CHARLOTTE – May 2017 – Charlotte Teachers Institute welcomed its new cohort of 104 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers into its innovative, interdisciplinary seminars for 2017.
“This year’s CTI Fellows represent a wide range of CMS teachers, from pre-kindergarten to high school, they teach courses from physics to French and literacy to special education,” said CTI Director Scott Gartlan. “We continue to create significant growth opportunities for teacher leaders looking to deepen their knowledge base and impact the lives of their students.”
CTI’s eight concurrent seminars began with an orientation at Discovery Place Science in April and will run through November. CTI seminars are led by faculty experts in the arts and sciences, including five from UNC Charlotte and three from Davidson College.
In each seminar, 13 CMS teachers (CTI Fellows) and a faculty leader work closely together in exploring a topic in depth, with each teacher creating a new curriculum designed for his or her own students. CTI Fellows receive full access to both Davidson College and UNC Charlotte resources, as well as memberships to Discovery Place and the Charlotte Museum of History, and complimentary tickets to the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Art + Culture and the Levine Museum. Each Fellow is awarded a $1,500 stipend and continuing education credits upon completion of the seminar.
The 2017 Seminars, Leaders, Coordinators and Fellows include:
Using Mathematics to Understand Social Issues
Seminar Leader: Anthony Fernandes, Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Charlotte
Seminar Coordinator: Rima Solh, Math, Southwest Middle School
Jeffrey Barnes, Math, Rocky River HS
Antowanna Carpenter, CTE/Business, Butler HS
Javier Cely, Math, Collinswood Language
Emiko Furuya, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language Academy
Katelyn Gardepe, Fifth Grade , Selwyn ES
Mary Catherine Grant, Third Grade, McAlpine ES
Camay Hunter, Math, West Charlotte HS
Gwendalyn Iversen, Second Grade, Winding Springs ES
Paige Laurain, Math, West Charlotte HS
Kelly McManus, Math, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS
Vertina Rhim, Math, Whitewater MS
Jimi’ E. Rogers, Kindergarten, Nations Ford ES
Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes
Seminar Leader: Debra C. Smith, Africana Studies, UNC Charlotte
Seminar Coordinator: Franchone Bey, English, West Charlotte High School
Eli Davis, Special Education, Lincoln Heights Academy
Audrey Dorante, History, East Mecklenburg HS
DeNise Gerst, Science, Barringer Academic Center
Mic Hamrick, Kindergarten, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
Shanique Lee, English, North Mecklenburg HS
Marielle Matheus, Third Grade, Irwin Academic Center
Latonda Mitchell, 2nd Grade, Mountain Island Lake Academy
Chrisana Paul, Literacy, Coulwood STEM Academy
Liza Quinn, Literacy, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
Kim Scouller Second Grade Barringer Academic Center
Annette Teasdell, English/ History, North Mecklenburg HS
Torie Wheatley, English, North Mecklenburg HS
Chemical Interactions in the Body
Seminar Leader: Erland Stevens, Chemistry, Davidson College
Seminar Coordinator: Kassie Woodard, Chemistry, W.A. Hough High School
Morgan Andrews, Psychology, W.A. Hough HS
Kathleen Butler, Dance, South Charlotte MS
Phil Carver, Science, Coulwood STEM Academy
NaKreshia Cox, Science, Sedgefield MS
Mariella Duarte, ESL, Whitewater MS
Monica High, Science, Hawthorne Academy
Christie Johnson, Science/Social Studies, Northeast MS
Kari Rhoades, Biomedical Sciences, Mallard Creek HS
Jackie Smith, Forensic Science, W.A. Hough HS
Nicole Sparrow, English, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Joshua Trujillo, Science, W.A. Hough HS
Erika Williams, Biomedical Science, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
Memorials, Memories, and American Identity (meets at the Levine Museum of the New South)
Seminar Leader: Emily Makas, Architectural and Urban History, UNC Charlotte
Seminar Coordinator: Wendy Potter, Apparel Production, Butler High School
Nicole Boyd, Fifth Grade, Dilworth ES
Rhonda Doe, Kindergarten, Barringer Academic Center
Yasmin Forbes, African American Studies, West Mecklenburg HS
Tracy Kennedy, Fourth Grade/Japanese, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
Deanna Kurtz, Civics/Economics, South Mecklenburg HS
Megan McGee, Language Arts, McClintock MS
Ted Miracle, Fourth Grade, Endhaven ES
Alicia Olmeda, ESL , Coulwood STEM Academy
Beth Owens, Visual Art, Reedy Creek ES
Jaclyn Peterson, Fifth Grade, David Cox Road ES
Lecia Shockley, Third Grade, Selwyn ES
Don Winborne, Physical Education , Elon Park ES
Doing Science: Hands-On Learning in the Laboratory
Seminar Leader: Susan Trammell, Physics and Optical Science, UNC Charlotte
Seminar Coordinator: Amy Thomas, First Grade, Reedy Creek Elementary School
Scott Balay, Science, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
Geneva Bell, Science, Druid Hills Academy
Tracie Cooper, Science, Hidden Valley ES
Michelle Faggert, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS
Katrina Gordon, Second Grade, Selwyn ES
Namrata Gupta, Science, Nations Ford ES
Ryan Neesam, K-5 Science, Military & Global Leadership Academy at Marie G. Davis
Curtis Overton, Technology/Design, West Mecklenburg HS
Zachary Sanford, Science, W.A. Hough HS
Meg Shuman, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
Jessica Silva, Science Lab, Rama Road ES
Victoria Woods, Science, Independence HS
Seminar Leader: Maggie McCarthy, German Studies and Film, Davidson College
Seminar Coordinator: Deena Aglialoro, Language Arts, Ranson Middle School
Janae Aiken, English , East Mecklenburg HS
Kate Allen, Visual Art, W.A. Hough HS
Lora Davis, French, South Mecklenburg HS
Jacci Fizet, Pre-Kindergarten, David Cox Road ES
Michele Lemere, English, Garinger HS
Kim Mayes, Science, Cochrane Collegiate Academy
Erin Murray, Kindergarten, Barringer Academic Center
Justin Pierce, Visual Art, W.A. Hough HS
Alejandro Rangel, Spanish, Military & Global Leadership Academy at Marie G. Davis
Emily Woods, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
Amanda Soesbee, English, North Mecklenburg HS
Jessica Young, Second Grade, Davidson ES
The Rise (and Fall) of Democracies around the World
Seminar Leader: Shelley Rigger, Political Science, Davidson College
Seminar Coordinator: Amy Strong Pasko, World History, North Mecklenburg High School
Brad Baker , U.S. History, W.A. Hough HS
Raymond Beamon, World History, West Mecklenburg HS
Arianna Bonner, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS
Mayra Garcia, Spanish, W.A. Hough HS
Bassam Halaweh, Arabic, Military & Global Leadership Academy at Marie G. Davis
Cheryl Hanly, Language Arts, McClintock MS
Ron King, History, West Charlotte HS
Lisa Modrow, Social Studies, Bailey MS
Christa Rawald, Social Studies, Ranson MS
Michael Richards, World History, Bailey MS
Lynn Roach, Economics, Harding University HS
Roshan Varghese, History, Butler HS
From Self to Students: Canvassing Art to Explore Identity (meets at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art)
Seminar Leaders: Adriana L. Medina, Reading and Elementary Education, UNC Charlotte, and Christopher Lawing, Vice President, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Seminar Coordinator: Amethyst Klein, STEAM, University Park Creative Arts School
Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater MS
Liz Allard, Science, Cochrane Collegiate Academy
Emily Burrell, Math, Piedmont Open IB MS
Nicholas Gattis, Band, Carmel MS
Mary Draper Hager, Second Grade, Selwyn ES
Natalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte HS
Jaianna McCants, Visual Art, North Mecklenburg HS
Marjorie O’Shea, Visual Art, W.A. Hough HS
Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
Laura Steffy, Visual Art, North Mecklenburg HS
Andy Wertz, English/Film, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
Amy Whealdon, Visual Art, Reid Park ES
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