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Success through Sacrifice: Empowering English Learners Through Creative Nonfiction

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: Writing
Fellow number: 09
Fellow name: Tamorrow Kelley
District School: RCCSD: Dickinson High
Seminar Leader: Joe Harris
File Name: 19.05.09
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: english, podcast, narrative, success, sacrifice, nonfiction, EL, ESL, ELL, empowerment
Grade Level: 12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
Standard 1: RL.2
Standard 2: RI.2
Standard 3: W.3
Standard 4: SL.1.C
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Visualization and Verbalization – Ekphrasis Employed

Seminar year:  2018
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: The Fantastic Ekphrastic Scholastic
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Jennifer Frasher
District School: CHRIS: Keene Elem
Seminar Leader: David Teague
File Name: 18.02.04
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: Poetry, ekphrasis, visualization, verbalization, art, writing, non-fiction
Grade Level: 01 First Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Personal Narrative Comic

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: Comics
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Emily Rickett
District School: RCCSD: Highlands Elem
Seminar Leader: Greg Shelnutt
File Name: 19.01.03
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: Elementary, Writing, Personal Narrative, Drawing, Comics, Graphic Novels
Grade Level: 04 Fourth Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Pop ‘N Poetry

Seminar year:  2018
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: The Fantastic Ekphrastic Scholastic
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Holly Bryk
District School: RCCSD: Dickinson High
Seminar Leader: David Teague
File Name: 18.02.03
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: Poetry, ekphrasis, art, spanish, world language, visual, pop, Caraza, Neruda, self-expression, IB
Grade Level: 06 Sixth Grade;07 Seventh Grade;08 Eighth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School
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Racism in Delaware from the Civil Rights Movement to Today

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 03
Seminar name: Stamped
Fellow number: 02
Fellow name: Ashley Miller
District School: RCCSD: Conrad Schools of Science
Seminar Leader: Adam Foley
File Name: 19.03.02
Primary Subject: History
Keywords: High School, racism, history, civil rights, delaware, brown vs. board of education, wilmington, riots, desegregation, antiracism
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade
Grade Span: High School
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What is Light? A Unit to Support Kindergarten Students Understanding of Light and How to Manipulate it in order to find out the Components of It

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Light
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Jennifer King
District School: APPO: Cedar Lane Elem
Seminar Leader: Matt Doty and Stephanie Law
File Name: 19.02.04
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: Light, Color, Wave length, kindergarten
Grade Level: 00 Kindergarten
Grade Span: Elementary
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Waste: What do we do with it?

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: Sustainability
Fellow number: 08
Fellow name: Victoria D’Apolito
District School: CHRIS: West Park Place Elem
Seminar Leader: Joel Rosenthal
File Name: 19.04.08
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: waste, science, elementary, garbage, landfill, incineration, compost, sustainability
Grade Level: 03 Third Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
Standard 1: NGSS MP.5
Standard 2: NGSS MP.2
Standard 3: NGSS ETS1-2
Standard 4: RI 3.3
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Understanding the Role of Planet Earth and the Role of Gravity in our Universe

Seminar year:  2018
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: The Universe: It’s Full of Stars
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Alison Phillips
District School: APPO: Redding Middle
Seminar Leader: Veronique Petit and John Gizis
File Name: 18.01.03
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: NGSS, Science, Astronomy, scale, gravity, universe
Grade Level: 06 Sixth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School
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How do the Earth, Moon and Sun Move within our Solar System

Seminar year:  2018
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: The Universe: It’s Full of Stars
Fellow number: 09
Fellow name: Susan Glennon
District School: APPO: Redding Middle
Seminar Leader: Veronique Petit and John Gizis
File Name: 18.01.09
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: NGSS, Solar System, earth, moon, sun, astronomy
Grade Level: 06 Sixth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School
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Writing a Narrative: Learning to Write About an Experience

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: Writing
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Cindel M Berlin
District School: CHRIS: Oberle Elem Sch
Seminar Leader: Joe Harris
File Name: 19.05.04
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: writing, narrative, special education, ELL, EL, ESL,Small group, whole group
Grade Level: 01 First Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
Standard 1: RI 1.1
Standard 2: RI 1.4
Standard 3: RI 1.9
Standard 4: W.1.3
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First Grade Space Explorers

Seminar year:  2018
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: The Universe: It’s Full of Stars
Fellow number: 06
Fellow name: Janet B. Zegna
District School: CHRIS: Marshall Elem
Seminar Leader: Veronique Petit and John Gizis
File Name: 18.01.06
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: NGSS, space, universe, physical, earth, life, sun, moon, stars
Grade Level: 01 First Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Our Histories: A Scaffolded Approach in Teaching Creative Nonfiction to English Learners

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: Writing
Fellow number: 05
Fellow name: Kariann Flynn
District School: RCCSD: Dickinson High
Seminar Leader: Joe Harris
File Name: 19.05.05
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: english, writing, ELL, EL, ESL, scaffolding, academic, creative nonfiction, informative, process
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade;10 Tenth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade;12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
Standard 1: WIDA 2
Standard 2: W.9-10.2
Standard 3: W.9-10.5
Standard 4:
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Capture Mental Health with Comics

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: Comics
Fellow number: 10
Fellow name: Shelby Borst
District School: COLO: Penn High
Seminar Leader: Greg Shelnutt
File Name: 19.01.10
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: Therapy, Psychology, Comics, Sequential Art, Cartoons
Grade Level: 10 Tenth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade;12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Drawing to Learn – Engaging the Brain

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: Comics
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Jennifer Frasher
District School: CHRIS: Keene Elem
Seminar Leader: Greg Shelnutt
File Name: 19.01.04
Primary Subject: Art
Keywords: Elementary, Drawing, Mindfulness, Schema, Visual, Self-awareness
Grade Level: 04 Fourth Grade;05 Fifth Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Fashion Forward: Personal (Re)Presentations of Clothing

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: Writing
Fellow number: 10
Fellow name: Virginia Atkins
District School: NCCVT: Howard HS of Tech
Seminar Leader: Joe Harris
File Name: 19.05.10
Primary Subject: World Languages
Keywords: world languages, fashion, clothing, art, culture, high school
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade;10 Tenth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade
Grade Span: High School
Standard 1: ACTFL
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Drawing to Remember: Using Visuals in the Psychology Classroom to Increase Vocabulary Instruction

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 01
Seminar name: Comics
Fellow number: 01
Fellow name: Barbara Prillaman
District School: RCCSD: Conrad Schools of Science
Seminar Leader: Greg Shelnutt
File Name: 19.01.01
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: High School, Memory, Visuals, psychology
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade;10 Tenth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade
Grade Span: High School
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The Effect of Light from the Sun

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Light
Fellow number: 06
Fellow name: Tanya Belitskus
District School: APPO: Cedar Lane Elem
Seminar Leader: Matt Doty and Stephanie Law
File Name: 19.02.06
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: Light, energy, kindergarten
Grade Level: 00 Kindergarten
Grade Span: Elementary
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We as Writers: Creating a Creative Writers Community

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: Writing
Fellow number: 06
Fellow name: Lourdes Ruiz-Arthur
District School: CHRIS: Marshall Elem
Seminar Leader: Joe Harris
File Name: 19.05.06
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: language arts, writing, ELL, EL, ESL, creativity, creative, mentor, pre-writing
Grade Level: 00 Kindergarten;01 First Grade;02 Second Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
Standard 1: W.K.3
Standard 2: W.1.3
Standard 3: W.2.3
Standard 4:
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What Causes the Northern Lights?

Seminar year:  2019
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Light
Fellow number: 01
Fellow name: Allison Diodati
District School: NCCVT: St. Georges HS of Tech
Seminar Leader: Matt Doty and Stephanie Law
File Name: 19.02.01
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: Electrons, Excited State, Ground State, Atomic Emission, Chemistry
Grade Level: 11 Eleventh Grade
Grade Span: High School
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The Fifth Dimension of Fluency: Reading and Writing Poetry in the ELL Classroom

Seminar year:  2018
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: The Fantastic Ekphrastic Scholastic
Fellow number: 05
Fellow name: Kariann Flynn
District School: RCCSD: Dickinson High
Seminar Leader: David Teague
File Name: 18.02.05
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: Poetry, English, ELL, EL, ESL, Fluency, Reading, Writing, Poetry
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade;10 Tenth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade;12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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