[…]Students will dive into their own personal views of our own city while immersing themselves into a mandated curriculum. Students will engage in art, conversations, pre-post test analysis, and historical information about the background of Charlotte, NC. This unit will focus on anti-racist pedagogical approach in hopes to allowing students […]
[…]carried the weight of lower achievers for a significant time. The disheartening gaps between high and low test takers has too often left African American students on the lower end of the seesaw that reflects formal intelligence. While an individual’s background and level of exposure can have extreme impacts on […]
[…]brain is a wonder to many scientists around the world with its complex, yet simple ways to store and retrieve information. For much of a high school student’s career, they cram information into their brain, dump it all out on a test and never retrieve it again. But what if […]
[…]to enable students to become more proficient readers in the use of literary devices impacts and to interact more effectively with the text; thus, students will develop a deeper understanding of the text and demonstrate proficiency on the English II EOC. This curricular study will ask students to read texts […]
[…]for students to practice “doing the math in their heads”, to develop their numeric sense, and to persevere in problem solving. Although graphing calculators are useful 21st century tools to help students develop graphical understanding of equation solving, they are often used for calculations that replace the mental practice needed […]
[…]day of teaching I heard the question “Why do I have to take Algebra I?”. Although I have yet to come up with a concrete answer, I am learning from my current CTI seminar, Math Through Pop Culture led by Tim Chartier, that many daily applications and daily occurrences involve […]
[…]will investigate and problem-solve how to prevent erosion on our school campus. They will create and test a hypothesis as well as evaluate their choices and form a new hypothesis. And, they will take responsibility for caring for plant […]
[…]they struggle with a real life application of Newton’s laws. The goal of this new project is to try and access more applied results that have more of a concrete meaning for the […]
[…]realities. WWII will bring into light the way so many young boys were influenced by Nazi propaganda and therefore imbibed the edicts of the Hitler Youth so willingly. The section on Vietnam will examine both American child soldiers and Amerasian children living in war-torn Vietnam after U.S. troop withdrawal. The […]
[…]related literature. Students will use the steps of the scientific method to develop hypotheses, test and analyze their ideas of specific physical fitness activities to incorporate in the school day, both in class and at recess. Infographics will be explored as both a means of acquiring information and as a […]