Teaching Tasks
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Teaching Tasks

  If we teach things without a clear why, what we are essentially doing is teaching tasks.   For instance, if we believe we are teaching opinion writing to learn…
Host a Jam Session
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Host a Jam Session

  At #4OCF, we have long been proponents of using professional learning and meeting time to do relevant, meaningful, and productive work.   Try hosting a Jam Session during your…
Sharing Fuels Sharing
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Sharing Fuels Sharing

  It's simple. Sharing fuels sharing. The more my students share, the more my students want to share.   The more my students share the more my students learn, think…
Coding Resources for Students
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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   Bits Box   Unplugged Activities   Conditionals with Cards  …
But I Wanted A Horse
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But I Wanted A Horse

  It’s often said that there are no mistakes in art.   But it’s not really true.   If a student wants to draw say… a horse but their horse…
Negative Energy
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Negative Energy

  If you were to walk into a meeting, and hand everyone crisp one hundred dollar bills, someone would mutter, "How come you didn't give us two hundred dollars?" I…
THE Creative Processes
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THE Creative Processes

  There really is no such thing as THE creative process.   Everyone’s creative process is different.   Essentially, we have models and examples of creative processes.   Read any…
Only 40 Days To Go
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Only 40 Days To Go

  Only 40 days to go. I hear this sort of countdown frequently during this time of year. Only 8 weeks left. Whenever any of these statements are made, there…
PS We Found It
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PS We Found It

  In my first year of teaching, I was hired as the last teacher to complete the fifth grade team at a brand new school. My classroom happened to be…