Turning Mistakes Into Gold
We have heard a great deal about growth mindset and failing forward in education circles. It is important that…
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Getting Out Early
Have you ever truly enjoyed something that you were doing? It could have been watching TV… or a…
Thoughts from #TCT16
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today conference hosted by the guys at Evolving…
Ideas for Reflecting on This Year & Improving Next Year
How can you reflect, reinvent, and improve for next year? Try these 6 strategies found here. Click here for the #4OCF…
The Gratitude Challenge
I had the fortuitous opportunity to stumble across a book last year called The Zen Teacher. The book is written…
In Case of a Fog Delay
Friday night, I took my children to a baseball game. It was a beautiful night for a game. Warm.…
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…
Questions We Should Be Asking Students
For many years, we have asked students small questions. Detail questions. Fact questions. Who? What? Where? When? We…
Sometimes
Sometimes it seems like we are doing the right thing when we are actually doing the wrong thing. Sometimes…
Host a Jam Session
At #4OCF, we have long been proponents of using professional learning and meeting time to do relevant, meaningful, and…