Charlotte Teachers Institute

From 2017-2021, CTI offered 18 seminars for teachers in all subjects and grades PK-12^th grade that addressed racial equity. 

2021

• Southern Children’s Literature in the Classroom
  • Led by Mark West, Ph.D., English, UNC Charlotte
• Using Digital Mapping to Study History, Race, and Gentrification
  • Led by Brandon Lunsford, University Archives, Johnson C. Smith University
• Climate Refugee Stories
  • Led by Tina Shull, Ph.D., History, UNC Charlotte
• “Oh My, Aren’t You Wearing Some Nice Plastic!”: The Chemistry and Culture of Black Women’s Hair
  • Led by Tracy Brown-Fox, Ph.D., Chemistry, Johnson C. Smith University

2020

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

2019

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

2018

• Nurturing Nature:  Epigenetics as a Way to Explore Social Justice
  • Adam Reitzel, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, UNC Charlotte
  • Lenora Crabtree, Urban Education, UNC Charlotte
• “A Person’s a Person No Matter How Small”:  Teaching Human Rights
  • Sarah Minslow, Ph.D., 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, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Charlotte
• Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes
  • Debra C. Smith, Ph.D., Africana Studies, UNC Charlotte
• Memorials, Memories, and American Identity 
  • Emily Makas, Ph.D., Urban and Architectural History, UNC Charlotte