[…]MP8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. This seminar aims to help Fellows feel comfortable with and develop ideas that enable students to embrace these standards. We start with some very fundamental concepts: whole numbers, fractions and decimals. We’ll spend some time building with wooden cubes and with […]
[…]C. Smith University, and corporate partners at the Wells Fargo Foundation. They were asked to respond to the prompt, “What’s My WHY in CTI?”, for this video project. Brian Kingsley (Chief Academic Officer at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) shared his appreciation for the value of CTI Fellows who dig deep to sharpen […]
[…]able to really experience science and feel successful when they have a high understanding of the topics and can explain how it is that a light turns on. In order for me to be successful in teaching this topic, I had to do much in-depth research, which is in the […]
[…]of living together? We will explore this question through theories of nationhood and nationalism and examples from around the world. The seminar leader will provide theoretical readings for the early sessions, but the decision about what countries we want to look at as examples of nation-state formation will be made […]
[…]of valued ideologies. A unit of study constructed around this novel will stimulate the learner to examine a text and respond in an appropriate manner however appropriate is deemed in the context of a playful response. It will force the student to pay attention to topics that they can relate […]
[…](Forensic Science at Hough High and CTI Steering Committee) examines how CTI inspired a unique way to teach forensic science with hands-on learning in the classroom and a bit of creative imagination. Pam Shembo (5th Grade Teacher at Waddell Language Academy and CTI Steering Committee) tells Fellows to “don’t worry, […]
[…]and are a big part of the educational process (i.e. End-of-Grade, End-of-Course), in an effort to achieve desired results, an evaluation and reflection as the work is unfolding offers insight as to if one is on track or will not make the mark–whatever that desired mark may be. Dr. Schon […]
[…]delve into a creative process. First, Fellows will think of their teaching goals as a movie, and form an overall theme. Each theme will need to consider target audience and a definition of rhetoric – how to inspire, motivate, persuade, inform, and entertain such an audience. To help Fellows choose […]
[…]movement in the early 21st century once said, “Knowledge of anatomy is a tool like good brushes.[1]” Simply put, art and anatomy illuminate each other and have done so for quite some time. For instance, beautiful sculptures called the Venus figurines were used in the Paleolithic Era in fertility rites. […]
[…]that all that is wrong with wanton cruelty is that I don’t like it.” — Bertrand Russell [i] “If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good […]
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