Mr. Andrew A. Otten
Andrew A. Otten
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Inductive/Deductive Unit Plan
Triangle Congruence FRAME
Teacher Assisting
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Walking Rate Lab
Using Rate Exit Slip
Leading
Student Teaching
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Selecting Systems of Equations
Exponents of Monomials Lesson Plan
Teacher Assisting
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Multi Genre Project
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Table of Contents
Genres
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Intro. to Linear Relationships
Exploring Linearity with graphs
Solving Linear Equations
Exploring Slope
Applying What we have Learned
Research Paper
Self-Reflection
Works Cited
Linear Media Choices Lesson
Learning
Student Teaching
Teacher Assisting
In a Democratic Society
Student Teaching
Teacher Assisting
Entire Folio Reflection
Math Folio
Artifacts
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Triangle Congruence FRAME
Converse/Inverse/Contrapositive Activity
Columbus Interdisciplinary Unit
Inductive/Deductive Unit Plan
The Teaching Gap
Selecting Systems of Equations
Pythagorean Theorem Lesson Plan
Exponents of Monomials Lesson Plan
Review Activity Blog Post
GeogebraTube
Comic Strip Activity
Technology Symposium
Linear Equ. Exit Passes
Middle School Alg. Assessment
Final Exam Results
Math in Action
Math-Team-Matics pics
Observation Notes
Wearing a Dif. Hat Blog Post
Teacher Assisting C.T.'s Narrative
Student Teaching C.T.'s Narrative
Andrew Otten Blog
Management Plan
Table of Contents
Personal Statement
Rules and Procedures
Community Building Activities
Preparations for Day 1
Summary of My Theory
Teaching Tips
Teaching Tips
The following is a collection of 51 tips that I have chosen to remember in the future as a secondary teacher and as a person.
Stay true to yourself.
Students know when you are being fake, be honest with them.
Always get to know your students. Never assume.
Before disciplining, find out why the disruption occurred.
Model positive behavior
Bored students cause problems.
Respect everyone. Treat students as if they were adults.
Greet students at the door.
Grade work ASAP. It will pile up!
Give students time to think.
Tell them they are not students, but rather mathematicians.
Befriend the custodians
Befriend the secretary
Always be passionate about math and your students.
Spend the same amount of time preparing your lesson as you do teaching it.
Attend your students' extra-curricular activities.
Use humor, have fun!
Contact parents about positives.
Use sandwich method, say good thing, then bad thing, then good things.
Manipulatives are a must in math.
Discuss behavior issues in private
Speak only when all students are quiet.
Use non-verbal communication with students consistently.
Always have an engaging lesson. This will stop most discipline issues.
Incorporate technology in meaningful ways.
Be passionate, it is contagious.
Collaboration is better than competition.
Empathize, don't patronize.
Expect the best from everyone.
Let students choose where they sit.
Choice is a great motivator.
Allow for thinking, pairing, and then classroom sharing.
Stay ahead of your lesson plans.
Be prepared, and be ready to wing it.
Don't be your students' friends.
Praise hard work, not a student.
Every class is different.
If something works, it might not next time. And vice versa.
Discipline issues could be teacher's fault.
Model good collaboration with students and colleagues.
Don't teach how you were taught. You were only one student.
Treat students like people. They are not cattle.
Always arrive early and be available to students.
Always ask for questions.
Allow students to fully describe their thoughts.
Teach where the students take the learning, not where the textbook does.
Change pace constantly. No more than 12 minutes in one teaching mode.
Expect students to explain "why".
Collect reading materials for an in-class library.
During class discussion, discourage hand raising and have students just share.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.