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Turning to Face Your Blank Page
The other day, I was discussing the first illustration from Peter H. Reynolds’ The Dot with a bunch of fifth graders and their teacher. In that illustration, Vashti,…
Posted inBryan
Student Choice
I allow my students to choose what they work on, what goals they would like to explore, and where they would like to work. My art room looks different.…
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5 Ideas for Making Homework More Meaningful
Click here for a PDF of the list. By @RACzyz
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5 Ways to Improve Classroom Culture
Click here for a PDF copy and clickable links with more info. 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…
Visuals: 5 Ways to Improve Student Voice & Choice
Click here for a PDF version of the visual. By @RACzyz