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Turning Mistakes Into Gold
We have heard a great deal about growth mindset and failing forward in education circles. It is important that we establish a culture of mistakes in our classrooms. Creating…
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Getting Out Early
Have you ever truly enjoyed something that you were doing? It could have been watching TV… or a movie… or maybe attending a concert… or even reading a…
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Thoughts from #TCT16
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Tomorrow's Classrooms Today conference hosted by the guys at Evolving Educators. I had a chance to catch up with some…
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Ideas for Reflecting on This Year & Improving Next Year
How can you reflect, reinvent, and improve for next year? Try these 6 strategies found here. Click here for the #4OCF reading list! Rich (@RACzyz)
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The Gratitude Challenge
I had the fortuitous opportunity to stumble across a book last year called The Zen Teacher. The book is written by California high school English teacher Dan Tricarico, and focuses…
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In Case of a Fog Delay
Friday night, I took my children to a baseball game. It was a beautiful night for a game. Warm. Calm. Clear. 70 degrees, with a nice, cool breeze coming…
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A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t
What are our students capable of? I would argue that we will never know unless we try. I used to work with a colleague who taught in a…
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Questions We Should Be Asking Students
For many years, we have asked students small questions. Detail questions. Fact questions. Who? What? Where? When? We must ask big questions of students. Some of our questions…
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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…