March Madness, Semifinal #1

March Madness, Semifinal #1

  For the next two weeks, Four O'Clock Faculty will be taken over by March Madness, Secret Sauce style! Eight strategies from The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching…
March Madness Round 2

March Madness Round 2

  For the next two weeks, Four O'Clock Faculty will be taken over by March Madness, Secret Sauce style! Eight strategies from The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching…
5 Ways to End Your Day

5 Ways to End Your Day

  How do students currently end a class period or their day? Is it a blur? Do students accomplish anything, or are they rushed out at the last minute? Try…
Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning

It's just about time for Spring cleaning. Many of us usually feel better once we've given our home a spring cleaning and removed any items that we no longer need.…
5 Better Ways to End Your Day

5 Better Ways to End Your Day

  How do students currently end a class period or their day? Is it a blur? Do students accomplish anything, or are they rushed out at the last minute? Try…
Drinking from the Fire Hose

Drinking from the Fire Hose

  Inspired by Seth today.   Stop drinking from the fire hose.   I was recently having a conversation with another administrator. Like me, he is also in his first…
Managing Daily Flow

Managing Daily Flow

  Do you ever feel inundated with a daily flow of messages, directives, resources, and mandates? It can be difficult to determine what is meaningful and necessary, as well as…
Turning Off the Faucet

Turning Off the Faucet

The other day I was trying to teach my son about turning the faucet off while he was brushing his teeth. I told him that even dripping water means wasted…