Category Archives: Curriculum Units

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

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

2014 Features Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Our Community: Charlotte — History Channels Who We Are Today!

August 7, 2015 – 5:23 pm

Rosa Bockian, Third Grade, Collinswood Language Academy

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

Tags banking, Catawba Indians, cotton, gold rush, Great Depression, Hornets Nest, hydroelectric power, new south, prosperity, textiles, trading post | Permalink | Comments Off

Let’s Be Friends: Examining Why It’s Important to Have an Understanding of Friendship at an Early Age

March 17, 2015 – 6:43 pm

Brandy Daniels, Social Studies, Irwin Academic Center

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

Tags children, first grade, friendship, Kindergarten, social skills, Social Studies | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: Curriculum Units

Algernon’s Exercise Regimen

New Equation in Math Class: Movement=BRAIN BOOST

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

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

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

Exercise to Learn, Learn to Exercise!

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?

Our Community: Charlotte — History Channels Who We Are Today!

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