Being Available

Being Available

  Sometimes, it is simply about being available.   When someone wants to talk… Or share… Or confide… Or collaborate… Or just needs someone to listen…   Make sure that…
20 words. Support & Feedback

20 words. Support & Feedback

  20 words. 10 sticky notes, 2 words each. Trying to spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, conversation. Let us know what you think at #4OCF on Twitter.   Rich (@RACzyz)
Scaffolds + Support = Success

Scaffolds + Support = Success

  What number is this: CLIV What number is this: 154   If we are putting texts (any form) in front of our students that they can’t understand, how can…
Tomorrow’s A Better Day

Tomorrow’s A Better Day

  Anytime my son has a particularly tough day (according to five-year-old standards), I always end the day by tucking him into bed, giving him a big hug and a…
High Expectations, High Support

High Expectations, High Support

  The phrase “high expectations” is often heard in  discussions surrounding education. It is important to know that we hold all students to high expectations. It is also important, however,…
Learning to Swim

Learning to Swim

Think back to when you were a child and you were learning to swim. Chances are, you learned to swim in one of a few different ways. Maybe you took…
Balancing the Egg

Balancing the Egg

  Have you ever tried to balance an egg? It can be a nearly impossible task. Nearly impossible.   But it can be done.   The easy way to do…
A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t

A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t

  What are our students capable of? I would argue that we will never know unless we try.   I used to work with a colleague who taught in a…