Teaching Fellows
Faculty & Staff
Cheryl Horton, Director
(919) 843-3612
chorton@unc.edu
Clinical Associate Professor Cheryl T. Horton teaches science education methods courses to pre-service elementary and middle school teachers. Her diverse teaching background includes public school science experience on the elementary, middle and high school levels and at the university level as Middle Grades Program Coordinator for North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.
Horton has been involved in several major organizations including the National Association of Research for Science Teachers, North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Association for Science Teacher Education and State Science Fair where she currently serves as judging coordinator. She has presented at various state and national science education conferences and reviewed grant proposals for the National Science Foundation.
Cary Gillenwater
Cary Gillenwater is a doctoral student in the School of Education. His current interests lie in the intersection of literacy and the media culture in which adolescents are immersed in beyond the classroom setting. Cary taught middle school Language Arts for five years in North Carolina, and prior to teaching worked in Hollywood, CA in the film and television industry. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of North Carolina.
Amy Senta
Amy Senta is a graduate student in the Education program in Culture, Curriculum and Change at UNC-Chapel Hill. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from Dartmouth College in 2002 and her K-6 teaching certification from North Carolina Central University. She taught for 6 years in North Carolina for Durham Public Schools, including Kindergarten, 1st grade, 4th grade, and 3rd grade. She currently teaches EDUC 221 and 222 to sophomore fellows.