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Decisions
After taking just four classes and student teaching for three months I earned my teacher certification. I'm not sure that even students who go through a full undergraduate program…
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Lessons from Arlo
SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur yet, you may want to choose another Four O’Clock Faculty post to check out. Many of you…
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Fear of the Known
Multiple times during the week, I am confronted by my children when I ask them to take something that belongs to them (being a toy, shoes, or a piece…
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Make a Difference
The most important thing we do is serve as role models for our children. Each day they look to us. The best that we can do is to give…
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Why do you #LoveTeaching?
To celebrate #LoveTeaching week, we asked our readers a simple question: Why do you #LoveTeaching? Below are some of the responses. “I absolutely get a rush when I…
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Reflections from Edcamp 2016
Yesterday, our school district hosted our 2nd annual Edcamp. The idea of replacing our traditional Professional Development day with an event based on teacher voice and choice actually sprang…
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When Life Gives You Lemons
When life gives you lemons, you have a few options… You can try to eat those lemons, and end up with a very sour experience. You can (as the…
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Architect (Sort of)
When I was 13 years old, I took a mechanical drawing class at the local Vo-Tech school during summer break. I had to ride my bike there and back…
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3 Ways to Win Over & Influence Students, Parents, & Colleagues
Click here for PDF version of visual. By @RACzyz References: The Art of War Visualized by Jessica Hagy
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A Question
When I ask, “How am I going to teach this?” I have a conversation mostly between the content and me. However, when I ask, “How will my students…