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Author Archives: Grayson Hollowell

AIM: Art, Identity, and Mathematics

February 1, 2018 – 12:59 pm

Emily Burrell, Math, Piedmont Open IB MS

Tags area, artistic expressions, artistic license, cubes, cubism, Geometry, hexagons, identity, Middle School, rectangles, self-exploration, squares, triangles, Triangular prisims, volume | Permalink | Comments Off

Art & Identity: Mapping a School Community

February 1, 2018 – 12:57 pm

Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Angelica Dass, Art, Brandon Stanton, community, contemporary art, culturally sustaining pedagogy, Dawoud Bey, Humans of New York, identity, Middle School, Photography | Permalink | Comments Off

Who Am I, and Who Do I Hope to Become: Identity through an English Classroom

February 1, 2018 – 12:54 pm

Andy Wertz, English/Film, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags arts infusion, Characterization, engagement, identity, intrinsic motivation, self-concept, self-discovery, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

Identifying with Earth

February 1, 2018 – 12:52 pm

Amethyst Klein, STEAM, University Park Creative Arts School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags cave paintings, Earth materials, Earth Science, emotional development, erosion, identity, rocks, soil, soil painting, weathering | Permalink | Comments Off

THE RISE OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN GREAT BRITAIN: William Pitt to Theresa May

February 1, 2018 – 12:45 pm

Roshan Varghese, History, Butler HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags American History I, American History II, constitutional monarchy, F. Roosevelt, G.W. Bush, High School, Limited Government, M. Thatcher, Magna Carta, president, prime minister, R. Reagan, T. Blair, U.S. Constitution, W. Churchill, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

The Deception of the American Democracy

February 1, 2018 – 12:41 pm

Raymond Beamon, World History, West Mecklenburg HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags completive, constitution, democracy, elections, electoral college, fair, free, gerrymandering, High School, inclusion, mass incarceration, service learning, slavery, Voting | Permalink | Comments Off

Democratization in the Arab World

February 1, 2018 – 12:38 pm

Michael Richards, World History, Bailey MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags authoritarian, democracy, democratization, Government, Middle School | Permalink | Comments Off

Comparing and Contrasting Democracies: The United States of America and the Hispanic Countries in Latin America

February 1, 2018 – 12:36 pm

Mayra Garcia, Spanish, W.A. Hough HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags democracy, High School, hispanic, Latino, project based learning, Spanish, Spanish Speaking Countries, Student Research | Permalink | Comments Off

Is Democracy Ready For The Next Wave of Change?

February 1, 2018 – 12:29 pm

Lynn Roach, Economics, Harding University HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Absolutism, Authoritarianism, democracy, Direct Democracy, Fascism, Feudalism, High School, Inalienable Rights, Limited Government, Magna Carta, Natural Rights, Parliament, popular sovereignty, Representative Democracy, totalitarianism | Permalink | Comments Off

Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in South Africa during and after Apartheid

February 1, 2018 – 12:26 pm

Lisa Modrow, Social Studies, Bailey MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags apartheid, Middle School, Nelson Mandela, oppression, South Africa | Permalink | Comments Off

Injustice: Japanese Internment and Citizens’ Rights

February 1, 2018 – 12:25 pm

Christa Rawald, Social Studies, Ranson MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags democracy, Injustice, Japanese Internment, Middle School, Minorities, Rights, WWII | Permalink | Comments Off

Islam, Media, and the Arab Spring “and their affairs shall be discussed among them” (وَأمَْرُھُمْ شُورَىٰ بیَْنھَُم)

February 1, 2018 – 12:17 pm

M. Bassam Halaweh, Arabic, Hawthorne Health Sciences

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Arab Spring, authoritarian, class struggle, compulsion, conflict, controlled democracy, Culture, democracy, democratization, displacement, elite class, ethnic groups, executive, human rights, interconnected world, Islam, judicial, legislative, liberal institutions, Media, mobilizing, national identity, parliamentary system, politics, privileged groups, prophet Mohammad, Quran, right to vote, social media, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

Reconstructing a Failed Democracy

February 1, 2018 – 12:15 pm

Arianna Bonner, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Analyze, civil war, Civil War Amendments, conflict, debate, democracy, Historical Narrative, Middle School, perspective, Reconstruction | Permalink | Comments Off

South African Democracy: The Rise and Fall of Hope

February 1, 2018 – 12:12 pm

Amy Strong Pasko, International Programs Coordinator, North Learning Community

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags apartheid, constitutions, corruption, democracy, High School, Nelson Mandela, race, South Africa | Permalink | Comments Off

Think Before You Shoot: Creating Images with Impact in the Journalism Classroom

February 1, 2018 – 12:07 pm

Michele Lemere, English, Garinger HS

Curriculum Units (pdf)

Tags High School, Journalism, Media Literacy, media representation, photo manipulation, Photography, visual literacy, yearbook | Permalink | Comments Off

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Author Archives: Grayson Hollowell

AIM: Art, Identity, and Mathematics

Art & Identity: Mapping a School Community

Who Am I, and Who Do I Hope to Become: Identity through an English Classroom

Identifying with Earth

THE RISE OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN GREAT BRITAIN: William Pitt to Theresa May

The Deception of the American Democracy

Democratization in the Arab World

Comparing and Contrasting Democracies: The United States of America and the Hispanic Countries in Latin America

Is Democracy Ready For The Next Wave of Change?

Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in South Africa during and after Apartheid

Injustice: Japanese Internment and Citizens’ Rights

Reconstructing a Failed Democracy

South African Democracy: The Rise and Fall of Hope

Think Before You Shoot: Creating Images with Impact in the Journalism Classroom

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