Aaron Johnson’s blog

Video Lesson #2

2008-07-19T21:42:57Z

There was a huge difference between the two lessons I have recorded. In the first one I seemed to be conscious of movement and I appeared to be artificially making laps around the room to "touch four walls". In the second lesson, I seemed much mo...

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Things to improve upon......

2008-07-16T21:59:00Z

I am sure this could be a really long blog but I will try and keep it to the point. One thing that has been a difficult thing to maintain is consistency. I feel that I began the summer really strong on consequences and would hand out consequences ...

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Lessons from Carmen.........

2008-07-16T21:49:21Z

(1) Make them think you are crazy! She had the infamous moment of overturning a desk on the first day to freak out her students. I think that is a golden idea. If they think you are insane, maybe they are less likely to do something. (2) If they...

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Holly Summer School

2008-07-02T13:55:29Z

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Reluctant Disciplinarian

2008-06-29T02:37:12Z

I thought this was a great read and can relate. Being firm and a disciplinarian is a bit contrary to my nature. I am very laid back and by no means a person that enjoys confrontation. I had a teacher friend say that he was asked in an interview if...

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Video Lesson

2008-06-26T23:28:20Z

Wow. I really like to pace back and forth. I am a mover. This is in contrast to my normal chilled persona. When I am in front of the room I am always moving. With a stagnant camera it appeared as though I were taking laps at Talladega. There is de...

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Lessons Learned from 2nd Years.......

2008-06-26T15:28:41Z

(1) Model / Model / Model I was initially afraid of coming off as condescending to my 7th and 8th graders, but now I have realized that every little thing I require them to do I need to break it down into little baby bites and then demonstrate it...

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Mississippi Leads the Charge

2008-06-22T19:12:38Z

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/education/30punish.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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Questioning Techniques

2008-06-22T00:19:06Z

In terms of questioning, I am largely using a cold call method instead of asking for volunteers. I also use that method to prompt responses from students who look like they may be zoning out. I tried using the technique of asking a softball questi...

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Delta Autumn.......

2008-06-14T20:48:26Z

I was curious about what Delta autumn was all about after reading some of the second year's blogs where they had mentioned the book. Most said that they had wished they would have read the text earlier and it would have saved them some grief. So I...

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