Category Archives: Curriculum Units

How the Black Death Brought on the Modern Era in Europe

January 28, 2015 – 3:44 pm

Amanda Armstrong Rahko, Social Studies, Carmel Middle School

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Tags Black Death, Leonardo da Vinci, Martin Luther, Medieval Europe, Middle Ages, Printing Press, Reformation, Renaissance, Social Studies, the Plague, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

Moral Agency: Philosophy and Responsibility in Elementary School

January 24, 2015 – 10:02 pm

Torrieann Martyn Dooley Kennedy, Language Arts, David Cox Road Elementary School

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Tags class discussion, Language Arts, mentor texts, Philosophy, Socratic seminars | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

The Weight of Choice

January 24, 2015 – 9:59 pm

Morgan Andrews, Psychology, William Amos Hough High School

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Tags 21st century, Choice, Development, human agency, morality, Philosophy, Psychology | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

What’s Your Super Power?

January 24, 2015 – 9:54 pm

Laura Champury, Language Arts, Francis Bradley Middle School

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Tags Character Education, Characterization, fiction text, fifth grade, informational text, Language Arts, Point of View, sixth grade, speech, superpowers | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

Analyzing Characters and their Motivations: Are Their Choices Right or Wrong?

January 21, 2015 – 4:52 pm

Kendra McCall, Language Arts, Reedy Creek Elementary School

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Tags Analyze, character, Choices, Free Will, Philosophical Thinking, Right, Wrong | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?: Being an Agent of Environmental Change

January 21, 2015 – 4:49 pm

Heather Nash, Science, East Mecklenburg High School

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Tags Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Ethics, Environmental Science, Human Impact, Philosophy, pollution, special education, Sustainability | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

Agency in Education: A Psychological Perspective

January 21, 2015 – 4:46 pm

Hannah Wegner, World History, Harding University High School

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Tags Choice, Education, human agency, Philosophy, Psychology, Student Research | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

The Rights and Wrongs in Children’s Literature

January 21, 2015 – 4:40 pm

Erin Muffler Murray, Kindergarten, Barringer Academic Center

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Tags characters, fairy tales, Kindergarten, morals, Motivation, Philosophy, right and wrong, rules | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

The Five Senses: How We Use Them to Help Us React to Situations

January 21, 2015 – 4:37 pm

Connie Danna, Pre-K, Lebanon Road Elementary

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Tags children, five senses, hearing, Pre-K, reaction, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching | Permalink | Comments Off

Using Biographies to Understand Choices

January 21, 2015 – 4:34 pm

Cassandra Black, First Grade, Ashley Park Pre K-8 School

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Tags and Biographies, Biographies, Character Education, Choices, first grade, literacy, Social Studies | Permalink | Comments Off

The Impact of Philosophical Issues on Voting

January 21, 2015 – 4:32 pm

Sean Baker, History, William A. Hough High School

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

Tags Consent of the Governed, Crisis, democrat, elections, executive branch, Free Will, judicial branch, legislative branch, Philosophy, Plato, Political Parties, politics, president, republican, Socrates, the Civil War, the Great Depression, Voting, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Human Agency

Was Charlie Given the Chocolate Factory Because He DID Good Or Because He WAS Good?

January 21, 2015 – 4:28 pm

Amy LaLonde, Language Arts, Tuckaseegee Elementary

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Tags character traits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Choice, Free Will, Language Arts, third grade | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Hosiery: Function, Fashion, and Patriotism Collide with Science

January 21, 2015 – 4:20 pm

Wendy Potter, Apparel & Design, David W. Butler High School

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Tags common core, Culture, fashion history, hosiery, textile history | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Speculative Fiction and the Ethics of Medical Research

January 21, 2015 – 4:17 pm

Stefanie Carter-Dodson, Language Arts, Southwest Middle School

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

Tags central idea, character arc, chronology, ethics, eugenics, fiction, Sequencing, supporting details, theme | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Computer Programming is a SNAP! to Learn for Young Minority Females

January 21, 2015 – 4:08 pm

Richard Whitehead, Computer Science, Northwest School of the Arts

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

Tags and Computer Programming, computer science, Minority Females, programming, Snap!, Women of Color | Permalink | Comments Off

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