[…]of Fame, and how today’s socially activist players are a direct product of America’s racial history and baseball fight for integration. This interdisciplinary approach will show that you do not have to be a baseball fan to participate in the seminar as the goal is to understand that many disciplines […]
[…]regions within the United States and how the groups populating these regions used resources, formed communities, and interacted with other American Indian groups and European settlers. The North Carolina 5th grade curriculum also includes European exploration and a brief study of events in Europe leading to the Age of Exploration, […]
Lake Norman News, 9/25/12 interviews CTI Teacher Leader Beth Lasure about the value of CTI’s innovative professional development […]
[…]and ultimately how to deal with the conflict so that they can overcome, shape their identity and become tolerant, aware individuals who are open to others. Through this, I hope to present to them non-fiction literature that is relevant, engaging, and with which they can connect. If this unit is […]
[…]information systems, UNC Charlotte Shedding Light on Cancer: Using Spectral Analysis to Examine the Effects of Thermal and Chemical Damage on Porcine Skin Tissue Martha Gwinn, history, Harding University HS Liz Ratliff, mathematics, East Mecklenburg HS Jackie Smith, forensic science, W.A. Hough HS Dr. Susan Trammell, physics & optical […]
CTI Teacher Leader Beth Lasure discussed the value of CTI’s innovative professional development program in Lake Norman News Sept. […]
[…]individually to record their thinking on an iPad. Then, they will move to their writing area to complete the task, by listening to the ideas they have recorded and transcribing those ideas on paper. Students will still participate in the traditional Writer’s Workshop, and they will be introduced to this […]
[…]They will use their knowledge of electron configuration to explain why a substance reacts to form the products in each step. Before I begin this enrichment unit I will have completed teaching the fundamental concepts in bonding. The bonding unit is aligned with the new Essential Standards and teaches my […]
[…]Core Standards 200 Word Synopsis This curriculum unit looks at pivotal events in United States History to see how these events affected political conventions, candidate selection and/or the party platform. The unit begins with students gaining a brief understanding of political conventions and their role in selecting the candidate for […]
[…]build a foundation that helps us meet our students where they are, but also so we can guide them to becoming engaged citizens. In this seminar, we start with the science because the Earth’s climate is inherently determined by physics and chemistry. We will draw from readings and resources to […]