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Madness or Brilliance?
Madness or brilliance? There’s often a fine line. An idea may seem like it’s mad, but in reality, it might be brilliant. The difficulty lies in the fact that…
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Teaching as Competition
Teaching is not intended to be a competition. I’ve worked with educators who have treated it as such. Lesson plans and project ideas are treated as secrets of the…
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Connecting through Professional Development
Finding it difficult to not meet in person for professional development purposes? Try these ideas to make connections to continue learning! Rich For more professional development ideas,…
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20 Words: Your Own Meeting
Words matter. A sentence or two can make a difference. 20 words can change your perspective. Words can spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, and conversations. Let us know what…
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Device-Free PD
Right now, there are not many professional development opportunities that can happen without a device. Being forced to join a Zoom Call or Google Meet, we are reliant on…
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PD & Responsibility
How do you convince a colleague to take their own time to learn something new? How do get them to go beyond to grow professionally? PD is the responsibility…
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Education’s Great Rube Goldberg Experiment
What we’re doing in education right now is akin to operating a Rube Goldberg machine. If you are not familiar, Rube Goldberg used to design elaborate, complex plans to…
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How Long Should a Meeting Be?
How long should a meeting be? In schools, we’ve had a standard answer to this question. The usual time in my experience is sixty minutes. Maybe, forty five minutes…
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Announcement: More ROGUE
As I promoted The Four O'Clock Faculty: A ROGUE Guide to Revolutionizing Professional Development, I realized that I had more to say about the topic. So, for a while…
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The Dreaded District PD Day
#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. We’ve all been there. The Dreaded District…