Management

I really like the sidebar information about "Unconditional Positive Regard" in this resource. 

Remember: They don't care how much you know unless they know how much you care!

These are high school students, not employees. They need guidance and instruction and reminders from you about your expectations and their role when they are assisting on the trail. Remember that they are with the students all the times you are not, and may not be getting much sleep, so be encouraging and positive with them! They get experience, community service credits, and a letter of reference (from me, based on your evaluation notes) for their week of hard work. This BEETLES resource has a 5 minute version of how to help in class - I will be doing the longer version with them at their training, so this should be review. Mainly, we expect them to be engaged, positive role models - but they aren't mind-readers - give them jobs and reinforce their roles to make them, and your class, more successful!

More Teaching and Learning tools...

• Teaching the way students learn, using the LEARNING CYCLE

• Asking the right QUESTIONS to encourage interest, exploration, concept formation, application, and reflection

• Facilitating productive DISCUSSIONS where students can explore their observations and questions,  hash out their ideas with peers, and learn to make arguments from evidence

• JOURNALING with students for deeper observations, application, and reflection of learning

• Making EXPLANATIONS from EVIDENCE

• Using positive MANAGEMENT methods, both with students and high school counselors