Category Archives: 2019

Music and Dance as Part of the Learning Process

February 14, 2020 – 12:01 pm

Luz Vanegas, 2nd Grade, Charlotte East Language Academy

Synopsis

Tags 2nd grade, confidence, Creative Teaching, cultural Awareness, cultural Differences, engagement, Motivation, performance, progress, Student Teacher Relationship Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

A la Carte: Putting Music on the Educational Menu

February 10, 2020 – 11:51 am

Albertia Burgess, English, West Charlotte High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Characterization, composition, Linguistics, literacy, Lyrics, Music, Rap | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Writing in Mathematics

Using Shapes as a Tool to Develop Kindergarten Writing Skills

February 5, 2020 – 1:06 pm

Pilar Cuervo Cerezo, Kindergarten, Charlotte East Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags academic vocabulary, alternative assessment, Compare, Contrast, graphic organizer, hands-on activities, logical thinking, Math, shapes, Spanish, word wall, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 6: Africa: Beneath the Headlines

Slavery! The Beginning, the Transformation, and its Continual Effect On Those Who Have Endured It

January 31, 2020 – 2:52 pm

Alvin Scott, Exceptional Children, Vance High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags bond service, bondage, captivity, constraint, enthrallment, indentured servitude, restraint, serfdom, servitude, slave, slavery, subjection, subjugation, thralldom, vassalage | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

Urban Mirrors, City Windows: Exploring Identity and Standards through Culturally Responsive Literature and Instruction

January 31, 2020 – 2:50 pm

Toya Watson, Language Arts, Ridge Road Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags and linguistically diverse (RCELD) students, cultural representation, culturally, culturally responsive teaching/CRT, ethnically, Intersectionality, power standards, racially | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Writing in Mathematics

Writing Breaks in Mathematics

January 31, 2020 – 2:48 pm

Diana Avery-Gaskins, Math, Northwest School of the Arts

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags exit slips, Mathematics, quadratics, writing breaks | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

The Backwards Mirror Called Academic Literature: African American Children Need to See Their Reflection

January 31, 2020 – 12:39 pm

Nichole Robinson-McLeod, Language Arts, Mountain Island Lake Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags African American, diversity, Literature, Reading, students | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 2: How to Build a Human

In the Eye of the Beholder: The Process of Eye Development

January 31, 2020 – 12:35 pm

Breona McNeil, Science, Martin Luther King Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Development, Energy, light, waves | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Views on an Individual’s Moral Obligation to Limit Climate Change

January 31, 2020 – 12:28 pm

Takeema Evans, Science, Hawthorne Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags acid rain, albedo, alternative energy, altitude, and eccentricity, arid, biofuel, Carbon Cycle, climate, coal, coral reefs, deforestation, el niño, generator, geothermal, green roof, greenhouse effect, heat island, humid, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel, Köppen climate classification (temperate, la niña, latitude, Natural Gas, Nuclear Fission, nuclear fusion, nutation, ocean acidification, paleoclimate, petroleum, photosynthesis, photovoltaic, plankton, polar), precession, Respiration, solar, sunspots, thermal expansion (of sea water), tropical, turbine, wave power, weather, wind | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Writing in Mathematics

Writing in Discrete Unit 6

January 31, 2020 – 12:13 pm

Errol Brown, Math, South Mecklenburg High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Brute Force Algorithm, Cheapest Link Algorithm, Critical Paths, Earliest/Latest, Minimization, Nearest Neighbor Algorithm, Repetitive Nearest Neighbor Algorithm, Routing Problems, Traveling Salesman Problems, Weighted graph | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 6: Africa: Beneath the Headlines

Developing Unity in the Colorful Classroom

January 31, 2020 – 11:49 am

Denatia Palmer, Language Arts, Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags apartheid, discrimination, Enlightenment, hate, ignorance, minority, misinterpretation, poverty, Prejudice, Racism, Segregation, Stereotypes, Unity | Permalink | Comments Off

Jazz, Rock, and Hip-Hop: The Intertwining of Modern American History and Popular Culture

January 24, 2020 – 3:24 pm

Zach Sanford, Exceptional Children, W.A. Hough High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Afghanistan, beat, Beat Poetry, Berlin Wall, Civil Rights, Cold War, Communism, computer, concert, conservation, cyber-attack, distortion, DJ, draft, email, era, executive, festival, globalization, green energy, guitar, heavy metal, hip-hop, internet, Iraq, Jazz, judicial, Korea, protest, racial prejudice, Rap, Recycling, rhythm and blues, rock, sampling, saxophone, Segregation, smart phone, social network, space race, space shuttle, stadium, syncopation, technology, television, terrorism, timeline, Vietnam, virtual reality, wireless, women’s rights | Permalink | Comments Off

“I, Too, Sing America:” analyzing sex, race, and STEM in 20th Century America.”

January 24, 2020 – 3:22 pm

Shealynn Womble, Language Arts, Governor’s Village STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags central idea, Civil Rights, classism, discrimination, Gender, historical inquiry, historical thinking, inference, Jim Crow, NACA, NASA, objective summary, plot, Point of View, Prejudice, primary sources, race, Racism, secondary sources, Sex, sexism, social class, society, STEM, textual evidence, the cold war, the Space Race, theme, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

The Message In The Music

January 24, 2020 – 3:21 pm

Sandie Spraggins, 5th Grade, Irwin Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Baroque, Blues, Classical, country, Disco, Expression, Folk, Garage Band, Genre, Google, Google Forms, Jazz, Lyrics, Music, opera, Pop, R & B, Rag Time, Rap, Reggae, rock, Rock and Roll, Romantic, technology, Timeliner, U.S. HIstory, word cloud, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

Inspire Change Through Dance: How Dance and Music Tell a Story to Impact the World

January 24, 2020 – 3:19 pm

Katie Butler, Dance, South Charlotte Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Choreographic Devices, Choreography, Dance, Dance Phrase, Ethos, Flow, Logos, Movement Qualities, Pathos, Pathway, Rhetoric, Space, Story Telling, time, Weight | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: 2019

Music and Dance as Part of the Learning Process

A la Carte: Putting Music on the Educational Menu

Using Shapes as a Tool to Develop Kindergarten Writing Skills

Slavery! The Beginning, the Transformation, and its Continual Effect On Those Who Have Endured It

Urban Mirrors, City Windows: Exploring Identity and Standards through Culturally Responsive Literature and Instruction

Writing Breaks in Mathematics

The Backwards Mirror Called Academic Literature: African American Children Need to See Their Reflection

In the Eye of the Beholder: The Process of Eye Development

Views on an Individual’s Moral Obligation to Limit Climate Change

Writing in Discrete Unit 6

Developing Unity in the Colorful Classroom

The Message In The Music

Inspire Change Through Dance: How Dance and Music Tell a Story to Impact the World

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