Charlotte Teachers Institute

Using Mathematics to Understand Social Issues

Seminar Leader: Anthony Fernandes, Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Charlotte

Seminar Coordinator: Rima Solh, Math, Southwest Middle School

• Jeffrey Barnes, Math, Rocky River HS
• Antowanna Carpenter, CTE/Business, Butler HS
• Emiko Furuya, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language Academy
• Katelyn Gardepe, Fifth Grade, Selwyn ES
• Camay Hunter, Math, West Charlotte HS
• Gwendalyn Iversen, Second Grade, Winding Springs ES
• Paige Laurain, Math, West Charlotte HS
• Kelly McManus, Math, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS
• Vertina Rhim, Math, Whitewater MS
• Jimi’ E. Rogers, Kindergarten, Nations Ford ES

Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes

Seminar Leader: Debra C. Smith, Africana Studies, UNC Charlotte

Seminar Coordinator: Franchone Bey, English, West Charlotte High School

• Eli Davis, Special Education, Lincoln Heights Academy
• Audrey Dorante, History, East Mecklenburg HS
• DeNise Gerst, Science, Barringer Academic Center
• Mic Hamrick, Kindergarten, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
• Shanique Lee, English, North Mecklenburg HS
• Marielle Matheus, Third Grade, Irwin Academic Center
• Latonda Mitchell, Second Grade, Mountain Island Lake Academy
• Liza Quinn, Literacy, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
• Kim Scouller  Second Grade Barringer Academic Center
• Annette Teasdell, English/ History, North Mecklenburg HS
• Torie Wheatley, English, North Mecklenburg HS

Chemical Interactions in the Body

Seminar Leader: Erland Stevens, Chemistry, Davidson College

Seminar Coordinator: Kassie Calvo, Chemistry, W.A. Hough High School

• Morgan Andrews, Psychology, W.A. Hough HS
• Kathleen Butler, Dance, South Charlotte MS
• Phil Carver, Science, James Martin MS
• Mariella Fernandes, ESL, Whitewater MS
• Monica High, Science, Hawthorne Academy
• Kari Rhoades, Biomedical Sciences, Mallard Creek HS
• Jackie Smith, Forensic Science, W.A. Hough HS
• Nicole Sparrow, English, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
• Josh Trujillo, Science, W.A. Hough HS
• Erika Williams, Biomedical Science, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology

Memorials, Memories, and American Identity  (meets at the Levine Museum of the New South)

Seminar Leader:  Emily Makas, Architectural and Urban History, UNC Charlotte

Seminar Coordinator: Wendy Potter, Apparel Production, Butler High School

• Nicole Boyd, Fifth Grade, Dilworth ES
• Rhonda Doe, Kindergarten, Barringer Academic Center
• Yasmin Forbes, African American Studies, West Mecklenburg HS
• Tracy Kennedy, Fourth Grade/Japanese, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
• Deanna Kurtz, Civics/Economics, South Mecklenburg HS
• Eboné Lockett, English, Cato Middle College HS
• Megan McGee, Language Arts, McClintock MS
• Ted Miracle, Fourth Grade, Endhaven ES
• Alicia Olmeda, ESL , Coulwood STEM Academy
• Beth Owens, Visual Art, Reedy Creek ES
• Jaclyn Peterson, Fifth Grade, David Cox Road ES
• Lecia Shockley, Third Grade, Selwyn ES

Doing Science: Hands-On Learning in the Laboratory

Seminar Leader: Susan Trammell, Physics and Optical Science, UNC Charlotte

Seminar Coordinator: Amy Thomas, First Grade, Reedy Creek Elementary School

• Scott Balay, Science, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
• Geneva Bell, Science, James Martin MS
• Tracie Cooper, Science, Hidden Valley ES
• Michelle Faggert, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS
• Katrina Gordon, Second Grade, Selwyn ES
• Namrata Gupta, Science, Nations Ford ES
• Curtis Overton, Technology/Design, West Mecklenburg HS
• Zachary Sanford, Science, W.A. Hough HS
• Meg Shuman, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
• Jessica Silva, Science Lab, Rama Road ES
• Victoria Woods, Science, Independence HS

Cultivating Visual Literacy

Seminar Leader: Maggie McCarthy, German Studies and Film, Davidson College

Seminar Coordinator: Deena Aglialoro, Language Arts, South Mecklenburg HS

• Kate Allen, Visual Art, W.A. Hough HS
• Michele Lemere, English, Garinger HS
• Kim Mayes, Science, Cochrane Collegiate Academy
• Erin Murray, TD/Catalyst Hornets Nest & Statesville RD ES
• Justin Pierce, Visual Art, W.A. Hough HS
• Emily Steib, Second Grade, Hidden Valley ES
• Emily Woods, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
• Amanda Soesbee, English, North Mecklenburg HS
• Jessica Young, Second Grade, Davidson ES

The Rise (and Fall) of Democracies around the World

Seminar Leader: Shelley Rigger, Political Science, Davidson College

Seminar Coordinator: Amy Strong Pasko, International Programs Coordinator, North Learning Community 

• Brad Baker , U.S. History, W.A. Hough HS
• Raymond Beamon, World History, West Mecklenburg HS
• Arianna Bonner, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. MS
• Mawuena Dabla-Egui, French, Harding University HS
• Mayra Garcia, Spanish, W.A. Hough HS
• M. Bassam Halaweh, Arabic, Hawthorne Health Sciences
• Lisa Modrow, Social Studies, Bailey MS
• Christa Rawald, Social Studies, Ranson MS
• Michael Richards, World History, Bailey MS
• Lynn Roach, Economics, Harding University HS
• Roshan Varghese, History, Butler HS

From Self to Students: Canvassing Art to Explore Identity  (meets at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art)

Seminar Leaders: Adriana L. Medina, Reading & Elementary Education, UNC Charlotte, and Christopher Lawing, Vice President, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Seminar Coordinator: Amethyst Klein, STEAM, University Park Creative Arts School

• Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater MS
• Liz Allard, Science, Cochrane Collegiate Academy
• Emily Burrell, Math, Piedmont Open IB MS
• Nicholas Gattis, Band, Carmel MS
• Mary Draper Hager, Second Grade, Selwyn ES
• Natalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte HS
• Jaianna McCants, Visual Art, North Mecklenburg HS
• Marjorie O’Shea, Visual Art, W.A. Hough HS
• Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
• Laura Steffy, Visual Art, North Mecklenburg HS
• Andy Wertz, English/Film, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology