Tag Archives: High School

Exploring Science through Memoir

January 30, 2017 – 10:55 am

Kassie Woodard, High School Science, William A Hough High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags chemistry, High School, literacy, scientists, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 3: The Origins of Human Language

Big Ideas about Small Talk: Teaching Introductory World Languages with an Evolutionary Understanding

February 10, 2016 – 2:53 pm

Matthew Kelly, Spanish, Independence High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Culture, High School, Interpersonal Communication, Language, Spanish, World Languages | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 8: Supernatural Figures in Theatre, Film and the Brain

Collaging the Subconscious and Painting the Revealed Surreal: Uncensoring the Inner Theatre through Right Hemisphere Activities

February 10, 2016 – 1:09 pm

Noelle Peerey, Visual Art, Hopewell High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags : Creativity, Altered Art, Analog Drawings, Artist Voice, Automatic Drawings, brain, Carl Jung, Censor, collage, Conscious, Creative, Dreams, Experimental Techniques, Found Objects, Free Association, Frottage, High School, journaling, Layering Techniques, Left Hemisphere, Life Long Learner, Painting, Process Journal, Reflection, Reflective Writing, Research Workbook, Right Hemisphere, Self Awareness, Sigmund Freud, Sketchbook, Subconscious, Surrealism, The Elements of Art, The Principles of Design, Uncensored | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Teaching Statistics with Raptors in IB Biology

February 9, 2016 – 1:39 pm

Connie Scercy Wood, Biology, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Carolina Raptor Center, Chi-Square, Correlation, Ecology, High School, Math, Sample Size, Science, Statistics, T-Test | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Using Genetics Data in a Greenhouse Biology Classroom

February 9, 2016 – 1:30 pm

Adora Reid, Science, South Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Analysis, Biology, brain, data, Data Analysis, Genetics, Greenhouse, High School, Mendel, Science, Scientific Teaching, strategies | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 8: Supernatural Figures in Theatre, Film and the Brain

Analyzing Tragic Heroes to Increase Awareness of Multiple Perspectives

February 3, 2016 – 2:22 pm

Stephanie Misko, English, William Amos Hough High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags adolescent brain development, Aristotle, catharsis, Characterization, High School, Hosseini, Journal, Language Arts, mind map, neuroscience, perspective, Point of View, Reading, soliloquy, The Kite Runner, tragedy, tragic flaw, tragic hero, tribal learning | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 8: Supernatural Figures in Theatre, Film and the Brain

Explorons le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint Exupery

February 3, 2016 – 1:49 pm

Mawuena Dabla, French, Harding University High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags advanced, AP French., French SL1; French SL2; French Hl1, High School, Hl2, IB DP French, le Petit Prince, Saint Exupery, theater | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 8: Supernatural Figures in Theatre, Film and the Brain

Mask Making: The Seen and Unseen

February 3, 2016 – 1:43 pm

Kelley Hund-Shelley, Visual Art, Butler High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags African masks, ancient Greek theater masks, armature, color scheme, craftsmanship, exaggeration, High School, mask-making, motif, Northwestern Indian Masks, paper mache, pattern, personal voice, Research, scarification, simplification, spirit masks, storytelling | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Africa in the Global Fashion Industry: Beyond masks, safari coats, and romance

February 3, 2016 – 1:20 pm

Wendy Potter, Family/Consumer Science, David Butler High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, Colonialism, fashion design, globalization, High School, textiles | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Forensic Anthropology: Stories in Bone

February 2, 2016 – 3:00 pm

Jackie Smith, Science, William Amos Hough High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags anthropology, bones, Civics, forensic anthropology, forensics, High School, International Criminal Court, mass graves, mitochondrial DNA, Science, skeleton, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

Fresh off the Boat: Helping Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Unpack the Stereotypes that Affect their School Experience in America

February 2, 2016 – 2:53 pm

Justine Busto, ESL, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, African Americans, Africans, Asian Immigrants, ESL, Ethnicity, High School, Immigrants, Language Arts, Latino Immigrants, Minorities, Psychology, race, race relations, School Experience, Social Studies, Sociology, Stereotype Threat, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Human Population Growth and Human Impact

February 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm

Rochelle E. Gray, Biology, Mallard Creek High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags High School, Human Impact, Human Population Growth, Population Pyramids | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in a Global Environment

February 2, 2016 – 1:41 pm

Debra Blake Semmler, Physics, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags critical thinking, High School, Photoelectric Effect, Physics, problem solving, Science, Simple Pendulum, STEM education | Permalink | Comments Off

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

Visual Persuasion and the Use of Propaganda

February 2, 2016 – 1:25 pm

Deborah Watson, Visual Art, Hopewell High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Digital Art, High School, History, Media Arts, Peace, Photoshop, Propaganda, Propaganda Posters, War | 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

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Tag Archives: High School

Exploring Science through Memoir

Big Ideas about Small Talk: Teaching Introductory World Languages with an Evolutionary Understanding

Collaging the Subconscious and Painting the Revealed Surreal: Uncensoring the Inner Theatre through Right Hemisphere Activities

Teaching Statistics with Raptors in IB Biology

Using Genetics Data in a Greenhouse Biology Classroom

Analyzing Tragic Heroes to Increase Awareness of Multiple Perspectives

Explorons le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint Exupery

Mask Making: The Seen and Unseen

Africa in the Global Fashion Industry: Beyond masks, safari coats, and romance

Forensic Anthropology: Stories in Bone

Human Population Growth and Human Impact

Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in a Global Environment

Visual Persuasion and the Use of Propaganda

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

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