by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Making strong learning connections matters in all our teaching. It is among our highest priorities as educators, because without it we have no learning. Think about what happens when you yourself learn something successfully. Almost instantly, there is connection and... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | STEM
When it’s done well, project-based learning (PBL) honours your learner’s inherent gifts as vital to the success of the group. With that said, PBL also offers an avenue to those teachers wishing to give their students an awesome experience within STEM... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
Ed note: The following is an excerpt from our newest resource release about the power of restorative practices in schools. In schools around the world, a remarkable shift is happening. Where once the rule was to employ punitive measures to settle conflicts, we are now... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Collaborative classrooms are the learning environments of the future. Schools around the world are saying goodbye to the conventional lecture-based learning space where the students remain inert in their respective seats and the teacher remains at the head of the... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Information Fluency
Developing deeper questioning skills often begins with the simple idea of admitting we don’t know something. However, this can be difficult in a classroom setting for a number of reasons. For one thing, our modern learners are often facing stringent outside... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Different methods can reach many students who appear to be failures, and that’s what engaging classroom teaching is all about. Take the teenagers in teacher Mark Thackeray’s class in London, who won’t stop misbehaving. His class is dominated by the students’... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
In the past, we’ve talked about the critical 21st-century skills students need and why. But what about other digital age skills? There are so many other useful and practical abilities to have that can help our learners build success and enable lifelong learning. We’re... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Social Media
Did you know it’s possible for students to use social media as a classroom research tool? Over the years social media has evolved from being a mere communication platform where people can connect with their long-time friends. It has matured into a platform where... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Everybody loves stories, no matter if we are hearing them or telling them. Exploring digital storytelling in your classroom connects students to an age-old practice in an entirely modern way. Below are 6 different reasons digital storytelling is an activity worth... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
When we ask anyone what skills students need most to succeed in the future, the most common answer is that learners must be exceptional problem solvers. The Solution Fluency process is one for not only problem solving, but also living. Since it provides skills that...