[…]about their lives? What life events are compelling to read? Who are the characters that weave into and out of the lives of memoir writers? What places hold power for the memoirist? And, how do writers write about these people, places and events in ways that keep us engaged as […]
[…]of partnering organizations produce forums for college and university faculty and other educators to examine topics through multi-disciplinary lenses. CTI is made possible by generous support from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Belk Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Wells Fargo Foundation, as well […]
[…]are increasingly exposed to diverse populations. Our country’s history is one of immigrant stories and as President Obama points out in his speech at the University of Yangon, this is what has “made our country stronger”. Currently however, our country is struggling in this area and so are its schools […]
[…]years to achieve to a full academic language proficiency, which is known as CALP (Krashen 1988)[i] (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency). This is all the language students need to succeed in content area classes, lectures, test taking such as EOC (End of course test) or EOG (End of grade test) and […]
[…]of Peace Education, Ian Harris, Professor emeritus, Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seminar […]
[…]Special Collections at UNC Charlotte, the Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte Museum of History and the Bechtler Art Museum of Modern Art. Fellows will also explore how to use on-line tools and databases to create interactive learning activities for students (and learners of all ages). SAMPLE TOPICS & […]
[…]program features CMS teachers who collaborated on the topic “The Nature of Energy: How We Use and Store It to Power Our Everyday Lives,” and highlights innovative curriculum they developed during a long-term CTI seminar. CTI Seminar Leader Susan Trammell, professor of physics and optical science at UNC Charlotte, will […]
[…]of oppression” and that in turn “negates education and knowledge as processes of inquiry.”[1] Oppression, ignorance, negating education and knowledge—none of these are words I want associated with my classroom or teaching strategies. The new North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Process wants to ensure that teachers are preparing students for the […]
[…]math seminars in 2012 (“Entertaining with Math”) and 2011 (“Math Through Pop Culture”). For more information about Tim’s innovative adventures in math, visit his website and read his columns in the Huffington […]