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2018
CTI Fellows’ Finale
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WelcomeShannon White, Director of Collections
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
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Partners
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CURRICULUM• 86 Fellows from 46 CMS schools• 26 ES, 29 MS and 31 HS• Growth in confidence to engage students
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SOCIAL JUSTICEHistoric Trip to Montgomery, AL
Equal Justice Initiative
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TEACHER RESEARCH• 41 CMS teachers in grades K-12• 18 poster presentations • 11 SRET research team experiences
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TOBE, a community book• 70 Charlotteans discussed TOBE• 10 reflective essays on race
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WHY CTI?Jeffrey Barnes, Mathematics, Rocky River High and CTI Fellow in “Nurturing Nature: Epigenetics as a Way to Explore Social Justice”
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Power of Relationships
Dr. Clayton Wilcox, Superintendent
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Units, CEUs & StipendsScott Gartlan
Executive Director
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CTI Leadership Opportunities Miesha Gadsden
Literacy Facilitator
Marie G. Davis K-8
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CTI Teacher Leader RolesSteering Committee Member
Shape the future of CTI
Seminar Coordinator
Collaborate with professors to create seminars
School Contact
Recruit teachers to be part of CTI
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2018 CTI Teacher Steering Committee Miesha Gadsden, Literacy Facilitator, Marie G. Davis K-8
Deb Jung, Media Skills, Winding Springs Elementary
Matt Kelly, Spanish, Independence High
Jennifer Ladanyi, Language Arts, Bailey Middle
Janet Raybon, Science, Myers Park High
Julie Ruziska Tiddy, Science, Carmel Middle
Deb Semmler, Physics, East Mecklenburg High
Pam Shembo, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language Academy
Teresa Strohl, Visual Art, Barringer Academic Center
Connie Wood, Biology, East Mecklenburg High
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New Steering Committee Members
Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater Middle
Mariella Fernandez, English as a Second Language, Whitewater Middle
Monica High, Science, Cato Middle College High
Jackie Smith, Science, Hough High
Jessica Young, Fourth Grade, Davidson Elementary
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2019 SeminarsMiesha Gadsden
Literacy Facilitator
Marie G. Davis K-8
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2019 Seminars 1 of 2
Frankly Speaking: White PrivilegeShannon Sullivan, Philosophy, UNC Charlotte
How to Build a HumanBrendan Kern, Biology, Johnson C. Smith University
Childhood and the City Space in LiteratureJanaka Lewis, English, UNC Charlotte
Children in War and ConflictOscar Lansen, History, UNC Charlotte
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2019 Seminars 2 of 2
Climate Science and Solution Strategies
Brian Magi, Geography and Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte
Africa: Beneath the Headlines
Beth Whitaker, Political Science, UNC Charlotte
Writing in Mathematics
Madelyn Colonnese, Reading & Elementary Education, UNC Charlotte
Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages
Jasmine Corbett, Communication Studies, Johnson C. Smith University
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CTI Teacher Leadership Meeting
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
5:30-7:30 p.m.
UNC Charlotte Center City
• Meet the 2019 Seminar Leaders
• Learn about CTI Teacher Leaders roles
• Share feedback about how to create a high quality seminar
• Enjoy pizza dinner with your colleagues
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CTI Teacher Open House
Thursday, January 31, 2019
6:30-8:00 p.m.
UNC Charlotte Center City
• Recruit your colleagues to learn about the 2019 Seminars
• Meet CTI Teacher Leaders and Seminar Leaders
• Learn about the online application process
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Funding to Implement Your CU
CTI raised external support from 55 donors through crowdfunding.
Now it’s time to give it away!
Attend the Teacher Leadership Meeting on January 9, 2019 to learn how you can use these funds for your classroom.
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5-Minute Survey, Coming Very Soon
Tomorrow you will receive an email with a link to a
CTI Fellows survey, Part 2.
• It only takes 5 minutes to complete.
• It’s anonymous.
• You could win one of two $25 gift cards.
• Help us understand & promote the impact of CTI!
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2018 Seminar Presentations
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The Art and Chemistry of Light
Leader: Tom Schmedake, Chemistry, UNC CharlotteCoordinator: Michelle Faggert, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle
Geneva Bell, Science, James Martin MiddleHelen Davis, Mathematics, Martin Luther King, Jr. MiddleMary Hughes, Science and Social Studies, Marie G. Davis K-8Beth Kerr, First Grade, Bain ElementaryZachary Sanford, Science, W.A. Hough HighJackie Smith, Forensic Science, W.A. Hough HighDiane Strickland, Visual Art, Garinger HighTeresa Strohl, Visual Art, Barringer Academic CenterJosh Trujillo, Chemistry, W.A. Hough HighErika Williams, Science, Philip O. Berry Academy of Technology
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The Art and Chemistry of Light
Professor Tom Schmedake, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Michelle Faggert, Martin Luther Middle School
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Lights Color Refraction Forensics chemical reaction
Reflections Absorb
Liquid Pour Neon light Abstract Artists
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FireThank you
Bechtler Museum
of Modern Art
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Light as Energy
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Light as Life
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Light as Beauty
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Light as Color and Emotion
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Light as Revelation
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The Art and Chemistry of Light
Leader: Tom Schmedake, Chemistry, UNC CharlotteCoordinator: Michelle Faggert, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle
Geneva Bell, Science, James Martin MiddleHelen Davis, Mathematics, Martin Luther King, Jr. MiddleMary Hughes, Science and Social Studies, Marie G. Davis K-8Beth Kerr, First Grade, Bain ElementaryZachary Sanford, Science, W.A. Hough HighJackie Smith, Forensic Science, W.A. Hough HighDiane Strickland, Visual Art, Garinger HighTeresa Strohl, Visual Art, Barringer Academic CenterJosh Trujillo, Chemistry, W.A. Hough HighErika Williams, Science, Philip O. Berry Academy of Technology
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Animals, Culture, and Society
Leader: Alan Rauch, English, UNC CharlotteCoordinator: Paige Laurain, Mathematics, West Charlotte High
Noriko Abe, First Grade, E.E. Waddell Language AcademyAlbertia Burgess, English, West Charlotte HighChristina Coriale, French, Piedmont Open IB MiddleRianna Das, Science, Eastway MiddleJacci Fizet, Kindergarten, Renaissance West STEAM AcademyMaggie Hershey-Mason, Third Grade, Davidson ElementaryNatalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte High
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Ideas We Explored and Questions We Asked
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Our Engagement with Animals
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Cultural Connections with Animals
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Animal’s Physical Characteristics
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Thank
s
Alan!
You’re
the
best!
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Animals, Culture, and Society
Leader: Alan Rauch, English, UNC CharlotteCoordinator: Paige Laurain, Mathematics, West Charlotte High
Noriko Abe, First Grade, E.E. Waddell Language AcademyAlbertia Burgess, English, West Charlotte HighChristina Coriale, French, Piedmont Open IB MiddleRianna Das, Science, Eastway MiddleJacci Fizet, Kindergarten, Renaissance West STEAM AcademyMaggie Hershey-Mason, Third Grade, Davidson ElementaryNatalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte High
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“A Person's a Person No Matter How Small”:
Teaching Human RightsLeader: Sarah Minslow, English, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater Middle
James Berkman, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. MiddleMelinda Brewer, Social Studies and Language Arts, Coulwood MiddleSanassa Burnett, Language Arts, Albemarle Road MiddleKatelyn Gardepe, Fourth Grade, Selwyn ElementaryNate Golden, Mathematics, Northridge MiddleMelanie Jolly, Fifth Grade, Windsor Park ElementaryTina Jones-McDow, English, Rocky River HighAmanda Lam, Mathematics, McClintock MiddlePam Shembo, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language AcademyTodd Statome, IB Philosophy, East Mecklenburg HighKadijah Ward, Second Grade, Thomasboro Academy
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A Person’s A Person No Matter
How SmallTeaching Human Rights - Charlotte Teachers Institute 2018
Seminar Leader - Sarah Minslow, English, UNC Charlotte
Seminar Coordinator - Carla Aaron-Lopez, Art, Whitewater Middle
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As Fellows and educators, we
have collectively decided to
be for teaching human rights
versus teaching about human
rights.
Banksy at the West Bank barrier
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Our journey together has
changed us. We care more
about our students. We
care more about our
classroom culture. It has
to be a rights-respecting
environment.
Ai Weiwei, Arch, 2017
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Now that our journey has
ended, our real work
begins as educators,
influencers, colleagues,
family and friends. Will
you be an ally, advocate
or activist for human
rights?
Latoya Ruby Frazier, Flint Is Family, 2016
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Thank you so much, Sarah. We greatly appreciate our
experience in CTI and in our seminar,
Teaching Human Rights.
Shepard Fairey, We The People, January 2017
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“A Person's a Person No Matter How Small”:
Teaching Human RightsLeader: Sarah Minslow, English, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Carla Aaron-Lopez, Visual Art, Whitewater Middle
James Berkman, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. MiddleMelinda Brewer, Social Studies and Language Arts, Coulwood MiddleSanassa Burnett, Language Arts, Albemarle Road MiddleKatelyn Gardepe, Fourth Grade, Selwyn ElementaryNate Golden, Mathematics, Northridge MiddleMelanie Jolly, Fifth Grade, Windsor Park ElementaryTina Jones-McDow, English, Rocky River HighAmanda Lam, Mathematics, McClintock MiddlePam Shembo, Fifth Grade, Waddell Language AcademyTodd Statome, IB Philosophy, East Mecklenburg HighKadijah Ward, Second Grade, Thomasboro Academy
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Exploring American Sacred Values
Leader: Kendal Mobley, Religion, Johnson C. Smith UniversityCoordinator: Franchone Bey, English, West Charlotte High
Deborah Brown, English, Vance HighVeronica Hall, History, Cochrane Collegiate AcademyTracy Kennedy, Fourth-Fifth Grade, Waddell Language AcademyDeanna Kurtz, Civics and Economics, South Mecklenburg HighBenjamin Lyall, English, North Mecklenburg HighJaci Peterson, Fifth Grade, David Cox Road ElementaryRyan Steele, American History, Mallard Creek HighPia Townes, Social Studies, Wilson STEM AcademyWilliam Wade, ESL, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle
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Exploring American Sacred Values
Leader: Kendal Mobley, Religion, Johnson C. Smith UniversityCoordinator: Franchone Bey, English, West Charlotte High
Deborah Brown, English, Vance HighVeronica Hall, History, Cochrane Collegiate AcademyTracy Kennedy, Fourth-Fifth Grade, Waddell Language AcademyDeanna Kurtz, Civics and Economics, South Mecklenburg HighBenjamin Lyall, English, North Mecklenburg HighJaci Peterson, Fifth Grade, David Cox Road ElementaryRyan Steele, American History, Mallard Creek HighPia Townes, Social Studies, Wilson STEM AcademyWilliam Wade, ESL, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle
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Writing About Our Lives: A Study of Memoir
Leader: Brian Kissel, Reading & Elementary Education, UNC Charlotte Coordinator: Jessica Young, Fourth Grade, Davidson Elementary
Priscilla Anderson, English, James Martin MiddleJanella Booker, K-Fifth Grade, Waddell Language AcademyMeagan Boozer, First Grade, River Gate ElementaryChristy Calloway, Spanish, North Mecklenburg HighOlga Cancino, ESL, Ardrey Kell HighMawuena Dabla, French, Harding University HighMeghan Felix, First Grade, Oakhurst STEAM AcademyDahleesia Johnson, Third Grade, Sterling ElementaryMegan Koransky, Media Specialist, Joseph W. Grier Academy Latonda Mitchell, Social Studies, Mountain Island Lake AcademyMindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic CenterMeg Shuman, Third-Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
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“Memoir interprets experience. Every day, as a person grows, as
she gains knowledge and perspective, as she becomes, her
understandings of and responses to past events will likely alter, thus
opening up new interpretations, even on the exact same story.”
–Katherine Bomer, Writing a Life
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Writing About Our Lives: A Study of Memoir
Leader: Brian Kissel, Reading & Elementary Education, UNC Charlotte Coordinator: Jessica Young, Fourth Grade, Davidson Elementary
Priscilla Anderson, English, James Martin MiddleJanella Booker, K-Fifth Grade, Waddell Language AcademyMeagan Boozer, First Grade, River Gate ElementaryChristy Calloway, Spanish, North Mecklenburg HighOlga Cancino, ESL, Ardrey Kell HighMawuena Dabla, French, Harding University HighMeghan Felix, First Grade, Oakhurst STEAM AcademyDahleesia Johnson, Third Grade, Sterling ElementaryMegan Koransky, Media Specialist, Joseph W. Grier Academy Latonda Mitchell, Social Studies, Mountain Island Lake AcademyMindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic CenterMeg Shuman, Third-Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center
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Nurturing Nature: Epigenetics to Explore Social Justice
Jeffrey Barnes, Mathematics, Rocky River HighPhil Carver, Science, James Martin MiddleDavisha Covington, Mathematics, Marie G. Davis K-8Eli Davis, Special Education, Lincoln Heights AcademyNamrata Gupta, Science, Nations Ford ElementaryMartha Gwinn, Civics and Economics, Harding University HighTiara Mahoney Paulino, Spanish, Ranson MiddleShauna McCarthy Howell, Fifth Grade, Starmount ElementaryVicky Natland, History, Garinger HighCaroline Wallace, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle
Leaders: Adam Reitzel, Biological Sciences, UNC Charlotte& Lenora Crabtree, Urban Education, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Monica High, Science, Cato Middle College High
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Nurturing Nature: Epigenetics to Explore Social Justice
Jeffrey Barnes, Mathematics, Rocky River HighPhil Carver, Science, James Martin MiddleDavisha Covington, Mathematics, Marie G. Davis K-8Eli Davis, Special Education, Lincoln Heights AcademyNamrata Gupta, Science, Nations Ford ElementaryMartha Gwinn, Civics and Economics, Harding University HighTiara Mahoney Paulino, Spanish, Ranson MiddleShauna McCarthy Howell, Fifth Grade, Starmount ElementaryVicky Natland, History, Garinger HighCaroline Wallace, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle
Leaders: Adam Reitzel, Biological Sciences, UNC Charlotte& Lenora Crabtree, Urban Education, UNC Charlotte
Coordinator: Monica High, Science, Cato Middle College High
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Insights into Latino Communities in Charlotte
Leader: Susana Cisneros, Languages and Culture Studies, UNC CharlotteCoordinator: Mariella Fernandes, ESL, Whitewater Middle
Clarissa Harris, Spanish, South Mecklenburg HighLacey Holmes, American History, Garinger HighTenequa Jones, Science, Marie G. Davis K-8Melissa Jones, Fourth-Fifth Grade, Windsor Park ElementaryMatt Kelly, Spanish, Independence HighKenan Kerr, English, Whitewater MiddleJarvis Lamb, Social Studies, Ashley Park PreK-8Jolane Latten, Social Studies, Northridge MiddleMerrie Smith, Second Grade, Winterfield Elementary
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Insights into Latino Communities in Charlotte
Leader: Susana Cisneros, Languages and Culture Studies, UNC CharlotteCoordinator: Mariella Fernandes, ESL, Whitewater Middle
Clarissa Harris, Spanish, South Mecklenburg HighLacey Holmes, American History, Garinger HighTenequa Jones, Science, Marie G. Davis K-8Melissa Jones, Fourth-Fifth Grade, Windsor Park ElementaryMatt Kelly, Spanish, Independence HighKenan Kerr, English, Whitewater MiddleJarvis Lamb, Social Studies, Ashley Park PreK-8Jolane Latten, Social Studies, Northridge MiddleMerrie Smith, Second Grade, Winterfield Elementary
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Leader: Matt DeForrest, English, Johnson C. Smith UniversityCoordinator: Liz Allard, Science, Cochrane Collegiate Academy
Tamara Babulski, History and Geography, Independence HighArianna Bonner, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. MiddleMic Hamrick, Kindergarten, Waddell Language AcademySusan Hopkins, English, North Mecklenburg HighKim Mayes, Science, Cochrane Collegiate AcademyJoshuah McGinnis, English, Philip O. Berry Academy of TechnologyErin Miller, Fourth Grade, Windsor Park ElementaryLiz Ratliff, Mathematics, East Mecklenburg HighAmanda Soesbee, English, North Mecklenburg HighLaura Staples, English, Hawthorne Academy of Health Science
It’s About Time
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Closing Remarks
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Action Steps
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Register (Attend!): 2019 Teacher Leadership Meeting (1/9/19)
Promote 2019 CTI Teacher Open House (1/31/19)
Complete 5-minute survey
You will receive an email tomorrow, Friday, with this information
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CTI Fellows’ Finale