 11:00 am

Students perform for History Day
RALEIGH – More than 250 middle and high school students will bring alive lessons from the past during a statewide history competition on Saturday, April 26, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Competitors were identified in regional contests throughout the state.

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NEA Taps N.C. for Education Institute

December 5, 2007 – 12:55 pm

(RALEIGH)—A team of education and arts leaders from North Carolina has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for an arts education institute that could lead to statewide reform on how arts education is provided to students in K–12 public schools, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Cultural [...]

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