Rich Czyz - The Four OClock Faculty

A useful and urgent manual for teachers who care. People like you .

Seth Godin, author of Stop Stealing Dreams

R ichs book is for any educator who has suffered through Professional Development (PD) meetings, sessions, or days that had no planning or no effort to make the time or process relevant to the participants. Richs direct approach to making PD valuable is refreshing. The advice on the use of Twitter and building Professional Learning Networks is exceptional. All of us who have resorted to playing PD Bingo during in-service will find this gem extremely worthwhile. Use it yourself but share it with colleagues and administrators. This book is a classic for all educational leaders who wish to provide appropriate and participatory PD .

Michael Curran, Educators Voice College Professor of the Year

T he Four OClock Faculty has been a morning eye-opener for me for over a year. In his book, Rich Czyz has shared some amazing ideas to give life to professional development and professional learning for educators. His ideas are practical and unique. Teachers can take charge of their own learning starting today. Administrators can use this book to re-charge their meetings and PD days. This is Richs manifesto. Never let a day go by without learning. Thank you for writing and sharing your amazing ideas .

Jay Billy, principal

R ich Czyzs masterful new book is an insiders view of professional learning at its finest with a flexible step-by-step roadmap of try-it-tomorrow options. Rich keeps his promise of personalized, relevant and connected PD by sharing his vision to redefine, reimagine and redesign PD. The Four OClock Faculty will transform the face of PD by creating a culture of meaningful, productive and respectful conversations that will allow countless educators to bring his promise to life where it matters most in the company of children .

Dr. Mary Howard, educational consultant and author of Good to Great Teaching

R ich Czyz does a tremendous job of providing professional learning ideas and strategies that can be implemented with ease and enhance educator effectiveness. The Four OClock Faculty is great for any educator looking to promote the success of students at the classroom, school, and district level .

Brad Currie, 2017 NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year

P rofessional development doesnt have to be boring! If you lead or plan professional development, Rich provides practical, engaging ideas to kick professional learning up to the next level. This is a handbook of relevant PD ideas youll want to refer to over and over .

Matt Miller, author of Ditch That Textbook

I f we are going to shape education to prepare students for the future of work, school leaders have to start at the top by changing the paradigm of professional growth for teachers. Rich offers meaningful and pragmatic solutions to do just this, including wonderful anecdotes that share the success he has experienced in his work .

Rich Kiker, partner, Google for Education

I t is imperative that twenty-first-century educators take ownership of their professional learning. In this book, Mr. Czyz helps to redefine what it means for educators to learn professionally and highlights a variety of practical resources each teacher can adopt to expand his or her professional practice .

Laura Fleming, author of The Kickstart Guide to Making Great Makerspaces

T he Four O Clock Faculty is a book that I wish I had when beginning my journey as a principal. It is filled with practical strategies that can be implemented with any group of adult learners. Rich takes ideas that we know are best practice in classrooms and adjusts to meet the needs of adults. I highly recommend this go-to resource for all that are looking to transform their PD practices .

Beth Houf, principal, Fulton Middle School co-author of Lead Like a PIRATE: Make Schools Amazing for Your Students and Staff

O nly read this book if you want people to be awake, excited and alert at your next PD event. But Im warning you, once you read this book your staff is going to be asking for more PD days. Are you ready for that ?

Jon Harper, host of My Bad podcast

T he Four OClock Faculty arms administrators and professional development teams with exactly the tools and the mindset they need for change in their schools. Teaching has changed. School has changed. Rich understands these changes deeply and provides examples from quick turnaround ideas to long-term PD that can have a lasting impact. Rich has a great sense of humor and clearly knows how to develop great relationships with his staff. Youll develop a relationship with this book that can take your schools professional development to new, real places of growth .

Denis Sheeran, author of Instant Relevance