NOT Back to School Week

NOT Back to School Week

  Each year, #4OCF usually presents Back to School features to inspire as you kick off your school year. This school year will be different than any other. It's almost…
Bright Spots

Bright Spots

  While we have focused a great deal on the problems that arose out of emergency remote learning, we still struggle with how we are going to serve our learners…
Business as Normal?

Business as Normal?

  When schools reopen, will we remember everything that was said during this time? Or will we return to business as normal? Will things go back to the way they…
Pick Up the Pieces

Pick Up the Pieces

  We’ve all dealt with it. Some of us unscathed.Some of us with obvious trauma. And some of us, who seem ok, will begin to show the scars years from…
Left to Adapt

Left to Adapt

  “Just when they think they got the answers, I change the questions.” Rowdy Roddy Piper   We’ve all been dealing with a moving target. What seems like a decent,…
Invent It

Invent It

  “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” -Alan Kay   We can wait for the guidance and answers to be provided, and they might certainly…
What I’ve Learned

What I’ve Learned

  What I’ve learned in the last three months of remote learning. Running a school is hard. Running one from home multiplies the difficulty.Running a school from home maximizes some…
Time to Prepare

Time to Prepare

  While we don’t want to think about the likelihood, it might be a distinct possibility that we begin the 2020-2021 school year in remote learning. And if we do,…