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A program of @unchumanities. Offering free, high-quality professional development programs for teachers all over NC.

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Join internationally recognized Japanese calligrapher and hip-hop dancer Kuniharu Yoshida for a unique professional learning experience that blends art, culture, and history. Born into a family of master calligraphers, Yoshida combines traditional Japanese calligraphy with contemporary movement and performance, creating powerful opportunities for artistic and cultural exploration.

This teacher workshop, paired with a Carolina Public Humanities event, will explore the Japanese art of calligraphy while examining the history of Japanese American internment camps in the United States. Participants will gain cultural and historical perspectives along with classroom connections that support meaningful engagement with this important chapter in American history.

Schedule: 10:00 - 4:00 PM

Cost: Free for selected teachers; lunch included

Space available: Approximately 40 teachers

CEUs: 6 hours (0.6 CEUs)

Register at go.unc.edu/Yoshida by @carolinak_12

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“You are allowed to still be becoming.”

Last week, Carolina K-12 Director Cori Greer-Banks had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy in celebration of International Day of the Girl.

Her message to the students centered on three ideas: Use your voice. Protect your mind. Bring another girl with you.

Drawing on her experiences as an educator, historian, and leader, she reminded students that leadership doesn’t begin with a title, confidence doesn’t require the absence of doubt, and another girl’s success is never a measure of their own worth.

At Carolina K-12, we believe education should do more than prepare young people for their futures. It should equip them to question, think critically, recognize their own potential, and help shape the world around them.

We’re grateful to Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy for the invitation and to EducationNC for sharing this special celebration.

Read the story: https://www.ednc.org/10-12-2026-international-day-of-the-girl/

#CarolinaK12 #InternationalDayOfTheGirl #CivicEducation #GirlsInLeadership taken in Raleigh, North Carolina by @carolinak_12

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The Griggs story is once again going beyond Rockingham County.

Over the years, the Griggs v. Duke Power Company story has been shared with audiences well beyond Rockingham County—at conferences, professional learning experiences, and with educators who may have never heard that this history began right here.

And it deserves to be told.

This is the story of Black workers, their families, and their community who challenged discriminatory employment practices and helped take a local fight all the way to the United States Supreme Court. I’m honored to have been able to carry this story beyond Rockingham County many times over the years—and to do so once again with Carolina K-12 and Facing History & Ourselves.

This professional learning experience will bring Griggs into conversation with the Delano grape strike and the broader themes of organizing, workers’ rights, and solidarity.

Griggs is more than a Supreme Court case.

It is a Rockingham County story.
A Black history story.
A workers’ rights story.
A story of people coming together to create change.
A story that shows how local history can make national headlines.

I’m grateful for another opportunity to share this history beyond the borders of Rockingham County and to keep making sure the people at the center of this story are remembered.

The people of Rockingham County helped change the nation.

#GriggsvDukePower50 #BlackHistoryMatters #WorkersRights #LocalHistory #TeachTruth #HistoryEducation #DelanoGrapeStrike by @carolinak_12

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What a beautiful, beautiful day. ☀️

The weather was on our side, the teachers were outstanding, and the conversation was everything we hoped it would be.

For “When Crisis Comes: Oedipus, Public Trust, and the Cost of Knowing,” educators moved between classroom, cemetery, and theater, using Oedipus: King/Colonus to think about leadership, truth, memory, belonging, and what communities do when difficult histories demand to be faced.

A very special thank you to Professor Al Duncan, who brought such charisma, warmth, and wisdom to the day. Connecting Greek tragedy to the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery was no small feat, but Al made the connections feel natural, thoughtful, and deeply relevant. He gave us new ways to think about burial, community, public memory, and the role of the Chorus, and our teachers met him with incredible curiosity.

And I am eternally grateful for Jeff Aguiar and our partnership with PlayMakers Repertory Company. Jeff truly embodies the spirit of PlayMakers’ original mission in his commitment to making theater accessible and meaningful to everyone. Carolina K-12 benefits from that commitment. Teachers benefit. And ultimately, students across North Carolina benefit, too.

There is something powerful about giving educators the time and space to think deeply, ask hard questions, experience art, and learn from one another.

Yesterday was one of those days. ❤️

#CarolinaK12 #PlayMakersRep #TeacherProfessionalDevelopment #Oedipus #GreekTragedy taken in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by @carolinak_12

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How did we get here? And where are we going?

Join Carolina K-12, Carolina Public Humanities, and Chapel Hill Public Library for Education for All? The Past, Present, and Possibility of NC Schools on Saturday, September 26.

We’ll begin with keynote speaker Derek W. Black, nationally recognized education law scholar and author of Schoolhouse Burning.

Then, two powerful panels will bring together voices from law, history, research, policy, and the classroom:

⚖️ Law & History
Jack Boger • James Williams • David Neal • Rep. Rodney Pierce
Moderated by Dr. Kamille Bostick

🍎 Current Education & Policy
Dr. Kamille Bostick • Dr. Constance Lindsay • Valencia Abbott • Christie Norris
Moderated by Cori Greer-Banks

The afternoon turns the conversation over to participants with a Paideia-style dialogue and interactive sessions including The Last Word, Collaging Our Future, Gripes & Gratitude, and So You Want to Run for Office?

Teachers receive CEU credit, breakfast, lunch, and classroom-ready resources.

📚 Bonus: The first 13 teachers to register receive a signed copy of Derek Black’s Schoolhouse Burning.

📅 Sept. 26 | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
📍 Chapel Hill Public Library
🎟️ Free; registration required

🔗 Register through the link in our bio. by @carolinak_12

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Applications are now open for the third cohort of the Pauli Murray Social Justice Teaching Fellowship!

🎉 After a pause in this program, this important initiative is back, now supported by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.

The Pauli Murray Social Justice Teaching Fellowship is an intensive, cohort-based professional learning experience for middle and high school educators. Fellows will study Pauli Murray’s life, ideas, and strategies for change while working directly with archival materials related to civil rights, education, gender equity, labor, legal history, activism, and social movements.

Fellows will receive a $650 stipend, 6.0 continuing education units, up to $425 in classroom project support, and more!

❗Applications are due September 15th

🔗 To learn more, visit the link in our bio or paulimurraycenter.com/teachingfellows

🎉 Tag an educator who you think would be a great fit for this opportunity in the comments!! taken in Durham, North Carolina by @carolinak_12

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North Carolina promises every child a sound, basic education. Seventy years after the Pearsall Plan, how close are we to making that promise real for every student?

Join us for Education for All? The Past, Present, and Possibility of NC Schools, a free, all-day forum for educators and community members.

Together, we will examine how court decisions, public policy, race, and economic inequality have shaped North Carolina’s schools, then turn toward the possibilities ahead. Hear from legal scholars, educators, public officials, and community advocates, and leave with useful curriculum resources and strategies for bringing these important conversations into your classroom.

📅 Saturday, September 26
☕ Coffee and community beginning at 9:00 a.m.
🕤 Program from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
📍 Chapel Hill Public Library or online via Zoom
🍽️ Light refreshments and lunch provided
🎟️ Free, but registration is required
📚 Estimated 0.6 CEUs for teachers

Teachers should email Carolina K-12 after participating to request a CEU certificate.

Register today:
https://humanities.unc.edu/event/education-for-all-the-past-present-and-possibility-of-nc-schools/

#CarolinaK12 #EducationForAll #NCTeachers #NCPublicSchools #CivicEducation #PublicEducation taken in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by @carolinak_12

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What can a grape strike in California and a landmark North Carolina court case teach us about solidarity, workers’ rights, and the power of collective action?

Join Carolina K-12, Facing History & Ourselves, and the NC Department of Public Instruction for a FREE day of professional learning on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. in Chapel Hill.

Through the Sowing Change Inquiry, educators will explore the Delano Grape Strike and Boycott, examining how farmworkers built unity, organized across communities, and sustained a five-year movement for change.

We’ll also bring the conversation home to North Carolina by exploring Griggs v. Duke Power and what this landmark case can teach us about labor, civil rights, equity, and the ways ordinary people challenge unjust systems.

We are especially excited to welcome Valencia Abbott, 2025 Gilder Lehrman History Teacher of the Year, who will help participants connect these histories to local stories of organizing and workers’ rights.

🍇 October 16, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
📍 Chapel Hill, NC
🥐 Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.
🥗 Breakfast and lunch provided
🎟️ FREE registration

Space is limited, so scan the QR code on the flyer or visit rb.gy/iz8gu8 to apply.

Come ready to dig into history, inquiry, community, and the question at the heart of this workshop: What does it take to build solidarity for lasting change?

#CarolinaK12 #FacingHistory #NCSocialStudies #TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #DelanoGrapeStrike #GriggsVDukePower #LaborHistory taken in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by @carolinak_12

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At Carolina K-12, one of our greatest hopes is that the learning does not stop when a retreat ends. We want it to travel back into classrooms, spark new ideas, and reach students in meaningful ways.

That is exactly what happened with Robin Casey, one of our participants from this summer’s Mountains & Democracy: Democracy in Place Teacher Retreat in Asheville.

During the retreat, teachers created collages to reflect on the experiences, ideas, and perspectives they were carrying forward. Robin took that activity back to her EDU 210 students and used it as a first-day-of-class closing activity, sharing her own retreat collage as the exemplar and inviting students to create their own.

This is the full-circle moment we work for.

Professional learning is most powerful when teachers adapt it, personalize it, and use it to create meaningful experiences for students. We are proud to see Robin taking an activity from the retreat and turning it into something her students could connect with right away.

Robin, thank you for allowing Carolina K-12 to share this moment and for showing what it looks like when great teaching keeps moving forward. 💚

#CarolinaK12 #DemocracyInPlace #TeacherProfessionalDevelopment #NCTeachers #TeachingAndLearning by @carolinak_12

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🚨 SIX HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIPS REMAIN 🚨

Outbreaks are not only scientific events.

History, ethics, public trust, government, culture, communication, inequality, and human behavior shape them. Our classrooms should reflect those connections.

The Operation Outbreak Scholars Program is looking for six more North Carolina middle and high school humanities teachers to join STEM educators at Bridging the Gap 2026.

📅 October 22–23
📍 Research Triangle Park

Selected educators receive:

🔬 Conference registration
🍽️ Breakfast and lunch both days
🏫 Up to $220 in substitute reimbursement
🚗 A $125 travel stipend

Bring STEM into your humanities classroom while helping students understand the human stories and civic decisions behind public-health crises.

A $50 refundable deposit is required. Spots are first come, first served.

🔗 Apply through the link in our bio. Use promo code: Operation_Outbreak_Humanities

Tag a history, civics, social studies, ELA, or humanities teacher who needs to see this.

#HumanitiesAndSTEM #OperationOutbreak #NCTeachers #TeacherProfessionalDevelopment #InterdisciplinaryLearning #CarolinaK12 taken in Research Triangle Park by @carolinak_12

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Can a 2,500-year-old story help us teach leadership, crisis, and public duty today? 🏛️✨

Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 20! Join PlayMakers Repertory Company and UNC Classics Professor Dr. Al Duncan for a unique, place-based teacher workshop paired with Carey Perloff’s world premiere of Oedipus: King/Colonus.

Together, we’ll explore the themes of Sophocles’ tragedy by stepping right outside our doors into the historic Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. Through a guided "Civic Mapping" field walk, we’ll examine how land reflects power, silence, and memory—and how to bring these place-based humanities strategies directly into your classroom.

Event Details:
🗓️ Date: Sunday, September 20

⏰ Workshop: 11:00 AM – 1:45 PM | Show: 2:00 PM Matinee

📍 Location: PlayMakers Repertory Company (UNC Campus)

What to expect:
🔍 Co-guided cemetery field walk exploring "Thebes vs. Colonus"

✍️ Hands-on "Unheard Chorus" creative writing session

🗺️ A downloadable Civic Mapping Field Guide for your students

🎟️ Ticket to the 2:00 PM performance of Oedipus: King/Colonus

Perfect for ELA, Social Studies, Theater, and Humanities educators!

🔗 Link in bio to register & reserve your seat! taken in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by @carolinak_12

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