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Author Archives: Scott Gartlan

Embodied linguistics and “Papel Picado” in the Spanish I class

March 2, 2022 – 1:40 pm

Milagros Ugueto, Spanish, Independence High School

Synopsis

Tags Culture, embodiment, Linguistics, movement, papel picado, school, Spanish, TPR, Vocabulary, World Languages | Permalink | Comments Off

Think, Sense and Move: An Exploration of a French Song and Several Francophone Paintings

March 2, 2022 – 1:37 pm

Pam Shembo, 5th Grade, South Academy of International Languages

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags “Walking Propositions”, Brain Dance, Christophe Mae, Critical Multimodal Literacies (CML), Embodied learning, embodied teaching, Francophone painters, global warming, L’Ours, la Francophonie, La liseuse, Le champ de coquelicots, lyricstraining.com, mindfulness, movement, senses, snapshot, tableau, Youssou N’Dour | Permalink | Comments Off

Moving Towards Mindfulness: Social Emotional Regulation through Movement

March 2, 2022 – 1:33 pm

Taylor Woods, 6th Grade, Whitewater Middle School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 5 Competencies, 6th grade, Caring Schools, community, embodied, empathy, identity, mindfulness, movement, relationship skills, responsible decision making, SEL, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, Social-Emotional Learning | Permalink | Comments Off

The Musical Remedy for Stress

March 2, 2022 – 1:14 pm

Amy Stonehouse, English Language Learners, North Mecklenburg High School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags coping, Culture, ethnomusicology, Language, migration, Music, refugee, sociocultural, stress, tone, translation | Permalink | Comments Off

Social & Emotional Teaching: Mindfully Modeling How to Put on Your Own (Non-Medical Grade Disposable) Mask First

March 2, 2022 – 1:10 pm

Ann Tapia, 6th Grade, Piedmont Open IB Middle School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Contemplative Pedagogy, Instruction & Content Delivery, mental health, mindfulness, Social-Emotional Learning, stress | Permalink | Comments Off

The Whole-Brain Classroom: Supporting Educators and Young Children by Understanding Brain Development, Emotions, and Mental Health

March 2, 2022 – 1:03 pm

Caroline Demmitt, Kindergarten, Selwyn Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags brain development, early childhood education, emotions, feelings, Kindergarten, mental health, pre-kindergarten, Social-Emotional Learning, whole-brain | Permalink | Comments Off

The Differing Perspectives of Success: What Does it Really Mean to be Successful?

March 2, 2022 – 1:01 pm

Katelyn Gardepe, 4th Grade, Selwyn Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags centralizing happiness, definition of success, failure, mental health, positive psychology | Permalink | Comments Off

The Impact of Stress on Teen Health and Coping Mechanisms for Positive Handling of Stress in Teen Lives

March 2, 2022 – 12:58 pm

Lee-Ann Mohr, English, Hough High School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags acute, adolescents, chronic, mental health, positive psychology, stress | Permalink | Comments Off

Using an Understanding of the Teenage Brain to Guide Instruction

March 2, 2022 – 12:55 pm

Victoria Natland, History, Garinger High School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags memory, occupational course of study, teenage brain, whole-brain | Permalink | Comments Off

It’s Ok to Not Be Ok: Adjusting to Identity and Life Changes in the Adolescent Athlete/College Student

March 1, 2022 – 3:48 pm

Amy Foster, Sports Medicine, Mallard Creek High School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags anxiety, athlete, burnout, fear of failure, identity, intention, life change, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, stress, suicide | Permalink | Comments Off

Gentrification: Pros & Cons in the African American Community

March 1, 2022 – 3:40 pm

Vashti Mosby, Science, Northridge Middle School

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags blockbusting, gentrification, Integration, redlining, Segregation, urban renewal | Permalink | Comments Off

Exploring Charlotte’s Black History

March 1, 2022 – 3:37 pm

Sade Wright, 3rd Grade, Parker Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags African American, African American History, black history, Charles Parker, Charlotte, Charlotte Black History, Charlotte History, Digital Mapping, Judy Howard, Mary Harper, Samuel Banks Pride, TJ Reddy, West End, West Zone | Permalink | Comments Off

School Segregation in Charlotte: Then and Now

March 1, 2022 – 3:35 pm

Megan Meadows, 5th Grade, Lebanon Road Elementary

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags busing, desegregation, Digital Mapping, Integration, Jim Crow, school, Segregation, social change | Permalink | Comments Off

“No Boundaries”

March 1, 2022 – 3:33 pm

Mary McElhaney, 7th Grade, Mountain Island Lake Academy

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags black wall street, Brooklyn community Charlotte NC, debt, discrimination, equity, eviction, family, foreclosure, forfeiture, generational wealth gaps, gentrification, Jim Crow, liabilities, litigation, net worth, ordinance, red ling, residential segregation | Permalink | Comments Off

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