[…]with each teacher creating an original curriculum unit to be taught in his or her classroom and to be published on the CTI website. Each Fellow is enrolled in one of CTI’s eight seminars throughout the entire period. “We kicked off this year with our interactive orientation at Discovery Place,” […]
[…]our present educational climate in our State and Nation. Second, the workshop allowed teachers to examine on a personal level the influences, images, and narratives that create his/her individual teacher identity. After exploring the topic of teacher identity, teachers produced a creative piece that translates and transforms what they have […]
[…]night, to jellyfish deep in the ocean, these molecular light bulbs glow brightly. Nature uses them for communication while humans are using them to change our world. OLED TVs are thinner than a piece of paper and printed on screens using inkjet printers and fluorescent molecules similar to the bright […]
[…]of the life cycles of different invertebrates from aquatic and terrestrial habitat can be studied and compared. There will also be opportunities to work with living organisms associated with the “World Alive” Exhibits at Discovery Place (e.g. corals, jellyfish, frogs, etc.), as well as organisms collected from local and coastal […]
[…]drawing from my experience incorporating artists from the hip-hop and fashion communities in research and pedagogy including classroom experiences with hip-hop artists like Rapsody, Talib Kweli, and Rah Digga and fashion designers such as April Walker and Dapper Dan. This first objective will be responsive policy constrictions such as Senate […]
[…]why and how do democracies fail? Finally, we’ll ask whether democracy matters. Are the outcomes for society any better under democracy than under other forms of government? Do individuals thrive more readily in a democracy, or can other forms of government serve just as well? Explore curriculum units developed by […]
[…]should be just for science classes! The goal of this seminar is to help teachers feel comfortable measuring and mixing chemicals, to help them put together low-cost, quick demonstrations of sufficient quality so the teacher can reference them throughout the semester, and along the way learn a bit of chemistry. […]
[…]text and a more dramatic interpretation- they need to perform in front of peers and parents.” [i] They also suggest teaching students how to give specific compliments related to fluency, so when a student “performs” a piece fluently for one or multiple other students, then those students listening can respond […]
[…]at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art This Seminar will allow Fellows to engage with the arts (performing and visual) as a medium for exploring the concept of identity. Identity is the way we perceive who we are – such as gender, race, and ethnicity. These perceptions can change over […]
[…]through those lenses. Teachers in this seminar can expect to increase their knowledge about and comfort level with poetry, to understand themselves and their students as citizens, to develop a deeper understanding of black culture and experiences across history, and to become fluent in multiple ideas about citizenship(s). Seminar […]
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