THE HOGGATTEER REVOLUTION
  • Homeroom
  • Orientation
    • Class Handbook
    • Family Involvement
    • Meet the Teacher
    • Place in the World
    • Teacher File Cabinet
  • Positivity
    • Insightful Poetry
    • Inspirational Prose
    • Meaningful Quotes
    • Positive Behavior Conversations
    • Scripture Studies
  • Exploration
    • Celebrate Good Times (Come On)
    • Cerebral Cinema >
      • Hoggatt-Made Videos
      • Mood Music
      • Music Appreciation
      • Positive Behavior Conversations
    • Coursework >
      • Cultivating America
      • Focus on Science
      • Let's Communicate
      • M4+HEM4+1C5
      • Missouri, USA
      • Recess Bell
      • Scripture Studies

Meet the Teacher

​HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU (N)EVER WANTED TO KNOW
ABOUT MR. HOGGATT:

Learn to pronounce Mr. Hoggatt's name.

Check this fun list of facts about Mr. Hoggatt:  Believe It or Not!

Discover Mr. Hoggatt’s Professional Biography.


Ponder Mr. Hoggatt’s Teaching Philosophy.

See Mr. Hoggatt's answer to Who We Are.

Go Back in Time by reading about Mr. Hoggatt's jobs outside of public schools,
or read some quick reflections about the principals for whom he has worked.


Enjoy (or Cringe) at Mr. Hoggatt's Hoggattisms and Professional Pet Peeves.

See Mr. Hoggatt's first teaching assignment,
this update, another update, and yet another.

Visit Mr. Hoggatt's first school.

Check out Mr. Hoggatt's Career Timeline and his fond memories of a pre-teaching job.

Find out more about Cecil Floyd Elementary:  1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4, 4 of 4

Read about Mr. Hoggatt's Honduras trips:
​Kids and Schools and The Girl in the Blue Dress


Here's a little something about Mr. Hoggatt's dad (1942-2020):
​Dad's Chair, In Memory, and Walking in His Footprints

Take a look at Mr. Hoggatt's Teacher Institute pages, including collections of articles, reflections, and lessons about his summer residencies
:  Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, George Washington and Mount Vernon,
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America's Fort:  Fort Ticonderoga, and Colonial Williamsburg.
Or, peruse the page about Mr. Hoggatt's acceptance ​and involvement in Disney's Imagination Campus 50 Teachers Celebration, held at Disney World in 2022.

See also Mr. Hoggatt's attempt at acceptance to ​the ​Monticello Teacher Institute and
​the process that earned him the title ​for the 2021 Missouri History Teacher of the Year, as well as a continuing relationship with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History.

Find posts relating to Mr. Hoggatt's retirement from regular public school teaching.
Read more of Mr. Hoggatt's articles about education
and what makes 
The Hoggatteer Experience unique and successful
​
(Caution:  these articles could very well be dripping with professional opinion,
​personal reflection, and a bit of snarky sarcasm [snarcasm].)
:
Emphases in Education
Who Are We?
All Students Can Learn...At High Levels
Declaration of Intelligence
Teach Them Well and Let Them Lead the Way
Restoring Parts of the Golden Age
Hoggatteer Boot Camp
Aggressively Addressing Visitors
Passion and Joy
Should This Be an Interview Question?​​
Ten Reasons I Don't Use Textbooks
Making Our Class S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
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Consider Educational Consultants
Relationships Matter
Compliance Vs. Engagement
R.A.P.T.O.R.S. and T.A.L.O.N.S.
​Student Responsibilities in S.O.A.R.ing
Parental Support for Our School and Classroom
​Eagle Pride Starts Inside
​​The Flux of Teaching
Striving for Confusion
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Teaching Is Like Denticular Amputation
Get in the Zone
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The Year We Learned about Sarcasm & Tolerance
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Posting Your Objectives
Things Teachers Secretly Do But Won't Admit
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Forgetting History?  Forget the Future.
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Declaration of Individuality
​Curriculum Vs. Textbook Company Profits
Telling Stories to Address Student Needs
Ten Reasons I Love Having a Student Teacher
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Ten Reasons I Do Not Like Having a Student-Teacher
New Teachers:  What I Offer
New Teachers:  What You Offer
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"String Theory"
Ways Students Influence a Teacher
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Enhance Your Teaching / Engage Your Class
Signs the System is Cracked (Part One)
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Signs the System is Cracked (Part Two)
​Signs the System is Cracked (Part Three)
​Signs the System is Cracked (Part Four)
Signs the System is Cracked (Part Five)
Signs the System is Cracked (Part Six)
​Takeaways from Observing Student Teachers I
Takeaways from Observing Student Teachers II
Takeaways from Observing Student Teachers III
Takeaways from Observing Student Teachers IV
Takeaways from Observing Student Teachers V
​Takeaways from Observing Student Teachers VI

​You're invited to take a gander at Mr. Hoggatt's
​Professional Publications Commentary Series

On Teaching History:
Forgetting History?  Forget the Future.
Excuses for not Teaching History
History Mythbusting I
History Mythbusting II
History Mythbusting III
History Mythbusting IV
History Mythbusting V
History Disclaimer
​On Testing:
The Testing Camera
Little Boxes

​Mr. Hoggatt has also broken down the school district's Core Behaviors:
First Thoughts
Your Positive Reputation
Greet One Another
Follow Instructions
Get Along

Participate
Review

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Hoggatt the Author

Mr. Hoggatt authors middle-grade fiction books
​and teacher resources.


Selections for youth include Crumbling Spirit
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and Out of the Wind,
fictionalized accounts of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
and the 2011 Joplin, Missouri, EF5 tornado (respectively),
​both of which Mr. Hoggatt experienced first-hand.
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For more information about books,
​go to Mr. Hoggatt's author page.
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Hoggatt's professional book, There's No Busyness Like School Busyness,
is full of reflections
and conclusions to bring teachers closer to mastery in the profession.
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 In 2022,
​Mr. Hoggatt celebrated
​the completion of
YEARS
OF TEACHING
IN AMERICA'S
​PUBLIC SCHOOLS

History in Residence

Elementary Schools:
​Bring Mr. Hoggatt
into your classroom
for a week
of engaging
​
and rigorous
​history programming
​with your students.

​LEARN MORE
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GigSalad Member Since 2022
Book Mr. Hoggatt Securely
​for Your Event
​at GigSalad.com.
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Hoggatts in History*

(EXTERNAL LINKS)

Hoggatt School
High Point Museum
USS Hoggatt Bay
Wilford B. Hoggatt
William Hoggatt
​
Hoggatt Laboratory

*Not necessarily related to Mr. H
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Truth Gives Wings to Strength
"A Good Man"
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Born August 25

1530 Ivan the Terrible
1921 Monty Hall
1930 Sean Connery
1931 Regis Philbin
1949 Gene Simmons
1958 Tim Burton
1961 Billy Ray Cyrus

1965 Mr. Hoggatt
​1970 Jo Dee Messina

Born in 1965

January:  DJ Jazzy Jeff
February:  Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
March:  Sarah Jessica Parker
April:  Kevin James
May:  Brooke Shields
June:  Elizabeth Hurley
July:  J. K. Rowling

August:  Mr. Hoggatt
September:  Lennox Lewis
October:  Ty Pennington
November:  Ben Stiller

December:  Katarina Witt
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Professional Associations

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​Passing Notes

Contact the Teacher
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HOGGATTEERS@HOME

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Mr. Hoggatt's
Learning-from-Home response
​to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic:
Mr. Hoggatt conducts professional workshops for educators:
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Artifacts of Engagement

Put objects into your students' hands.  Organize a table to engage your students in three dimensions.  Create a situation in your classroom that encourages academic rigor, while at the same time introducing your students to profound topics.  Curate sets of items to increase focus on comprehension, curiosity, and creative thinking in any subject.

Open-Ended Math & Language

Encourage reluctant students to enter the lesson.  Hook them and engage them with open-ended conversations.  These ideas can be as structured as the teacher chooses.  The presenter uses curated graphics to start conversations that can become larger activities and projects in the math and language realms.  Once in the lesson, students voluntarily remain for the instruction.
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The Author Speaks

D. Ed. Hoggatt is an inspirational presenter with more than 30 years of experience teaching elementary age students in public schools.  He holds degrees in public speaking and elementary education.  He has performed in community theater productions and is a former newspaper editor.  He currently enjoys preaching for the churches of Christ when called to do so.  In his book and history presentations, he covers each of the following three topics.  He may also tailor a presentation to meet your needs, or make a presentation about George Washington and Growth Mindset, similar to the workshop described above.

Writing

Mr. Hoggatt welcomes invitations to visit schools and other groups to share about the writing experience.  Mr. Hoggatt will help students understand the process of writing, from concept to completion, while emphasizing the joy that comes with each step.  He may also present information about self-publishing, all while sharing excerpts of his fiction and nonfiction writing.

Presentation Points
  • Personal Experiences
  • Personal Dreams
  • Reading with a Writer's Ear
  • Writing with a Poet's Pen
  • Writing in the Computer Age
  • Writing with a Reader's Ear
  • Writing with a Critic's Eyes
  • Publishing with Writer's Pride
  • Questions and Answers
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Living History

Mr. Hoggatt describes his personal experiences during the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.  This presentation is truthful, heartfelt, and encouraging, as this author discusses being in a nearby classroom when the blast occurred.  This is a student's rare opportunity to hear from someone who lived through this important historic event, as they learn the differences between being a victim and being a survivor.

Presentation Points
  • An Ordinary Day
  • A Nearby Explosion
  • The School's Reaction
  • Rescue and Recovery
  • The World Reacts
  • A Change of Heart
  • In Memorium
  • Questions and Answers

This presentation coincides with Hoggatt's original work, Crumbling Spirit.
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Fury and Compassion

On May 22, 2011, Mr. Hoggatt watched and listened as an EF-5 tornado destroyed a large portion of Joplin, Missouri, along with the lives of two of his best friends.  His presentation brings them into the emotions of the situation and helps them realize that we can do more than read about such tragedies or watch them on the news.

Presentation Points
  • A Beautiful Day
  • ​Dark Rumbling
  • Inside the Funnel
  • Reaction
  • Reaching out
  • The Extra Step
  • Questions and Answers

This presentation coincides with Hoggatt's novel, Out of the Wind.
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The Hoggatteer Revolution

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