038 Tracy Yates -- Designing Moments in the Classroom

How can a teacher be more thoughtful about cultivating moments in the classroom?

 

Tracy Yates joins us (again!) with some gold nuggets in this episode. We have an e-book for download this month- more info inside the episode.

More about Tracy

I'm a proud founding staff member at Canyon Crest Academy and began teaching full time in the fall of 1999 at La Costa Canyon High School before opening CCA in the fall of 2004.  Creating both Envision Dance and Cinema Conservatories in CCA's second year, I went on to be Envision Director after Brian Kohn, then Director stepped into the position of CCA's Principal after David Jaffe's exit. (Kohn is now with Oakland School of the Arts, Jaffe is Superintendent at Rancho Santa Fe School District).  After several years as Director and Envision Dance Coordinator, I stepped down and am "just" teaching.  I am so proud of CCA and the amazing innovation of both staff and students each year.

A dancer since the age of 3, I've always had an interest in health and wellness.  I've always been interested in exercise of any kind, eating well and mental health.  So, I'm thrilled to teach the Intro to Dance with Health.  The body has a profound ability to help heal the mind (and vice versa) so it'll be fun to infuse some of the latest research into both dance and health class.