[…]is 30. To make it easier we can write these out as which can be simplified by recognizing that: [1] Thus 6! divided by 4! is simply 6 times 5 since everything 4 and below is reduced to one. It might be easier to show students that 6! Can be […]
[…]Fields to Skyscrapers” exhibit and working with historians Shep McKinley (UNC Charlotte) and Tom Hanchett (Levine), CTI Fellows will explore this unique time in the city’s history to gain a better understanding of present-day Charlotte-Mecklenburg. How did Charlotte evolve from a cotton trading hub into one of the nation’s premier […]
[…](PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF) 200 Word Synopsis The objectives are to examine the purposes that groups fulfill through analysis of television production crews. Students define and evaluate the theoretical perspectives of social interaction. The sociological theories of people like Mills, Michels, Weber, Cooley, Durkeim, Mead, and Tonnies are […]
[…]Striplin led for CMS teachers in grades K-12, where they explored various forms of energy, the history and science behind its conservation, as well as what new technologies can address the global energy crisis. CTI Executive Director Scott Gartlan said, “We are so proud to showcase teacher-written curricula focused on […]
[…]and shopping. However, mathematics goes beyond being an abstract subject. It can be used as a lens to examine social issues that intersect with our lives. In this seminar we will use mathematics as a lens to examine issues that include racial profiling, environmental degradation, and the use of sweatshops […]
[…]29 march 2010 [ii] Ahuja, Gitika, What a Doll Tells Us About Race, A.B.C. News, 4/1/09 [iii][iii] New, Rebecca S. Reggio E New, Rebecca S. Reggio Emilia As Cultural Activity Theory in Practice, 46(1), 5-13 [iv] New, Rebecca S. Reggio E New, Rebecca S. Reggio Emilia As Cultural Activity Theory […]
[…]and scholarship. In this Seminar we will examine the intersections among word, image, and format that are critical to the understanding of graphic novels. How do we “read” images and how do sequential images mediate narrative in a way that words alone do not (or perhaps cannot)? Our discussions […]
[…]in “traditional” patterns on television or “viral” patterns of new media, for example). This introduction in these three basic areas would cover important bases for learning how to “read” media texts and how those reading practices might be discussed in the classroom. This seminar would be relevant for teachers who […]
[…]School Curriculum Unit (pdf) Synopsis: This unit allows students to explore the flora, fauna and factors that impact flora and fauna such as soil, temperature, sunlight, and moisture of several one cubic foot areas on the school grounds. Students will take measurements, make observations and draw conclusions from those observations. […]