The Great Time Heist
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The Great Time Heist

  I'm listening to Jon Acuff's audiobook All It Takes Is A Goal. In the book, Jon describes stealing time in fifteen minute increments. Waiting to pick up a child…
15 = 27 and 40 = 8
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15 = 27 and 40 = 8

  As an educator, I’ve recognized that we have a strange relationship with time.  In my time in the classroom as a teacher, and now as an administrator, I’ve learned…
A Different Metric?
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A Different Metric?

  As I worked on next year's schedule, I came to a painful realization. We often mark education in allotments of time. 40 minute periods. 80 minute blocks. 180 day…
Are you SOFT?
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Are you SOFT?

  “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” -Michael Altshuler   Teachers, do you feel as if you have a million responsibilities, not enough…
Another Metric
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Another Metric

  We often mark education in allotments of time. 40 minute periods. 80 minute blocks. 180 day school years. Even the calendar shared out by most school districts captures how…
Almost Everything Can Wait
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Almost Everything Can Wait

  “Almost everything can wait.And almost everything should.” -David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried, It Doesn't Have To Be Crazy At Work   There are going to be times when…
Cheat Codes
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Cheat Codes

  As a kid, many of my hours were spent hunkered down in front of a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) with my friends. When it came time for Contra, everyone…
March Madness Round 4
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March Madness Round 4

  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…
Find the Time.
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Find the Time.

  We don't have time for ________________. (Insert your own meaningful activity, whatever seems like extra even though you should do it.) Will you have the time when NOT doing…