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Who Am I?
#4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don’t worry, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. I’m the quiet kid who…
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Measuring Smiles
#4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don’t worry, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. What if, when a principal…
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Too Many Solutions
Dear Education Vendors, Health & Safety Experts, and EdTech Companies: I get it. Each of you has the ultimate solution to all of our problems. While the pandemic…
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5 Ways to De-Stress Right Now
We are experiencing one of the most stressful times of our lives right now. Everything can be extremely heavy and fraught with tension and anxiety. Try these simple methods…
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What If Wednesday #3
Asking What If questions can be a powerful tool to lead toward thinking critically about the problems that we face in education. Asking What If questions can help us…
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Brave Face
When you serve in a leadership position, you are expected to put on a brave face in spite of whatever crisis is happening. The expectation is that you will…
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20 words. Will Not Work.
20 words. 10 sticky notes, 2 words each. Trying to spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, conversation. Let us know what you think at #4OCF. Rich
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As a Parent First
As a parent (first) and educator (second), I am very conflicted about the reopening of schools in the coming months. I’ve seen the struggles that my own children have…
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The Role of Schools Within Our Society
It seems like we now truly understand the importance of the role of schools within our society. We have figured out that maybe our society (specifically, our economy) doesn’t…
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Bright Spots
While we have focused a great deal on the problems that arose out of emergency remote learning, we still struggle with how we are going to serve our learners…