About Tracy Chatters Expertise I can answer questions related to classroom discipline for middle and high school, student motivation, rewards plans, creating an exciting classroom environment and planning field trips to enhance curriculum.
Experience I am a CA credentialed secondary teacher with 5 years classroom experience. I have designed my own social studies curriculum to include exciting hands-on activities, role-playing and other events that make kids want to learn. I have taken more than 100 students on exciting educational field trips including Washington DC, Ashland OR, and all over California. I currently train new teachers how to create a positive classroom environment.
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Education/Credentials CA Secondary Authorization for Social Studies, Spanish and Russian
Question Hi! I'm teaching Student Council this year. Unlike most schools, this is an actual class at our high school. The primary goal of the class is to orchestrate school events; however, this doesn't take up the entire class period every day, for all students. I'd like to integrate instruction, but these students already study lit., govt., etc. Do you have any advice for activities or a supplementary curriculum when the event planning has come to a lull, or for student groups that are ahead of the others?
Thank you!
Answer If you're teaching Student Government, you likely have many of the top students in your school. I would teach college planning, how to write your college essay, how to choose a college that fits your personality etc. I would also teach some important life skill curriculum that is usually left out of the usual high school these days- how to tell if a credit card is a good deal, budgeting and balancing a check book, resume writing and interview skills. If you still have time after that, a community service project that lasts a semester would be a nice way to round out the year.
