Assessment – 4 O'Clock Faculty

September 26, 2024rczyz

On my last day of student teaching, my students and cooperating teacher presented me with a gift basket of…

June 16, 2022August 18, 2022rczyz

We would all like to believe that education ideas are not shortsighted. Unfortunately, we often see too many plans…

February 17, 2022rczyz

What did you learn today? It’s a question we often ask to end a lesson. It’s meant as a…

November 9, 2021November 7, 2021rczyz

Agile can be defined in one of two ways: able to move quickly and easily. relating to or denoting…

February 10, 2021January 31, 2021rczyz

Is this going to be on the test? So many kids ask this question. Unfortunately, they have been…

January 4, 2021rczyz

Several years ago, I was completing an observation with a Music Teacher. I’m no expert on music instruction, but…

October 22, 2020October 19, 2020rczyz

What are we “preparing” kids for? Ask any teacher what they are preparing students for and you will get…

August 4, 2020July 30, 2020rczyz

Maybe it’s time that we abandoned the notion that grade levels should be used as measures of growth. We…

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020rczyz

#4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don’t worry, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite…

May 1, 2020April 21, 2020rczyz

I’ve heard many districts say: “Grading should not be punitive during remote learning.” Does this mean that grading is…