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Autopilot
Have you ever driven to work and not realized how you got there? Autopilot. We get used to routines and go about our day without thinking. Don Hahn, in his…
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The Four E’s of Creativity
The following post is a much longer post than we usually share on #4ocf. However, if you teach a creative domain, your district is discussing creativity and how to foster…
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Expecting the Worse
There are many days when this job seems impossible. The days seem long and hard, plot twists revealing things you’ve never experienced before. You don’t want to think about it,…
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Parent Interaction
Do parents feel safe engaging with school? Is there something holding them back? Did they have a past experience with schools that was negative? Do cultural norms keep them away?…
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Why is this wet?
I was meeting with a new kindergarten teacher, and a former kindergarten teacher on a recent afternoon. The conversation turned to the cleanliness habits of four and five year…
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The Largest Class I Ever Taught
My first year of teaching I had 28 students. There were barely enough desks in the classroom. It was the largest class I ever taught. The fun part though…
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Black Belt in Procrastination
How are your procrastination skills? I feel like mine are strong. I can’t be quite sure though how they compare to others. It’s simply that others may have better…
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5 Ways to Improve Classroom Culture
Try these strategies from The Secret Sauce to improve classroom culture! Rich (@RACzyz)
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Still Undefeated
It’s much easier to resist change. To work around it. To wait it out. To simply ignore and hope it goes away. Being a part of the change...…
