Name of Course: Student Government

Name of Teacher: Sam Edwards

E-Mail Address: sedwards@aptoshs.net

Voice Mail # 458

Room # L-100

Prep Period: 1st

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 Course Description/Outline (reflects needed skills): Student government is organized to run the student government and implement the activities on campus. Enrollment is limited to ASB officers, class officers, and appointed commissioners. Appointments are made by an application and interview process open to all students who maintain a 2.0GPA or above. ASB officers and class officers are elected and must maintain a 3.0GPA . This course fulfills Applied Arts requirements for graduation.

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Materials Provided (name of textbook, other resources, video used,etc.)

  1. Materials necessary to carry out the various activities presented by the Student Government.

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Materials Required

1. Notebook and writing utensil.

2. An actively engaged brain, willingness to work together, and basic social manners

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Goals (knowledge to be acquired, technical skills, etc., ESLRs must be referenced, standards alignment)

      Through the activities and curriculum, students have the opportunity for personal development in the areas of responsibility, productivity, and accountability (stated ESLR’s), stress management, and working with others. Students will plan, implement, participate in and reflect on school activities, and make decisions which affect the overall school culture. Clearly this addresses the need for ethical behavior and the necessity of community. Students will keep a record of their work.

 

 

Units of Study (activities)

1.      Goal Setting                                    6. Reflection and Assessment

2.      Budgeting                                       7. Project Planning

3.      Self-Motivation                               8. Meeting Skills

4.       Team Building                                 9. Problem Solving

5.      Time Management                          10. Reading a Leader’s Biography

 

 

 

 

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Methods to accommodate language learners and other target populations

 

 

Since this is an activity-centered class, the work is not necessarily traditionally pen and paper. It is focused rather on action and participation.  Also, much of our work is in collaboration with the Spanish speaking element of our society, so the Language learning transfers both ways. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Units or activities that address language and math standards needed for High School Exit Exam (for classes other than language arts and math): Recording project contributions in one’s journal is practise for Writing skills. Reading and reporting on the assigned biography also attends to developing writing skills.

 

 

 

 

 

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Class Procedures (missed assignments, make up work assignment format): Late work is docked a point per day, excused absences are taken into account. Students missing ASB projects will be given the opportunity to make up their absence with other volunteer tasks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Behavioral Expectations (and consequences): RESPECT for: Teacher, peers, classroom, and self; requiring listening when speaker has the floor, insult abstinence, properly utilizing trash receptacles and writing surfaces, and doing your best. Consequences: warning, private conference, phone call home, referral

 

 

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Grading policy: Writing assignments= roughly 10%; Participation in ASB projects and the journal record of your participation= 70%; Final exam=20%. For the 2nd semester, the Leader Biography, as fitting the Million Word Challenge, will count as 10%. That segment will be removed from the project participation percentage.

 

 

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