Charlotte Teachers Institute

From 2017-2020, CTI offered 14 seminars for teachers in all subjects and grades PK-12^th grade that addressed racial equity. 

2020

• African American Poetry and the Idea of Citizenship
  • Led by Malin Pereira, English UNC Charlotte
• Narratives of Muslim Life in America
  • Led by Will Sherman, Religious Studies, UNC Charlotte
• Anti-Racism and Pedagogy: What Does It Mean to Be an Anti-Racist Teacher?
  • Led by Erin Miller, Reading and Elementary Education, UNC Charlotte
• Black Girl Magic (Mis)Understood: Representations of Black Women and Girls
  • Led by Terza Lima-Neves, Political Science, Johnson C. Smith University

2019

• Frankly Speaking: White Privilege
  • Led by Shannon Sullivan, Philosophy, UNC Charlotte
• Childhood and the City Space in Literature
  • Janaka Lewis, English, UNC Charlotte
• Children in War and Conflict
  • Oscar Lansen, History, UNC Charlotte
• Africa: Beneath the Headlines
  • Beth Whitaker, Political Science, UNC Charlotte

2018

• Nurturing Nature:  Epigenetics as a Way to Explore Social Justice
  • Adam Reitzel, Biological Sciences, UNC Charlotte
  • Lenora Crabtree, Urban Education, UNC Charlotte
• “A Person’s a Person No Matter How Small”:  Teaching Human Rights
  • Sarah Minslow, English, UNC Charlotte
• Insights into Latino Communities in Charlotte Today
  • Susana Cisneros, Languages and Culture Studies, UNC Charlotte

2017

• Using Mathematics to Understand Social Issues
  • Anthony Fernandes, Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Charlotte
• Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes
  • Debra C. Smith, Africana Studies, UNC Charlotte
• Memorials, Memories, and American Identity 
  • Emily Makas, Architectural and Urban History, UNC Charlotte