The 2023 CTI Fellows will be listed here grouped by their seminar in April 2023 shortly after the Fellows are selected by the CTI Admissions Committee (made up entirely of CMS teachers). Click on the seminar title to go to the seminar page to read the description written by the Seminar Leader, as well as the short video of the Seminar Leader introducing themselves and sharing a bit more about their seminar.
Seminar Leader: Alan Rauch, Ph.D., English, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Wendy Mueller, 6th Grade Reading, Whitewater Middle School
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Race, History, Change, and Social Activism: Baseball’s Impact on America
Seminar Leader: Erin DiCesare, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies, Johnson C. Smith University
Coordinator: Andrew Bartkowiak, History, East Mecklenburg High School
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All Roads of Thought Run Through Oz: Teaching Any Topic using the Wizard of Oz
Seminar Leader: Dina Massachi, M.A., UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Jashonai Payne, 4th Grade, Clear Creek Elementary School
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A Freshwater Splash: Urban Stream Ecology and Biodiversity
Seminar Leader: Sandra Clinton, Ph.D., Geography and Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Vashti Mosby, Science, Northridge Middle School
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The Importance of Repetition: Dance and Culture
Seminar Leader: Kaus Sarkar, Ph.D., Dance, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Mila Ugueto, Spanish, Olympic High School
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Reflection and Its Role in our Cycle of Continuous Improvement
Seminar Leader: Cheryl Curtis, Ed.D., Student Affairs, Johnson C. Smith University
Coordinator: Debbie Kennedy, African American Studies, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
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Creating a Balanced and Equitable Learning Culture
Seminar Leader: Kendra Jason, Ph.D., Sociology, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Monique Hall, 4th Grade, Devonshire Elementary School
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It Takes a Candidate: Women in Politics
Seminar Leader: Helen King, Ph.D., Political Science, Johnson C. Smith University
Coordinator: Janice Sutton, History and Government, Independence High School
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