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 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 CEUs (40 contact hours) but can be tailored to the number of contact hours (including regular, reading and technology credits).

Each workshop costs $40. The schedule for upcoming workshops follows:

North Carolina at Home and in Battle During World War II, Sept. 1-Oct. 15; American Indians in North Carolina, Past and Present, Nov. 1-Dec. 15; North Carolina Geography, Jan. 1-Feb. 15, Legends of North Carolina, Feb. 15-April 1; Antebellum North Carolina, April 1-May 15; Stories From the Civil War, May 15-July 1; Brother Can You Spare a Dime? The 1930s in North Carolina, July 1-Aug. 15.

For more information about the workshops, visit http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/ProfDev.html. or call (919) 807-7971.