Chad Skinner - 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher & Athletics Coach
Introduction
Welcome to the 2024-25 school year!
I come to Weatherford ISD with experience as an elementary and middle school teacher, as well as athletic coaching in boys football and soccer, girls basketball, and boys and girls track & field. I have taught all subjects in fifth grade; sixth & seventh grades science; middle school Newcomers/ESL; Transitional (all subjects); and seventh grade Texas History. I have taught in both public and private school settings, and hold my Basic Certification In Youth Ministry. This will be my 18th year in education.
Education:
Master of Arts (M.A.), Elementary Education - University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Marketing - Saint Edward's University
Certifications:
EC-8 Generalist (TX)
ESL Supplemental EC-8 (TX)
World Geography
Welcome to Tison and to my Social Studies class! Our goal is to make Social Studies fun and exciting! In 6th grade social studies, we learn about world geography and cultures. This will be the study of all people, places, and cultures from around the world. We will be studying current events related to the subject matter. This allows students to reflect by writing about history as it happens. We sometimes have small group, as well as large group discussions on the current event.
We use notebooks to keep up with our own maps, vocabulary, notes, and supplies. I thoroughly enjoy these course topics, and the students appreciate learning about all of the amazing places and people on our planet.
Technology may be used daily in this class. All assignments will be physically covered and handed out in class, including for those students who are absent, and many will be posted, as well as with possible additional information, in Google Classroom. Assignments will be done in a variety of ways, which will help the learning process, and make it interesting for the students. There will also be some hands-on projects to complete in class.
Students will study the following units:
1st Semester:
- Thinking Like A Geographer: The World's Geographic Patterns
- Freedom For All: The United States and Canada
- We Are Family: Europe
- A Legacy of Colonialism: Latin America
2nd Semester:
- Empire and Ethnicity: Russia and the Eurasian Republics
- A Crossroads of Diffusion: Southwest Asia/North Africa
- Facing Challenges: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Unity and Division: South Asia
- Tradition In A Modernizing World: East Asia and Southeast Asia
- Adapting Down Under: Pacific Realm
