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Filling Every Seat, One Person at a Time
The conference hall was nearly empty, a quiet calm enveloping the large room. Earlier than I normally wake up on a Saturday morning, I arrived at NJPAECET2, and was led…
5 Ideas for using Twitter for PD in your School District
Click for a PDF version of the Visual: 5 Ideas for using Twitter for PD By @RACzyz
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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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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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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…
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Back to School with #4OCF
Some have already started their new school year. Some are preparing to start their new school year. At Four O’Clock Faculty, we want to get everyone ready for a great…
5 Ways to Improve Teacher Voice & Choice
Click here for a PDF version of the visual. By @RACzyz
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What is this noise?
I have been staring at a whiteboard for the past several days with marker in hand. One of my job responsibilities is to plan our district's professional development for a…