Tag Archives: Art

From Rohingya to Bangladesh: Prisoners of Their Own Land

March 2, 2022 – 2:21 pm

Harlina Vargas, 3rd Grade Art, Collinswood Language Elementary School

Synopsis

Tags abstract, Art, At-risk, Climate Change, Culturally Deficit, expressionism, fleeing for their homeland, Poor, refugees, resistance, storytelling, survivors | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Mindfulness & Education: Transforming Learning Through Awareness

Mindful Transformations, More Than Meets The Eye

January 27, 2021 – 12:01 pm

Kenya Lawrence, Math, Harding University High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags anxiety, Art, brain games, Geometry, growth mindset, Math, math 2, mindfulness, transformations | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Black Girl Magic (Mis)Understood: Representations and Perceptions of Black Women and Girls in the Education System

HerStory: The Untold Stories of African American Women in History

January 27, 2021 – 11:03 am

Veronica Hall, Social Studies, Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags African American Studies, African American Women in history, Art, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Literature, Music | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Black Girl Magic (Mis)Understood: Representations and Perceptions of Black Women and Girls in the Education System

Black Girl Magic: Tilting the Looking Glass

January 27, 2021 – 10:23 am

Abbie Hess, Art, Independence High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags #Blackgirlmagic, Art, black feminism & intersectionality, complex lived realities, cultural diversities, Feminism, fragmentation and identity, Hood feminism, visual arts and crafts | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Narratives of Muslim Life in America

Muslim Contributions to the Development of Modern Mathematics and American Culture

January 21, 2021 – 10:40 am

Ashley Robinson, 5th Grade, Briarwood Academy Elementary

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 5th grade, Art, Culture, Geometry, Islam, Mathematics, Muslims, Patterns | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

Art and Identity: Communities, Neighborhoods and Self

January 24, 2020 – 12:51 pm

Natalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Art, collage, communication, community, discovery, fingerprint, identity, Journal, mixed media, neighborhood, suitcase, Visual, Visual Art | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 6: Teaching Human Rights

How To Make An ARTivist

February 20, 2019 – 12:18 pm

Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Arts, Whitewater Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags activism, Ai Weiwei, Art, Banksy, books, children’s rights, contemporary art, graphic novels, Guerilla Girls, human rights, Shepard Fairey, street art | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 8: From Self to Students: Canvassing Art to Explore Identity

Art and Identity: Using Visual Art as a Means of Nonverbal Communication

February 1, 2018 – 1:18 pm

Natalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Art, collage, communication, discovery, fingerprint, High School, identity, Journal, mixed media, nonverbal communication, Visual, Visual Art, word cloud, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

Peel It: How to peel away layers to increase understanding?

February 1, 2018 – 1:15 pm

Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Art, character traits, Comprehension, English language arts, figurative language, identity, inferences, metaphor, self-portraits, Simile, Social Emotional Learning | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 8: From Self to Students: Canvassing Art to Explore Identity

Art & Identity: Mapping a School Community

February 1, 2018 – 12:57 pm

Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Angelica Dass, Art, Brandon Stanton, community, contemporary art, culturally sustaining pedagogy, Dawoud Bey, Humans of New York, identity, Middle School, Photography | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Exploring Memoir - From Picture Book to Digital Story

Visual Journal/Process Journal-Process to Product

February 15, 2017 – 11:16 am

Kelley Hund Shelley, Visual Art, Butler High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Art, art critique, artist statement, bookmaking, Coptic Bound Book, craftsmanship, end paper, High School, Japanese Stab book, Journal, line quality, mark making, Orizomegami, personal voice, Process Journal, signature, spine, visual journal | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Literacy and Literacies in the 21st Century

We Can See Clearly Now – Using Art to Expand Understandings of Personal Cultural Identities

February 8, 2017 – 12:30 pm

Lecia Shockley, Second Grade, Selwyn Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Art, Biography, collaboration, communication skills, creative thinking, critical thinking, depth of understanding, Elementary School, Integration, observation skills, visual intelligence, visual text, visual thinking strategies, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Exploring Memoir - From Picture Book to Digital Story

Mapping your Memoirs

January 30, 2017 – 11:08 am

Teresa Strohl, Art and Writing, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Art, Art Buddies, Elementary School, literacy, Memoirs, Niki de Saint Phalle., project based learning, romare bearden, Studio Habits of Mind, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

Architects of Peace: Pathways and Unintended Pauses in the Landscape of Our Common Home

February 2, 2016 – 1:18 pm

Gloria J. Brinkman, Visual Art, North Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Architecture, Art, Citizenship, critical thinking, environment, global sustainability, High School, homeland, metaphor, Peace, peacebuilding, Values, War | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Learning through Movement: Applying Exercise Education and Movement Activities in a Library Setting

January 29, 2016 – 11:22 am

Deborah Yu-Yuk Jung, Media Skills, Winding Springs Elementary

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Art, Elementary School, Exercise—Physiological Effects, Kinesthetic Learning, Mind and Body, movement, yoga | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Art

From Rohingya to Bangladesh: Prisoners of Their Own Land

Mindful Transformations, More Than Meets The Eye

HerStory: The Untold Stories of African American Women in History

Black Girl Magic: Tilting the Looking Glass

Muslim Contributions to the Development of Modern Mathematics and American Culture

Art and Identity: Communities, Neighborhoods and Self

How To Make An ARTivist

Art and Identity: Using Visual Art as a Means of Nonverbal Communication

Art & Identity: Mapping a School Community

Visual Journal/Process Journal-Process to Product

We Can See Clearly Now – Using Art to Expand Understandings of Personal Cultural Identities

Mapping your Memoirs

Architects of Peace: Pathways and Unintended Pauses in the Landscape of Our Common Home

Learning through Movement: Applying Exercise Education and Movement Activities in a Library Setting

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