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…
Teaching Tasks
If we teach things without a clear why, what we are essentially doing is teaching tasks. For instance,…
Host a Jam Session
At #4OCF, we have long been proponents of using professional learning and meeting time to do relevant, meaningful, and…
Sharing Fuels Sharing
It’s simple. Sharing fuels sharing. The more my students share, the more my students want to share. The…
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 …
But I Wanted A Horse
It’s often said that there are no mistakes in art. But it’s not really true. If a…
Negative Energy
If you were to walk into a meeting, and hand everyone crisp one hundred dollar bills, someone would mutter,…
THE Creative Processes
There really is no such thing as THE creative process. Everyone’s creative process is different. Essentially, we…
Only 40 Days To Go
Only 40 days to go. I hear this sort of countdown frequently during this time of year. Only 8…