Hope
Our school dismissed students early on Friday afternoon. The idea was to give teachers additional time to prepare for…
Mediocre PD
We’ve all sat through bad PD. But have you ever had to sit through Mediocre PD? There’s just enough…
Disagreement in Math
There’s nothing better than seeing a great discussion in math class. We don’t often consider that the meaningful conversations…
Autopilot
Have you ever driven to work and not realized how you got there? Autopilot. We get used to routines and…
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…
Expecting the Worse
There are many days when this job seems impossible. The days seem long and hard, plot twists revealing things you’ve…
Parent Interaction
Do parents feel safe engaging with school? Is there something holding them back? Did they have a past experience with…
Why is this wet?
I was meeting with a new kindergarten teacher, and a former kindergarten teacher on a recent afternoon. The conversation…
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…
Black Belt in Procrastination
How are your procrastination skills? I feel like mine are strong. I can’t be quite sure though how they…