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Making the Shift from Classroom Management to Classroom Ownership
Twelve years ago I stepped into my first classroom. I had been hired only a few days earlier in late August, and was given my own fifth grade classroom. I…
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ICYMI Our Best Posts from this Summer
As Labor Day brings the unofficial end of summer and the start of another school year, Four O’Clock Faculty presents some of our most popular posts from this summer which…
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5 Questions with… Matt Miller
I recently finished reading a book by Matt Miller called DITCH That Textbook. The book features strategies and insight into expanding your teaching beyond the textbook and traditional methods for…
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More Advice for New Teachers
While many new teachers enter their classrooms for the first time this week, we wanted to share some of the best advice that educators have shared as a part of…
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5 Questions Returns!
Five Questions with... returns on Thursday, September 3rd! Join Four O'Clock Faculty as we ask 5 questions of our favorite educators to improve our teaching and learning. As we get…
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Become the CEO of your Classroom V2.0
When I started this blog I wanted to explore strategies in order to make students, teachers, and classrooms more successful. One of the first posts I did explored the values…
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Advice for New Teachers
At Four O’Clock Faculty, we recognize that being a brand new teacher about to embark on your first school year can bring about feelings of excitement and nervousness. We asked…
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Viewing Art to Start Students Reading
Fostering Strong Viewing Early in the Year Can Promote Strong Reading (& Writing) Later in the Year A huge struggle for teachers at the beginning of every year is to…
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Purposeful Learning Spaces
Over the next two weeks, teachers in New Jersey and several other states will return to their classrooms and begin to prepare for a new school year. This is a…
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On Opening Day
My father grew up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. He was six years old when the Dodgers won their only Championship in Brooklyn. That type of event can hold a great…