Aaron Chiocca! That's our younger son, aka #birdie or #birdiechiocca and yesterday, he had his first high school b-ball game. They played really well, beating Dracut High's freshman boys basketball team by about 25 points. Spectators aren't allowed, so there's no crowd of fans in the stands, but at least they get to play a season, so that's better than nothing. We get to cheer him on from the living room, as it is live-streamed, and so that's why these pictures aren't clear. I was most pleased that upon getting fouled in the first minute of the game, Aaron made his first two free-throws. I thought that was a good way to start one's high school basketball career, by making both of your first two free-throws, right! Hahaa... yes, gotta make those free-throws. Ok, so even though I'm doing this book tour, and posting every day, my duties as a busy father don't stop, so I'll post the following two pics for today's book tour post! [Adam Chiocca's 2nd book ~ 2nd book tour ~ day 13, 1/13/21] ~~ #aaronchiocca
I'm happy to say that this year was my best yet. Combined with having more time to plan and prep for great units and lessons (now being post-Master's time), and with all the new knowledge and skills I learned from my M.A.T., it was a great year! You know... having those 4 years of teaching experience before doing my M.A.T., also, I think, really helped me to grow as an educator. We did some really exciting units this year. For example, building on some lessons I found in some Adult-ESL texts, I created a 3-week unit titled "Helping Your Family to Buy a Home!" Yes - so, we made "dream homes" out of cardboard boxes and materials. Students learned "Mr. Chiocca's 11 Steps to Buying a Home," and they made YouTube videos and Audio Recordings for the Final Project. The kids learned about mortgages, down payments, PITI - Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance; and how to work with real estate agents and brokers. In addition, students learned ...
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