The EOY Checklist

The EOY Checklist

  Are you in the process of completing your End of the Year Checklist? This is the checklist that really matters. Make sure you tick off each box!   Rich…
A List of Podcasts

A List of Podcasts

  Here's a list of some of my favorite Podcasts, both educational and non-educational. If you are a podcast listener, hopefully you'll find a new one to listen to. If…
Even More Sticky Note Strategies

Even More Sticky Note Strategies

  What can you or students do with all of those extra sticky notes that are lying around? Try these strategies for making use of them!   Rich (@RACzyz)
All The Good

All The Good

  “Do All the Good You Can,By All the Means You Can,In All the Ways You Can,In All the Places You Can,At All the Times You Can,To All the People…
We Did This Last Year

We Did This Last Year

  As a classroom teacher, I worked in a fifth grade inclusion setting. I had the opportunity to work with my mentor for several years as she and her students…
5 Summer Book Picks

5 Summer Book Picks

  Pick up one of these books this summer to refresh and recharge. Find a new idea. Create something new. Learn something to inspire you in the classroom next year.…
The ROGUEs: A Tribute to the #4OCFPLN

The ROGUEs: A Tribute to the #4OCFPLN

  In January 2018, approximately 100 educators came together using the Voxer app for a book study of my book The Four O’Clock Faculty. The book study was organized by…
20 Words. Last Days.

20 Words. Last Days.

  20 words. 10 sticky notes, 2 words each. Trying to spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, conversation. Let us know what you think at #4OCF on Twitter.   Rich (@RACzyz)
The McNamara Fallacy

The McNamara Fallacy

  The McNamara Fallacy involves making a decision based only on quantitative measures, and ignoring other measures which cannot be easily measured. It is named for Robert McNamara, the US…
Consider the Invisible

Consider the Invisible

  I had the unfortunate experience of falling last week. In addition to banging my head on concrete, I also landed on my elbow and wrist. I ended up at…