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 | Collaboration Fluency
One of the Essential Fluencies of learning, Collaboration Fluency, is the essence of the modern classroom and the modern workforce. Building collaborative student groups in the best ways is something you and your learners can benefit from together. It’s about much... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
How would you help students to enhance their collaborative studying strategies? Research shows that, on average, college students have more experience meeting in groups. We know that their expertise can help younger students, however. Further, we can take a page from... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Why begin exploring personalized learning? Teachers across the nation agree that students need to be prepared and equipped for the future after graduating. There has been much discussion on whether personalized learning is the approach to take to better prepare... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
The importance of building safe learning environments for your learners is something that cannot be overstated. While it’s true that every student learns a bit differently from the next, the environment itself plays a significant role in their development. Safe... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
The act of giving shy learners confidence is about more than just achieving classroom participation. When teachers bring a shy pupil out of their shell, they help them in overcoming a barrier that could otherwise have seriously affected that child’s way of life.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
A child may sometimes forget what they’ve learned, but they will never forget how you made them feel. About you, about themselves, and about life. That’s why, as a teacher, reaching learners emotionally matters above all else. Think back for a minute to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
When we choose to begin improving classroom discussions, the reasoning is usually clear: for better learning. Classroom discussions are meant to be lively and collaborative, after all. They should be times where authentic learning happens through sharing healthy... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
How do we achieve equal engagement within a collaborative classroom? The secret to success is tolerance, drawing on individual strengths, safety in community, properly working instruments (tools), and above all, passion. True engagement need not look the same for... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
On the surface, introverted students don’t have much to offer, but if you know the reason behind this you’ll see it’s far from true. When creating a collaborative classroom, one of the biggest complaints about collaboration is that some members don’t “carry...