The end of the year brings a time of reflection. As I continually want to remember the things that have brought me to this point in my professional career, I try to add to my personal timeline every year. One might think things would slow down after retirement, but it's interesting to see how many items needed to be added to the list for this past year.
1983
Mr. Hoggatt begins working for his degree in Communications from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO). He takes classes to add a secondary teaching certificate to his degree program.
1985
Mr. Hoggatt graduates from USAO.
1986
Mr. Hoggatt completes his student-teaching requirements at Yukon High School and Mustang Middle School (Oklahoma) and receives his teaching credentials.
1983
Mr. Hoggatt begins working for his degree in Communications from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO). He takes classes to add a secondary teaching certificate to his degree program.
1985
Mr. Hoggatt graduates from USAO.
1986
Mr. Hoggatt completes his student-teaching requirements at Yukon High School and Mustang Middle School (Oklahoma) and receives his teaching credentials.
 | 1986 Mr. Hoggatt is hired at The Wilds, soon becoming the manager and education director for the outdoor park. 1989 Mr. Hoggatt returns to USAO for a year to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. |
1990
Mr. Hoggatt becomes a fifth grade history and reading teacher at the Page-Woodsen Fifth Year Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1990
Mr. Hoggatt transfers to Buchanan Elementary School in Oklahoma City, where he teaches gifted second graders in a room with no walls.
1991
The principal encourages Mr. Hoggatt to teach a class of gifted first graders.
1992
Mr. Hoggatt is thrust into a combination class of gifted first and second graders, "looping" with the latter. The staff nominates him to be the Teacher of the Year for Buchanan elementary, but he has too little experience to qualify by the district's standards.
1992
The Oklahoma City School District selects three teachers to attend the Student Team Learning Conference at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Hoggatt is one of the three.
1993
Mr. Hoggatt wins a small grant for math manipulatives.
1993-1995
For the first time, Mr. Hoggatt teaches the same grade (second) in the same room for two years in a row.
Mr. Hoggatt becomes a fifth grade history and reading teacher at the Page-Woodsen Fifth Year Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1990
Mr. Hoggatt transfers to Buchanan Elementary School in Oklahoma City, where he teaches gifted second graders in a room with no walls.
1991
The principal encourages Mr. Hoggatt to teach a class of gifted first graders.
1992
Mr. Hoggatt is thrust into a combination class of gifted first and second graders, "looping" with the latter. The staff nominates him to be the Teacher of the Year for Buchanan elementary, but he has too little experience to qualify by the district's standards.
1992
The Oklahoma City School District selects three teachers to attend the Student Team Learning Conference at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Hoggatt is one of the three.
1993
Mr. Hoggatt wins a small grant for math manipulatives.
1993-1995
For the first time, Mr. Hoggatt teaches the same grade (second) in the same room for two years in a row.
1995
Mr. Hoggatt is the lead teacher in the school when a terrorist explodes a massive truck bomb outside the federal building in downtown Oklahoma City (4 1/2 miles away). With the principal at a meeting, Hoggatt locks down the building.
1995
Mr. Hoggatt joins his wife who has recently acquired an engineering job in Joplin, Missouri. On his second day in town, he is offered and he accepts a job teaching fourth graders at Cecil Floyd Elementary. The last half of his job interview is conducted in the storm shelter area of the school building as the area is placed under a tornado warning.
Mr. Hoggatt is the lead teacher in the school when a terrorist explodes a massive truck bomb outside the federal building in downtown Oklahoma City (4 1/2 miles away). With the principal at a meeting, Hoggatt locks down the building.
1995
Mr. Hoggatt joins his wife who has recently acquired an engineering job in Joplin, Missouri. On his second day in town, he is offered and he accepts a job teaching fourth graders at Cecil Floyd Elementary. The last half of his job interview is conducted in the storm shelter area of the school building as the area is placed under a tornado warning.
1996
Mr. Hoggatt enters a classroom video in a local media competition and wins a monthly prize. Later the video, depicting a classroom cave, is selected as the grand prize winner for the year, earning the classroom $1,000.
1999
Mr. Hoggatt acquires his Master's Degree in Elementary Teaching from Pittsburg State University (Kansas).
2002
Mr. Hoggatt's Earthquake! unit is selected as Pi Kappa Delta's Excellent Education Program of the year.
2004
Mr. Hoggatt receives the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Golden Apple Award, nominated by students and their parents for the third time.
2005
Mr. Hoggatt is chosen to represent Joplin Schools as the district's Teacher of the Year. He also represents the district as a nominee for the state Teacher of the Year.
2005
Mr. Hoggatt is a nominee for Disney's American Teacher Awards.
2009
Mr. Hoggatt's class website and blog wins the Missouri State Teachers Association award for having the Outstanding Class Website of the year.
Mr. Hoggatt enters a classroom video in a local media competition and wins a monthly prize. Later the video, depicting a classroom cave, is selected as the grand prize winner for the year, earning the classroom $1,000.
1999
Mr. Hoggatt acquires his Master's Degree in Elementary Teaching from Pittsburg State University (Kansas).
2002
Mr. Hoggatt's Earthquake! unit is selected as Pi Kappa Delta's Excellent Education Program of the year.
2004
Mr. Hoggatt receives the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Golden Apple Award, nominated by students and their parents for the third time.
2005
Mr. Hoggatt is chosen to represent Joplin Schools as the district's Teacher of the Year. He also represents the district as a nominee for the state Teacher of the Year.
2005
Mr. Hoggatt is a nominee for Disney's American Teacher Awards.
2009
Mr. Hoggatt's class website and blog wins the Missouri State Teachers Association award for having the Outstanding Class Website of the year.
 | 2011 Mr. Hoggatt teaches tornado safety to a fourth graders in Joplin, Missouri, two days prior to the town (including Hoggatt's school) being struck by a destructive EF5 tornado. 2011 Mr. Hoggatt assists in coordinating disaster relief efforts with the church of Christ at 26th and Connecticut. When Summer School begins, he teaches fifth graders for the month of July. |
2012
Mr. Hoggatt travels to Atlanta, Georgia, to meet and observe teachers and students at the Ron Clark Academy.
2015
Mr. Hoggatt completes five years as the president of the Joplin Teachers Association (local MSTA).
2016
One of Mr. Hoggatt's homemade lyric videos wins third place at the annual PBIS film festival.
2017
Mr. Hoggatt's class is featured in a two-part news report about soft skills. The report is the recipient of the Missouri State Teachers Association media award for the year.
2017
Mr. Hoggatt is one of the 100 Alumni You Should Know for the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Mr. Hoggatt travels to Atlanta, Georgia, to meet and observe teachers and students at the Ron Clark Academy.
2015
Mr. Hoggatt completes five years as the president of the Joplin Teachers Association (local MSTA).
2016
One of Mr. Hoggatt's homemade lyric videos wins third place at the annual PBIS film festival.
2017
Mr. Hoggatt's class is featured in a two-part news report about soft skills. The report is the recipient of the Missouri State Teachers Association media award for the year.
2017
Mr. Hoggatt is one of the 100 Alumni You Should Know for the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
| 2018 Mr. Hoggatt is accepted to participate in the George Washington Teacher Institute in Virginia. He spends five nights on the property at Mount Vernon in 35 hours of scholarly lecture and participates in after hours tours and events. 2019 Mr. Hoggatt attends the Fort Ticonderoga Teacher Institute in Upstate New York. He spends a week at this important location, studying the French and Indian War and recalling the American Revolution. |  |
2020
Mr. Hoggatt is accepted to the the Teacher Institute at Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.
2020
Mr. Hoggatt must teach virtually for the last quarter of the school year, due to the COVID pandemic which forces schools to shut down nationwide. School begins on time and in person in the fall, but students and teacher are instructed to wear masks and maintain six feet of "social distancing" most of the time. The Hoggatt family contracts the disease over Thanksgiving Break, but Mr. Hoggatt only misses a week of school.
2021
Mr. Hoggatt is acknowledged in the Joplin Globe as an outstanding teacher and receives a H.O.O.T. award (Honoring Our Outstanding Teachers).
Mr. Hoggatt is accepted to the the Teacher Institute at Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.
2020
Mr. Hoggatt must teach virtually for the last quarter of the school year, due to the COVID pandemic which forces schools to shut down nationwide. School begins on time and in person in the fall, but students and teacher are instructed to wear masks and maintain six feet of "social distancing" most of the time. The Hoggatt family contracts the disease over Thanksgiving Break, but Mr. Hoggatt only misses a week of school.
2021
Mr. Hoggatt is acknowledged in the Joplin Globe as an outstanding teacher and receives a H.O.O.T. award (Honoring Our Outstanding Teachers).
2021
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History selects Mr. Hoggatt to receive History Teacher of the Year for the state of Missouri. Hoggatt receives $1,000 along with the award which will be presented at a school assembly.
2021
Mr. Hoggatt is named a master teacher for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City. He will work passionately with historical scholars and educators to present professional development, develop curriculum, and interpret primary documents from the GLI collection.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt's application and creative history lesson qualifies him to attend the inaugural Inspiration Conference at Disney's Imagination Campus 50 Teachers Celebration, held at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt retires following his 32nd year in education, with 27 years of living in the same fourth grade classroom at Cecil Floyd Elementary in Joplin, Missouri.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt leads the national History Camp for elementary students, held virtually through the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Six weekly presentations focus on National Parks throughout the United States.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt is recruited to write curriculum for the Lincoln Presidential Foundation in Springfield, Illinois. A week of extensive lessons are developed for the Warning Signs project, with Hoggatt's focus being on the Dred Scott Case in Missouri.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History selects Mr. Hoggatt to receive History Teacher of the Year for the state of Missouri. Hoggatt receives $1,000 along with the award which will be presented at a school assembly.
2021
Mr. Hoggatt is named a master teacher for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City. He will work passionately with historical scholars and educators to present professional development, develop curriculum, and interpret primary documents from the GLI collection.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt's application and creative history lesson qualifies him to attend the inaugural Inspiration Conference at Disney's Imagination Campus 50 Teachers Celebration, held at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt retires following his 32nd year in education, with 27 years of living in the same fourth grade classroom at Cecil Floyd Elementary in Joplin, Missouri.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt leads the national History Camp for elementary students, held virtually through the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Six weekly presentations focus on National Parks throughout the United States.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt is recruited to write curriculum for the Lincoln Presidential Foundation in Springfield, Illinois. A week of extensive lessons are developed for the Warning Signs project, with Hoggatt's focus being on the Dred Scott Case in Missouri.
2022
In the richest on-site institute of his career, Mr. Hoggatt finally gets to attend the teacher institute at Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown (previously cancelled since 2020 due to the COVID pandemic).
2022
Mr. Hoggatt's wife enters the educational world as a secondary teacher at Neosho Christian School in Neosho, Missouri, instructing students in Chemistry, Algebra, and Geometry.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt begins supervising student-teachers from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.
2023
The relationship with the Gilder Lehrman Institute continues as Mr. Hoggatt leads pedagogical sessions and facilitates presentations with two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, Dr. Alan Taylor. Additionally, Hoggatt is asked to be the lead lesson writer for a curriculum involving Asian-American history (still awaiting grant acceptance).
In the richest on-site institute of his career, Mr. Hoggatt finally gets to attend the teacher institute at Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown (previously cancelled since 2020 due to the COVID pandemic).
2022
Mr. Hoggatt's wife enters the educational world as a secondary teacher at Neosho Christian School in Neosho, Missouri, instructing students in Chemistry, Algebra, and Geometry.
2022
Mr. Hoggatt begins supervising student-teachers from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.
2023
The relationship with the Gilder Lehrman Institute continues as Mr. Hoggatt leads pedagogical sessions and facilitates presentations with two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, Dr. Alan Taylor. Additionally, Hoggatt is asked to be the lead lesson writer for a curriculum involving Asian-American history (still awaiting grant acceptance).
