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The Development of French Nationalism in the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon

January 29, 2016 – 12:36 pm

Lisa Modrow, Social Studies, Bailey Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags French Nationalism, french revolution, History, Middle School, Napoleon, Social Studies | Permalink | Comments Off

Identifying the “Other”: Exploration of Ethics and the Other with Case Studies from South Africa and Yugoslavia

January 29, 2016 – 12:30 pm

Katie M. Willett, English, Independence High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags ethics, High School, History, Nationalism, Other, South Africa, Yugoslavia | Permalink | Comments Off

Our Stories, Values and Traditions: Tall Tales and the Thanksgiving Story

January 29, 2016 – 12:24 pm

Heather Simpson, Grades 1-3, Chantilly Montessori

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Elementary School, History, Nationalism, primary sources, Tall Tales, Thanksgiving, Traditions, Values | Permalink | Comments Off

…a Constitution? Using Metacognitive Inquiry to Disaggregate Democracy in North Carolina

January 29, 2016 – 12:17 pm

Calen Randolph Clifton, Social Studies, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags constitution, democratic ideals, evidence, federalism, History, inquiry, metacognition, Middle School, modeling, popular sovereignty, primary sources, republicanism, separation of powers, Social Studies, struggling readers, think-aloud | Permalink | Comments Off

How Have Culture and Religion shaped Italy as a Nation?

January 29, 2016 – 12:10 pm

Bridget M. Robinson, History, William Amos Hough High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Enlightenment, High School, History, Immigration, Italy, nation, Nationalism, Reading, Risorgimento, Roman Empire, Unification, WWI, WWII | Permalink | Comments Off

How Exercise Affects the Brain and Academic Performance of Elementary School Students

January 29, 2016 – 12:01 pm

Ted Miracle, Fifth Grade, Grand Oak Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags academic achievement, brain, Elementary School, Exercise, Health, movement, Physical Education, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

I Just Want to Move It, Move It

January 29, 2016 – 11:54 am

Tracie D. Cooper, Fourth Grade, Hidden Valley Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags ADHD, attention, behavior, brain, classroom management, Elementary School, Exercise, movement, socioeconomic | Permalink | Comments Off

Algernon’s Exercise Regimen

January 29, 2016 – 11:47 am

Molly McCarthy, Language Arts, Piedmont IB Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Exercise, fiction, Flowers for Algernon, kinesthetic classroom, Language Arts, layered curriculum, Literature, Middle School, movement, podcasts, The Walking Classroom | Permalink | Comments Off

New Equation in Math Class: Movement=BRAIN BOOST

January 29, 2016 – 11:37 am

Leslie Paytes, Math, Crestdale Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags BDNF, cerebellum, cerebrum, circle graph, corpus collosum, decimal, Exercise, Fraction, gray matter, line plot, Math, mean, mean absolute deviation, measures of center, median, Middle School, mode, percent, percent of change, percent of increase, pulse, range, resting heart rate, variation, white matter | Permalink | Comments Off

Your Brain on Exercise: Linking Healthy Brains to Solutions for Environmental Health

January 29, 2016 – 11:30 am

Dr. Jeanne L. Cooper, Science, Mallard Creek High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags brain health, Environmental health and hazards, Environmental Science, Exercise, High School, Science, test scores | Permalink | Comments Off

Learning through Movement: Applying Exercise Education and Movement Activities in a Library Setting

January 29, 2016 – 11:22 am

Deborah Yu-Yuk Jung, Media Skills, Winding Springs Elementary

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Art, Elementary School, Exercise—Physiological Effects, Kinesthetic Learning, Mind and Body, movement, yoga | Permalink | Comments Off

Healthy Lifestyles: Empowering Our Students to Make Positive Diet and Exercise Choices

January 29, 2016 – 10:51 am

Dave Hartzell, Literacy, Shamrock Gardens Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags activity, advertisement, diet, Elementary School, Exercise, healthy, socratic seminar | Permalink | Comments Off

Exercise to Learn, Learn to Exercise!

January 29, 2016 – 10:40 am

DeNise Gerst, Elementary Science, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags activities, BDNF, brain, cells, Elementary School, Exercise, grow, healthy, improve, improvement, Integration, intentional movement, learn, lifestyle, recess, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

The Brain, Exercise, and Teaching Students of Poverty

January 29, 2016 – 10:27 am

Cassandra Black, PreK-8, Ashley Park

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags and growing the brain, Elementary School, engagement, Exercise, Health, literacy, Math, memory, movement, physical activity, poverty, the brain | Permalink | Comments Off

Exercise and the Brain: Examining Why It Is Important To Take An Active Role In Learning How Exercise and Eating Healthy Can Affect The Brain.

January 29, 2016 – 10:17 am

Brandy Daniels, Kindergarten, Irwin Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags amygdala, brain, brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum, Elementary School, Exercise, frontal lobe, Kindergarten, memory, movement, neurobic, neurons, nutrition, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, plasticity, Science, temporal lobe | Permalink | Comments Off

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