A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t

A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t

  What are our students capable of? I would argue that we will never know unless we try.   I used to work with a colleague who taught in a…
Point at the Process

Point at the Process

  When a student is not doing his work teachers, generally speaking, say one of two things.   They will say to themselves, “He’s not doing his work!” or “This…
Questions We Should Be Asking Students

Questions We Should Be Asking Students

  For many years, we have asked students small questions. Detail questions. Fact questions. Who? What? Where? When?   We must ask big questions of students. Some of our questions…
Sometimes

Sometimes

  Sometimes it seems like we are doing the right thing when we are actually doing the wrong thing. Sometimes we are doing the right thing based on what we…
Teaching Tasks

Teaching Tasks

  If we teach things without a clear why, what we are essentially doing is teaching tasks.   For instance, if we believe we are teaching opinion writing to learn…
Host a Jam Session

Host a Jam Session

  At #4OCF, we have long been proponents of using professional learning and meeting time to do relevant, meaningful, and productive work.   Try hosting a Jam Session during your…
Sharing Fuels Sharing

Sharing Fuels Sharing

  It's simple. Sharing fuels sharing. The more my students share, the more my students want to share.   The more my students share the more my students learn, think…
Coding Resources for Students

Coding Resources for Students

  Check out these awesome Coding Resources for students, including hands-on video game creation, App-Building, and unplugged activities! Code.org   Bits Box   Unplugged Activities   Conditionals with Cards  …