Category Archives: 2015

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

The Mathematical Benefits of Exercise

January 27, 2016 – 4:26 pm

Aaron Kollar, Middle School Math, Piedmont Open IB Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags 6th grade math, BDNF, box plot, brain, CTI, dot plot, Exercise, exercise and the brain., histogram, mean, median, Middle School, Research | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Weather Moves, So Should Children

January 27, 2016 – 4:12 pm

Amethyst Klein, Science, Winterfield Elementary

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags air, air mass, BDNF, brain, Convection Current, Elementary School, Exercise, Irisin, jet stream, neurogenesis, Science, water, weather, weather systems, wind | Permalink | Comments Off

“We are a nation descended from immigrants and revolutionists”

January 27, 2016 – 2:36 pm

Alexandra Kennedy Edwards, Social Studies, Bailey Middle School

Final Unit (pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards (pdf)

Tags early immigration laws, Great Famine, History, Irish immigration to US, Irish Penal Laws, Middle School, Multiculturalism, Social Studies, US immigration | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 2: What Makes a Nation?

The Legacies of the League of Nations

January 27, 2016 – 2:05 pm

Annie Calloway, Literacy, Olde Providence Elementary School

Final Unit (pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards (pdf)

Tags balance of power, collective security, diplomacy, History, League of Nations, Nationalism, World War I | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Math in the Gym?

January 25, 2016 – 6:10 pm

Benjamin Lewis, K-5, Physical Education, Barnette Elementary School

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

Tags Body Mass Index, Content Integration, Exercise, movement, Physical Education, Student Health, VO2 max | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: 2015

The Brain, Exercise, and Teaching Students of Poverty

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.

The Mathematical Benefits of Exercise

Weather Moves, So Should Children

The Legacies of the League of Nations

Math in the Gym?

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