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Author Archives: Erikka Martin

Demystifying Hogwarts: Good, Evil, and the Influence of Supernatural Figures in the Harry Potter Book Series

February 3, 2016 – 1:37 pm

Jennifer Dalesandro, Third Grade, Bain Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Author’s Purpose, character traits, Children's Literature, Elementary School, evil, good, Harry Potter, inference, inner theatre, Language Arts, supernatural figures, symbolism | Permalink | Comments Off

Increase Reading Level through Movement and Morning Meetings

February 3, 2016 – 1:31 pm

Amy Thomas, First Grade, Reedy Creek Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Brain Gym, Elementary School, English, GoNoodle, habit, Morning Meetings, prepare, Reading, stamina | Permalink | Comments Off

Africa in the Global Fashion Industry: Beyond masks, safari coats, and romance

February 3, 2016 – 1:20 pm

Wendy Potter, Family/Consumer Science, David Butler High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, Colonialism, fashion design, globalization, High School, textiles | Permalink | Comments Off

Exploring Africa through Reading

February 3, 2016 – 1:15 pm

Sade Wright, Third Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, Botswana, Cameroon, Compare, Comparison, Comprehension Skills, Contrast, Countries, Create, Difference, Economics, Egypt, Elementary School, Games, Ghana, Goods, Holidays, Kenya, Language Arts, Location, Malawi, Map, maps, Meals, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Recipe, refugee, Schools, Services, Similarity, South Africa, Tanzania, United States | Permalink | Comments Off

Words of African Wisdom through Leuk the Hare in a French Immersion Classroom

February 3, 2016 – 1:10 pm

Pamela Shembo, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language Academy

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags African culture, baobab, Birago Diop, close reading, Elementary School, folktale, French Immersion Program, griot, hare, reader’s theater, storytelling | Permalink | Comments Off

Connecting Children to Four African Cultures through Musical Experiences

February 2, 2016 – 3:05 pm

Lana J. Withrow, Music, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, children, Dance, drums, Elementary School, folktale, Games, Kenya, Language, Mali, marimba, masks, mbira, Music, singing, South Africa, stories, Zimbabwe | Permalink | Comments Off

Forensic Anthropology: Stories in Bone

February 2, 2016 – 3:00 pm

Jackie Smith, Science, William Amos Hough High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags anthropology, bones, Civics, forensic anthropology, forensics, High School, International Criminal Court, mass graves, mitochondrial DNA, Science, skeleton, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

Fresh off the Boat: Helping Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Unpack the Stereotypes that Affect their School Experience in America

February 2, 2016 – 2:53 pm

Justine Busto, ESL, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, African Americans, Africans, Asian Immigrants, ESL, Ethnicity, High School, Immigrants, Language Arts, Latino Immigrants, Minorities, Psychology, race, race relations, School Experience, Social Studies, Sociology, Stereotype Threat, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

Accuracy in Africa: The Causes of the Sierra Leone Civil War as a Lens for Stereotypes of African Conflicts

February 2, 2016 – 2:48 pm

Ian Joyce, Social Studies, Eastway Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags A Long Way Gone, African Conflict, Causes of Sierra Leone Civil War, civil war, English, globalization, Language Arts, literacy, Middle School, Sierra Leone, Social Studies, Stereotypes of Africa, Urbanization | Permalink | Comments Off

Understanding Food Choices in Africa

February 2, 2016 – 2:43 pm

Darrmetacia Winston, Family Consumer Science, Olympic High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, Food Influences, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), geography, History, Hunger, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

February 2, 2016 – 2:21 pm

Sandra Spraggins, Technology, Irwin Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Polyps, Coral Reef, Ecosystem, Elementary School, global warming, Habitat, Nursery Ground, ordered pair, Origin, Quadrant, Run-off, Science, Sea Surface Temperature, species, technology, X-Axis, Y-Axis | Permalink | Comments Off

Human Population Growth and Human Impact

February 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

Rochelle E. Gray, Biology, Mallard Creek High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags High School, Human Impact, Human Population Growth, Population Pyramids | Permalink | Comments Off

Let’s go measure in Valencia

February 2, 2016 – 2:12 pm

Rosa W. Bockian, Third Grade, Collinswood Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags average, bar graph, data, electromagnetic force, Elementary School, line plot, Math, measurements, oscillation, pendulum, pictograph, Science, Spain, unit square | Permalink | Comments Off

Understanding Ecosystems: Learning and Living in the Carolinas

February 2, 2016 – 2:07 pm

Kimberly Luter Terrell, Fifth Grade, Steele Creek Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags and indigenous, aquatic, community, consumers, continental shelf, deciduous forest, decomposers, ecosystems, estuary, fertile, grasslands, interconnected, lakes, Middle School, oceans, photosynthesis, ponds, population, producers, rainforest, salinity, salt marsh, shoreline, species, terrestrial, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences: The Components of Earth as a System: How Energy Flows Through an Ecosystem!

February 2, 2016 – 2:01 pm

Julie Ruziska-Tiddy, Science, Carmel Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Consumer, Earth as a System, Ecosystem, Energy Flow, Energy Pyramid, Metamorphosis, Middle School, Predator, Prey, Producer, Science, Trophic Level | Permalink | Comments Off

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Charlotte Teachers Institute

Author Archives: Erikka Martin

Demystifying Hogwarts: Good, Evil, and the Influence of Supernatural Figures in the Harry Potter Book Series

Increase Reading Level through Movement and Morning Meetings

Africa in the Global Fashion Industry: Beyond masks, safari coats, and romance

Exploring Africa through Reading

Words of African Wisdom through Leuk the Hare in a French Immersion Classroom

Connecting Children to Four African Cultures through Musical Experiences

Forensic Anthropology: Stories in Bone

Understanding Food Choices in Africa

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

Human Population Growth and Human Impact

Let’s go measure in Valencia

Understanding Ecosystems: Learning and Living in the Carolinas

Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences: The Components of Earth as a System: How Energy Flows Through an Ecosystem!

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