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Food, Religion and Holiday Celebrations

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Comparative Religion
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Erecha Laney
District School: CHRIS: Kirk Middle School
Seminar Leader: Alan Fox
File Name: 17.02.04
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: food, consumer, CTE, holidays, religion
Grade Level: 08 Eighth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School
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Fellow Email: erecha.laney@christina.k12.de.us
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Rites of Passage and The Lion King

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Comparative Religion
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Cecilia Hann
District School: COLO: Eisenberg Elementary
Seminar Leader: Alan Fox
File Name: 17.02.03
Primary Subject: Music
Keywords: rights, passage, lion king, rituals, africa, african
Grade Level: 05 Fifth Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Fellow Email: cecilia.hann@colonial.k12.de.us
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The Sociology of Religion – El Camino de Santiago: A Case Study of the Sacred

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Comparative Religion
Fellow number: 06
Fellow name: Barbara Prillaman
District School: RCCSD: Conrad Schools of Science
Seminar Leader: Alan Fox
File Name: 17.02.06
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: religion, sociology, pilgrimage, sacred, profane, history, human geograpy
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade;10 Tenth Grade;11 Eleventh Grade;12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: barbara.prillaman@redclay.k12.de.us
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Find Your “Why”: Pour Quoi Stories and their Significance

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Comparative Religion
Fellow number: 05
Fellow name: Julie McCann
District School: CHRIS: West Park Elementary
Seminar Leader: Alan Fox
File Name: 17.02.05
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: pour quoi, writing, reading, stories
Grade Level: 03 Third Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Fellow Email: julie.mccann@christina.k12.de.us
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Environmental Citizenship: Engaging the Community on the Matters of Climate Change and Environmental Policy

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 03
Seminar name: Democracy Today
Fellow number: 01
Fellow name: Michael Doody
District School: COLO: William Penn High School
Seminar Leader: Eric Rise
File Name: 17.03.01
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: climate, change, community, engagement, scientific communication
Grade Level: 00 Kindergarten;01 First Grade;02 Second Grade;03 Third Grade;04 Fourth Grade;05 Fifth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: michael.doody@colonial.k12.de.us
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Making Change: How People Can Influence Public Policy

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 03
Seminar name: Democracy Today
Fellow number: 02
Fellow name: Stella Evans
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Seminar Leader: Eric Rise
File Name: 17.03.02
Primary Subject: Social Studies
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Tolerance as a Vehicle for Improving the Speaking Proficiency of ELLs

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 02
Seminar name: Comparative Religion
Fellow number: 07
Fellow name: Brittany Zezima
District School: COLO: McCullough Middle School
Seminar Leader: Alan Fox
File Name: 17.02.07
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: English, reading social studies, newcomer, ESL, ELL, tolerance, diversity, religions, speaking, culture
Grade Level: 06 Sixth Grade;07 Seventh Grade;08 Eighth Grade
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Fellow Email: brittany.zezima@colonial.k12.de.us
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Democracy Today: Informed Citizenry

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 03
Seminar name: Democracy Today
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Holly Golder
District School: RCCSD: Cab Calloway School for the Arts
Seminar Leader: Eric Rise
File Name: 17.03.03
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: fake news, confirmation bias, informed citizenry, democracy
Grade Level: 08 Eighth Grade;09 Ninth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School;High School
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Fellow Email: holly.golder@redclay.k12.de.us
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Digital Writing: How I Learned How to Stop Worrying and Love the Blog

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 01
Fellow name: Kristen Bain
District School: APPO: Middletown High School
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.01
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: technology,blog, writing, essays, publishing, publish,
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: kristen.bain@appo.k12.de.us
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Piece-by-Piece: Constructing Creative Nonfiction Writing in 00 Kindergarten

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 02
Fellow name: Meighan Baker
District School: CHRIS: Brader Elementary School
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.02
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: nonfiction, writing, process, creative, characters, setting
Grade Level: 00 Kindergarten;01 First Grade;02 Second Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Fellow Email: meighan.baker@christina.k12.de.us
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The Impact of Terror on Democracy

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 03
Seminar name: Democracy Today
Fellow number: 05
Fellow name: Katelyn Varga
District School: RCCSD: Conrad Schools of Science
Seminar Leader: Eric Rise
File Name: 17.03.05
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: 9-11, Arab, Cold War, Democracy, Detainment, due process, First Amendment, Islamaphobia, McCarthy, McCarthyism, Muslim, September 11, Terror, Terrorism, Patriot Act, War on Terror, antiracism, racism
Grade Level: 11 Eleventh Grade;12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: katelyn.varga@redclay.k12.de.us
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Foundations of Democracy

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 03
Seminar name: Democracy Today
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Christina Marsett
District School: COLO: William Penn High School
Seminar Leader: Eric Rise
File Name: 17.03.04
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: civics, government, democracy, united states, Greece, Rome, Plato, Aristotle, Founding Fathers, Federal
Grade Level: 08 Eighth Grade;09 Ninth Grade
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Fellow Email: christina.marsett@colonial.k12.de.us
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Questions and Answers: Writing About Other People

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 05
Fellow name: Michael Pollock
District School: NCCVT: Hodgson Vo-Tech High School
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.05
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: interview, writing, editing, journalism
Grade Level: 09 Ninth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: michael.pollock@nccvt.k12.de.us
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Improving ELLs’ Literacy Through Podcasts/Nonfiction Writing

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: Lynn Gallo
District School: COLO: McCullough Middle School
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.04
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: ELL, ESL, EL, WIDA, writing, podcast, media, speaking, interview
Grade Level: 06 Sixth Grade;07 Seventh Grade;08 Eighth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School
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Fellow Email: lynn.gallo@colonial.k12.de.us
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Resisting Commonality on the Common Application

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 07
Fellow name: Jillian Yetter
District School: NCCVT: Hodgson Vo-Tech High School
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.07
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: writing, creative, nonfiction, college, application, essay, admissions
Grade Level: 11 Eleventh Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: jillian.vetter@nccvt.k12.de.us
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Reluctant Writers and the Memoir

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Courtney Cleghorn
District School: RCCSD: Cooke Elementary
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.03
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: special education, writing, memoir, personal narrative, CCSS
Grade Level: 03 Third Grade;04 Fourth Grade;05 Fifth Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Fellow Email: courtney.cleghorn@redclay.k12.de.us
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Sustainable Materials for Energy Efficient Homes: A Problem-Based Unit

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: What Makes the World Around Us?
Fellow number: 04
Fellow name: April Higgins
District School: RCCSD: John Dickinson Middle School
Seminar Leader: Joel Rosenthal
File Name: 17.05.04
Primary Subject: Social Studies
Keywords: science, sustainability, urban development, energy
Grade Level: 06 Sixth Grade;07 Seventh Grade;08 Eighth Grade
Grade Span: Middle School
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Fellow Email: april.higgins@redclay.k12.de.us
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There’s a Scientific Method to the Madness

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: What Makes the World Around Us?
Fellow number: 05
Fellow name: David Ostheimer
District School: COLO: Kathleen Wilbur Elementary
Seminar Leader: Joel Rosenthal
File Name: 17.05.05
Primary Subject: Science
Keywords: scientific method, elementary, experiment, critical thinking, growth, mindset
Grade Level: 01 First Grade;02 Second Grade
Grade Span: Elementary
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Fellow Email: david.ostheimer@colonial.k12.de.us
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Extracting Dye from Native Resources

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 05
Seminar name: What Makes the World Around Us?
Fellow number: 03
Fellow name: Robert Graham
District School: CHRIS: Keene Elementary
Seminar Leader: Joel Rosenthal
File Name: 17.05.03
Primary Subject: Art
Keywords: art, social studies, native, american, color, chemistry, dye, fiber, nature, science
Grade Level: 03 Third Grade;04 Fourth Grade;05 Fifth Grade;06 Sixth Grade;07 Seventh Grade;08 Eighth Grade
Grade Span: Elementary;Middle School
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Fellow Email: robert.graham@christina.k12.de.us
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Using Creative Nonfiction to Reflect on the Formal Research Paper

Seminar year:  2017
Seminar number: 04
Seminar name: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fellow number: 06
Fellow name: Amanda Wlock
District School: APPO: Appoquinimink High School
Seminar Leader: Joseph Harris
File Name: 17.04.06
Primary Subject: English
Keywords: creative, nonfiction, research, capstone, reflection, writing
Grade Level: 12 Twelfth Grade
Grade Span: High School
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Fellow Email: amanda.wlock@appo.k12.de.us
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