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2023 Vol 1: The Graphic Novel

Kindergarten and First Grade Social Emotional Learning in the Art Classroom 

Tracey McKernan, Visual Art, South Pine Academy

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Synopsis: The topic of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) connects with my students’ lives because of the pandemic students have been struggling with their Social Emotional Learning in school. The teaching content and standards I want to address is Social Awareness, which is the ability to understand, show compassion for and empathize with others from different cultures and those with different ideas. The approach also includes showing respect for others and celebrating differences. 

My content research is linked to my goals for my student’s social emotional well-being and creative growth related to STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. My focus is on SEL to help students with feeling accepted, being seen, and acknowledged for their feelings and emotional status: how they are feeling. 

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

Jazz, Rock, and Hip-Hop: The Intertwining of Modern American History and Popular Culture

Zach Sanford, Exceptional Children, W.A. Hough High

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2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

The Message In The Music

Sandie Spraggins, 5th Grade, Irwin Academic Center

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2016 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Literacy and Literacies in the 21st Century

Literacy in the 21st Century: Developing Amorphic Literacy

Melissa Ligh, English, North Mecklenburg High School

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2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

The Power of the Pen: Writing Narratives in the Perspectives of European Explorers and American Indians

Jessica Cross, Third Grade, Winding Springs Elementary

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2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

Sandra Spraggins, Technology, Irwin Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf)   Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

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2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

We, Frankenstein: How Culture and Technology Morph Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Michele Lemere, English, Garinger High School

Final Unit (PDF)  Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Using Exponential Functions to Show the Impact New Technological Discoveries Have Had on Culture and Society

Christian Lott, Mathematics, West Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit (PDF)  Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 2: The Nature of Energy: How We Use and Store it to Power Our Everyday Lives

The Impact of our Energy Choices

Christopher Herman, Science, West Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit (PDF)     Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2013 Curriculum Units Vol 6: Human Social Groups

Sociology and TV Production

Spencer Swindler, Social Studies, Vance High School

Final Unit (PDF)     Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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