Author Archives: Scott Gartlan

The Whole-Brain Classroom: Supporting Educators and Young Children by Understanding Brain Development, Emotions, and Mental Health

Caroline Demmitt, Kindergarten, Selwyn Elementary School

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The Differing Perspectives of Success: What Does it Really Mean to be Successful?

Katelyn Gardepe, 4th Grade, Selwyn Elementary School

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The Impact of Stress on Teen Health and Coping Mechanisms for Positive Handling of Stress in Teen Lives

Lee-Ann Mohr, English, Hough High School

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Using an Understanding of the Teenage Brain to Guide Instruction

Victoria Natland, History, Garinger High School

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It’s Ok to Not Be Ok: Adjusting to Identity and Life Changes in the Adolescent Athlete/College Student

Amy Foster, Sports Medicine, Mallard Creek High School

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Gentrification: Pros & Cons in the African American Community

Vashti Mosby, Science, Northridge Middle School

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Exploring Charlotte’s Black History

Sade Wright, 3rd Grade, Parker Academic Center

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School Segregation in Charlotte: Then and Now

Megan Meadows, 5th Grade, Lebanon Road Elementary

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“No Boundaries”

Mary McElhaney, 7th Grade, Mountain Island Lake Academy

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Let’s Take a Walk through the Community

Monique Hall, 4th Grade, Devonshire Elementary School

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Off to College: Where Am I Going and What Really Happened There?

Kimberly Palmer, English, Merancas Middle College High School

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Segregation: Understanding the Lasting Effects of the Explicit Governmental Policies that Created Segregation

Kathryn Kinser, History, East Mecklenburg High School

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Mapping The World Around You: Using Digital Mapping and Inquiry to Interpret Historical Moments of Segregation

Jasmine Dozier, World History, iMeck Academy at Cochrane Collegiate Academy

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Using Digital Mapping to Study History, Race, and Gentrification

Brad Baker, U.S. History, Hough High School

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My Community: Exploring Communities Around Me

Andrea Calderon, 3rd Grade, Starmount Academy of Excellence

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