In Case of a Fog Delay
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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…
A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t
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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…
Questions We Should Be Asking Students
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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…
Sometimes
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Sometimes

  Sometimes it seems like we are doing the right thing when we are actually doing the wrong thing. Sometimes we are doing the right thing based on what we…
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…
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  …
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…
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…