North Carolina New Schools

Archive / May, 2012

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by Jennifer Smyth

High School Writing Centers: Building Better Writers, One Conference at a Time

Shiny trinkets are shiny.


At Hertford County Early College High School, we believe writing is one of the most imperative forms of communication. If we build better writers, we have better communicators. In our quest to build better communicators, we’ve opened a writing center this school year.

The Writing Center is a peer-to-peer tutoring center dedicated to providing help and assistance to students ...

by Tony Habit

STEM in the New World

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

Recently researchers announced the discovery of hidden detail in maps depicting potential sites for the Lost Colony, the first permanent settlement by Europeans in North America that mysteriously disappeared. Apparently the settlement may have moved inland while the leaders of the expedition returned to England for supplies.

The discovery of new information in ...

by Shamari Spencer

Student Voices: Early College Brings Opportunities

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

When we had the opportunity to apply to Early College at the end of the 8th grade, I thought if I was able to take college classes for free in high school, it would be a huge burden off my mother — she’s a single parent and has my two younger siblings to provide for. I also thought this ...

by Mark Pullen

Expanding Students’ Horizons with 1:1 Technology

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

Two of the most powerful impacts of 1:1 technology can never be measured on any standardized test. As a result of having constant access to a computing device in school, students are furthering their 21st century learning skills and, in increasing numbers, are expanding their college and career goals. Let’s examine each of these in turn.

21st Century Learning Skills

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