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Mr. J.'s Journal: The New and Improved XP System
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The New and Improved XP System. Well Education Universe, it's been awhile. Been busy on blog #2, but I thought I'd share a little something I'm working on. Well two things. I improved my "XP System" for my classroom:. Second, I used Bitstrips to create a cool infographic/comic for my classroom rules. Here it is:. January 30, 2016 at 4:27 AM. I am going to be spending some time here today at your blog exploring. Thanks! Im a middle...
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Mr. J.'s Journal: inSPECt Update
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Monday, February 17, 2014. I have been plugging away with my 7th graders using the inSPECt process I have blogged about previously. I have tweaked my form and do it now electronically. Perhaps this will be the future of the process. This is what it looks like now:. Here's links to the form itself, scoring rubric, and explanation:. Investigating a Text and Looking Smart Doing It. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Going on in My World Now:. Im a middle scho...
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Mr. J.'s Journal: My Lawmaking Project
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Monday, April 4, 2016. Understanding the political process is vital to becoming a well-rounded citizen, but it is so darn hard to explain to middle schoolers. So instead we are acting it out. The following post is about my lawmaking project, which takes place over a few weeks in between other activities and assignments. I think it is a good way to explain how to make a law, but also engage students in a civil and meaningful discussion. Then students begin t...
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Mr. J.'s Journal: I'll Take Engagement for $1200
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Monday, May 11, 2015. I'll Take Engagement for $1200. So I remade my Jeopardy template and am loving it. The kids do too. We had a game settled by $100 the other day after the final clue. I thought kids might have to go to the office they were so mad that they lost. What do you put on that referral form? Fonts and the Template. The categories on the board are written in Swiss 911. The dollar amounts on the board are also. The clues are written in Korinna.
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Mr. J.'s Journal: He's Back!
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Monday, August 29, 2016. It's time to return. back to work, back to blogging, but in a new home. I combined it with my XP System so that kids can rank up and take command in the field against the other classes I teach each day. The battle is preparing to rage as each class is set on destroying the others through their effort, hard work, participation, and positive choices. Take a look at how it works:. Stay tuned for more updates. It's good to be back!
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Flamingo Fabulous: More on Writing Workshop
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012. More on Writing Workshop. Recently I was contacted by a few teachers with questions about Lucy Calkins and who are just starting out. These emails reflected my own thoughts and feelings just a few years ago when I began using Lucy so I thought I would post one of my responses. Enjoy! I am so excited that your team is taking on Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop! Here are some of what I believe to be the most important things to keep in mind about Lucy:. LC is meant to be taught in ...
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Classroom Cupcakes: Liebster Blog
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Saturday, November 24, 2012. Is it awful that I'm dreading going back to work on Monday? I love what I do - and I LOVE. My students {even the difficult ones}, but when the break is over administration will be doing informal evaluations with the support staff {training purposes for the support staff} which means I will have roughly 6 people watching my every move. I know I'm a good teacher, but having 6 pairs of eyes watching my every move is a bit intimidating! Go check out her blog! So here it goes!
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Mrs. MeGown's Second Grade Safari: Week 4: Follow Frenzy!
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Mrs MeGown's Second Grade Safari. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Week 4: Follow Frenzy! It's a rainy afternoon in Texas so while my kids are "resting"(sad that my 4 year old has outgrown his nap! And fellow TpTers are on their way to Vegas, I thought I would wrap up this AMAZING TpT Seller Challenge. This challenge brought on by the awesome ladies of Sparkling in Second. Peppy Zesty Teacherista,. And Teach Create Motivate. I did want to give a special shout-out to a new friend I "met" AND an oldie but goodie!
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Mr. J.'s Journal: Laying New Foundations
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Saturday, March 7, 2015. I'm doing some work on the down-low, trying to figure out just exactly how I can nudge my district into the future. It's going to be tough, because I know that embracing new things is not always something people want to do. But I have begun to make some progress. People are beginning to listen. Having a conversation is the first step. Pleasant Valley on Twitter. Pleasant Valley on Facebook. Scroll around, there's no path set yet!
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Mr. J.'s Journal: Delicious History
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Trying to improve. Trying to learn. Day by day. Sunday, March 15, 2015. 8th graders turned in their trench projects last Friday! They were fantastic, and I had to share some of them below. I photographed some of the trenches because they were EDIBLE! Many students built trenches out of baked goods (cake, brownies, rice krispee treats). I'm sure it was fun to build. Here is a look at a few below:. Take a look for yourself! I shot a quick YouTube video of one of the projects. Here's a tour:. Im a middle sc...
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